Maureen Bonar Explained

Maureen Bonar
Birth Place:Deloraine, Manitoba
Skip:Kim Link
Third:Maureen Bonar
Second:Colleen Kilgallen
Lead:Renee Fletcher
Hearts Appearances:5 (1983, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2004)

Maureen S. Bonar ;[1] (born 1962 or 1963 in Deloraine, Manitoba[2]) is a Canadian curler from Brandon, Manitoba.[3] Bonar is a four time provincial champion- twice as a skip.

In 2009 Bonar was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.

Curling career

After having won the 1982 provincial junior championships as skip,[4] Bonar joined up with Patti Vande as her lead and won the 1983 provincial championships earning them the right to represent Manitoba at the 1983 Scott Tournament of Hearts.[5] The team finished 6-4, and out of the playoffs.

Ten years later, Bonar won her second provincial championships - this time as skip.[5] At the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Bonar lost in the final to Saskatchewan's Sandra Schmirler (then Peterson).[6]

Bonar won her third provincial championships in 1996.[5] At the 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Bonar finished 6-5 and lost in a tie-breaker against her provincial rivals, team Connie Laliberte who won the Hearts the year before.[7] In 1997, Laliberte had Bonar join her team as an alternate in their failed attempt to qualify for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Bonar won her last provincial championships in 2004 playing second for Lois Fowler.[5] The team lost in the semi-final to Marie-France Larouche of Quebec at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

Notes and References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sandra Schmirler - 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts Final Shots . YouTube.
  2. News: Bonar joining curling legends . Borkowsky, Keith . Brandon Sun. 3 May 2009 . 31 December 2010.
  3. Web site: Maureen Bonar.
  4. News: Lots of Experience at Canadians . Dutton, Ian . . 24 February 1983 . 31 December 2010.
  5. Web site: Past Provincial Champions . . 30 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723104247/http://www.curlmanitoba.org/provincialchampions . 23 July 2011 .
  6. News: Saskatchewan ends drought with 11th-end Hearts victory . Slater, Tom . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104220953/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/572425461.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+07,+1993&author=Tom+Slater+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Saskatchewan+ends+drought+with+11th-end+Hearts+victory&pqatl=google . dead . November 4, 2012 . . 7 March 1993 . 31 December 2010.
  7. News: Laliberte, Bodogh in Hearts semis Alberta's Kullman advances to the final after Ontario falls . Slater, Tom . https://archive.today/20130201024317/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/19168151.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+24,+1996&author=By+Tom+Slater+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Laliberte,+Bodogh+in+Hearts+semis+Alberta's+Kullman+advances+to+the+final+after+Ontario+falls&pqatl=google . dead . February 1, 2013 . . 24 February 1996 . 31 December 2010.