Two hometown skips, Rod MacDonald and Mike Gaudet, have advanced to this afternoon’s final, scheduled for 3 pm, at the Labatt/Journal-Pioneer Cashspiel at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside.

In the all-PEI semi-finals at noon, MacDonald defeated Robert Shaw 7-3, while Gaudet got by Robert Campbell 6-5 in an extra end.

MacDonald and Gaudet both had byes into the semi-finals. This morning’s quarter-finals saw Campbell double Martin Gavin of Halifax 6-3, while Shaw stole a triple in the fifth end and a triple in the 6th in a 7-1 victory over Halifax’s Jamie Christianson.

MacDonald, Gaudet, Gavin and Christianson finished round robin play on Saturday with 4-1 win-loss records, while Shaw and Campbell went 3-2. Eighteen teams from around the Maritimes began play Friday in this annual Atlantic Curling Tour event. $2500 is the prize for the top team, with $1600 for the runner-up, $1200 for 3rd and 4th place, and $800 for 5th and 6th place.

The Tour travels to Moncton Dec. 8-11 for the Molson Canadian Hub City Shoot Out.