Opening day is in the books at the Provincial Senior Mixed Curling Championships, for mixed curling teams age 50 and over, being played at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Six teams are taking part, playing a round robin, with a two game championship round. After the first two draws, two Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club rinks, skipped by defending champion Blair Jay, and by Mel Bernard, are in the lead, having won both their games. Teams at 1 and 1 are Walter Callaghan from the host club, and Geoff Scutt from Cornwall, while Bob MacWilliams of Cornwall, and Donald Clarey of Montague did not manage to pick up an opening day victory.
In the opening draw, Callaghan shaded MacWilliams 6-5, Bernard beat Clarey 8-3, and Jay stole a triple in the final end for an 8-5 win over Scutt.
Draw two saw Jay take only four ends to trounce Clarey 8-2, Bernard follow a four point fourth end with a stolen triple in the fifth for an 8-3 win over Callaghan, and Scutt beat Cornwall clubmate and former event champion MacWilliams by a 7-5 score.
Round robin play wraps up on Saturday with draws at 10 am and 2 and 7 pm. Tiebreakers, if needed, go Sunday morning at 10, with the semi-final at 2 pm and the final at 7.
Here are win-loss results (scores not available) after the first two draws at the Atlantic Curling Tour finals being played at the Charlottetown Curling Club:
Draw one: PEI’s Brett Gallant defeated Newfoundland’s Alex Smith, Doug MacKenzie from Nova Scotia beat Charlottetown’s Bill Hope, Kyle Stevenson of Charlottetown won over Rick Perron from New Brunswick, and John Likely beat Charlottetown clubmate Kevin Champion.
Draw two saw Stevenson beat Likely, Champion defeat Gaudet, Gallant win over Hope, and MacKenzie beat Sutherland.
The final Friday night draw got underway at 7:30 pm. Saturday draw times are at 11 am and 2:30 and 5:30 pm. Any tie-breakers will be played Saturday evening. Semi-final action starts at 10 Sunday morning with the final going at 1 pm.
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink is in Ottawa this weekend, competing in the 2008 John Shea Insurance
Women’s Canada Cup Qualifier. After winning their opener Thursday evening, 8-7 in an extra end over Chrissy Cadorin of Ontario, they then lost 9-5 to World and Canadian champion Jennifer Jones on Friday morning. On Friday afternoon, they won 8-5 over Alison Ross of Ontario. Their next game is Saturday morning at 8 Eastern, against Cindy Street of Saskatchewan.
Results here: http://www.seasonofchampions.ca/2008ccqw/scores.asp
PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink is in Ottawa this weekend, competing in the 2008 John Shea Insurance
Women’s Canada Cup Qualifier. They face World and Canadian champion Jennifer Jones at 9 Atlantic this morning.
Results here: http://www.seasonofchampions.ca/2008ccqw/scores.asp
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