New Glasgow NS-The Quarter-Final draw of the Sobeys Slam was incredibly exciting with three of the four games going down to the final rock, one of them even needing an extra end. The only game which was not a nail-biter was over early. Stephanie Lawton scored 3 in the first, stole 4 in the fourth, and shook hands after 5 ends in a dominating 9-1 victory over Crystal Webster. Last year’s finalists will meet this year in the Semi-Final, as Marie France Larouche stole 1 in the eighth as Bingyu Wang’s draw with her final stone came up light, and Sherry Middaugh made a hit for 2 points with her last rock in the extra end against Heather Rankin. Cathy King did not have to throw her last rock, as Mary Anne Arsenault just missed with her last, giving King the 6-5 victory.
This sets up a Western Semi-Final, and an Eastern Semi-Final. Cathy King from Alberta will face Stephanie Lawton from Saskatchewan, and Mary-France Larouche from Quebec meets Sherry Middaugh of Ontario. This is a rematch of last year’s final, which was won by Middaugh.
The semis go at 11:30 this morning, with the final at 3 pm.