Defending champion Blair Jay of Summerside defeated Cornwall’s Geoff Scutt rink 8-2 in the semi-final on Sunday morning to advance to the 2 pm final against Silver Fox clubmate Mel Bernard in the Provincial Senior Mixed Curling Championships at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. The two championship games were moved up from their previously scheduled times.
Round robin play wrapped up Saturday evening. The Bernard rink finished atop the standings, with a 4-1 win-loss record, and advanced directly to Sunday’s 2 pm final. 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.