(By Jonathan Brazeau)
Brad Gushue has captured his 12th provincial championship with a 3-0 sweep of the Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard best-of-five series against Gary Wensman in Labrador City, N.L.
Gushue, from St. John’s, defeated Wensman 8-6 Saturday morning in Game 3 to clinch the title and will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Wensman picked up a single in the second and stole two in the third to take a 3-1 lead. The teams traded pairs of points through the fourth and fifth ends as Wensman maintained a two-point advantage. Gushue tied it with another deuce in six and then stole one in seven and two in eight to go up 8-5. Wensman settled for a point in the ninth.
Gushue took Game 1 with a 10-1 rout in six ends and was victorious in Game 2 winning 9-4 during Friday’s draws.