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WELLAND, Ont. - The top collegiate curlers in the province are set to compete at the 2023 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Curling Championships, hosted by Niagara College at the Welland Curling Club in Welland, Ont., beginning Thursday.
The bonspiel will consist of mixed doubles, men's and women's team competitions. Five men's teams are in contention, including the Fanshawe Falcons, Fleming Knights, Humber Hawks, Mohawk Mountaineers and Sault Cougars.
Five women's teams will also be at the championship, including Fanshawe, Fleming, Humber, the host Niagara Knights and Sault. Six mixed doubles teams will also be featured, including two pairs representing the Confederation Thunderhawks and Niagara. Humber and Mohawk will also have single duos competing.
Mohawk is the reigning OCAA champions in men's and mixed doubles, while Humber is the defending women's champion.
All teams will compete against one another in a single round robin. Draws 1 and 2 will take place Thursday, while Draws 3, 4 and 5 will take place Friday. The top four teams will advance to the medal rounds on Saturday with semi-finals, bronze and gold medal matches.
The top men's and women's teams will advance to the 2023 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association/Curling Canada College Championships taking place in Sudbury, Ont., from Mar. 15-19.
Championship Website: www.ocaa.com/curl
MEN'S TEAM ROSTERS
Fanshawe: Nicholas Chasse (Metcalfe) Vice; Cameron Hall (Mississauga) Skip; Kapish Kaushal (India) Lead; Jack Welbanks (Kingston) Second
Fleming: Michael Duffy (Barrie) Lead; Cameron Fraser (Peterborough) Vice; Nolan Galardo (Innisfil) Skip; Finnian Meakins (Stirling) Second; Ben Potter (Guelph) Alternate
Humber: Matthew Abrams (Barrie) Second; Jacob Dobson (Haliburton) Skip; Noah Garner (Mississauga) Vice; Austin Snyder (Brantford) Lead
Mohawk: Jacob Jones (Brantford) Skip; Eric Just (Ancaster) Vice; Hunter Kuhlmann (Fergus) Alternate; Liam Little (Hailburton) Lead; Joel Matthews (Waterdown) Second
Sault: Avery Berry (Sault Ste. Marie) Lead; Evan Bowman (Sault Ste. Marie) Vice; Charles Darling (Sioux Lookout) Second; Connor Simms (Sault Ste. Marie) Skip
WOMEN'S TEAM ROSTERS
Fanshawe: Abigail Brown (Sudbury) Lead; Leah Hopkins (Ingersoll) Second; Nicole McClennan (Guelph) Vice; Hannah Schevers (Omemee) Alternate; Veronica Van Broekhoven (Port Stanley) Skip
Fleming: Kelly Galt (Brighton) Skip; Julianna Goertzen (Aylmer) Alternate; Brook Parcels (Peterborough) Second; Carissa Stauffer (Oshawa) Vice; Virgina Vander Byl (Alexandria) Lead
Humber: Daniela Aucoin (Brampton) Vice; Jessica Byers (Haliburton) Second; Parker Doig (Egmondville) Fifth; Meaghan Mallett (Waterloo) Skip; Emma Rebel (Ottawa) Lead
Niagara: Amelia Bender (Welland) Front End; Melissa Borowski (Welland) Skip; Alexa Desrochers (Welland) Vice; Emma Hill (Dundalk) Front End; Claire Randell (St. Catharines) Alternate
Sault: Abigail Hagger (Blind River) Vice; Taylor Pelletier-Cullerier (Sault Ste. Marie) Skip; Jayna Petingola (Sault Ste. Marie) Second; Ileana Ramirez Aguilar (Mexico) Lead
MIXED DOUBLES ROSTERS
Confederation-1: Sean Maurik (Thunder Bay); Katrina Slomke (Fort Frances)
Confederation-2: Tya Dell (Sioux Lookout); Joshua Palmai (Atikokan)
Humber: Julie Boulos (Mississauga) Spare; Kevin Genjaga (Mississauga); Sierra Hardwick (Midhurst)
Mohawk: Ashley Verhees (Elmwood); Elias Whittington (Campbellville)
Niagara-1: Nick Lemieux (St. Catharines); Claire Randell (St. Catharines)
Niagara-2: Matthew Brenneman (Woodstock); Amy Danen (Tavistock)
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