Interest in junior division curling continues to grow at the 100 Mile Curling Club.
This season sees a full league with six teams and 24 curlers, with a few more in the wings, says league co-ordinator Maxine Todhunter.
She also coaches the competitive Juvenile boys team, which has highs hopes for a good performance at zone play downs Dec. 2-4 in Fraser Lake. The winner qualifies to compete at the 2012 BC Winter Games, Feb. 23-26 in Vernon.
They will be playing three rinks from Fraser Lake and one from Prince George for the single berth.
Team members include skip Aidan Fentiman, third Jon McLellan, second Jacob Fischer, and lead Mathew Nielsen.
On Nov. 19-20, the team competed at the Vernon Junior Bonspiel where it finished with two wins and three losses.
Todhunter says the results prove her boys are contenders.
“They had some very close games. They did well.”
She adds the club is developing a juvenile level girls team, which should be ready for serious competition next season.
“We have some very promising young girls who will work toward next year’s zones.”
Meanwhile, all members of the Junior League receive their share of individual instruction each session from the club’s volunteer coaches, including Todhunter, her husband, Bill Todhunter, Ed and Hollis Ney, Jim Mitchell and Michelle Guy.
Maxine says there are two coaches on each sheet of ice during every practice.
“They need that level of instruction when they are starting out.”
Each member of the Juvenile boys team also skips one junior league team and provides pointers for the juniors during game time.
