Beth Hamilton
Beth Hamilton | |
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Born | October 25, 1980 |
Team | |
Curling club | St. John's CC, St. John's, NL[1] |
Skip | Sarah Hill |
Third | |
Second | Beth Hamilton |
Lead | |
Career | |
Member Association | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Hearts appearances | 4 (2005, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
Beth Hamilton (born October 25, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] She currently plays second on Team Sarah Hill. She is a three-time Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion.[3]
Career[]
Hamilton competed in two Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 1999 and 2000, playing lead for Laura Strong on both occasions. They finished with a 2–10 record in 1999 and with a 4–8 record in 2000. She won her first Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2005 playing second for Heather Strong. They finished 1–10 at the 2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts, held in St. John's.[4] She would not win another provincial championship for fourteen years until her team of , Stephanie Guzzwell and won the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties, defeating Cathlia Ward in the final. The team struggled at the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts however, finishing tied for last in their pool with a 1–6 record. The following season, she joined the Erica Curtis rink with Erin Porter at third and Julie Devereaux at second. The team won three straight sudden death games to win the 2020 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[5][6] At the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they finished in fourteenth place with a 1–6 record.
Hamilton joined the Sarah Hill rink for the 2020–21 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador, many teams had to opt out of the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts as they could not commit to the quarantine process in order to compete in the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. This meant that only Team Hill and their clubmates 's rink entered the event.[7] In the best-of-five series, Team Hill defeated Team Mitchell three games to one to earn the right to represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary, Alberta.[8] At the Tournament of Hearts, they finished with a 2–6 round robin record, with wins against New Brunswick's Melissa Adams and Nunavut's Lori Eddy.[9]
Personal life[]
Hamilton studied pharmacy at Memorial University of Newfoundland and currently works as a pharmacist at Lawtons.[10] She is in a relationship with Stephen Sharpe.[2]
Teams[]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
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1998–99[11] | Laura Strong | Beth Hamilton | ||
1999–00 | Laura Strong | Cindy Miller | Kim Conway | Beth Hamilton |
2004–05 | Heather Strong | Laura Strong | Beth Hamilton | |
2011–12 | Beth Hamilton | |||
2012–13 | Beth Hamilton | Sarah Paul | Jillian Waite | Adrienne Mercer |
2013–14 | Beth Hamilton | Jillian Waite | Lauren Wasylkiw | Adrienne Mercer |
2014–15 | Beth Hamilton | |||
2016–17 | Beth Hamilton | Adrienne Mercer | ||
2017–18 | Beth Hamilton | Sarah Hill | Heidi Trickett | |
2018–19 | Kelli Sharpe | Stephanie Guzzwell | Beth Hamilton | |
2019–20 | Erica Curtis | Erin Porter | Julie Devereaux | Beth Hamilton |
2020–21 | Sarah Hill | Beth Hamilton | Adrienne Mercer | |
2021–22 | Sarah Hill | Kelli Sharpe | Beth Hamilton | Adrienne Mercer |
References[]
- ^ "Beth Hamilton Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Curl NL Past Champions". Curling NL. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "2005 Scotties Tournament of Hearts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Curtis wins three games in one day to take Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties title". The Telegram. January 14, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Brendan McCarthy (February 15, 2020). "Newfoundland and Labrador rink has considerable Scotties experience". The Telegram. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties – Teams". Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Heather Gillis (January 31, 2021). "Team Smith heading to Brier, Team Hill to Scotties after winning N.L. curling championships". CBC. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Team Curtis Bios". Facebook. Team Curtis. May 20, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Beth Hamilton Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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- 1980 births
- Canadian women curlers
- Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador
- Living people
- Sportspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni