(CCA) A rematch Saturday morning of last year’s Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials final at Edmonton was written into the women’s Canada Cup of Curling playoff script on Friday night.
Cheryl Bernard of Calgary, Alberta (Photo: CCA/Michael Burns Photography).
The loss eliminated the Jones team from the competition.
Kleibrink faces Calgary arch-rival Cheryl Bernard (4-and-1) at 8:30 a.m. with the winner advancing to Sunday’s 11 a.m. final and the loser dropping to a semi-final Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Also surviving the preliminary scrapping Friday, Stefanie Lawton of Saskatoon (4-and-1) goes against Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay (3-and-2) in a secondary playoff at 8:30 with the winner advancing to the semi-final and the loser hitting the highway for the home precinct.
Kleibrink, this event’s only two-time winner, won two games on Friday without the services of vice-skip Amy Nixon who was sidelined with the ‘flu. Alternate Crystal Webster was rung in at second with normal second player Bronwen Webster moving to third.