        Hosted in Prince Albert between Jan. 27 and 31, the Viterra Scotties Provincial competition, saw local curlers compete in an effort to reach the National Scotties competition coming up in February in Grand Prairie.
               Natalie Bloomfield who curls with the Schneider rink and Kristen Sauter who curls for the Selzer rink both represented the area.
               Team Schneider competed against Team Lawton to begin losing a close battle 5-9. Their next match was against the Martin rink, which ended in a conceded match to Martin with a score of 3-8. Team Schneider then took on Team Campbell, which the Schneider rink conceded to with a score of 2-10. Team Schneider then took on Team Inglis with Inglis’ rink earning a victory with a 2-5 score. The final battle for Team Schneider involved a match against Team Moore that ended with a conceded match score of 3-7.
               Team Selzer had solid battles throughout the tournament. Their first competition was against the Dutton rink. Selzer conceded the match at a score of 3-5 in a close match-up. Next Team Selzer took on Team Barker. Again the Selzer rink conceded the match at a score of 3-8. They took on Team Silvernagle which ended at a score of 1-9 with the match conceded to Silvernagle. Team Selzer then took on Team Englot which resulted in Selzer’s rink conceding the match to Englot’s with a score of 3-6. The Selzer rink then lost to Team Anderson in a very close match with a final score of 10-11.
               Playoff action saw the Campbell rink advance to the final through Team Englot, then Team Silvernagle, to take on Team Lawton in the final. Team Campbell of the Highland Curling Club earned a win over Lawton with a final score of 7-4.
