1980 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship

The 1980 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship, nicknamed "The Lassie", was the 20th edition of the Canadian women's national curling championship. It was held at Northlands Gardens in Edmonton, Alberta February 23-March 1.[1][2]

Saskatchewan's Marj Mitchell won the event, defeating a 20-year-old Colleen Jones in the final, 6-5. Attendance for the entire week was just 4,538, with about 700 witnessing the final.[3]

Teams

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Lethbridge

Skip: Barbara Davis
Third: Gayle Pilling
Second: Jane Rempel
Lead: Lyn Harker

New Westminster

Skip: Joan Dexter
Third: Louise Logan
Second: Nancy Turney
Lead: Lynne Axford

Winnipeg

Skip: Donna Brownridge
Third: Patti Vande
Second: Carolyn Hall
Lead: Connie Laliberte

New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia
Moncton

Skip: Denise Lavigne
Third: Marie-Anne Vautour
Second: Bonnie Anne Rayworth
Lead: Susan Goulet

Labrador City

Skip: Sue Anne Bartlett
Third: Patricia Dwyer
Second: Beverley Whitten
Lead: Mavis Pike

Halifax

Skip: Colleen Jones
Third: Sally Jane Saunders
Second: Margaret Knickle
Lead: Barbara Jones

Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec
St. Catharines

Skip: Christine Bodogh
Third: Marilyn Darte
Second: Norma Quesnell
Lead: Mary Gellard

Crapaud

Skip: Elayne Thompson
Third: Ruth Cutcliffe
Second: Louise Thompson
Lead: Julie Robinson

Saint-Bruno

Skip: Dorothy Crowe
Third: Nicole Marcotte
Second: Joan Johnston
Lead: Carolyn LeCraw

Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Regina

Skip: Marj Mitchell
Third: Nancy Kerr
Second: Shirley McKendry
Lead: Wendy Leach

Yellowknife

Skip: Cathy Shaw
Third: Donna Alexander
Second: Lee Brooks
Lead: Marilyn Paradis

Standings

[4]

Locale Skip W L
 Nova Scotia Colleen Jones 9 1
 Ontario Christine Bodogh 6 4
 Saskatchewan Marj Mitchell 6 4
 Alberta Barbara Davis 6 4
 British Columbia Joan Dexter 6 4
 Northwest Territories/ Yukon Cathy Shaw 5 5
 Manitoba Donna Brownridge 4 6
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Sue Anne Bartlett 4 6
 Quebec Dorothy Crowe 4 6
 New Brunswick Denise Lavigne 4 6
 Prince Edward Island Elayne Thompson 1 9

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

  Semifinal     Final
                 
    1   Nova Scotia 5
  2   Ontario 7     3   Saskatchewan 6
  3   Saskatchewan 8  


References

  1. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hfRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eIMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=798,1059408&dq=colleen+jones&hl=en
  2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3eDEwZmXtlkC&dat=19800225&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=3eDEwZmXtlkC&dat=19800303&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gYAb_yFic6IC&dat=19800301&printsec=frontpage&hl=en