In 2004, at the school where I was teaching, there happened to be five grade 6 students who curled at the same club where I curled. I was fortunate to be able to take them to the TimBits Elementary School Curling tournament which was happening about an hour from here. It was so exciting! Despite being all in grade 6 and playing against older students in grades 7 and 8, we made it to the playoffs. We finished 8th in the field of 40 teams and we were so proud of ourselves. I had tears in my eyes when we were piped out onto the ice for the final presentations. Imagine my surprise and pleasure 20 years later to see our grade 6 skip, Kurtis Byrd, playing on the Northern Ontario team that went to the Brier in 2024!
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