ST. THOMAS, Ont. - Twenty-three teams representing 10 schools in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) will compete in St. Thomas, Ont. this week for the 2013 OCAA Curling Championships.
The event will be hosted by Fanshawe College at the St. Thomas Curling Club. As one of the original sports of the OCAA, this marks the 46th time collegiate curlers will compete for a provincial title.
Schools competing in St. Thomas include Algoma, Confederation, Fleming, Humber, Mohawk, Niagara, St. Clair and Seneca. All schools will compete for the women's title, while all but Seneca will compete for the men's crown.
Humber, Niagara and Sault will join Fanshawe in the mixed competition.
This will be the final OCAA curling championships that Algoma competes in as it makes the move to Ontario University Athletics (OUA) in 2013-14. Algoma has won six OCAA curling medals in its history.
Competition begins Wednesday evening, and runs through Sunday.
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Championship Schedule
Wednesday, February 13
Draw 1 - 9 p.m.
Thursday, February 14
Draw 2 - 8:30 a.m.
Draw 3 - 12 p.m.
Draw 4 - 3:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies - 6 p.m.
Draw 5 - 8:20 p.m.
Friday, February 15
Draw 6 - 9 a.m.
Draw 7 - 12:30 p.m.
Draw 8 - 4:20 p.m.
Draw 9 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 16
Draw 10 - 8:30 a.m.
Draw 11 - 12 p.m.
Draw 12 - 3:30 p.m.
Championship Banquet - 7:30 p.m.
Tiebreakers (if necessary)* - 10 p.m.
Sunday, February 17
Semifinals - 9 a.m.
Championship Finals - 2 p.m.
*If multiple tiebreakers are required, an additional draw will be added Sunday at 8:30 a.m., with semifinals and finals being played at 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., respectively.
Source: OCAA
