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Curling club host’s men’s and ladies’ bonspiel

The Williams Lake Curling Club’s first bonspiel of the season, the Men’s and Ladies’ Joint Bonspiel, saw 25 rinks compete.
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Williams Lake skip Paige Gudbranson (centre) throws a rock while Gwen Balmer (left) and Lynda Terry prepare to sweep Sunday during the Men’s and Ladies’ Joint Bonspiel at the Williams Lake Curling Club.

The Williams Lake Curling Club’s first bonspiel of the season, the Men’s and Ladies’ Joint Bonspiel, saw 25 rinks compete.

And after a Viva Las Vegas-themed dinner and dance Saturday, teams got serious Sunday during playoff games.

On the ladies’ side it was the Lori Freeman rink of Quesnel taking the win from Williams Lake’s Simone Groundwater rink for the ‘A’ division title.

In the ‘B’ division Williams Lake skip Yvonne Leclerc and her rink beat Williams Lake’s Donna Shiach rink to win.

The ‘C’ division saw another hometown battle as the Lynn Lanki rink beat the youngest skip, Paige Gudbranson’s rink, in the final.

On the men’s side Williams Lake’s Bill Garratt rink claimed the ‘A’ division title over Quesnel’s Len Gamache rink.

The ‘B’ event saw 100 Mile House’s Jim Mitchell emerge victorious over the lakecity’s Ken Teskey rink.

The Billy Barker Casino rink of Quesnel beat the Mark Law rink of Williams Lake for the ‘C’ division championship.