Karlee Everist (born September 13, 1991, as Karlee Jones) is a Canadian curler from Bedford, Nova Scotia.[2] She currently plays lead on Team Christina Black.
| Karlee Everist | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1991 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Halifax CC, Halifax, NS[1] |
| Skip | Christina Black |
| Third | Jill Brothers |
| Second | Jenn Baxter |
| Lead | Karlee Everist |
| Alternate | Marlee Powers |
| Mixed doubles partner | Bryce Everist |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Ontario (2010–2012)  Nova Scotia (2013–present) |
| Hearts appearances | 2 (2022, 2023) |
| Top CTRS ranking | 8th (2022–23) |
Career
editAfter growing up in Thunder Bay and skipping her own team, Everist moved to Nova Scotia and joined the Kelly MacIntosh rink at lead for the 2013–14 season. The team also included third Kristen MacDiarmid and second Jennifer Crouse. In their two tour events, the DeKalb Superspiel and the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel, the team was unable to reach the playoff round.[3] Despite this, the team had a strong showing at the 2014 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing 6–1 through the round robin. This qualified them for the semifinal where they beat Mary-Anne Arsenault 9–8. In the provincial final against Heather Smith, the team gave up three in the tenth end to lose 6–3.[4]
Team MacIntosh, now known as Team Backman, found success on the tour the following season, winning the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel in Moncton, New Brunswick.[5] They also played in the DeKalb SuperSpiel once again but were unable to qualify. At the 2015 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished the round robin with a 4–3 record. They then beat Sarah Murphy in a tiebreaker before dropping the semifinal game to the eventual champions Team Arsenault.[6] Kelly Backman left the team following the season, with third Kristen MacDiarmid moving up to skip and Sara Spafford coming in to play third for the 2015–16 season.
Team MacDiarmid played in four tour events during the 2015–16 season, reaching the semifinals of the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel and the quarterfinals of the Appleton Rum Cashspiel. They also played in the Royal LePage Women's Fall Classic in Kemptville, Ontario, not reaching the playoffs. The team was unable to qualify for the 2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts through the open qualifier, finishing 2–3.[7] Everist left the team at the conclusion of the season.
After taking a season off, Everist joined the Emily Dwyer rink at third for the 2017–18 season. This arrangement lasted just one season, with Everist and lead Shelley Barker joining former teammates MacDiarmid and Backman the next season. The team made the playoffs in three of their four tour events this season, reaching the semifinals of the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel and the New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel and the quarterfinals of the Lady Monctonian.[8] At the 2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished in a four-way tie for second place with a 4–3 record. They were able to beat Colleen Jones 11–5 in the tiebreaker before dropping the semifinal 8–6 to Mary-Anne Arsenault.[9] Julie McEvoy took over skipping duties for Kristen MacDiarmid for the 2019–20 season. In their four tour events, they reached the playoffs twice. The team was not able to find success at the 2020 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, finishing winless through their seven games.
Team McEvoy disbanded after just one season together. For the 2020–21 season, Everist and Barker teamed up with Christina Black and Jenn Baxter. In their first event together, the team won the 2020 The Curling Store Cashspiel.[10] The 2021 Nova Scotia Scotties was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, so the Nova Scotia Curling Association appointed Team Jill Brothers to represent the province at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[11]
Team Black won their first event of the 2021–22 season, The Curling Store Cashspiel, going undefeated to claim the title.[12] They also reached the final of the Atlantic Superstore Monctonian Challenge, losing to the Andrea Crawford rink. In November, the team once again went undefeated to win the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel, defeating former teammate Jennifer Crouse in the final.[13] At the 2022 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Black won all three qualifying events, winning the provincial title and securing their spot at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[14] At the Hearts, Team Black finished the round robin with a 5–3 record, which was enough to qualify for the championship round. Along the way, they scored victories over higher seeded teams such as Alberta's Laura Walker and Manitoba's Mackenzie Zacharias. In their championship round match against Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville, Team Black got down 9–1 before coming back to make the game 9–8, eventually losing 11–8. This eliminated them from the championship.[15]
The Black rink began the 2022–23 season at the inaugural PointsBet Invitational where they lost to Kelsey Rocque in the opening round.[16] They bounced back immediately in their next event, however, winning the New Scotland Clothing Women's Cashspiel in a 6–4 final over Tanya Hilliard.[17] At the 2022 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event, the team went undefeated until the semifinals where they were defeated by Jessie Hunkin.[18] Through November and December, they qualified for three straight finals. After losing to the Kaitlyn Lawes rink, skipped by Selena Njegovan, in the final of the 2022 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic,[19] they once again defeated Jennifer Crouse at the Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel and then beat Marlee Powers in the final of the Bogside Cup.[20] At the 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Team Black won both the A and B events to earn two of the three spots in the playoffs. They then beat the Hilliard rink 9–4 in the semifinals to claim their second consecutive Nova Scotia Scotties title.[21] This qualified the team for the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, British Columbia where they again went 5–3 through the round robin. This qualified them for a tiebreaker where they stole in an extra end to upset the Lawes Wild Card rink.[22] In the championship round, they again stole in an extra to beat Ontario's Rachel Homan rink before losing to Northern Ontario's McCarville in the seeding game. They then fell 9–4 to Team Canada's Kerri Einarson in the 3 vs. 4 game, settling for fourth.[23]
The 2023–24 season began well for Team Black as they reached the final of the Summer Series, losing 5–4 to Danielle Inglis.[24] In their third event, they reached another final where they narrowly lost to Jessica Daigle. With their success from the previous season, the team qualified as the sixth seeds for the 2023 PointsBet Invitational. After defeating Nancy Martin in the opening round, they upset Jennifer Jones in the quarterfinals before dropping the semifinal to Rachel Homan.[25] In their next two events, the team reached the quarterfinals of both the 2023 Tour Challenge Tier 2 and the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, losing out to Madeleine Dupont and Stefania Constantini respectively.[26] In November 2023, the team ranked sixteenth in the world, qualifying them for the 2023 National Tier 1 Slam. They finished with a 1–3 record, earning a victory over Korea's Ha Seung-youn.[27] At the 2024 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team easily qualified for the playoffs through the A event. They then lost to Heather Smith in the 1 vs. 2 game but defeated Mackenzie Mitchell in the semifinal to reach the final. There, they could not defend their provincial title for a third time, dropping the final 6–4 to Team Smith.[28] After the season, the team's lead Shelley Barker retired from competitive women's play.[29] The team then added Jill Brothers and Marlee Powers for the 2024–25 season. The revised lineup saw Brothers slot in at third with Baxter and Everist moving to second and lead respectively while Powers was named as the alternate.[30]
Everist plays in the mixed doubles discipline with her husband Bryce Everist. The pair has represented Nova Scotia at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship four times in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Their best finish came at the 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Sudbury, Ontario where the team qualified for the playoffs for the first time with a 5–2 record. They then lost in the qualification games to Ontario's Lynn Kreviazuk and David Mathers.[31] They also finished 4–3 in 2018, 1–6 in 2019 and 3–3 in 2021.[32][33] Everist was also a part of the Nova Scotia mixed team that represented the province at the 2019 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her team, with skip Kendal Thompson, third Marie Christianson and second Bryce Everist finished 7–3 through the round robin and championship pools, reaching the playoffs. They then beat Quebec 5–3 in the semifinal before dropping the final 7–4 to Manitoba, earning the silver medal.[34]
Personal life
editEverist is employed as a pharmacist at the IWK Health Centre. She is married to fellow curler Bryce Everist,[2] and has one child.[35]
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11[36] | Karlee Jones | Grace Francisci | Victoria Anderson | Sheree Hinz |
| 2011–12 | Karlee Jones | Grace Francisci | Victoria Anderson | Kim Zsakai |
| 2013–14 | Kelly MacIntosh | Kristen MacDiarmid | Jennifer Crouse | Karlee Jones |
| 2014–15 | Kelly Backman | Kristen MacDiarmid | Jennifer Crouse | Karlee Jones |
| 2015–16 | Kristen MacDiarmid | Sara Spafford | Jennifer Crouse | Karlee Jones |
| 2017–18 | Emily Dwyer | Karlee Jones | MacKenzie Proctor | Shelley Barker |
| 2018–19 | Kristen MacDiarmid | Kelly Backman | Karlee Jones | Shelley Barker |
| 2019–20 | Julie McEvoy | Kelly Backman | Karlee Jones | Shelley Barker |
| 2020–21 | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Jones | Shelley Barker |
| 2021–22 | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist | Shelley Barker |
| 2022–23 | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist | Shelley Barker |
| 2023–24 | Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist | Shelley Barker |
| 2024–25 | Christina Black | Jill Brothers | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist |
References
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- ^ "2013 DeKalb SuperSpiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Smith takes fifth trip to Scotties for Nova Scotia". Curling Canada. January 16, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "2014 Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Star-studded field nearly complete for 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. January 26, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "NS Scotties – Open Qualifier". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Team Kristen MacDiarmid: 2018–19". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Mary-Anne Arsenault advances to Scotties final". Cape Breton Post. January 13, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "2020 The Curling Store Cashspiel – Women's". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Jeremy Fraser (January 14, 2021). "Jill Brothers rink accepts Scotties invite; Christina Black's team was next in line to represent Nova Scotia". Saltwire. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Curling tours recap!". Curling Canada. September 27, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Black Punches Ticket To Scotties". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Mrs. M a winner". Curling Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "One win in the bank!". Curling Canada. September 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "2022 New Scotland Clothing Women's Cashspiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Oskar Eriksson skips Team Edin into HearingLife Tour Challenge men's final". Grand Slam of Curling. October 23, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Epping, Lawes win 1824 Halifax Classic". TSN. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Team Christina Black: 2022–23". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Teams: Nova Scotia". Curling Canada. February 10, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Stayin' Alive!". Curling Canada. February 24, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Bounce-back win!". Curling Canada. February 25, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Cameron, Skrlik, Mouat all winners on Tour this weekend". TSN. August 28, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket-Bustin' Black!". Curling Canada. September 29, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Team Christina Black: 2023–24". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Jonathan Brazeau (November 9, 2023). "Homan, Hasselborg stay undefeated to clinch playoff berths at KIOTI National". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Gregory Strong (January 22, 2024). "6-time champion Colleen Jones set to return to Scotties as Nova Scotia coach". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "After four unforgettable seasons, it's with mixed emotions to share that Shelley has decided to step away from competitive play". Facebook. Team Black. March 3, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "🚨 NEW TEAMMATE ALERT 🚨". Facebook. Team Black. March 9, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Pressure Packed Playoff Picture!". Curling Canada. March 24, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Canadian mixed doubles curling championship results, schedule, lineups". Calgary Sun. April 1, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ John MacNeil (March 23, 2021). "Nova Scotia's Jones and Everist finish 3-3 in Canadian mixed doubles curling". Saltwire. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Manitoba wins Canadian mixed title in front of hometown crowd". Curling Canada. November 10, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "2023 PointsBet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Karlee Everist Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 19, 2023.