The Province from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • 30

30 ThcIYoiiflCC Monday, Jan. 12, 1987 nn If 1 Vi 1 on a roll." That is certainly what happened two years ago. The team had to win a berth in the open zone and went undefeated. It was unbeaten in the PCCA triple and lost only one game in the eight-rink, triple knockout B.C. final.

At press time, meanwhile, the two berths were being contested. Giles was playing Milt Sinclair of Abbotsford while Graham was playing Craig Rampton of Richmond Winter Club. The losers will have to attempt to win one of four spots in the open zone Jan. 23-25 at North Shore Winter Club. In Zone One at Glen Meadows, veteran Brad Clarke of Victoria Club beat Barry Moore of the Racquet Club 7-6 in the A final, but Moore bounced back to beat club-mate Steve Skillings 6-4 in the final.

In an all North Island game, Bart Longmore of Qualicum nipped Doug Bradley of Campbell River 7-6 while Skillings will have to go to Hollyburn because he was beaten 5-4 in the other berth by Brian Gray of the Racquet Club. At the Arbutus Club in Zone Three, Bruce Davey made his debut as a skip a success by winning a with a 6-5 win over Vancouver clubmate Keith Switzer. At press time Switzer was playing VCC's Ron Thompson in the final of B. The two berths won't be decided until tonight with a 7 o'clock draw. the final on the Uth end but elected to play a hit on a Giles open counter in the eight-foot and rolled out.

"Jack is the only new guy on the team from '83 and he's a great third." Finnbogason certainly didn't mind dropping down from skip to third. "It's mostly what I played for the last eight years," said Finnbo-gason. "Last year was the only time I skipped." After losing his first two in the PCCA triple knockout, he won two straight and finished two wins out of a berth to champion- ship. "Yeah," said Meger, "1 think this is just as good a team (as Devlin's in '85). there is just as much talent, it's just a matter of getting Ted Stanyer this year after it was determined Devlin was moving.

Meger had skipped Baker and Stanyer to a Zone Two berth PCCA championship in 1983 and Jack Finnbogason, curling third this year, skipped them to the PCCAs last year. "We're hoping third time lucky," laughed lead Stanyer after Meger had made his clutch draw to nip Brent Giles of the Valley Club 4-3 in a marathon 12-end contest to win the berth of Zone Two, Eraser Valley. Meger and Co. joined a winner, Brian Gessner of Royal City, who was a 7-6 winner over Gary Graham of Golden Ears. "We knew he was leaving at the end of the (wife, Mamie, got a good job in Trail) but I don't think we would have been back together anyway," said Meger, who had a chance to win By KKNT GILCHRIST Sports Editor Paul Devlin moved to Trail and isn't curling.

Ken Watson is skipping and will have to yet a berth in the open zone. Dale Reiben was supposed to be skipping but work commitments forced him to turn his team over to Croft Bain. That leaves one member of the 198." B.C. championship rink unaccounted for and he is doing just fine, thanks. Doug Meger, Peace Arch's answer to Paul Gowsell, with his flowing near shoulder-length hair, made a hair-raising draw to a chunk of the four-foot ring yesterday afternoon to secure his spot in I he Labatt Tankard Pacific Coast Curling Association championship.

Meger rejoined Bob Baker and nmm um.mt-mmtm nm mm lag) Li6nBg r- -vVc' 'V ladies berth was Cloverdale's Doreene Rowe, who beat Ruth Donn of Abbotsford 9-5 in a tiebreaker after both rinks finished round-robin play with 3-1 records. Lorraine Baron won the District One senior ladies by defeating NSWC-mate Bernice Mulock 10-7. At the junior men's play-downs in Comox, the Vancouver foursome of skip Brent Pierce, Ross Graham, Bryan Miki and Darin Fenton are heading for the nationals Jan. 30 in Prince Albert after defeating Victoria's Mike Wood 5-4 in the final. Races called off DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) Two women's World Cup speed skating races were postponed yesterday due to poor ice conditions, organizers said.

The events, over 1,000 and 3.000 metres, were rescheduled for today. Organizers said cracks appeared in the natural ice yesterday after an overnight drop in Staff Reporter Ex-world champion Linda Moore stormed her way to the District One berth for the Ladies' provincial curling championship with a 7-4 decision yesterday over Royal City skip Karen Lepine: Moore's host North Shore Winter Club rink of Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones and Janice Fowler swept through the playdowns with a perfect 6-0 record to earn a trip to the provincials Jan. 29-Feb. 1 in Fort Nelson. Vancouver Curling Club's Lana Lacheur had to muscle through the B-side of the draw to defeat Richmond's Pat Wiggins to capture District Seven.

Wiggins defeated Lacheur 8-7 Friday in the A-Final, but Lacheur rebounded to win the B-final 8-2 before settling the issue 9-2 in seven ends. Rounding out the Vancouver rink are Cory Atchison, Sherry Fraser and Donna Giles. Lacheur welcomes the challenge of playing the 1985 champ. "We've beaten Linda Moore twice in Super League so we won't be scared of the big name," she said. They'll need one more draw at 7 tonight to decide District Nine in Langely.

In an all-Cloverdale final, A-side winner Kerry Miller will face Bonnie Stroup, who won the side by beating Agnes Giles 11-6. Winning the district's senior Linda Moore swept to provincials with Staff phofo by Wayne Leidenfrost six straight wins.