Round robin play wrapped up Saturday evening at the Provincial Senior Mixed Curling Championship, being played at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. The Mel Bernard rink of Summerside finished atop the standings, with a 4-1 win-loss record, and advance directly to Sunday’s 2 pm final. They’ll play the winner of the 10 am semi-final between defending champion Blair Jay, also from the Silver Fox, who finished in second place, and Geoff Scutt of Cornwall, the third place finisher. Jay and Scutt both had 3-2 records, but Jay beat Scutt in their exciting round robin encounter on Friday, by stealing an extra-end triple, and take second place honours.
Playing with Bernard are Jeanne Duffenais, Earle Proude, and Helen MacDonald. Barbara Currie, Douglas Simmons and Debbie MacMurdo round out the Jay foursome, while the other members of the Scutt rink are Sherren MacKinnon, Donald Weeks, and Deb DelValle.
Bob MacWilliams of Cornwall, the 2006 event winner, and Donald Clarey of Montague finished play at 2-3, with Walter Callaghan of the host club picking up one win against four losses.
Bernard suffered his first loss on Saturday, losing 6-3 to Scutt, but recorded an eight-end triple to come from behind and edge Jay 8-7. Bernard scored two triples and a stolen double in his 9-4 win over MacWilliams. MacWilliams recovered quickly in the next game, with a decisive 8-1 win over Jay, who beat Callaghan 8-7 in another Saturday game. Scutt got by Callaghan 6-5, but lost 6-2 to Donald Clarey.
Six teams began play on Friday in this event, now in its third year.