Nova Scotia curler Jill Brothers secures berth in hometown pre-trials competition next month
Team Jill Brothers defeated Team Jessie Hunkin 8-6 on Sunday to earn a spot in the Home Hardware curling pre-trials in Liverpool, N.S., next month.
Event in Liverpool, N.S., will determine final entries for Olympic trials in November
Team Jill Brothers defeated Team Jessie Hunkin 8-6 on Sunday to earn a spot in the Home Hardware curling pre-trials.
Brothers won five straight games to clinch the final spot available through the pre-trials direct-entry event at the RA Centre in Ottawa.
The Oct. 26-31 pre-trials, to be held in Brothers' hometown of Liverpool, N.S., will determine the final entries in the Nov. 20-28 Tim Hortons curling trials in Saskatoon.
The main Trials will determine Canada's four-player teams for the Feb. 4-20 Beijing Olympics.
