MARTIN, HOWARD SET TO RENEW RIVALRY AT GRAND SLAM EVENT
(THE CANADIAN PRESS)
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin will renew their rivalry in the final of the Pomeroy Inn & Suites National, the third Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.
Both veteran curlers capped a perfect preliminary round with semifinal wins on Saturday. Martin’s Edmonton rink edged Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., 4-3, while Howard, from Coldwater, Ont., cruised past Jim Cotter of Vernon, B.C., 8-3.
Glenn Howard (Canadian Press photo)
“We’re playing Glenn again — it will be a fun battle as it always is,” said Martin, who will have first hammer in the game. “There will be a ton of rocks in play. The first rock will be a guard and then away we go. Who knows who will win?”
In a battle of Olympic champions, Gushue scored two in the seventh end to tie the semifinal at 3-3, but Martin scored one in the eighth and final end to advance.