SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Whether Makiya Noonan is in the hack, discussing strategy or sweeping, it’s business as usual on the curling ice. And when Noonan ...
Makiya Noonan, third stone for the Ella Lenentine rink from Cornwall, follows a shot during the recent Pepsi P.E.I. junior curling championships in Crapaud. The Lenentine rink will represent P.E.I. at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. in February. Jason Simmonds • Journal Pioneer - Staff
“I don’t let bother me, or get in the way of anything I do,” said Noonan, daughter of Craig and Kristin Noonan. Immediately, the family began learning American Sign Language. They visited doctors, learned about cochlear implants and, within five months, Makiya was part of a history-making surgery at the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alta.• Plays third stone for the Ella Lenentine rink, which will represent P.E.I. in female curling during Week 1 of the 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. in February. The curling competition will take place in Noonan’s hometown – Summerside.
• It’s a busy upcoming two months for Team Lenentine. Along with the Canada Games, the Cornwall-based rink will represent P.E.I. at the Canadian under-18 championships in Timmins, Ont., from Feb. 5 to 11 and the New Holland Canadian junior championships in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., from March 25 to April 2.
“We want to make sure that we are supporting her whether it’s through sign language, or whether it’s through advocacy or other avenues.”
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