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Saskatchewan loses to Northern Ontario after tense extra end
Saskatchewan could've used a little less roll and a little more rock Wednesday night. The team lost 4-3 in an extra end to Northern Ontario on the last night of the round-robin at the Scotties Tournam...
Feb 19, 2020 Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton calls on her sweepers during a game Sunday at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
Moose Jaw's bid to get Scotties back 'hit it out of the park'
After just a five-year break, Moose Jaw was ready to host another Scotties Tournament of Hearts -- and it made that abundantly clear to Curling Canada. "(Organizers) put in the best bid, simple as tha...
Feb 19, 2020 (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
Early misses prove costly for Team Saskatchewan in loss to Manitoba
A couple of bad ends early spelled doom for Robyn Silvernagle and her Saskatchewan rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Tuesday evening. In a battle for first place, Silvernagle's rink lost 10...
Feb 18, 2020 Team Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
'A big smile on his face': Team Sask. helps special-needs fan enjoy Scotties
Rylan Moir had a special day at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Moir, 17, has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that can cause seizures and cognitive dysfunction. It makes it difficu...
Feb 18, 2020 Team Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton (left) and lead Kara Thevenot (right) give 17-year-old Rylan Moir (centre) a Team Saskatchewan shirt on Feb. 16, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'We all played really well:' Silvernagle's rink earns win over Alberta
Robyn Silvernagle feels her team put together its best performance so far at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Monday night. "We all played really well. We put a really strong game together and hop...
Feb 17, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle meets the media on Feb. 14, 2020, in advance of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's curling championship in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Scotties to honour longtime Sask. curling umpire
Curling was always a part of the lives of Bryan Rindal and his wife, Deanna. "I was a university student in Saskatoon. My mom and dad had moved to P.A., so we went up there to curl. I bought a ticket ...
Feb 17, 2020 A tribute for CurlSask chief umpire Deanna Rindal (centre) will be held Monday at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (CurlSask)
Team Saskatchewan bounces back to earn win to end Day 2 of Scotties
Robyn Silvernagle and her rink were able to bounce back and end Sunday on a high note. Silvernagle, who is representing Saskatchewan at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, overcame an early four-p...
Feb 16, 2020 Team Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
Saskatchewan's Thevenot recalls son's experience in NICU on Sandra Schmirler Day at the Scotties
Kara Thevenot received the news no new mother wants to hear. Thevenot's first son, Kaden, was born 34 weeks into pregnancy, roughly six weeks premature three years ago. Kaden had to spend nine days in...
Feb 16, 2020 Kara Thevenot during Team Saskatchewan practice at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Feb.14, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Lawton's experience, calming influence seen in Saskatchewan's 6-4 win at Scotties
Robyn Silvernagle and her Saskatchewan rink have more than just last year's Scotties experience to draw on throughout the 2020 tournament. Third Stefanie Lawton was the skip for Saskatchewan when the ...
Feb 15, 2020 Team Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton during the team's practice on Feb. 14, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Silvernagle rink ready for second Scotties appearance
Robyn Silvernagle's rink is hoping its second trip to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts can build off last year's debut. In its first Scotties in 2019, the North Battleford-based team finished with a ...
Feb 14, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle meets the media on Feb. 14, 2020, in advance of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's curling championship in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...