PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink defeated Manitoba’s Cathy Overton-Clapham team 8-5 this morning at the Scotties, stealing a triple in the seventh end en route to the win. In order to make the playoff round, P.E.I. had to win both games today, and hope one of Nova Scotia, Alberta or Team Canada loses twice, and hope Ontario lost twice. Ontario beat the Territories 9-3 this morning, so it looks like this will not happen.
Here is the transcript from this morning’s live blog of the draw, in The Guardian.
Team Manitoba skip Cathy Overton-Clapham calls a shot while Team P.E.I. skip Suzanne Birt strategizes her next move during Scotties Tournament of Hearts action Thursday morning. Guardian photo by Mitch MacDonald