Ashley Sippala

Ashley Sippala (born Ashley Miharija, January 21, 1987) is a Canadian curler. Sippala currently plays second for the Krista McCarville rink.

Ashley Sippala
Curler
Born
Ashley Miharija

(1987-01-21) January 21, 1987
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Team
Curling clubFort William CC,
Thunder Bay, ON
SkipKrista McCarville
ThirdKendra Lilly
SecondAshley Sippala
LeadSarah Potts
Career
Member Association Northern Ontario
Hearts appearances5 (2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2020)
Top CTRS ranking9th (2015–16)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Northern Ontario
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2016 Grande Prairie
Representing  Ontario
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
2010 Sault Ste. Marie

Career

Sippala's first major curling event was when she played third for Mike Assad's Northern Ontario team at the 2008 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. The team finished 6–5.[1]

Sippala skipped Team Northern Ontario at the 2008 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. Her rink of Jessica Williams, Jenna Enge and Sarah Lang finished with an 8–4 record, before losing in a tie-breaker match to Saskatchewan.[2]

The following season, Sippala qualified for her first women's provincial championship. She skipped her Port Arthur Curling Club rink to a 4–5 record at the 2009 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[3] She was invited by Krista McCarville to be the team's alternate at the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[4]

The following season, she fully joined the McCarville rink, first playing as the team's second. The team won the 2010 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts,[5] and the team went on to win a bronze medal at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing the semi-final to Prince Edward Island.[6]

The next season, Sippala was promoted to the team's third.[7] She was moved to second in 2015 when Kendra Lilly was added to the team. The team won a silver medal at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[8] They also played in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, finishing 4–4.[9]

Team McCarville won the 2020 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts which qualified them for the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[10] They lost the 3 vs. 4 game to Ontario's Rachel Homan.[11]

The 2021 Northern Ontario provincial playdowns were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. As the 2020 provincial champions, Sippala, with McCarville's team, was given an automatic invitation to represent Northern Ontario at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary. However, the team declined the invitation, citing family and work priorities.[12]

Personal life

Sippala is employed as a lab technician for the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. She is married to Brian Sippala and has two children.[13]

References
  1. "Canadian Mixed Curling Championship: 2008 Mixed" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. January 17, 2008. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Miharija 4–5 at 2009 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. "2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. May 3, 2010. p. 2. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. "Ontario Scotties — Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. "2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts" (PDF). Canadian Curling Association. September 24, 2010. pp. 2, 41. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  7. "Ashley Sippala Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  8. "Alberta wins 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  9. "2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings — Women: Standings/Draw: Round Robin". Curling Canada. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  10. Dunick, Leith (February 2, 2020). "McCarville headed to eighth Scotties Tournament of Hearts". TBayNewsWatch. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. Wyman, Ted (February 22, 2020). "Veteran Homan books spot in Scotties semifinal with spectacular shot in ninth end against McCarville". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  12. Heroux, Devin (December 17, 2020). "'Family first': Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville declines invite to Scotties bubble". CBC Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  13. "2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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