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Kelowna curler helps Mallett to B.C. title

Brette Richards, a newcomer to Kelowna, is a member of the 2017 provincial women's championship team
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°­±ð±ô´Ç·É²Ô²¹91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Brette Richards (second from right) celebrates the 2017 B.C. Scotties ·É´Ç³¾±ð²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s curling championship with the Marla Mallett rink Sunday in Nanaimo.

Six months after moving back to the province where she was born and raised, Brette Richards has her first B.C. ·É´Ç³¾±ð²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s curling title.

Richards, who now lives in Kelowna, helped the Marla Mallett rink to the 2017 B.C. ³§³¦´Ç³Ù³Ù¾±±ð²õ91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ title on the weekend in Nanaimo.

²Ñ²¹±ô±ô±ð³Ù³Ù91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Walnut Grove foursome defeated Diane Gushulak 6-3 in ³§³Ü²Ô»å²¹²â91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s championhip game.

Richards, who grew up in Prince George, spent the previous 10 years in Winnipeg, winning a Manitoba ·É´Ç³¾±ð²Ô91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s title in 2009 with Barb Spencer.

Still, Richards said winning a title in her home province carries a meaning all its own.

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Richards, a psychologist with the Central Okanagan school district, had lived in Kelowna once before, spending the 2003-04 season with the Sherry Heath rink.

²Ñ²¹±ô±ô±ð³Ù³Ù91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s third, Shannon Aleksic, played with °­±ð±ô´Ç·É²Ô²¹91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Kelly Scott rink for the 2014-15 season.

The fourth member of the team is ¸é¾±³¦³ó²¹°ù»å²õ91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ sister, Blaine DeJager, from Prince George. The team is coached by °­±ð±ô´Ç·É²Ô²¹91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Gerry Richard.

Mallett, who last won the provincial title in 2009, will represent B.C. at the Feb. 18 to 26 in St. Catharines, Ont.

 



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