Dailene Pewarchuk (born Dailene Sivertson; August 16, 1990) is a

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curler from

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Career

Juniors

Pewarchuk made her national curling debut at the 2007 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, skipping her team out of the

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. They would finish round robin with an 8-4 record, which was enough to secure a spot in the semi-final. They would lose to Manitoba's Calleen Neufeld. Pewarchuk would win her second B.C Junior Championship in 2010. At the

2010 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2010 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held January 16–24 at the Colisée Cardin and at the Club Curling Aurèle-Racine in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. Men's Teams Standings Scores Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw ...

the team would once again finish with an 8-4 record, which was enough to secure a spot in a tie breaker. Pewarchuk's team would win two tie breakers and the semi-final. They would meet Ontario's

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in the final, where they would lose 5-9. Pewarchuk's third and final B.C Junior Championship was won in 2011. Her team would represent B.C at the

2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships The 2011 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships was held January 29-February 6 at The Glencoe Club and at the North Hill Community Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. Men's Teams Standings Scores Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw ...

, however they would miss the playoffs, finishing with a 7-4 record. The event would be won by Saskatchewan's Trish Paulsen. Pewarchuk would accompany Paulsen and her team as their 5th player for the

2011 World Junior Curling Championships The 2011 World Junior Curling Championships were held from 5 to 13 March at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. In the men's tournament, Sweden's Oskar Eriksson won the final 6-5 over Switzerland's Peter de Cruz, while Scotland's Eve Muirhead ...

. The team would make it to the final, but lose to Scotland's

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2011-2014

At the end of the 2010–2011 season, Pewarchuk would receive an invitation to join the

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team, to replace

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, who was leaving the team to give birth to her third child. Pewarchuk would relocate to Kelowna from Victoria. Together the team would defeat

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at the

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, earning the right to represent the province at the

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. The team would find difficulties with illness and lineup changes, but also found success at the event. They would finish round robin with an 8–3 record, which was enough to secure a second-place finish and earned a spot in the 1 vs. 2 game against Manitoba's

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. The team would defeat Jones in the 1 vs. 2 game 7-5 advancing to the final but would lose the final in a close game to Alberta's Heather Nedohin 7-6. After a successful season curling with Team Scott, Pewarchuk made a decision to return to

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, and for the 2012–13 season joined the

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rink, playing lead for her new squad. The team also included Holland's longtime alternate

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at third and Brooklyn Lemon at second. Pewarchuk played two seasons with Holland, playing lead in 2012-13 and second (switching places with Lemon) in 2013-14. During this time, the Holland rink finished third at the

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and tied for 5th at the 2014 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The team also won one World Curling Tour event, the 2013 Boundary Ford Curling Classic. In 2014, Pewarchuk left the Holland rink, to form a team based in Victoria, consisting of Steph Baier,

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and

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Personal life

Pewarchuk was set to graduate with a business degree from the

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in August 2014. Pewarchuk is employed as a chartered professional accountant instructor at

Camosun College Camosun College is a public college located in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The college has two campuses, Lansdowne and Interurban, with a total full-time equivalent enrollment of 4,946 students in 2022/23. Camosun College also provides co ...

. She is married and has one son.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pewarchuk, Dailene 1990 births Canadian women curlers Living people Curlers from Saskatoon Curlers from Victoria, British Columbia Academic staff of Camosun College 21st-century Canadian sportswomen