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Podium finishes for Tunnel Town juniors at U18 provincials

Terrific seasons continue for Meredith Cole, Keira McCoy, Connor Deane and Sam Husdon
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Meredith Cole and Keira McCoy (middle) helped Team Taylor capture silver at the BC U18 Curling Championships at the Juan de Fuca Curling Club.

An outstanding competitive season continued for Tunnel Town Curling Club juniors at the 2019 BC U18 Championships.

Meredith Cole and Keira McCoy were members of the silver medalist Team Taylor that also featured Jensen and Chelsea Taylor.

The girls fell 10-2 to Team Buchy in Sunday’s championship game at the Juan de Fuca Curling Club. Back in December this up-and-coming rink produced a 4-3 record in its debut at the BC Junior Women’s Championship. Cole and McCoy are only in Grade 10 and 9 respectively.

Team Taylor’s run to the podium in Juan de Fuca included a 5-2 record in round-robin play to finish third at the eight-rink event, then a come-from-behind 6-5 win over Vancouver Island’s Team Douglas in the semi-finals. Taylor scored a pair in the eighth to tie the game and added another in the ninth.

Meanwhile, Connor Deane and Sam Husdon continued their decorated campaign with a bronze medal in the boys U18 draw. 

The rink was skipped by Deane and Husdon was the third. They were joined by Mack Ellis and Troy Cowan — both from Vancouver Island. The boys were coached by Tunnel Town’s Cody Tanaka.

Team Deane secured a semi-final berth with a 5-2 record, then dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker to eventual champion Team Colwell from the Interior. Deane had stormed back from an early 4-0 deficit to tie the game. Colwell scored one in the eighth to break the deadlock.

Husdon and Deane also made their debut at the BC Junior Men’s where they finished fourth. They went on to enjoy a terrific high school season  — leading the Delta Pacers to the Fraser Valley title and a second place finish at the B.C. Secondary Schools Championships.

Deane’s season is not finished yet. He will be competing in next month’s B.C. Mixed Championships as a member of Team Umbach.