A Victoria team won the men乌鸦传媒檚 B.C. curling championships at Esquimalt乌鸦传媒檚 Archie Browning Sports Centre, while a Vancouver-based rink took its second straight women乌鸦传媒檚 title.
Victoria乌鸦传媒檚 Team Schneider took the B.C. title by defeating fellow locals, Team Montgomery, 5-2 in the men乌鸦传媒檚 competition. The win earns the men a spot in March乌鸦传媒檚 national championships 乌鸦传媒� the 2024 Montana乌鸦传媒檚 Brier in Regina, Sask.
Most of Team Schneider are repeat champions, but the team has changed its skip 乌鸦传媒� and as a result its name 乌鸦传媒� since last year when they competed as Team Gaultier.
Although most of the team lives in Victoria, Regina product and skipper Catlin Schneider will get to compete in front of his hometown crowd at the national championship.
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Schneider was raised in a curling family, and his dad also competed in a Brier championship.
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Vancouver乌鸦传媒檚 Team Grandy repeated as women乌鸦传媒檚 champs in Esquimalt, with an 11-3 victory over Kamloops乌鸦传媒� Team Brown. Team Grandy will compete in the 2024 Scotties Women乌鸦传媒檚 Curling Championships in Calgary, Alta. from Feb. 16 to 25. The Vancouver curlers made it to the semifinals during last year乌鸦传媒檚 Scotties national championships.
Grandy was undefeated in the B.C. finals.
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Greater Victoria has had two of its four curling clubs close in recent years, but Esquimalt club president Alan Teasdale said that he乌鸦传媒檚 starting to see an uptick in membership.
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With curling乌鸦传媒檚 popularity lagging during the pandemic, Schneider said it乌鸦传媒檚 the job of the sport乌鸦传媒檚 top players to try to boost popularity.
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