Kalia Van Osch is off to a perfect 2-0 start after Day 1 of the 2013 Tim Hortons Junior Women鈥檚 provincial championship at the Coquitlam Curling Club.
Van Osch 鈥� and her Nanaimo rink of third Carley Sandwith (of Victoria), sister Marika Van Osch at second and lead Ashley Sanderson 鈥� defeated Amy Edwards of the Vernon Curling Club 11-4 in the afternoon draw, thanks to deuces in the second, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth ends.
In the morning, Van Osch doubled up on Corryn Brown of Kamloops 10-5 with steals of two in each of the third and fourth ends and a three-ender in the seventh.
鈥淕ood start, so far,鈥� said skip Kalia Van Osch. 鈥淲e played really well today. We figured out the ice early and were steady throughout.鈥�
Meanwhile, Katherine Silversides of the Juan de Fuca club lost 9-4 to Brandi Tinkler of Kamloops and Chilliwack鈥檚 Stephanie Prinse 鈥� with Victoria鈥檚 Merit Thorson at third 鈥� thumped Ciera Fisher of Kamloops 11-3 in eight ends in Draw 1.
In junior men鈥檚 play, Tyler Klymchuk of Langley 鈥� with third Corey Chester, second Sanjay Bowry and coach Todd Troyer all from the Victoria Curling Centre 鈥� breezed to a 12-3 win over Duncan Silversides of the VCC.
Cameron de Jong鈥檚 VCC rink was upset 9-8 in an extra end by Kyle Habkirk of the host club in the afternoon before facing Silversides in the night game.
Paul Henderson鈥檚 VCC rink dumped Cliff 12-4 in the afternoon.
