The Estevan Comprehensive School girls curling team bowed out of regionals with a loss in the B final in Lumsden on the weekend.
The team is comprised of skip Karlee Fessler, third Taylor Marcotte, second Amanda Wilson and lead Rachel Kramer. Their coach is Wade St. Onge.
Because they won the district championship earlier in the week, the Elecs got a bye to the A semifinal, where they lost to Esterhazy, the defending provincial champions, in six ends.
That dropped them to the B side, where they defeated Carnduff 7-4 and Yorkton 10-2 to reach the B final.
The Elecs ran up against Esterhazy again in that game and lost for the second time.
Esterhazy was the only team ECS lost to in districts or regionals.
St. Onge noted that Fessler is used to playing third at a competitive level with her brother Colby and is skipping this year for the first time since Grade 8.
"She calls a brilliant game and has a phenomenal grasp on strategy. She is a clutch shooter and has made some superb shots this year to get her team out of trouble. She always remains calm and has executed some big comebacks. She has all the qualities that make for a great skip," St. Onge said.
He added that Marcotte is "one of the most technically sound curlers" in the region.
"She and Karlee have curled together for many years and they have a great chemistry, which has been a huge benefit for Karlee and the team."
Wilson and Kramer are in their second year in the sport and St. Onge said they have made "incredible progress" this season.
The Fessler rink reached regionals by winning districts in Carlyle last week. They earned a 6-5 win over Oxbow in their opener after needing a measurement to determine a steal in the final end.
Next, they defeated Weyburn 12-4 to advance to the A final, where they got past Carnduff by a score of 7-3.
The ECS mixed team also made it to regionals after winning the B side at districts in Oxbow. The team includes skip Tate Wrubleski, third Tiara Kofoed, second Curtis McGillivray and lead Selena DeBruyne.
The team beat Carlyle and Gladmar before losing to Maryfield in the A semis to drop to the B side. They then won three in a row to qualify, beating Gladmar, Maryfield and Oxbow.
At regionals in Kelliher, the mixed team won their first game and lost their second before losing 7-6 to Yorkton in the B semifinal.
The team was coached by Wade Wrubleski at districts and Megan Greenwald, filling in for Wrubleski, at regionals.
