The Charlottetown and Cornwall Curling Club rink of Bill Hope, Craig Mackie, John Mullin, and David Murphy swept all three triple-knockout section finals, all against the Bob Matheson rink from the host Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, to capture the 2011 Credit Unions of PEI provincial men’s curling championships. This afternoon’s C final was a low scoring one, with Hope winning 4-3, and, by sweeping all three sections, eliminating the need for a championship round on Monday. Other members of the runner-up Matheson rink are Muncey Harris, Glen Betts, and Wayne Arsenault. Matheson stepped up to skip the rink when the original skip, Clair Sweet, had to drop out, due to the passing of his wife.
The Hope rink advanced to the C final with a 7-5 win over the Dale Cannon foursome from the Silver Fox, while the Matheson team downed Grant Somers from the Fox 8-2.
The Hope foursome now advance to the World Financial Group Canadian Seniors, March 19-26 in Digby NS. Eight teams took part in the PEI Seniors Championship.
Meanwhile, the Credit Unions of PEI provincial women’s championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club is down to the championship round, scheduled for 1 and 6 pm on Monday. The June Moyaert foursome from the Montague Curling Club has won both the B and C sections of the eight team triple knockout event, and will win the championship if they take either game, while A section winner and two-time defending champion Shirley Berry and her combined Cornwall and Charlottetown curling club rink would have to win both matches. Playing with Moyaert are Sherren MacKinnon, Terri Thompson, and Kathy Clarey. Rounding out the Berry foursome are Sandy Hope, Shelley Ebbett, and Arleen Harris.
Moyaert won this afternoon’s C final against Berry in convincing fashion, following a first end single with a stolen triple and a single in the next two ends, and a triple in the fifth. Berry’s two single points were in the fourth and sixth ends. A Moyaert double in the seventh brought the game to an early conclusion with a 10-2 final score.
Berry edged Cornwall clubmate Debbie Rhodenhizer 9-8 this morning to advance to the C final. Rhodenhizer got off to a quick start in that game with a four point first end, but Berry recovered quickly, to lead 6-4 at the half. Moyaert was trailing Summerside’s Nola Murphy 6-4 after seven ends in her C semi-final this morning, but pulled ahead with five points in the eighth. Murphy came back with one in the ninth and tied the game with a 10th end deuce. Moyaert scored a single point with hammer in the extra end to win 10-9.
The winning rink from Monday’s championship round will advance to the World Financial Group Canadian Seniors, March 19-26 in Digby NS.