Ch’ship round set for O’Connor Glass U16, today in Alberton

The boy’s and girl’s championship rounds are set for the O’Connor Glass Provincial Under 16 curling championships, which wrap up with the finals this evening at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton.

The defending champion Alex MacFadyen rink from the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside completed round robin play with a perfect 4-0 record, earning a bye to the boy’s final, at 6 this evening. Cornwall’s Donald DeWolfe rink, who are in second place, losing only to MacFadyen (12-5 Saturday morning), and the Alex Gallant rink from the Fox, who finished third, with a 2-2 win-loss record, will play in the 2 pm semi-final, with the winner facing MacFadyen in the championship game. Devin Schut of Cornwall ended play at 1-3, with Owen Collier of Montague going 0-4.

On the girl’s side, the Kaleigh MacKay rink from Crapaud and Montague had three straight wins in triple knockout play to qualify first for the Page round, at 10 this morning. Cornwall’s Lauren Lenentine team, the defending champions, lost the “A” qualifier, 8-5 to MacKay, but won the “B”, stealing ends 5 through 7 against Lauren Moerike of Charlottetown. MacKay and Lenentine now square off in the 10 am Page A vs B game, with the winner going directly to the 6 pm final, and the loser taking on the winner of the Page C vs D game in the 2 pm semi-final. The winner of the semi then advances to the final.

The Page C vs D game at 10 sees Kristie Rogers of Cornwall, who won the “C” qualifier with a come-from-behind win over clubmate Katie Worth, taking on Moerike, who also came from behind to capture  the final qualifying spot, with a 12-5 win over Karlie Lewis of the host Western Community club. Rogers was trailing 2-1 after 2, and took a single in three, stole a triple in end four, and then stole the next four ends for the win. Moerike was down 6-0 after the second end, but took four points in the third, and stole a triple in the 4th to lead 7-6 at the half. Lewis tied it with a single in five, but a four point sixth end, and a steal of one in the seventh gave Moerike the win. The winner of the 10 am Page C vs D game advances to the 2 pm semi-final.

Eight girls and five boys teams took part in the event.

Live results are available at PEICurling.com/under16