TISDALE — 4-H members from across the province gathered in Tisdale for the annual 4-H Curling Provincials.
“It went very well. It was a good crowd,” said Scott Olson, co-chair of the 2019 4-H Provincial Curling Committee and leader of the Tisdale 4-H Beef Club. “Saturday was well attended with lots of teams.”
In all, 17 teams came to Tisdale for the Feb. 15 to 17 event.
“The teams from out of town loved the facility,” Olson said. “They enjoyed going downtown and seeing the support of the community downtown and doing some shopping.”
Sunday’s finals saw the Tisdale 4-H Beef Club come out as junior champions.
Maidstone Gully Multiple 4-H Club, from the northwest, won the senior event.
Olson was proud of the youth from the Tisdale 4-H Beef Club.
“They had a lot of fun meeting new friends, making new friends and meeting up with old friends,” Olson said. “We had a dance on Saturday night and the kids danced and played with other 4-H members from all over and had a great time. And they represented the club and the community – they did very well. They were very respectful. They were good sports.”
He credits their win to the extra practice time taken by each member.
“They’re dedicated to curling,” Olson said. “They spend a lot of time out on the ice.”
Olson said the competition went smoothly throughout.
“We had awesome community support that made hosting and having the event very easy. It went very smooth. We didn’t seem to run into any issues or hiccups at all.”
