Heather Houston
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Representing Canada | ||
Women’s Curling | ||
World championships | ||
1989 Milwaukee | Team
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1988 Glasgow | Team
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Scotties Tournament of Hearts | ||
1988 Fredericton | ||
1989 Kelowna | ||
1990 Ottawa | ||
1991 Saskatoon |
Heather E. Houston[1] (born February 4,[citation needed] 1959)[2][3] is a Canadian curler and world champion. She is from Red Rock, Ontario and curls out of the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Curling career
Houston won the 1988 and 1991 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, skipping her team.
She made her Scotties debut at the 1988
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She received bronze at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 1990 and 1991. She was Champion skip at the 1996
Awards
Heather Houston received the Velma Springstead Trophy in 1989.
The Houston team was inducted into the Northwestern Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. This same year they were also inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.
Personal life
In 1988, Houston was a graphic artist with the Lakehead Board of Education.[2] She is the daughter of Tom and Florence Houston.[5]
References
- ^ "Houston, Heather e. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
- ^ a b Ottawa Citizen, 1 Feb 1988, pg B8, "Rookie skip wins" (Houston was 28)
- ^ Ottawa Citizen, 7 Apr 1988, pg C5, "Canadian rink nails down second place" (Houston was 29)
- ISBN 978-0-470-15613-1.
- ^ "Second Hearts title even sweeter". Edmonton Journal. March 5, 1989. p. 37. Retrieved February 19, 2023.