The PEI Junior Mixed Curling Championship takes place March 9-12 at the Montague Curling Club. There are two divisions — for mixed curling teams age 20 and under, and age 15 and under.
Last year, the Charlottetown rink of Christopher Gallant, Emily Keen, Andrew Cameron, and Emma Matheson edged the Tyler Smith foursome from the Charlottetown, Maple Leaf, and Silver Fox clubs by an 8-7 score to capture the 20 and Under division, while the 15 and Under division was not held due to insufficient numbers. This year, there are six teams entered in the 20 and Under section, and five in the 15 and Under. The Gallant rink are back to defend their title.
The teams will play a round robin draw, with the top three teams in each division advancing to a two game championship round, with the second and third place teams playing in the semi-final, and the winner playing the first place team in the final. Play gets underway Friday at noon (20 and Under), and 3 pm (15 and Under). The finals are Monday at 1:30 or 6 pm, depending on tiebreakers.
Here are the opening draws:
Friday March 9 at 12 noon (20 and Under)
Cody Dixon vs Sarah Fullerton, Christopher Gallant vs Matthew MacLean, Shawn Pitre vs Jeff Taylor.
Friday March 9 at 3 pm (15 and Under)
Owen Collier vs James Dalton, Cameron Jenkins vs Logan Maker
Friday March 9 at 7:30 pm (20 and Under)
MacLean vs Pitre, Dixon vs Taylor, Fullerton vs Gallant
Saturday March 10 at 9 am (15 and Under)
James Dalton vs Brent Matheson, Owen Collier vs Cameron Jenkins
Complete draw is available at peicurling.com/juniormixed. End-by-end results will be available at LiveCurling.com
Here are the team rosters:
20 and Under Division
| Skip | Vice-skip/Mate/Third | Second | Lead | Coach #1 | Coach #2 | Club |
| 1-Cody Dixon | Sarah MacPhee | Dylan Lowery | Danielle Collings | Tammy Dewar | Montague | |
| 2-Sarah Fullerton | Matthew Nabuurs | Michelle McQuaid | Connor MacPhee | Arnie Nabuurs | Charlottetown | |
| 3-Christopher Gallant | Emily Keen | Andrew Cameron | Emma Matheson | Peter Gallant | Charlottetown | |
| 4-Matthew MacLean | Amanda MacLean | Alan MacLean | Aleya Quilty | Glen MacLean | Pat Quilty | Cornwall/Maple Leaf |
| 5-Shawn Pitre | Rachel O’Connor | Noah O’Connor | Breanne Burgoyne | David O’Connor | Charlottetown/Cornwall | |
| 6-Jeff Taylor | Jenny McLean (throws 1st) | Alex Jenkins | Kassinda Bulger (throws 3rd) | AJ Campbell | Pat Quilty | Cornwall/Silver Fox |
15 and Under Division
| Skip | Vice-skip/Mate/Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Club |
| A-Owen Collier | Eve MacKinnon | Jayde Maynard | Kaleigh MacKay | Nancy Collier | Montague |
| B-James Dalton | Meghan Ching | Matthew MacDonald | Lauren Lenentine | Pat Quilty | Summerside/Cornwall |
| C-Cameron Jenkins | Jessica Watts | Jonathan Cann | Jenny Mutch | David Ross | Charlottetown |
| D-Logan Maker | Annika Kelly | Jack Ronahan | Tati Kelly | Mark Reid | Charlottetown |
| E-Brent Matheson | Lauren Moerike | Ben MacCullum | Olivia Corrigan | David Parker | Charlottetown |