MOOSE JAW -- Sherry Anderson just keeps on finding a way to win on the provincial curling scene.
Anderson and her rink of third Avis Halcrow, second Jacquie Swiderski and lead Marilyn Wourms overcame an up-and-down round robin during the Curl Sask Masters Women’s provincials to pick up a pair of playoff wins, defeating Yorkton’s Cathy Inglis 7-5 in the championship final Sunday at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.
To say that Anderson has been here before is an incredible understatement -- with the win, Anderson now has seven provincial women’s titles, six Senior provincial titles, five Senior national championships and three Senior world championships to go along with her first Masters win.
Things didn’t go perfectly for Anderson in the round robin, as after three straight wins to open the event, she’d lose her last two games to finish 3-2 and just make the playoffs.
Anderson then prevailed over Saskatoon’s Tracy Streifel in the semifinal, scoring four in the seventh end to secure a 10-6 victory.
The final against Inglis, third Patsy Kuspira, second Bev Fuches and lead Donna Leibrecht -- who were undefeated heading into the gold medal game -- was no different and turned into a back-and-forth battle.
Anderson took a 5-2 lead with three in the fifth, but Inglis would claw all that back with single points over the next three ends, including steals in the seventh and eighth to tie things 5-5 heading into an extra end.
There, Anderson would put the hammer to good use when she needed it the most, scoring a pair for the 7-5 victory and the provincial title.
Moose Jaw’s Diane Foster, third Lorraine Arguin, second Dondalee Deis and lead Char Southam didn’t have as much luck, going 2-3 in the round robin to miss the playoffs by a single win, with a 4-3 loss to Streifel in their final round robin game making the difference.
Anderson will now represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Master Curling Championships Mar. 30 - Apr. 6 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
