Heather Houston

Heather E. Houston[1] (born February 4, 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.

Heather Houston
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women’s Curling
World championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Milwaukee Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Glasgow Team
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 1988 Fredericton
Gold medal – first place 1989 Kelowna
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Ottawa
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Saskatoon

Curling career

Houston won the 1988 and 1991 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, skipping her team.

She made her Scotties debut at the 1988 Scott Tournament of Hearts. The team had to win two tie-breakers before winning two playoff games to claim the championship. They defeated the defending champion Pat Sanders.

At the 1988 World Championships, the team won the silver medal, losing to Germany's Andrea Schöpp in the final. The Hearts victory gave them a berth at the 1989 Scott Tournament of Hearts. The team would go on to win that as well. They had to win three playoff games before beating Chris More of Manitoba in the final.

At the 1989 World Championships, they avenged their silver medal by defeating Trine Trulsen of Norway in the final.[4] Their Hearts victory in 1989 qualified them for the 1990 Scott Tournament of Hearts.

She received bronze at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 1990 and 1991. She was Champion skip at the 1996 TSN Skins Game.

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
  1. "Houston, Heather e. – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
  2. Ottawa Citizen, 1 Feb 1988, pg B8, "Rookie skip wins" (Houston was 28)
  3. Ottawa Citizen, 7 Apr 1988, pg C5, "Canadian rink nails down second place" (Houston was 29)
  4. Bob Weeks (2008). Curling, Etcetera: A Whole Bunch of Stuff About the Roaring Game. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-15613-1.
  5. "Second Hearts title even sweeter". Edmonton Journal. March 5, 1989. p. 37. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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