The unseeded Jamie Newson rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex beat the top-seeded Adam Casey team from the Silver Fox and Charlottetown clubs by a 6-4 score this afternoon to win the A section of the modified triple knockout draw of the Curl PEI Tankard Provincial Men’s Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. This puts the Newson team into the Tuesday championship round. In other action, Robert Campbell of Charlottetown doubled Summerside’s Blair Jay 8-4, and Tyler MacKenzie beat Charlottetown clubmate Tyler Harris 8-2 in six ends.
Next games are at 3:30 pm, with MacKenzie vs Campbell, and Harris vs Jay. The Future Tankard opener will see Devin Schut of Cornwall play Alex Gallant from Summerside.
Here’s our end by end report on all three games (latest ends first)
End 10: Campbell runs Jay out of rocks. Campbell 8 Jay 4 Final. Newson doesn’t have to throw his last. Newson 6 Casey 4 Final.
End 9 Campbell draws for 2. Campbell 8 Jay 4 after 9 Casey hits and sticks for 1. Newson 6 Casey 4 after 9
End 8: Jay hits and sticks for 2. Campbell 6 Jay 4 after 8 Newson draws for 2. Newson 6 Casey 3 after 8
End 7: Casey draws for 2. Newson 4 Casey 3 after 7. Jay hits and rolls out for blank. Campbell 6 Jay 2 after 7
End 6 1/2: Newson hits and sticks for 2. Newson 4 Casey 1. Jay draws against 3. Is light. Steal of 3. Campbell 6 Jay 2
End 6 2/2: Harris tries tap back on his own to MacKenzie stone. Misses. Steal of 1. Game over MacKenzie 8 Harris 2 Final
End 5 1/2; Harris hits/rolls to blank. MacKenzie leads 7-2. Casey draws for 1. Newson 2 Casey 1.
End 5 2/2: Jay hits/rolls to blank. Campbell leads 3-2.
End 4 1/2: Casey hits, rolls out for blank Newson 2 Casey 0. MacKenzie draws for 2, leads Harris 7-2.
End 4 2/2: Campbell tad heavy on draw for 2, Gets 1, leads Jay 3-2.
End 3 1/2 Casey tries to tap Newson stone to his to four foot. A bit heavy. Steal of 1. Newson 2 Casey 0
End 3 2/2; Harris draws for 2. MacKenzie 5 Harris 2. Campbell throws to boards for blank. Campbell 2 Jay 2.
End 2 Newson draws vs 2, leads Casey 1-0. Harris draw vs 2 light. MacKenzie steals 2, 5-0. Jay gets deuce, tied at 2 w Campbell
End 1:Newson hits and rolls out for blank Newson 0 Casey 0 MacKenzie draws for 3 over Harris Campbell draws for 2 over Jay