1998 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship


The 1998 AT&T Canada Canadian Mixed Curling Championship was held January 10-18 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound, Ontario.
Nova Scotia won its third national mixed championship, after skip Steve Ogden made a tap back for two points in the last end to defeat Ontario, 8-7. Ogden had previously won a mixed title in 1995.
The semifinals and finals were televised on TSN.
The total attendance for the event was 22,147 which was a record at the time. Saskatchewan's Warren Betker won the sportsmanship award.

Teams

Teams were as follows:
LocaleSkipThirdSecondLeadClub
Kurt BalderstonMarcy BalderstonLes SonnenbergKaren McNameeSexsmith
Grant DezuraDiane NelsonBill FisherSusan AllenGolden Ears
Rob FowlerLois FowlerMark TaylorSharon FowlerBrandon
Vance LeCocqKaren McDermottMarc LeCocqCindy LeCocqBathurst
Garry PinsentBarbara Ann PinsentDennis LangdonKathy LangdonCarol
Rick StewartValerie MacInnesNeil MacInnesMarianne KentishMcIntyre
Steve OgdenMary MattatallJeff HopkinsHeather HopkinsMayflower
Dean WadlandCheryl McPhersonPaul WadlandMarian AraiBayview
Mike GaudetLeslie AllanBrian ScalesLori RobinsonSilver Fox
Claude BrazeauCheryl MorganFrançois GagnéJosée FrioletLongue Pointe
Warren BetkerDeanne Miller-JonesJaime MillerSloane GirardinWeyburn
/YukonGerry MenardTwyla TincherLloyd StangAnn LangeYellowknife

Standings

Final standings
ProvinceSkipWinsLosses
Kurt Balderston101
Steve Ogden83
Rick Stewart74
Dean Wadland65
Rob Fowler65
Grant Dezura65
Warren Betker65
Claude Brazeau65
Vance LeCocq47
/ YukonGerry Menard28
Mike Gaudet29
Garry Pinsent29

Tiebreakers