Photo by Morris Prokop
FIRE AT WILL – Men’s Team Yukon skip Terry Miller, flanked by second Doug Hamilton, left, and lead Don McPhee, right, prepares to release a rock at the Whitehorse Curling Club on Dec. 2. The men’s team is competing in the Seeding Pool in Sault Ste. Marie.
Photo by Morris Prokop
HARD SWEEPIN’ – Lead Don McPhee sweeps a rock hard while Doug Hamilton lends his moral support during a game at the Whitehorse Curling Club on Dec. 2.
Photo by Morris Prokop
IN THE HOUSE – Team Yukon ladies’ third Helen Strong sweeps a rock in the house duringa game at the Whitehorse Curling Club on Dec. 2.
Photo by Morris Prokop
SHOT ROCK – Doug Hamilton, left, and Don McPhee, right, contemplate the lay of the rocks while skip Terry Miller (in background) comes up for a closer look.
Photo by Morris Prokop
RHONDA’S RELEASE – Skip Rhonda Horte keeps a close on on her rock as a couple ofTeam Yukon sweepers escort it down the ice.
Two Yukon teams are competing in the Everest Canadian Seniors Curling Championships in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. this week.
Two Yukon teams are competing in the Everest Canadian Seniors Curling Championships in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. this week.
The Seniors runs from Dec. 6 to Dec. 11. The event features players 50 and older. The Yukon sent a ladies’ and mens’ team to the event.
The ladies’ team is skipped by Rhonda Horte. The third is Helen Strong, second is Laura Wilson, and Corinne Delaire is throwing lead rocks.
The men are skipped by Terry Miller, fresh off playing in the Canadian Mixed Championships. Miller is joined by third Herb Balsam, second Doug Hamilton, and lead Don McPhee.
Horte’s ladies team advanced to the Championship Pool at the 2021 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Sault Ste. Marie on the strength of a 9-2 win over the North West Territories Wednesday, evening their record at the time to 3-3. However, they dropped their first Championship Pool game to Team B.C. 7-4 in eight ends. They lost their next game 7-3 to Team Manitoba (5-3), skipped by Kim Link, who scored four in the third end to take control.
The ladies’ record dropped to 3-5.
Team Horte was leading Saskatchewan 5-4 after six ends this afternoon, but gave up three in the eighth end to lose 7-5 and fall to 3-6. They wrap up the Seniors against Quebec at 5 p.m. today.
On the men’s side, Terry Miller’s rink dropped a 8-2 decision to Nova Scotia Thursday in the Seeding Pool. They bounced back to beat the Northwest Territories 8-6 this morning to finish at 2-7.
These pictures were taken on Dec. 2 at the Whitehorse Curling Club before they left for the Seniors.
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