So when CurlSask announced Wednesday afternoon that the junior men’s and women’s provincials as well as the Under-18 provincials had officially been cancelled, it felt like it was all just a matter of time.
Both championships had already been pushed back to March and were to feature a modified competition format designed to keep participants as safe as possible from COVID-19, but with the recent extension of the current public health order restrictions to Feb. 19, it was decided to bring the CurlSask competitive season to an end.
The final decision was the latest cancellation, which saw both the Viterra Scotties and SaskTel Tankard cancelled outright earlier this month. Sherry Anderson was named the province’s representative for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Matt Dunstone for the Tim Horton’s Brier, with both events taking place in a bubble format in Calgary, with the Scotties beginning Feb. 19 and Brier opening play on Mar. 5.
The first Junior qualifying spiels for provincials were originally set to take place the Jan. 15 weekend, with the second Q-spiel running this weekend.
CurlSask also expressed hope that the Master, Club and Mixed provincials will take part early in the 2021-22 season, with an eye on sending provincial reps to those national championships in November 2021.
For the latest information and updates on the provincial curling scene, be sure to visit curlsask.ca.
