YORKTON - The 2025 ECDAA Curling Championships were held at the Yorkton Curling Club over the weekend.
The event featured 56 curlers, representing 14 teams (three girls, four boys, and seven mixed), representing seven schools from the local region -- Sturgis, Kamsack, Canora, Yorkton Regional High School, Melville Comprehensive, Esterhazy, and Yorkton Sacred Heart.
Results were as follows; with the gold and silver medal winning teams advancing to upcoming regional play:
Mixed
Gold – Canora, Silver YRHS, Bronze Esterhazy
Boys
Gold YRHS #1, Silver YRHS #2, Bronze Sacred Heart
Girls
Gold Sacred Heart, Silver YRHS, Bronze Melville Comprehensive.
From the ECDAA Championships, two teams from each division will advance to the Regional Playdowns.
From the Regional Playdowns two teams will advance to the Provincials.
Dave Baron, one of the event organizers said he looked at all the young curlers participating, and saw it as a big positive for the sport.
“There is a perception out there that curling is dying,” he told Yorkton This Week via email, adding “I admit the sport has had some challenges recently.”
However Baron sees better times ahead for the sport too.
“I firmly believe that curling is on the rebound. I offer the following as proof:
“Stenen, with a population of 100 and a two-sheet facility, recently hosted their annual bonspiel. Registrations maxed out at 24 and there was a waiting list.
“Sturgis, Preeceville, Arran bonspiels are yet to come. It sounds like the rosters will be full too.
“Recently I hosted a Grade 9 and under bonspiel. 28 teams entered. Two years ago, we had 16 teams.
“Last week at Junior Districts, we had 21 entries. Last year we had 16.”
And of course there was the well-attended Senior Districts which had 14 teams entered. The year before there were 12.”
