Sarah Boland (born December 23, 1995 as Sarah Hill) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] She currently skips her own team out of the RE/MAX Centre in St. John's. She is a two-time Newfoundland and Labrador junior champion.[3]
| Sarah Boland | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarah Hill December 23, 1995 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | RE/MAX Centre, St. John's, NL[1] |
| Skip | Sarah Boland |
| Third | Kelli Sharpe |
| Second | Beth Hamilton |
| Lead | Adrienne Mercer |
| Alternate | Laura Phillips |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Hearts appearances | 2 (2021, 2022) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 66th (2021–22) |
Career
editBoland skipped Newfoundland and Labrador at two consecutive Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, she skipped her team to a 3–6 twelfth place finish and in 2015 her team finished 2–7 with victories over the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Boland competed in the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship playing third for her husband Adam Boland with Zach Young at second and Brooke Godsland at lead. After finishing 3–3 in the round robin, the team went 1–3 in the championship pool, ultimately finishing in sixth place with a 4–6 record.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador, many teams had to opt out of the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete in the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. This meant that only Boland's rink and her clubmate Mackenzie Mitchell's rink entered the event.[4] In the best-of-five series, Team Hill defeated Team Mitchell three games to one to earn the right to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.[5] At the Tournament of Hearts, Boland led her team of Beth Hamilton, Lauren Barron and Adrienne Mercer to a 2–6 round robin record, with wins against New Brunswick's Melissa Adams and Nunavut's Lori Eddy.[6]
The following season, the provincial championship was cancelled due to the pandemic. As the highest ranked team on the CTRS standings, Team Hill were appointed to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[7] The team once again finished the national championship with a 2–6 record, beating Nunavut's Brigitte MacPhail and upsetting Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in their two victories.[8]
Personal life
editBoland was a business student at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[2] She is currently an air traffic control trainee at NAV Canada. She is married to fellow curler Adam Boland.[9]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13[10] | Sarah Hill | Danielle Wiseman | Sarah Ford | Heidi Trickett |
| 2013–14 | Sarah Hill | Danielle Wiseman | Sarah Ford | Heidi Trickett |
| 2014–15 | Sarah Hill | Danielle Wiseman | Sarah Ford | Heidi Trickett |
| 2015–16 | Sarah Hill | Danielle Wiseman | Sarah Ford | Heidi Trickett |
| 2017–18 | Beth Hamilton | Sarah Hill | Heidi Trickett | Jeannette Piper |
| 2018–19 | Sarah Hill | Lauren Barron | Sydney Parsons | Heidi Trickett |
| 2020–21 | Sarah Hill | Beth Hamilton | Lauren Barron | Adrienne Mercer |
| 2021–22 | Sarah Hill | Kelli Sharpe | Beth Hamilton | Adrienne Mercer |
| 2022–23 | Sarah Hill | Kelli Sharpe | Beth Hamilton | Adrienne Mercer |
| 2023–24 | Sarah Boland | Kelli Sharpe | Beth Hamilton | Adrienne Mercer |
References
edit- ^ "Sarah Boland Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Curl NL Past Champions". Curling NL. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties – Teams". Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Heather Gillis (January 31, 2021). "Team Smith heading to Brier, Team Hill to Scotties after winning N.L. curling championships". CBC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ @CurlingNL (January 3, 2022). "Other provinces that are in our situation has gone the route of CTRS points and we will do the same. The team with the most points currently is Team Hill" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results". Sportsnet. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Sarah Boland Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 24, 2021.