Waker reaches final at Club Provincials

The Waker rink made it to the final at Club Provincials in Swift Current on March 8. STEVEN MAH/SOUTHWEST BOOSTER

The Swift Current rink of Kelsey Waker advanced all the way to the final on home ice at Women’s Club Provincials on March 6-8.

They placed second in the round robin with a 3-2 record. Waker opened the six-team event with a 7-6 loss to North Battelfords’ Kristi Frolek. They rebounded with a 9-6 win over Saskatoon Rebecca Ryde and a 6-5 win over Saskatoon’s Ellen Redlick. They lost 7-3 to Swift Current’s Hillary Sauder on Saturday evening. They wrapped up the round robin with a 7-6 win over Saskatoon’s Allison McMillan on Sunday morning.

They advanced to the final with a 7-5 win over Redlick in the playoffs. Waker lost 9-3 to McMillan in the final.