Sherri Nadine Singler (born February 19, 1974, in

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as Sherri Leonard) is a Canadian curler. She currently plays

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on Team

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Career

Growing up, Singler was a skilled track and field athlete, setting a provincial age-group discus record. Singler won a bronze medal in discus at the 1991 Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships and she competed for Saskatchewan at the 1993

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. She earned a scholarship to the

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, but an arm injury forced her to quit. Following her injury, Singler switched to curling. Singler joined the Lawton rink in 2003 after having played for the Patty Rocheleau rink since 1999. She has played second for the team ever since. With the team, she has won four

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events (the 2006

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, the 2012 Players' Championship, the 2012 Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic and the 2012 Colonial Square Ladies Classic), three

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s (

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and

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) and three provincial championships (

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and

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). As a result, she has played in three

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representing Saskatchewan. At both the

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and 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team placed 4th. She has also played in three

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. At the

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, the team finished third, losing in the semi-final to

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. At the

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, the team placed 5th and at the

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, the team finished 7th.

Personal life

Singler is the Owner and Broker of Record for Coldwell Banker Signature, a Real Estate company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singler, Sherri 1974 births Living people Canada Cup (curling) participants Canadian female discus throwers Canadian women curlers Curlers from Saskatoon