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Article content Beth Peterson’s only regret on Monday was that she didn’t have the day off work to deal with the explosion of texts on her phone. The 26-year-old Winnipegger was hearing from a lot of family and friends and fellow curlers after it was made official that her team will compete in the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in the Calgary bubble. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Manitoba teams happily accept formal invitation to play in curling bubble Back to video “Sure wish I had the day off, but that’s all right,” Peterson said Monday morning on a break from her job as a radiation therapist at CancerCare Manitoba. ....
It would mean a lot to us to be that team, Birt said Tuesday from Charlottetown. The two-team competition is one of the few provincial or territorial championships to be played this season. Several playdowns around the country have been cancelled due to the pandemic. The Prince Edward Island result will have direct ramifications on the wild-card picture at the Scotties. No. 2 Tracy Fleury and No. 11 Mackenzie Zacharias, both from Manitoba, have already secured the first two wild-card spots in the expanded 18-team draw. If Birt wins the provincial title, the third and final wild-card entry will go to Beth Peterson of Manitoba, based on her No. 12 position in the Canadian rankings. A loss would give Birt the berth since she s ranked higher at No. 9. ....