A sophomore from Chagrin Falls High School, Allison Howell, went to Toronto, Canada for a curling tournament Sept. 18 – 20. Howell’s team was selected as the only team in the USA to play in this event against a bunch of junior curling teams in Ontario, Canada.
In curling, there is a team of four players who rotate around both sweeping and throwing the rocks. Each team plays against another curling team, and whoever has the highest amount of points at the end of the game wins.
“I played well along with my teammates; it was a group effort,” said Howell. However, her team lost in the fourth event finals. “It wasn’t the best we have ever played, but for our first time since we have been off the ice for the summer, it was overall acceptable,” said Allison.
She has been playing since she was three years old and started competitive curling when she was ten. She grew up curling because her parents curled before she was born. Now, she and her brother are competitive curlers. Howell added, “The best part about it is getting to travel to different places.”
Howell plans to try out for the 2016 youth Olympics this winter in order to compete in the youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Article submitted by Annie McClurg, Student Reporter, Chagrin Falls High School
