Curling teams named
By Kirsten Unrau
Lance Writer
November 28, 2007
The Windsor Lancer’s curling team started practicing at the Roseland Golf and Curling Club in preparation for their big season ahead. With silver from last year’s OUA championships as motivation, both the women’s and men’s teams are looking forward to placing in the top four for provincials this year.
Head Coach Mark Masonavich, is showcasing the team’s talent by working in the community. The team helps out the “Little Rock” curlers program held at the curling club which includes grade four through eight students. The Lancers also host a High School clinic each year to aid students from Windsor and Essex County to develop skills for the game.
The team this year has a couple new players who will require some rebuilding. The men’s team has three new additions in Kevin Martin, Karl Feldman and Alex Baker. Still playing for the men’s team are Brian Daniel, from Tecumseh, John Power, from Windsor, and Myles Soulliere, who is also from Tecumseh.
The women’s team has only one new member in Kayla Edgar. She’ll be looking up to Niccole Williamson, from Forest, Nicole Martin, from Leamington, Kaitlyn Delano, from St. Catherine’s, Jessica Newman, from Windsor, and Sarah Snyder, from Cambridge. Mark Masonavich said because the women’s team is made up of veterans, “they are looking for a strong performance.”
The team has practice games at the Roseland Curling Club on Thursdays, where they occasionally play against the St. Clair College teams and have a regular practice every Sunday. The team not only conditions at the home rink but also travels to other clubs to get a feel for other ice conditions. Some players go above and beyond and end up coming out individually or in a small group to get some extra time in to practice sweeping, target practice, weight control, stretching, strategies, timing, and team communication.
Windsor is hosting the Ontario Provincial Championships this year. This gives them an ice advantage which is always a ‘plus’ in curling. The team is already used to the ice and their surroundings there, so focusing on the task should be no problem. The coach said that there is “definitely some pressure to ‘represent’ when the time comes to compete in the championship.”
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