The New Zealand junior curling team. Front row, from left:
Brittany Taylor (16, Auckland), Katie Bauer (15, Auckland),
Elliot Morgan (21, Alpine), Tim Miller (21, Maniototo).
Back row from left: Peter Becker (coach), Lucy Harris (19,
Ranfurly), Lucy Lane (17, Ranfurly), Abby Pyle (21,
Ranfurly, skip), Mathew Weir (20, Maniototo), Kris Miller
(19, Maniototo), Lachlan Brown (19, Kyeburn), Mark Harris
(manager).
The Miller brothers, from Ranfurly, will play a key role
for New Zealand at the Pacific Junior Curling championships in
China over the next week.
Kris, the skip of the New Zealand men's team, is an
experienced curler whose inspirational leadership helped
Maniototo win the New Zealand under-21 title at the Dunedin
Ice Stadium last August.
His brother Tim will play a crucial role in the middle to lay
a good foundation and put stones in the circle.
Maniototo has three players in the New Zealand men's team for
the Pacific championships at Harbin, China, from January 9 to
16.
The other Maniototo player is Matt Weir and they will be
joined by Elliott Morgan and Lachlan Brown from Central
Otago.
Morgan is the son of former New Zealand curling
representative and Otago rugby halfback Richard Morgan.
Eight members of the New Zealand teams are from Central
Otago.
Aucklanders Katie Bauer and Brittany Taylor complete the
women's team.
Abby Pyle (Maniototo) has been named skip of the women's
team.
She proved her credentials by skipping Maniototo to win the
New Zealand women's under-21 title at Dunedin last year.
The other Maniototo members of the team are Lucy Harris and
Lucy Lane.
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