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24 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday March 29, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 6:30 pm Holiday Inn - QEW and Bronte Rd. 2525 Wyecroft Rd. DEFENDING CHAMPS: The Oakville Curling Club rink of (left to right) Bob Edmondson, David Stewart, Brian Longley and Graham MacEachern will seek its second consecutive Canadian masters title when the national championships begin Monday in B.C. Local rink seeks repeat They're baaaaaack. Bob Edmondson and his Oakville Curling Club rink will shoot for their second consecutive Canadian masters title when the national championships begin Monday in Nanaimo, B.C. This will be the fourth Canadian masters championships appearance in the past five years for the squad, no small feat according to Edmondson. "If you can just get to the provincials, that's most teams' objective," said the 64-year-old skip. "You have to win your zone, then your region, then provincials... there are 8-10 teams at each level and only winners advance. It gets progressively harder." The rink, which also includes David Stewart, Brian Longley and Graham MacEachern, did not have to compete in zone or regional playdowns this year, since it is the defending national champion. With a direct entry into provincials, the team stayed sharp by playing a series of 12 events against Friday, April 4, 2008 at 6:30 pm Holiday Inn - QEW and Bronte Rd. 2525 Wyecroft Rd. See Tough page 25 THIS SATURDAY · Drafted by the Ottawa 67's OHL · Played with Kingston Frontenacs OHL · Played with Oakville Blades & Niagara Falls Canucks (First Team All-Star) For more information: DAVE SCAMURRA 647.406.7226 dscamurra.goaltending@gmail.com Classes held at: ICE2ICE 1111 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE 905.842.2ICE (2423)