Manitoba Stick Curling Association is proud to announce that Gwen Smith and Lynne Rehbein will represent Manitoba at the Canadian Stick Curling Championships in Grande Prairie, AB, April 2 – 6, 2025.
Gwen Smith & Lynne Rehbein (St. Vital) needed extra end wins in the semi-final and the final to win the Manitoba Stick Curling Association’s Women’s Championship February 15, 2025 at East St. Paul CC. This is a repeat win for Smith/Rehbein who were also the 2020 champions.
Smith/Rehbein were the only team to run undefeated through the four-game round robin and three playoff rounds. Their final game opponents Darlene Maywood & Kathie Allardyce (also St. Vital), were also unbeaten going into the final.
The champions survived a three-stone measure, one of theirs vs two of the opponents, giving up a single point and a tie to force an extra end. Smith/Rehbein won 6-5, scoring one on the extra without throwing their final stone.
To reach the final, Smith/Rehbein also needed an extra end to defeat Britta Spiring/Terry Beaudoin (St. Vital/Ft Rouge) in the semifinal. Allardyce/Maywood defeated Debbie Palson/Marian Versluis (East St. Paul) in their semifinal.
The other four qualifiers, eliminated in quarterfinals, were Janice White/Shelly Stupnisky (Morris), Lorna Marr/Val Kolson (Springfield), Alison King/Irene Runolfson (Warren), and Sherry Gruhle/Fern McConnell (Victoria Beach/East St Paul).
