琉璃神社鈥檚 Jeff Richard and Chilliwack鈥檚 Sarah Wark overcame a slow start to put in a respectable performance at the
After getting out of the gate at 0-3 last weekend at nationals in Saskatoon, Richard and Wark finished with a 3-4 record to place fifth in their pool. It wasn鈥檛 quite enough to advance the pair on to the playoff round of 12 teams.
Richard and Wark captured the B.C. championship on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the 琉璃神社 Curling Club, defeating Vernon鈥檚 Jim and Jaelyn Cotter 7-2 in the final.
In Saskatoon, the Cotter duo posted a 4-3 record in their pool, then lost in the first draw of the playoff round.
Winnipeg鈥檚 Reid Carruthers and Joanne Courtney won the national mixed doubles title, defeating Calgary鈥檚 John Morris and Ottawa鈥檚 Rachel Homan 9-6 in Sunday鈥檚 final.
In , teams are comprised of two players.
The major difference between regular curling and mixed doubles is the positioning of two stones 鈥� one per team 鈥� which are set before the beginning of each end.
The 鈥榩ositioned鈥� stones that are placed before the beginning of each end are also eligible to be counted in the scoring.
