Morden’s own Team Sugden and Gimli’s Team McPherson clinched the titles at the Asham U18 Men’s and Women’s Provincial Curling Championships held at the Morden Curling Club Jan. 1-5.
Team Sugden—made up of Nash Sugden, Tyler Fehr, Tanner Treichel, and Ryan Thiessen—went undefeated in four days of games, ultimately downing Logan Zacharias from the Heather Curling Club 6-4 in the championship final to earn a seat at the Canadian U18 Curling Championships in Saskatoon next month.
Tied 3-3 after six ends, Sugden had a shot at a game-winning four on the seventh. He rubbed a guard to give up a steal to trail by one coming home, but didn’t have to throw his final stone as Zacharias slid deep in the 12 foot circle with his final stone, facing three.
Team Sugden’s coach, Gord Titchkosky, received the 2025 Provincial Coaching Award on the men’s side. The women’s award went to Team Brown’s Cory Barkley.
The fellow hometown team led by Lane Fehr and including Colton Graham, Tyson Griffin, and Mitch Walske had a rougher week, losing their first two games before bouncing back with an 8-6 win against Team Newcombe, only to fall to Team Sugden 3-8 in their final match of the tournament.
On the women’s side, Caitlyn McPherson, Julie Magnusson, Robyn Buchel, and Jorja Buhr defeated Team Buchalter out of West St. Paul 9-5 in the final to win it all.
Representing our region was Team Krahn out of Carman, made up of Keira Krahn, Bethany Allan, Hannah Smith, and Ella Robins.
The foursome won five games straight before coming up short against Team Buchalter (5-6) and McPherson (6-7), ultimately losing 6-7 once again to the championship team in the semi-final.
