Mary-Anne Arsenault (right) is returning to the Scotties, but for the first time as skip of Team B.C. after Sunday's win in Kamloops (Image Credit: Curl BC)

By Chad Klassen

B.C. CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Successful B.C. curling championships in Kamloops wrap up with exciting finals

Jan 10, 2022 | 1:38 PM

KAMLOOPS — The B.C. representatives for the Scotties and Brier are now set in stone after two great championship games on Sunday at the Kamloops Curling Club.

In the women’s final, Mary-Anne Arsenault captured the B.C. Scotties Sunday morning with an 8-6 win, stealing one in the 10th to secure the victory. It’s Arsenault’s first B.C. Scotties in her first appearance. She is a five-time Canadian champion and two-time world champion.

In the men’s final, Jeff Richards and his rink defeated Paul Cseke from Vancouver Island 11-8 in 11 ends. Cseke entered the final undefeated.

The Richard rink features Kamloops Curling Club member Jared Kolomaya, who’s married to Sam Fisher, the lead on the Corryn Brown Kamloops rink

The Scotties are Jan. 28-Feb. 6 in Thunder Bay, while the Brier is Mar. 4-13 in Lethbridge.

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WATCH: Highlights from men’s and women’s final

NOTE: The highlights say the Scotties Tournament of Hearts starts Feb. 28 when, in fact, the tournament begins Jan. 28.