Silvernagle continues to sweep away competition

“Couldn’t ask for anything better,” Silvernagle said in a phone interview immediately following her 9-1 win in draw four. “We’re just starting to peak at the right time so that definitely helps.

“To be able to go out and do this with some of your best friends, it’s pretty great. We know each other’s quirks and what works well for us so we can just feed of that and continue on.”

On Tuesday, Silvernagle had to begin the tournament by going up against Sherry Anderson and then Chantelle Eberle, who were the two top-ranked teams, according to the Canadian Team Ranking System.

Silvernagle said snagging those wins was a big confidence booster.

“To beat both of those teams and just kind of get our feet under us and feel in control, is awesome,” Silvernagle said. “Everything has been pretty close. A few key shots here and there have definitely helped.”

The first game against Anderson, Silvernagle said they were in control the entire game. Against Eberle it was neck and neck, but Silvernagle had a three-point leading heading into the tenth and Eberle only managed one with hammer. Against Schneider on Wednesday morning, Silvernagle managed to come away with a win in the 10th end.

In their fourth game, the turning point happened in the fourth end when Barber had an opportunity for multiple points and was trailing 2-0, but a great draw from Silvernagle made sure Barber only got one.

“We didn’t have hammer and I was drawing against four I believe,” Silvernagle recalled. “It could have been a five-ball. So it could have gone either way at that point. From there, the momentum was definitely on our side after that shot.”

Silvernagle then put up four in the fifth and three in the sixth to end the game after just six ends thanks to a 9-1 score.

Silvernagle said she loves the pressure of making a shot like the draw in that fourth end against Team Barber.

“It is amazing but as a skip, you know that that is what you’re there to do,” she said. “So you know you have that pressure and you can totally just feed off of it when you make it. I like it. I definitely like it.”

Silvernagle does not play on Wednesday evening in draw five, but will play at 2 p.m. on Thursday against Team Martin and at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening against Team Selzer.

Standings Update

Team Silvernagle is the only team still undefeated but Team Lawton isn’t far behind at 3-1.

Team Eberle is the only other team with a record above .500 at 2-1. Team Barber, Team Selzer and Team Martin are 2-2.

Meanwhile Team Barker is 1-2, while Team Anderson is a surprising 0-3, as is Team Schneider.

At the @CURLSASK Viterra Scotties women's provincial, here are your standings after 4 draws, with @teamsilvernagle the only undefeated team pic.twitter.com/26yGgHKnPg

— Nathan Kanter (@NathanKanter11) January 26, 2017

Nathan Kanter is battlefordsNOW’s sports reporter and voice of the Battlefords North Stars. He can be reached at Nathan.kanter@jpbg.ca or tweet him @NathanKanter11

by Nathan Kanter

Silvernagle continues to sweep away competition

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