On Saturday, the team of Rod MacDonald, John Likely, George Koke, and Doug MacGregor, from the Charlottetown and Montague curling clubs, won the B section of the triple knockout Credit Unions of PEI Provincial Senior Men’s Championship, taking place at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Trailing 5-4 after seven ends, the rink came from behind to win the B final against Blair Jay and his Silver Fox team, taking five points in the last three ends for a 9-5 win. The Charlie Wilkinson team from Charlottetown took the A section on Friday.
In Saturday play, previously-undefeated Wilkinson dropped both his games, losing 8-3 to MacDonald/Likely in the morning game, and 9-7 to Bill Hope in the afternoon. In the B semis, Jay got by Clair Sweet of O’Leary’s Maple Leaf club 8-7, tying the game with a deuce in the tenth, and stealing a single in an extra end to advance to the game against MacDonald and Likely. In other games in the morning draw, Hope downed Barry Cameron of the Fox 6-1, and Bernard doubled Silver Fox clubmate Marc LeClair 6-3.
Sunday games, originally scheduled for 1 and 6 pm are being rescheduled due to weather and road conditions, with the first draw, the C flight semi-finals, between MacDonald/Likely and Mel Bernard (Silver Fox), and between Blair Jay (Silver Fox) and Bill Hope (Charlottetown and Cornwall) moved to 3 pm, and the time for the evening C final draw yet to be determined. The winners of the three section finals will advance to the two game championship round, Monday at 1 and 6 pm.
The eventual winner will advance to the Canadian Seniors championships, March 17-25 in Abbotsford BC.