Rock stars: Team Ursel off to Canadian Senior Championship

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Published on Thursday, March 16, 2017

From left to right: Coach John Csversko, Fifth Wanda Rainka, Lead Brenda Walker, Second Tracy Igonia, Third Gwen Wooley and Skip Terry Ursel.

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press

On March 15, over 100 friends and well-wishers gathered at the Arden Community Centre for a send off for Team Ursel.  The curlers are headed to the 2017 Canadian Senior Championships, being held March 18-25, in Fredericton, NB.

The Terry Ursel rink, which curls out of the Lansdowne/Arden Curling Club, won the right to represent Manitoba at the Senior Women’s Provincial Championships on Monday, Feb. 27.

The team earned that right by defeating Barb Spencer 7-5.Team Ursel consists of Skip Terry Ursel, Third Gwen Wooley, Second Tracy Igonia, Lead Brenda Walker, Fifth Wanda Rainka and Coach John Csversko. 

Arden Curling Club president Kevin Paramor said they were very happy with the event, “We had a great turn-out,” he said.

Talking about the curlers’ success, this season, Paramor said, “We are ecstatic, very proud. It’s quite an accomplishment and an honour for our club to have a provincial champion.”

The send off was also chance for local curling clubs to support the team as they advance to the next level of play. The Arden Curling Club presented the team with a $500 donation, as did the Neepawa Curling Club. Additionally, the $1,440 raised during the event was given to team to help offset costs associated with their run at the national championship.

As for Paramor, he hopes they’ll be able to host an even bigger celebration later this year, “As I said to Terry, ‘Just imagine the party we’ll throw for the send off to [the World Championship]!”