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Territory’s top rinks take on Canada’s best curlers

It was a rough go-of-it for Stacey Stabel and her rink from the Yellowknife Curling Centre this week in Ottawa but she knew it would be tough going in.
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Stacey Stabel, centre, shouts out as Jill Andrews, left, and Alison Davis put down the brushes. Photo courtesy of Curling Canada/Jack Gustafson

It was a rough go-of-it for Stacey Stabel and her rink from the Yellowknife Curling Centre this week in Ottawa but she knew it would be tough going in.

Stabel, along with Alison Davis, Jill Andrews and Krista Wesley, represented the NWT at the Everest Canadian Curling Club Championship in the nation’s capital as the women’s entry. They started out the round-robin on Nov. 28 against Ontario and finished things up yesterday against New Brunswick. As of press time, the ladies had one win under their belts—against B.C. on Wednesday, by a score of 7-5.

The men’s team hails from the Inuvik Curling Centre and was skipped by Mark Robertson. They managed a win in their opening game versus Northern Ontario, 5-1, but hadn’t doubled that total as of press time.

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Alison Davis delivers one of her second stones. Photo courtesy of Curling Canada/Jack Gustafson
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Krista Wesley, left, and Alison Davis sweep one of Jill Andrews’ rocks. Photo courtesy of Curling Canada/Jack Gustafson
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Jill Andrews takes a breather in between shots. Photo courtesy of Curling Canada/Jack Gustafson
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Alison Davis is a study in concentration as she watches one of her deliveries. Photo courtesy of Curling Canada/Jack Gustafson


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