It’s a very busy day at the Curl Atlantic Championship at the MacLauchlan Arena of the CARI Complex in Charlottetown, with play getting underway at 8 am.

Here is today’s schedule:

Friday, September  12, 2014

Draw 4 – 08:00 AM (Women and 1 Canada Games)

Sheet	Teams & Scores
1	Sylvie Robichaud () vs. Marie Christianson ()
2	Kelly MacIntosh () vs. Suzanne Birt ()
3	Carter Small () vs. Alex MacFadyen ()
4	Heather Smith () vs. Veronica Smith ()
5	Kathy O’Rourke () vs. Sarah Rhyno ()

Draw 5 – 12:00 PM (Canada Games)

Sheet	Teams & Scores
1	Matthew Manuel () vs. Alex MacFadyen ()
2	Andrew Taylor () vs. Carter Small ()
3	Lauren Moerike () vs. Tyler Smith ()
4	Kaleigh Mackay () vs. Mary Fay ()
5	Megan Kearley () vs. Justine Comeau ()

Draw 6 – 4:00 PM (Men, 1 Canada Games)

Sheet	Teams & Scores
1	Adam Casey () vs. James Grattan ()
2	Chad Stevens () vs. Jamie Newson ()
3	Kaleigh Mackay () vs. Justine Comeau ()
4	Alan O’Leary () vs. Ian Fitzner-Leblanc ()
5	Mark Dacey () vs. Andy McCann ()

Draw 7 – 8:00 PM (Women, 1 Canada Games)

Sheet	Teams & Scores
1	Tyler Smith () vs. Andrew Taylor ()
2	Heather Smith () vs. Kathy O’Rourke ()
3	Suzanne Birt () vs. Sylvie Robichaud ()
4	Veronica Smith () vs. Sarah Rhyno ()
5	Marie Christianson () vs. Kelly MacIntosh ()

In Friday women’s play, PEI’s Suzanne Birt pulled out a 6-5 extra end win over Marie Christianson, who has moved from Halifax to Newfoundland and Labrador, Kathy O’Rourke of Charlottetown blanked the Veronica Smith junior team from Cornwall 9-0, Sarah Rhyno beat defending champ Heather Smith-Dacey 6-2, and Sylvie Robichaud beat Kelly MacIntosh 6-4.

Men’s action saw PEI’s Adam Casey lose 6-5 in an extra end to Chad Stevens, while the other PEI rink, skipped by Jamie Newson, fell 8-1 to New Brunswick’s James Grattan foursome. Other scores: Ian Fitzner-Leblanc over Andy McCann 8-3, Alan O’Leary 6, Mark Dacey 4.

In Canada Games play, PEI’s Tyler Smith lost 7-6 to Carter Small, Justine Comeau beat PEI’s Lauren Moerike 11-2, Alex MacFadyen edged. Kaleigh Mackay 5-4 in a battle between Island rinks, Mary Fay (14) over Megan Kearley (3), and Andrew Taylor (6) beating. Matthew Manuel (3).

Ticket prices:

• Full Championship Pass: $30 ea.
• Youth/Senior* Championship Pass: $20 ea.
• General Day Pass: $10 ea.
• Children 6 years of age or under are free.

*Youth is defined as 16 years of age or younger. Senior is defined as 60 years of age or older.

If you can’t make it to the arena,  games on sheets 3 and 4 are scheduled to be livestreamed on BellAliant’s CommunityOne internet site (see below).