A Summerland curler was named to the all-star team at the Canadian Police Curling Championships in Sudbury, Ont.
Glen Brennan, a retired RCMP officer with 29 years of service, was a member of Team Canada at the championships.
This is the 13th year he has been at the championships. In 2011 and 2014, he was on the Canadian Police Champion team.
Brennan and teammate Randy Nelson were both named to the all-star team.
The Canadian Police Curling championship featured teams that were a step below those that have competed in the Tim Horton’s Brier.
In addition to Brennan, the South Okanagan was represented by curlers Chris Cottrill and Bob Lee of Penticton, as well as Darren Regush, who used to be stationed in Penticton. They were part of Team B.C.
“It came down to the last rock. I had a chance actually to tie the game if I made my last shot,” said Cottrill, who skipped Penticton’s Bob Lee, as well as Darren Regush, who used to be stationed in Penticton, Brad Sullivan and Bill Taylor in the final in Sudbury on March 28.
“It was just a one shot game. We played well, but not well enough.”
Cottrill and Lee dropped the championship 8-5 to an Ontario rink representing Saskatchewan, since that province didn’t have a team to represent them. Cottrill and his team, which went 9-2 in round robin play, had defeated the Ontario side two other times.
“It was a great week,” said Cottrill, who won the championship back in 1991 when it was hosted by Kelowna. “Neither team expected to be playing for the final. We were both kind of dark horses out there.”
The favourites, said Cottrill, were Newfoundland, Ontario and Team Canada. “This was probably the best field I’ve ever seen,” said Cottrill, who has competed in the championship three times and was told by others it was the most competitive field in years.
Cottrill hoped that Brennan’s rink would have advanced to the final for the chance to face them. Throughout the championship, Cottrill said his team played consistently.
“To walk away with silver is a pretty good accomplishment,” he said. “I was quite pleased to be able to say that we finished top in the round robin.”
The event is put on by the Canadian Police Curling Association, which celebrated its 60th anniversary this year.
The CPCC was formed to encourage fellowship among Canadian police and promote the game.
