After three thrilling days of curling the 2012 Cornerstone Credit Union Ladies Cash Spiel went down to the wire in a thrilling meeting for the final that ended 7-6 and required an extra end to finish. In the final, Candace Chisholm's rink out of Maryfield took on Chantelle Eberle's rink out of Regina in what was a very entertaining finish to the tournament.
Eberle and her team went into the tournament with the number one ranking and showed why as they went 6-0 going into the final and needed just one win to go 7-0 on the weekend and rack up yet another tournament win in what has been a very successful start to their season.
Chisholm also had a solid weekend and proved to be a tough challenge for Eberle as they finished their final match 6-6 after a back and forth affair that saw many ends come down to some tense moments and crucial shots setting up what turned out to be a very thrilling extra end between the two.
The turning point of the extra end saw Eberle make a gutsy decision to make a shot at a rock with two guards blocking its path, the decision paid off and ultimately Eberle took the end wrapping things up and giving her rink the tournament win and even more momentum heading into provincial playdowns.
Chisholm was a very worthy competitor in giving the number one ranked Eberle rink a run for its money after they dominated for the majority of the weekend. She was happy with her teams showing saying, "The weekend was really good, and we had a really good final and just missed a few shots here and there that could have won us the tournament."
This was the Chisholm side's second final as they reached a final in Regina earlier in the season. Eberle's rink won a Women's Curling Tour event in Medicine Hat and finished in the top eight in a grand slam event earlier in the year for their notable finishes.
Eberle credited the winning shot to her gut decision on the third last rock to go for it saying "They were just off the button with their two rocks, and if I didn't go for it they were just going to keep throwing up center guards and I might not have had a shot so I went for it and it went really well for us."
Eberle mentioned that their next focus will be getting ready for playdowns as they have a bye for provincials in Balgonie and will be looking to contend. "In women's curling anything can happen and even though the top curlers have been playing really good this year, it is just one weekend and if we are at our best we feel that we can beat anybody" said Eberle.
