The 50th annual Edmonton and area Tournament of Champions starts next week at the Saville Community Sports Centre for the President’s Cup playoff winners at the St. Albert Curling Club.
Monday at 6:15 p.m. Doug McLennan’s rink of Alison Howes, Colin Jenkyns and Lauren Jenkyns curls against the Shamrock.
At 9 p.m. Craig King’s rink of Jamie King, Ralph Killips, Brian Pfeifer and alternates Elson Keown, Blake MacDonald and Scott Pfeifer plays the Thistle.
Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. Christina Monk’s rink of Lauren Jenkyns, Kathy Piper and Laurie Schreiner slide into action against the winner between the Thistle and Crestwood in Monday’s opening draw.
Four qualifiers in the 12-team double-knockout format advance to the April 16 semifinals at 7 p.m.
The mixed, men’s and women’s finals are April 17 at 7 p.m.
Two years ago King won the second championship in team history and the sixth men’s title by a St. Albert team at cities.
The 2009 finalists are competing in their ninth cities in 21 years.
In 2010, Piper skipped the lineup of Jackie Rae Greening, Nicole Bellamy and Schreiner to the second crown by a St. Albert rink since Cathy King won the inaugural women’s cities in 1993. McLennan also won the mixed event that year.
Last month’s President’s Cup championship was the seventh in eight years for King and his men, the sixth in seven years for McLennan’s rink, the seventh in a row for Piper and Schreiner, Monk’s sixth and Lauren Jenkyns’ third, in addition to her recent mixed club honours curling with McLennan.
As of Wednesday, 914 runners had registered online for the third annual Leading Edge RunWild Marathon on May 5 in St. Albert.
The confirmation list includes 95 for the 42.2-kilometre marathon, 261 for the 21.1-km half marathon, 203 for the 10 km, 205 for the five km and 151 for the WildOnes Kids MaraFun for six-to-12 year olds.
Last year’s registration total was 1,605.
April 29 is the deadline for online registrations. Visit www.runwild.ca to enter.
All profits from RunWild go to Edmonton’s Zebra Child Protection Centre and St. Albert 50+ Club.
Last year’s marathon champion was Paul Kane High School athletic director Marc Meunier in 2:49:09, nine minutes and 12 seconds faster than his 2011 RunWild win in the first marathon in St. Albert history.
