COLD LAKE - Over the span of two days, high school curling teams from across the north east came together in Cold Lake to compete in the North East Alberta Schools Athletics Associations (NEASAA) Zone Curling Championships.
A round-robin style bonspiel took place on Friday for teams competing in mixed, boys and girls categories. By Saturday afternoon, 12 teams were still throwing rocks with hopes of earning a medal or a top spot to compete in the upcoming provincial tournament to be held in St. Paul March 2-4.
Teams taking both gold medals and the N.E. Zone banner on Saturday included Kitscoty High School's mixed curling team, École McTavish Public High School's boys team, and the St. Paul Regional High School girls' team.
Other teams from the region who will heading of to provincials include the Holy Rosary High School boys' team, who earned a wild card spot, and St. Paul's mixed and boys' teams, as they will be hosting the tournament.
Provincial games will begin on Thursday morning at the St. Paul Curling Rink. Finals are set for Saturday.
Mixed Curling
First Place - Kitscoty High School
Second Place - Two Hills School
Third Place - St. Paul Regional High School
Fourth Place - Innisfree Delnorte School
Boys Curling
First Place - École McTavish Public High School
Second Place - Holy Rosary High School
Third Place - J.R. Robson School
Fourth Place - St. Paul Regional High School
Girls Curling
First Place - St. Paul Regional High School
Second Place - Holy Rosary High School
Third Place - J.R. Robson School
Fourth Place - F.G. Miller High School
