Despite sub-zero temperatures outside, the Delta Thistle Curling Club is about to heat up as the 2022 BC U18 championships roll into town today.

Created for curlers 17 and under, the U18 championship will see six girls’ teams and five boys’ teams will take to the ice in five round-robin draws, followed by three playoff draws, and the finals next Sunday. The first games start at 3:00pm today.

The six girls’ teams competing will be:

TEAM BOWLES

Emily Bowles, skip

Meredith Cole, third

Keira McCoy, second

Chelsea Taylor, lead

Christopher Summers, coach

TEAM HAFELI

Holly Hafeli, skip

Jorja Kopytko, third

Eryn Czirfusz, second

Natalie Hafeli, lead

Monica Makar, coach

TEAM REMPLE

Hannah Rempel, skip

Ella Casparis, third

Megan Rempel, second

Lauren Cochrane, lead

Wendy Cseke, coach

TEAM RICHARDS

Gracelyn Richards, skip

Keelie Duncan, third

Grace McCusker, second

Carley Hardie, lead

Adam Duncan, coach

TEAM WHEATCROFT

Amy Wheatcroft, skip

Ashley Dezura, third

Brook Aleksic, second

Hannah Smeed, lead

Diane Dezura, coach

TEAM WONG

Bryelle Wong, skip

Morgan Bowles, third

Taylor Bowles, second

Alexis Nguyen, lead

Len Chong, coach

And the five boys’ teams are:

TEAM BALLARD

Preston Ballard, Skip

Peter Sheridan, Third

Neil Imada, second

Ryder Tymich, Lead

Craig & Karen Lepine, coaches

TEAM FENTON

Adam Fenton, skip

Alex Duncan-Wu, third

Wesley Wu, lead

Fuji Miki, coach

TEAM KIM

Stephen Kim, skip

Esteban Gallo, third

Taj McKenzie, second

Noah Kostrzycki, lead

Ed Holland, coach

TEAM PARKINSON

Chris Parkinson, skip

Jackson Nowak, third

Connor Litton, second

Christian Klein-Beekman, lead

Bob Lee, coach

TEAM TAM

Adrian Tam, skip

Ethan Chiu, third

James Lam, second

Evan Fenton, lead

Ken Krause, coach

The championships conclude with finals at 9:00am (boys) and 2:00pm (girls) on January 2nd. Winners will go on to the Curling Canada U18 National Championship, which takes place February 14-20, 2022, in Timmins, ON.