The standings are starting to take shape in both womenâs and menâs pool play as the round robin continues at the Everest Canadian Seniors Curling Championships in Fredericton, N.B.
British Columbiaâs Lynne Noble remains the only undefeated team in the womenâs round robin. Noble held on to defeat Prince Edward Islandâs Shelley Ebbett 8-7 on Wednesday evening. Earlier in the day, she won a close 4-3 contest over local favourite New Brunswickâs Kathy Hicks.
Ontarioâs Jo-Ann Rizzo is close behind with a 4-1 record, followed by Mary Mattatall and her Nova Scotia foursome.
In Womenâs Pool B, Manitobaâs Terry Ursel leads the pack with a 5-1 record, followed closely by Saskatchewanâs Sherry Anderson and Northern Ontarioâs Peggy Taylor, both with 4-2 records.
In Menâs action, Quebecâs Robert Maclean moved up in Pool A, taking over top spot after defeating Ontarioâs Howard Rajala 5-2 and PEIâs Phil Gorveatt 6-3 on Wednesday.
Yukonâs Pat Paslawski started the day still looking for his first win, and he found two â first holding Prince Edward Islandâs Philip Gorveatt off the scoreboard and stealing five straight points in a 7-0 victory, and following that up with a 4-2 win over Nunavutâs Ed Sattleberger in the afternoon draw.
Prince Edward Island second Mike Dillon with sweepers third Kevin Champion and lead Mark Butler (Orville Scott/Curling Canada photo)
Sattleberger also notched his first win of the round robin, stealing a point in the seventh on the way to a 7-4 victory over Newfoundland and Labradorâs Mark Noseworthy.
In Menâs Pool B, New Brunswickâs Terry Odishaw continues to lead with a 6-0 record. A logjam of teams follows right behind him with 3-3 records â Northern Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Northwest Territoriesâ Mel Sittichinli is still looking for his first win.
The round robin continues on Thursday with draws at 8 a.m, 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., all times EDT.
Draw results for the 2017 Canadian Seniors will be available at www.curling.ca. For event information, visit http://www.curling.ca/2017seniors.