When PEI third stone Kim Ellsworth was faced with the prospect of needing to skip her team due to their skip Sharon Horne being ill, it was a job she didn’t want. She even
approached officials to see if a spare could fill the role. However, the rules state subs can only play lead, and Ellsworth reluctantly took on the role, where she seems to be holding her own quite well..

PEI Women’s rink — Anil Mungal photo

PEI brought a 1-0 record into draw six against Quebec on Tuesday, but Ellsworth and Team PEI fought back to force an extra end. Quebec sealed the victory in the ninth end when Ellsworth’s draw came up just a little short. This morning PEI lost 6-3 to unbeaten Saskatchewan, skipped by Heather Burnett. The Islanders were down one after six ends, but the westerners stole ends seven and eight for the win.PEI is at 1-2, while Saskatchewan improved to 4-0.

PEI’s Alan Inman rink (1-1) are currently playing the unbeaten (3-0) Saskatchewan men, skipped by Corey Martens, with the game tied at 3-3 after four ends. Both PEI rinks take on their Nova Scotia counterparts this evening. Marion MacAulay, the skip of the Nova Scotia women’s rink, is a Souris PEI native.

(With info from The Dominion Daily)