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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, December 18, 2009 · 42 Local curler making return trip to junior provincials By Tim Gall SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER White Oaks graduate Katie Lindsay is returning to the provincial junior curling championships for the second straight year. Lindsay, who began curling at the Oakville Curling Club 12 years ago and now attends Seneca College, will be skipping a Peterborough rink at the Ontario Junior Curling Championships, which get underway in Teeswater, Ontario early in the new year. Lindsay is teamed with Lauren Wasylkiw, Genevieve Bernier and Stephanie Thompson. Last season, their team represented the Oakville Curling Club when it advanced to the junior provincial championships for the first time. In 2007, Lindsay also skipped a bantam team that finished as the runners-up at the Ontario championships. "We feel great that we have advanced to provincials," said Lindsay. "It was one of our goals for the season and all our hard www. .com Depend on the largest High Efficiency NO INTEREST NO PAYMENT FOR 6 MONTHS OAC AIRE ONE MADNESS SALE Gas Furnace Dealer in the Golden Triangle FURNACE & CENTRAL AIR IR * ONLY $ · 96% High Efficiency Two Stage Variable Speed Gas Furnace · 15.75 SEER High Efficiency Central Air R410A Refrigerant · 10 Years Factory Warranty *After Government, Aire One and Manufacturer Rebates. Must have existing Furnace and A/C. *Call now for details. Offer cannot be combined. OAC. Accessories excluded. Call us to see if you qualify. PACKAGE INCLUDES: 3990 INSTALLED While Supplies Last 96% EFF. LIMITED TIME OFFER Take advantage of our SCRATCH & SAVE. A chance to win a furnace & central air.* * al A/C Centr SEER 15.75 SCRATCH OVER 60,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS & WIN See store for details. 905-849-4998 9 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER *See dealer for details www.aireone.com 1-888-827-2665 A+ Rating Lindsay added the team is work has paid off. Hopefully we can continue to curl as well as ready for the championships. "Our goal going into provinwe have been and carry this momentum forward into provin- cials is to curl our best and have fun," she said. "If these work out, cials." The Lindsay team won the A- our next goal is to win and represent Ontario at the side of Region 2 national champirecently to earn a "The secret to our onships. berth at the provin- team's success in "To give a good cial championships playdowns was our show at provincials, where eight teams team dynamics. We my team is going to will battle for the have to play the best Ontario banner. are always positive to beat the best," Entering the cham- and confident we pionships, the team will do our best." she added. is ranked third in "We have to be points earned on Local curler confident and the Ontario Junior Katie Lindsay believe that we can Curling Tour with beat any of the 62. That's as many as the rink teams out there. We have been earned over the entire season in very consistent this year and we 2008-2009. need to continue this to do our "The secret to our team's suc- best." cess throughout playdowns was Lindsay, a 19-year-old who our team dynamics," explained has curled competitively for the Lindsay. "We are always positive past five seasons, hopes her and confident we will do our provincial championship experibest. Another key to our success ences will lead to bigger and betis our coaching. We have one of ter things. "Curling is my passion," she the best coaches out there -- John Rudd is always helping us admitted. "One day I hope to be improve and learn from the representing Ontario and even Canada in women's events." game."