Get ready for some great youth curling this weekend, as the 2021  Challenge Cup rolls into the Chilliwack Curling Club from November 5^th to 7^th.

In all, six teams will play in a round robin, with the first games starting at 10:00am, Saturday November 6^th.

The six teams competing will be:

Team Sampson McNeil  – Skip: Sampson McNeill, Third: Brent Buckham, Second: Mercer Falvai, Lead: Jaxon Bjornson, Coach: Len Stewart

Team Sidney Norrington – Skip: Sidney Norrington, Third: Megan Kostrzycki, Second: Ashley Fenton, Lead” Ara Yoo, Coach: Anne MacKillican

Team Dane Beaton – Skip: Dane Beaton, Third: Kaiden Beck, Second: Nolan Beck, Lead: Austin Tomlinson, Coach: Ty Tomlinson

Team Claire Ramsey (The Rolling Stones) – Skip: Claire Ramsey, Third: Hayden Kopp, Second: Kai Ramsey, Lead: Max Ramsey, Coach: Brian Lyall

Team Ava Arndt (VerKam 5) – Skip: Ava Arndt, Third: Bethany Evans, Second: Ivy Jensen, Lead: Alicia Evans, Coaches: Trevor Evans & David Arndt

Team Rhett St. John – Skip: Rhett St. John, Third: Owen Jaeger, Second: Spencer Rempel, Lead: Noah Wielgosz, Coach: Tyler Jaeger

More than a standard championship, the Challenge Cup includes unique camp activities such as strategy sessions and technical development, all within the framework of a mentor-protégé relationship. Coaches attending the sessions will also have a chance to benefit from mentorship and pd sessions.

The goal of the event is to prepare teams planning to enter the BC Winter Game Zone qualifers happening in all 8 BC Games zones in January of 2022.