Jill Marie Shumay ( Johnston; born October 23, 1974) is a

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curler from

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. She won the

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, representing the province at the

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, Canada's national women's curling championship.

Career

Shumay was born in

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, and grew up on a farm north of the town. As a junior curler, she played in four provincial championships, making it as far as the provincial final in 1993. Shumay won her lone provincial women's title in

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with her cousin Kara Johnston playing third, and front-end teammates Taryn Holtby (Schachtel) and Jinaye Ayrey. The rink finished the round robin undefeated in her group, and lost to

Stefanie Lawton Stefanie Lawton ( Miller; born June 20, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Career After an appearance at the 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she would go on to win the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championsh ...

in the page playoff game. However, the team won the semifinal against

Amber Holland Amber Holland (born July 10, 1974) is a Canadian curler from Loreburn, Saskatchewan. Holland skipped Saskatchewan's team to a national women's championship in 2011 by defeating defending champion Jennifer Jones in the Scotties Tournament of H ...

and defeated the Lawton rink in the final, after a 10th end hit and stick. The win sent Shumay to her first

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, where she led her team to a fifth place with a 6–5 win–loss record. Shumay's rink could not repeat at the 2014 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing in a tie breaker match. In 2014, Shumay replaced Johnston with

Nancy Martin Nancy Faye Martin (born February 17, 1973, in Rosetown, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Wakaw, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of Martensville. Career Women's career Martin has been curling competitively since the 2 ...

at third. Shumay has not curled competitively since 2015.

Personal life

Shumay works as an account receivable administrator with

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. She attended Maidstone Composite High School, Lakeland College and Saskatoon Business College. At the time of the 2013 Hearts, Shumay was living in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shumay, Jill Living people 1974 births Canadian women curlers Curlers from Saskatoon