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CURLING D7 CALGARY HERALD Monday, April 17, 2006 View private listings or the FULL inventory of the dealerships listed below: Brett Beadle, Calgary Herald Team Ferbey, including, from left, Marcel Rocnue, Scott Pfeifer, David Nedohin and Randy Ferbey, picked up $50,000 with Sunday's victory. Ferbey tops archrival Martin to win Players Championship $50,000 to Ferbey, third (and last-rock tosser) David Nedohin, second Scott Pfeifer and lead Marcel Rocque, bringing their official Ultima World Curling Tour earnings to $153,741 and their non-Tour earnings over the $210,000 mark. "That's a big chunk of money; $50,000 is pretty good," said Ferbey. "It's just a good way to go out on top. We've played five years now, and we always pride ourselves on being the last team on a sheet of ice, and this year it's no different, and it's with a win, also." It was the first Players Championship crown for Ferbey and and after a brilliant run of success at the Brier while some teams were passing on the playdowns to play on the Grand Slam circuit, Ferbey believes the doubters have been silenced after Sunday's victory.

"We've won everything now, except for the Olympic gold medal," he said. "All the critics now can shove it you know where. There's no questioning anything now." ACAMERONTHEHERALD.CANWEST.COM valry to decide the Calgary Herald Men's Players Championship. Jones couldn't have asked for a better start to the women's final, stealing a pair in the first end that could have been four, but for a double-takeout from Bernard on her last stone. Curling with third Cathy Overton-Clapham, second Jill Officer and lead Georgina Wheatcroft, Jones eventually found herself down 5-3 by the fifth end after giving up three in the second and two more in the fourth, but a fifth-end deuce tied the game, and the 2005 Canadian champ went ahead with a steal in the sixth when Bernard missed on a tough angle runback to score one.

"We got off to a good start, and then we had a slow couple of ends," said Jones. "The steal of one gave us control of the game, and taking two in nine was pretty big, too." In the ninth, Jones broke a 6-6 tie with a clutch takeout for that go-ahead deuce, but gave it right back in the ioth when Bernard drew for a pair to force an extra. But in the nth end, Jones made a delicate tap to push a dangerous Bernard stone deep in the rings; Bernard's last- gasp 18-foot raise to the four-foot failed to curl enough, and Jones didn't need to throw her last stone. "We had a great year," said Jones, who plans to announce a replacement for Wheatcroft some time this week; Wheatcroft will curl out of B.C. next seasoa "Really, if we could just do the Olympic Trials over and the one game at the Scott, it would have been a record year for us." For Bernard, it was a bittersweet night.

She was instrumental in the merger of the men's and women's tours, which led directly to the creation of the women's Players Championship an event staged for the men since 1993. Needless to say, she would have loved nothing better than to have been the first champion. "You never want to lose a final, but I'm glad we were here for the last game," said Bernard, who along with third Susan O'Connor, second Carolyn Darbyshire and lead Cori Bartel earned $16,000 for their weekend's work. "Next time we're here for the last game, we'll win it." The men's final victory was worth Winnipeg's Jones rink takes women's title ALLEN CAMERON Calgary Herald No, it won't take the sting out of a disappointing performance at the Olympic Trials, nor a loss in the final of the Scott Tournament of Hearts. But a $30,000 winner's cheque tucked firmly in her hip pocket will certainly send Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones into the off-season with a lot more pleasant feelings than she might have had otherwise.

Jones needed an extra end to earn an exciting 10-8 triumph over Calgary's Cheryl Bernard in the final of the inaugural BDO Classic Women's Players Championship before about 1,000 fans at the Stampede Corral A sheet over, Randy Ferbey knocked off Kevin Martin 8-5 in a renewal of curling's bitterest and best-known ri Kleibrink ALLEN CAMERON Calgary Herald It was just as well that Shannon Kleibrink lost out in the semifinal of the BDO Classic Women's Players Championship on Sunday afternoon at the Stampede Corral Moments after an 8-6 setback to longtime Calgary rival Cheryl Bernard, Kleibrink was headed home to pack her bags; she and her family are jetting to Los Angeles this morning for a vacation, which will kick off tonight at the Ar rowhead Pond, where they'll watch the Flames take on Shannon Kleibrink the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. But unlike, oh, say Olympic champ Brad Gushue, Kleibrink, third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker and lead Christine Keshen hardly looked like a team eager to begin the off-season despite a jam-packed sea- 4 'Ducks' out to L. A. after defeat Advantage Ford Big 4 Motors BMW Gallery Byron Smith Ford Calgary BMW Calgary Hyundai Suzuki Cam Clark Ford Canyon Creek Toyota Charlesglen Toyota CMP Classic Concept Kia Contemporary Motorsports Courtesy Chrysler Country Hills Toyota Crowfoot Ford Crowfoot SaturnSAAB Crowfoot Village Honda Driving Force Eastside Dodge Fifth Avenue Auto Haus Fish Creek Nissan Glenmore Audi High River Toyota Honda West Hyatt Auto Gallery Hyatt Infiniti Hyatt Mitsubishi Hyatt Rentals Sales Hyatt SaturnSAAB Jack Carter Chev Cadillac Keith Pontiac Buick GM Ltd.Kramer Mazda Lonestar Mercedes-Benz Maclin Ford Marlborough Ford Ninth Avenue Auto North Hill Mazda Northland Pontiac Northland Volkswagen Northwest Acura Platinum Mitsubishi Precision Hyundai Renfrew Chrysler Saturn Saab of Calgary NE Shaganappi Chevrolet Shaw GMC South Deerfoot Suzuki Southcentre Fine Cars Stadium Nissan Stampede Pontiac Stampede Toyota Strathmore Motor Products Honda The Second Car Tower Chrysler Valentine Volvo Woodridge Ford Select the vehicle you've been waiting too long for Request a quote let driving.ca bring the vehicle to you! off a tumultuous provincials with Kevin Park, is headed for calmer waters and will likely join brother Dan's lineup, taking the spot of Terry Meek. On the women's side, Crystal Rum-berg, having lost Bronwen Saunders to Kleibrink's team, and her front end of Erika Hildebrand and Tara Run-quist to a sabbatical, has apparently lined up national junior runners-up Desiree Robertson and Stephanie Jordan as teammates, with the search on for a fourth player to round out the squad.

And Judy Pendergast and Deb Pendergast are joining forces with Sheila Heath and Terry Loschuk And here's a team to throw against the wall and see if it sticks transplanted Albertan Mike Harris hooking up with Pat Ryan, Don Walchuk and Paul GowselL Move on back Expect next year's Players Championships in Calgary to begin a day earlier to accommodate the glut of tiebreakers that extended play into the wee hours of Sunday morning. ft ((Mil son that was capped by a bronze medal in Turin. In the semifinal, Bernard raced to a 7-3 lead through seven ends, only to watch Kleibrink and Co. claw back with two in the eighth and one more in the night to cut the lead to one. "We fought back, made her draw the four-foot for the win," said Kleibrink, whose team earned $11,000 for its efforts.

"Not bad, considering we were down four playing eight" It's a pity Gushue couldn't muster up the same enthusiasm; Calgary ticket-buyers deserved better than his ho-hum four straight losses. Shuffle starts New lineups for the 2006-07 cam" paign are starting to take shape, and there's plenty of buzz around the Corral about some of the new-look city teams. With Dean Mamer taking a year off, Adrian Bakker has stepped in at third for Mickey Pendergast, and will apparently toss last stone for the veteran skip. Meanwhile, Steve Petryk, coming Only Flames Pay Per View "ves yu access to all the hits, news and the unseen interviews. FLAMES PAY PER VIEW Tonight 8:30 pm Pick up the Calgary Herald on Thursday for your ULTIMATE GUIDE to the NHL playoffs.

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