Maureen Bonar

Maureen Bonar (/ˈbɒnər/ BON-ər);[1] (born 1962 or 1963 in Deloraine, Manitoba[2]) is a Canadian curler. Bonar is a four time provincial champion- twice as a skip.

Maureen Bonar
Curler
Born
Deloraine, Manitoba
Team
Curling clubEast St. Paul CC,
East St. Paul, MB
SkipKim Link
ThirdMaureen Bonar
SecondColleen Kilgallen
LeadRenee Fletcher
AlternatePam Kolton
Curling career
Hearts appearances5 (1983, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2004)

In 2009 Bonar was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.[2]

Curling career

After having won the 1982 provincial junior championships as skip,[3] 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.[4] The team finished 6-4, and out of the playoffs.

Ten years later, Bonar won her second provincial championships - this time as skip.[4] At the 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Bonar lost in the final to Saskatchewan's Sandra Schmirler (then Peterson).[5]

Bonar won her third provincial championships in 1996.[4] 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.[6] 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.[4] The team lost in the semi-final to Marie-France Larouche of Quebec at the 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

References
  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sandra Schmirler - 1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts Final Shots. YouTube.
  2. Borkowsky, Keith (3 May 2009). "Bonar joining curling legends". Brandon Sun. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. Dutton, Ian (24 February 1983). "Lots of Experience at Canadians". Leader-Post. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. "Past Provincial Champions". Curl Manitoba. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  5. Slater, Tom (7 March 1993). "Saskatchewan ends drought with 11th-end Hearts victory". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  6. Slater, Tom (24 February 1996). "Laliberte, Bodogh in Hearts semis Alberta's Kullman advances to the final after Ontario falls". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 December 2010.


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