Today's the day for the Fewster sisters from Prince George.
Now known by their married names, Kristen Pilote and Jen Rusnell, they've taken their curling game to the highest level, representing B.C. at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts which starts today in Sydney, N.S.
Two weeks after celebrating their provincial championship win at the Scotties B.C. women's championship in Quesnel, third Pilote and lead Rusnell will join skip Sarah Wark of Chilliwack and second Carley Sandwith of Victoria on the ice in Sydney for their first game today at 10:30 a.m. (PT) against Jill Brothers of Nova Scotia.
The B.C. team also includes alternate Michelle Dunn of Chilliwack and coach Rick Fewster of Prince George. This will be the second national championship appearance for Pilote and Rusnell, who were part of Patti Knezevic's B.C. provincial-champion rink in 2015.
B.C. has a bye for today's late (4:30 p.m. PT) draw and will return Sunday (5:30 a.m. PT) to play Manitoba champion Tracy Fleury, followed by a 5 p.m. PT encounter with Team Nunavut (Janine Bodnar).
On Monday, B.C.'s lone draw is at 10:30 a.m. PT against Alberta skip Chelsea Carey.
Wark plays two games on Tuesday, first at 5:30 a.m. PT against perennial Northern Ontario champion Krista McCarville, then at 3:30 against Gabrielle Lavoie of Quebec. Wark's final round-robin game is on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. against Rachel Homan of Ontario.
Playoffs start Thursday with tiebreakers, if necessary. The final starts the following Sunday at 2 p.m. PT. Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg is the defending champion and will play as Team Canada.
