Sheila Anne "Stretch" Rowan (April 22, 1940 – August 2, 2014) was a Canadian curler from

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. Rowan was born in

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where she grew up before moving to

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in 1953 and

in 1955 where she graduated from Sion Academy. After high school, she worked as a secretary and a buyer. After retiring, she was a school bus driver. Rowan was a talented athlete at both softball and curling. In softball, she won many league and provincial championships, as well as winning the 1970 Canadian Softball Championship. The team represented Canada at the 1970

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. As a curler, Rowan was a member of the three-time national champion

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rink, playing third for the team. They won national titles in

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and

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. Rowan would later go on to play skip, winning two more provincial titles in 1983 (4-6 at

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) and 1985 (3-7 at

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). Rowan skipped Saskatchewan to win the 1992 Canadian Senior Curling Championships. She won a second provincial senior title in 1996 and represented Saskatchewan at the 1996 Canadian Seniors. Rowan was inducted into the

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in 1976.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowan, Sheila Canadian softball players Canadian women's curling champions Canadian women curlers 1940 births 2014 deaths Curlers from Saskatoon 20th-century Canadian sportswomen