A late push by Doug Marshall's rink wasn't enough to lift his Chilliwack squad to a playoff position at the Candian Mixed Curling Championship, which wrapped up Saturday in Sudbury, Ont.

Marshall, along with third Lisa Deputan, second Darren Jarvis and lead Janet Klebe were representing British Columbia at the national event. A pair of mid-week losses put Marshall and company in tough. But the Chilliwack curlers rallied late and finished the event with a record of 8-5, tied with five other rinks for fourth place.

Alas, only the top three teams made the playoffs, which left Marshall's rink on the outside looking in as Saskatchewan-whom B.C. had beat 11-4 during round robin play- stole a point in an extra end to beat Alberta in the final.

"We're happy with where we ended up," said Deputan Monday. "It would have been nice to make the playoffs but we're happy with being up there.

"We had a fantastic week, there were a couple really competitive teams," she said.

Klebe led the B.C. rink with a tournamentlong rate of 80 per cent, good for fourth-best among leads in the tournament.

? The Chilliwack Curling Club will host a reception for the returning rink this Friday at 8 p.m.

tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com