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CANADIAN WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONS
Curling out of the Hub
City Curling Club, the 1969 McKee team won the city title maintaining an
undefeated record 4-0, through the A side event, and advanced to the
northern playdowns. This was Joyce’s eighth city title. At the northern
playdowns, the McKee foursome recorded five straight wins, clinching
McKee’s fifth northern title with an 11-3 victory in the “A” final.
The victory advanced
the team to the provincial championship, where they defeated the
southern representative in two straight games. At the Dominions, the
McKee foursome was tied with the Ontario rink, after eight rounds with
identical records of 7-1. They met in the final ninth round of the
championship. Battling back from a 4-2 deficit, the McKee foursome
topped Ontario 6-5 capturing the Canadian women’s curling crown for a
third time.
Lee Morrison (Second),
Jennifer Falk (lead), Vera Pezer (third), Joyce McKee (skip) |