The Gordon F. Kells High School Curling Team captured the Provincial Championships, Saturday, March 11 in Assiniboia. Led by coach Brian Romaniuk, Lane Newell (skip), Zach Romaniuk (third), Ethan Newell (second), Jace Fischer (lead) and Brayden Hill (alternate)聽 competed against teams from throughout Saskatchewan and clinched the provincial title with a score of 9-2 over Spiritwood. An impromptu gathering of teachers, family members and friends welcomed the boys back late Saturday night with a welcoming reception at the Carlyle Curling Rink, which celebrated a first-ever provincial championship for curlers from Carlyle High School. Coach Brian Romaniuk said, 鈥� They were excellent. During Districts, Regionals and Provincials, they only lost two games. Every time they started to struggle, they picked themselves up and came back strong. It's definitely gratifying; the boys made me very proud and their hard work definitely paid off.鈥� For more on Carlyle's curling champions, check out next week's Observer.聽
