The Robert Campbell foursome, which includes third Rebecca Jean MacPhee, second Robbie Doherty, and lead Jackie Reid are in the driver’s seat at the M&M Meat Shops Provincial Mixed Curling Championship, which wraps up today at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. On Saturday night, they beat their Charlottetown clubmates, the Bill Hope rink, by an 11-5 score to capture the A section of this double knockout event. Campbell, who won the Canadian Mixed in 1989, led 8-5 after seven ends, and stole a triple in the eighth to bring the A final to an early conclusion.
Defending champion Kyle Stevenson was eliminated from further play in last night’s draw, losing 8-5 to Jody Jackson. Also out last night was the Adam Casey rink, with Canadian Scotties runner-up Erin Carmody at third. They lost 10-2 to Eddie MacKenzie. All four rinks are from Charlottetown.
This morning at 9, Hope takes on Jackson, and Campbell plays MacKenzie, with the winners advancing to the B final at 2 pm. If Campbell is in that game and wins it, he will take the championship. If not, the winner will play Campbell for the title at 7 pm. The winning rink will advance to the Canadian Mixed, at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba, November 20-27, 2010,