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Cottrills mark long-term goal with provincial win
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awesome to finally put on those
Ontario jackets.”
Having qualified from the ‘A’ side
of the provincial qualifiers, the team
earned a bye in the tournament
where they posted convincing wins
over the the Konings/Wasylkiw rink
(8-1) in the semi-finals and the
Ryan/Sutherland rink (9-1) in the
finals.
The win marks the start of some
intense training for the couple, who
have two weeks to prepare for the
national competition, but it’s
preferable to past experiences,
Shawn said.
“Getting in on points is kind of a
last-minute thing,” he said. “The
nationals always have a conflict with
the Women’s World Championship,
so whatever team wins the Scotties
Tournament of Hearts may back out,
and you may not know who will be
competing until a few days before
the event.”
This year, however, Shawn was
confident he and his wife Katie
would be competing, saying they
were ranked 10th in the country.
“Now, because of the win, we’ve
got two weeks with lots of practice
ahead of us, and we’re playing in the
four-person mixed provincial
qualifier over the weekend.”
And practice the team will,
Shawn said, keeping one eye on the
prize of representing Canada at
the 2019 Mixed Doubles Curling
Championship in Stavanger,
Norway, set to start April 20.
“We play in leagues two nights
a week and practise at least one
night a week, sometimes two, and,
if we’re not in a spiel or competition,
we practise on the weekend,”
Shawn said. “We’re usually on the
ice six days a week, but a minimum
of five.”
Team Cottrill, as the couple is
known, is representing the Wingham
Golf and Curling Club this year and,
with the win, brought the club its
first banner in its 130-year history.
The club will be holding a social
night on March 15, two days before
the Cottrills fly out, to recognize the
event. The event will start at 7:30
p.m. For more information, contact
Mike Cottrill at the club at 519-357-
2179.
Playing for the Wingham club
for the first time is important for
Cottrill because he grew up
playing there and the club has
since undergone a renaissance
thanks to substantial effort in recent
years.
“We’ve always represented
Listowel, but, this year, we decided
to represent Wingham,” he said.
“Wingham was where I started
curling.”
Cottrill’s father Mike is the
manager of the club and, after facing
some tough financial situations in
the past, the club’s administration
and volunteers have really turned it
around in the past couple years.
“The volunteers are making great
strides,” he said. “I’m glad to be
representing the club at the national
championship and bringing some
publicity to it.”
He said the club is in much better
shape than it was two years ago and
the curling surface has improved
exponentially.
“They are doing a lot of great
things in Wingham,” he said. “We’re
excited to represent them this year.”
Shawn, who works at Howick
Mutual Insurance, said that the team
is indebted to its supporters that
include, locally, his employer
as well as Blyth’s Orr Insurance and
Investment office, which has
been supporting the team for five
years.
Big win
Shawn and Katie Cottrill of Belgrave won the Ontario
Provincial Championship Mixed Doubles over the weekend,
earning the Belgrave couple a berth in the national
championships later this month. (Jason Chang photo)
Heat continue playoff runs in WOGHL, LLFHL
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continues its LLFHL drive with a
three-game series against the
Woodstock Wildcats, starting March
19 in Woodstock.
The Atom C squad continued its
OWHA playoff run with losses
against the Stratford Aces (3-1 on
March 2) and the Upper Maitland
Mustangs (2-0 on March 3), but also
faced off against the South Huron
Sabres on March 5. A score was
unavailable at press time for that
match.
In the team’s Western Ontario
Girl’s Hockey League playoff
round-robin, the Atom C squad fell
to the Waterloo Ravens 1-0 on Feb.
28 and faced off against the West
Oxford Inferno on March 6. A score
for the latter game was unavailable
at press time.
The Atom C Heat are next on the
ice on March 16, taking on the
Mitchell Meteors in a big game.
The Atom HL squad posted a 2-2
tie against the Lucan Irish HL on
Feb. 26 in the WOGHL playoff
round-robin. The squad will have a
rematch against the Irish on March 9
in Lucan.
The PeeWee BB Heat rebounded
from a game one loss in a best-of-
three series against the Bluewater
Hawks, posting victories on the road
(4-0) and at home in Central Huron
(2-0) on March 2 and 3, respectively.
The squad now looks to the third
round of the LLFHL playoffs.
The PeeWee C Heat continued
their OWHA playdowns with a 3-2
win over the South Huron Sabres on
Feb. 27. The team started its run in
the WOGHL playoff round-robin on
March 5 with a game against the
South Huron Sabres C squad in
Zurich. A score was unavailable at
press time. The team next takes on
the North Middlesex Jr. Stars in
Seaforth on March 9 at 2 p.m.
The Bantam BB Heat sought to
settle a best-of-three series tied at
one each with the Stratford Aces on
March 3 in Central Huron. A score
was unavailable at press time.
The Bantam C Heat continued its
OWHA winning streak, posting a 3-
2 win over the South Huron Sabres
in Brussels on March 1 and a 4-0
win over the Central Perth Predators
in Milverton on March 3. The
squad’s next scheduled game is a
WOGHL playoff round-robin match
against the Kent County Fillies in
Ridgetown on March 17.
The Midget BB Heat squad broke
a two-game stalemate with the
Wallaceburg Lakers with a 2-0 win
on March 2. Previously, the teams
had tied 1-1 on Feb. 25 and 2-2 on
March 1 in LLFHL action.
The Midget C squad was bested
by the Kent County Fillies C on Feb.
28. The team played against the
Lucknow/Wingham 86ers on March
4 and the South Huron Sabres on
March 5, but scores were
unavailable at press time. The squad
next faces off against the St. Thomas
Panthers C squad in the WOGHL
playoff round-robin on March 8.
The Senior Heat lost to the St.
Mary’s Rock on the road on Feb. 28
by a score of 3-0, but rebounded
with a 7-1 win over Parkhill on
March 2. The team faced off against
Exeter on March 3, but a score was
unvailable at press time.
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huronheat.com.
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Pep talk
Erin Nesbit, right, and Nathan Shannon, coaches of the Novice Rep Crusaders, gave a pep
talk to goaltender Everett Cherrey during a playoff game against West Grey Warriors on March
2. The Crusaders lost the game 5-3. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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