Lead, Jeremy Hebert calls it quits...
As of April 2008, Jeremy Hebert, who played the Lead position for Eight End Curling, decided to quit the team to pursue other endeavors. Although the team regrets his decision, we certainly wish him well in the future. Jeremy was an integral member of Eight End Curling. He was on the ice from day one with the boys equally willing to swallow his pride as we learned this crazy sport we call Curling. Although we were only about one year into this journey when he decided to quit, Jeremy certainly had the potential to accomplish great things in the sport. As Lead, he had the tough task of setting the pace for every game because he had to throw the first stone without the benefit of watching another go before him. Jeremy's ability to shoot the finesse shots and place guards in the "free guard zone" were his specialty. Additionally he carried the burden of sweeping consecutively for the Second, Vice Skip and Skip, which can take its toll on the weaker curler, which Jeremy was not. Regardless of his short tenure, certainly Jeremy will go down in history as one of the other lunatics who jumped in with both feet to give this hair-brained idea a go of promoting the sport of Curling to the United States of America. In the interim, until we can find the right Curler to fill his shoes, Coach A. John West will fill in as Lead. Stay tuned, as we reveal the new player that will join the team on a permanent basis. Without question, Eight End Curling is still more committed than ever in their pursuit of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Whoever fills this void, will have the same heart, and tenacious attitude as the remaining 3 boys! And as a side note…they may have a smidge more experience to boot! Any ideas are certainly welcome…to be continued.
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