SDSS wins third straight WOSSAA Curling Gold

WOSSAA Girls Curling Gold Medalists (from left) Addison Hyatt, Brooklyn Hyatt, Hailey Peters, and Deanna Halls.

On March 9, at the Listowel Curling Club, the Stratford District Golden Bears girls curling team won the WOSSAA Girls Curling Championship and secured their spot at the OFSAA Curling Championships for the third year in a row.

The team, based at Stratford Country Club and supported by Tavistock and Milverton Curling Clubs, is led by skip Addison Hyatt, with vice-skip Brooklyn Hyatt, second Deanna Halls and lead Hailey Peters. Coached by Brian Anderson and Paul Hyatt, they entered the 2025-2026 WOSSAA tournament with an unbeaten record.

The Bears advanced to the WOSSAA finals after defeating the London Catholic Central Crusaders 13-0 in the semifinals. In the gold medal game against London’s Saunders Sabres, they secured the championship with a thrilling 7-6 victory, completing their WOSSAA season with a perfect 13-0 record.

Anderson says he’s very proud of the team's gold medal win.

“The girls are a very dedicated group of young ladies who have worked very hard all year, and it was really satisfying to see them accomplish their goal of making it to the Ontario juniors or Ontario School competition. They work very hard all year, have learned a lot, and done very well, and I'm very proud of them,” Anderson said.

Anderson told the Times how the team was formed and expressed gratitude for support from all three country/curling clubs in the region.

“We were very fortunate to have gotten these girls together. They started as a 4-H project in Tavistock, and the 4-H Club was a curling club. The four girls were all going to the same high school, and thought it'd be kind of cool to curl together. Then they have been curling now for the last three years, and this is the third consecutive time they've made it to the Ontario championships,” Anderson said.

“It's awesome, the support we've gotten and the financial support, as well as the moral support from all three places. It's just a tremendous community, and the girls are working very hard to represent that group – and the community has really stepped up and helped them financially and by encouraging them.”

At last year’s provincial tournament in Sarnia, Stratford finished the round robin with a 2-2 record, losing to the eventual gold medal winners, Thunder Bay’s St. Ignatius Falcons, and to the fourth-place team, Kingston’s Frontenac Falcons.

The Bears will start their pursuit of the OFSAA gold medal from March 25 to 28 in Thunder Bay. They plan to live-stream the games on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@TeamHyatt. To encourage the team, please send messages of support to teamhyattcurling@gmail.com.