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0|O|G uffix eltics assoc. E|E|M A|N| H _ » SPOR] f im# > h / EIA!O Or Last year‘s STOH Peterson, with the hammer, had the final say making good with her final shot in defeating Manitoba‘s Maureen Bonar rink 7â€"6. "We‘ve been waiting for this event pretty well all "year. We‘re ready," said Peterson. "When you look at some of the names of who will be there, I don‘t think we‘re going to be totally at the top of the list by ourselves this year." * Among the veterans at this year‘s STOH is Ontario‘s Anne Merklinger, from Ottawa‘s Rideau Curling Club, who is making her secondâ€"straight appearance in the national championship. Joining her is Colleen Jones of Halifax, representing Nova Soeotia. For her, this will be her 10th national showâ€" down, her ninth as skip. Connie Laliberte is returnâ€" ing this year as champion of Manitoba. Last year, her rink served as Team Canada, having won the championship in Halifax the year before. Agnes Charette of Buckingham, representing Quebec, will be back for her third consecutive STOH. In all, this will be her sixth appearance in the STOH. Also making another appearance at the STOH is Gloria Palinkas of Alberta‘s Grand Prairie Curling Club; Club in St. John New Brunswick and Shelley Aucoin‘s Yukonâ€"Northwest Territories rink. Those heading to the STOH for the first time Edward Island, a former Pepsi Provincial Junior champion. Joining her will be Laura Phillips of St. John‘s Newfoundland, Diane Dalio of British Columbia and Sherry Anderson of Prince Albert representing Sask. The Merklinger rink, which cruised to its secondâ€" straight Ontario title with an overall 9â€"1 record at the provincials in Ottawa, finished last year‘s national Hearts in Brandon at 7â€"4 before bowing to hometown favorite Maureen Bonar in the semifiâ€" has undergone numerous changes as it prepares to host ‘its first major sporting event. The 10â€"day event will be teleâ€" vised across Canada on CBC and TSN and will also be covâ€" ered by a small army of jourâ€" The Waterloo Recreation Complex will be the place to be and the place to be seen from February 26 until March 5 as Waterloo‘s $21 million complex The highlyâ€"energetic Peterson, the world chamâ€" pion rink from Saskatchewan, will be back to defend her STOH title she won last year in Branâ€" tured next week when the top Canadian women curlers meet in Waterloo for The Scott Tourâ€" nament of Hearts â€" the Canaâ€" dian _ Women‘s Curling The big question on the minds of many Canadian cur|â€" ing fans is, can Sandra Peterâ€" son repeat as the Canadian There will be a good mix of veterans and newcomers feaâ€" About the semifinal against Bonar last year, an ‘94 Models Are Here o Open Mon., Tues., Wed. 9 â€" 6; f i:n § Thurs., Fri. 9 â€"9; Sat. 9 â€" 5 ; |â€"iâ€"{ia) 886â€"4340 q 4 | 98 KING N., WATERLOO o P % (JUST N. OF BRIDGEPORT RD.) McPHAILS BIKE SALE ‘04 Models Are Here o Jones picked up a 6â€"4 victory over former rinkâ€" mate Heather Rankin in the Nova Scotia final. Cartilage repairs of her right knee hasn‘t affected the shotâ€"making skills of Winnipeg‘s Connie Lalib erte. Laliberte skipped her Fort Rouge rink to a perâ€" fect 5â€"0 record against a tough Manitoba field, capped with a nailâ€"biting steal in the 10th to defeat Darcy Robertson‘s team in the provincial final. "Actually the knee problems began during the Hearts in Halifax. I wore a brace on and off last year, but then everything came to a head after an early spiel this season at a local club, which has very high hacks," said the Manitoba skip. 8â€"4 loss, Merklinger felt it was the flattest game her rink had all week. "But that‘s something you can‘t dwell on. It‘s the future that‘s important and the idea of being focused and playing consistently from gameâ€"toâ€" game," said Merklinger. For Nova Scotia skip Jones, this will be an unprecedented 10th appearance, and fifth in the last seven years at the STOH. Jones won the Canaâ€" dian title in 1982, the year that the Scott Paper Company assumed the sponsorship of the women‘s "We‘ve been waiting for this event pretty well all year. We‘re ready." Skip Sandra Peterson On McPHAILS CYCLE WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1994 â€" PAGE 27 McKenzie, who curls lead for Shelley Aucoin‘s Yukonâ€"Northwest Territories rink, took up the game four years ago in Whitehorse and is now on The biggest comeâ€"fromâ€" behind victory came in the provincial final. It‘s a game that still has finalist LeDawn Funk shaking her head Palinkas, trailing 4â€"0 at one point, stormed back and trailed by only one in the 10th without the hammer. But Funk erred on her final shot allowing Palinkas to steal two points needed for the 8â€"7 win "We never gave up and we‘re a‘ comeback team Our whole week was like that. Hopefully we‘ll be able to show that in Waterloo as well," said This will be Heidi Hanlon‘s sixth trip to the STOH and the New Brunswick skip is hoping that her rink can be a little more consistent that they were two years ago in Halifax, where they finished with a 3â€"8 record The Hanlon rink counted with two in the 10th to edge Leanne Perron‘s entry from Moncton 7â€"6 to claim the provincial final. If Hanlon and her St. John rink can get on a roll in Waterloo, it would mark only a second national women‘s title for New Brunswick dating back to 1963 when Mabel Deware, a former Canadian Shelly Danks and her Charolettetown Curling Club defeated veteran Kim Dolan 8â€"4 in a showâ€" down match that lasted only nine ends. "We‘ve been consistent all year, so naturally we hope that continues in Waterloo," said Danks, whose rink went 7â€"0 in the provincials. Danks thinks that every rink in Waterloo will be mentallyâ€"prepared. "It will probably be strategy that will decide a few games," said Danks The STOH of will be a homecoming for Waterloo native Doris McKenzie. her first championship team "I first came to Whitehorse eight years ago for a national sloâ€"pitch tournament with a team from London. I liked it so much, that a year later | 181 King St. S., "They cut some cartilage away and that stopped the cracking, however, the swelling comes and goes." As for Agnes Charette, winâ€" ning the Quebec Hearts playâ€" downs isn‘t anything new. SUNDAY ua.-.-6 p.m. (Continued on page 29) Waterloo