OFSAA curling championships underway in Thunder Bay

It was a tough start for two northwestern Ontario high school teams at the all-Ontario curling championships being played at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay.

Hammarskjold Vikings girls team built a 4-1 lead against Marymount Academy from Sudbury, but gave up 3 in the 5th end, 2 in the 6th and 2 in the 7th to fall 8-4 in their opener.

Fort Frances Muskies girls team also lost their opening game, giving up 5 straight points in a 7-2 defeat at the hands of Frontenac Secondary School from Kingston.

Hammarskjold’s girls next play Thursday morning against York Mills.

Fort Frances faces Oshawa’s RS McLaughlin CVI in that morning draw as well.

Meanwhile, the Vikings’ boys team is currently on the ice against Maxwell Heights from Oshawa.

Kenora’s St. Thomas Aquinas Saints boys team is opening the championships with a game this evening against St. Patrick’s High School from Sarnia.

Thunder Bay’s St. Patrick’s High School and its boys team play Iroquois Falls Secondary School in the evening draw.