ALBERTON-It will be Jamie Newson against Tyler MacKenzie in the “A” section final of the P.E.I. Provincial Mixed Fours Curling championship in Saturday’s 10 a.m. draw at the Western Community Curling Club

Newson and his Silver Fox and Charlottetown Curling Club team of Melissa Morrow, Andrew MacDougall and Miranda Ellis scored a pair of lopsided victories on the opening day of the modified triple knock-out championship Friday at the Western Community Club. They started off with a 6-1 victory over the Freddy Fraser rink from the host club in the afternoon draw and scored a 10-3 victory over the Mitchell Schut Cornwall rink in the evening draw.

Aleya Quilty, mate on the Tyler MacKenzie Charlottetown rink, calls a shot during the opening draw of the P.E.I. Provincial Mixed Curling Championship at Western Community Curling Club. Looking on are skip Calvin Smith and mate Lauren Ferguson from Crapaud and watching a shot on the adjacent ice, Iva Griffin and Glen Betts from the host Western club. – Eric McCarthy

MacKenzie took a slightly longer path to the “A” final as both of his games Friday went to an extra end. He scored two with hammer in the morning draw for a 9-7 win over Calvin Smith from Crapaud, and he fought back from a 5-1 deficit at the fourth end break and was up 6-5 on Daryl MacDonald from the host club after seven ends. MacDonald tied the game in the eighth but MacKenzie and his Charlottetown rink of Jodi Murphy (lead), Doug MacGregor and Aleya Quilty got the single in the extra for a 7-6 win.

There are draws scheduled Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. and, if necessary, Monday at 2 and 6 p.m.

Click for full story and scoreboard from Friday draws at the Journal Pioneer.