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Our Thunderhawks Men’s & Women’s Curling teams returned home Monday from competing at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Provincial Curling Championships in London, ON with some hardware – Silver Medals!!!!  Both teams finished in top spot in their Round Robin division play and advanced to the medal round.  Thunderhawks Men's Curling team went 6-2 in round robin play and our Women's team finished with a 3-1 record.

Next stop…Canadian Colleges Athletic Association National Curling Championships March 20 – 23 in Edmonton, AB.

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OCAA Medalists
Men
Gold: Fanshawe
Silver: Confederation
Bronze: Sault
 
Women
Gold: Niagara
Silver: Confederation
Bronze: Fanshawe
 
Mixed
Gold: Fanshawe
Silver: Sault
Bronze: Humber

Championship All-Stars

Men's First-Team All-Stars
Skip: Kurtis Byrd, Confederation
Vice: Michael Checca, Humber
Second: Shawn Watt, Humber
Lead: Mark Dugas, Sault

Men's Second-Team All-Stars
Skip: DJ Ronaldson, Fanshawe
Vice: Phil Tribe, Confederation
Second: Kyle Sherlock, Sault
Lead: Cody Heyens, Fanshawe
 
Women's Second-Team All-Stars
Skip: Megan Van Huyse, Seneca
Vice: Grace Esquega, Confederation
Second: Hailey Procak, Seneca
Lead: Shannon Kee, Fanshawe

Getting used to the experience of sudden death curling, Fanshawe squeaked by defending OCAA champion Sault 6-5 in the semifinal before defeating Confederation 7-3 in the gold medal match. Sault and Confederation finished tied for first in the round robin with 6-2 records.

Niagara almost let one slip away in the gold medal match, as Confederation forced extras with two in the eighth end. But the Knights scored four to win 9-5, earning Niagara's first provincial curling championship since its mixed team won gold in 1997.