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MIXED JUNIORS
Madelyn Yantzi, Sarah Cox, Morgan Yantzi and Jacob Flood.
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BOYS
Alex Vincent, Sam Steep, Ethen Doig and Adam Vincent.
WHAT 15 CURLING?
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four
concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding
heavy, polished granite stones, also called rocks, across the ice curling sheettowards the house, a circular target marked
on the ice. Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for
the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each end, which is completed when both teams
have thrown all of their stones. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. 1
The curler can induce a curved path by causing the stone to slowly turn as it slides, and the path of the rock may be
further influenced by two sweepers with brooms who accompany it as it slides down the sheet, using the brooms to
alter the state of the ice in front of the stone. A great deal of strategy and teamwork go into choosing the ideal path and
placement of a stone for each situation, and the skills of the curlers determine how close to the desired result the stone
will achieve. This gives curling its nickname of "chess on ice" Wikipedia
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