The Jamie Newson rink from the Silver Fox and Charlottetown curling clubs beat the Tyler MacKenzie foursome from Charlottetown by a 7-4 score in this afternoon’s final to win the PEI Mixed (Fours) Curling Championship and advance to the nationals, November 5-10 2018 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg.

Photo (L-R): PEI Mixed Winners Jamie Newson, Melissa Morrow, Andrew MacDougall, Miranda Ellis

Newson, who was a finalist in both the A and B sections of the modified triple knockout draw, and won the “C”, earned a bye to the final, while “A” section winner MacKenzie eliminated “B” winner Mitchell Schut from Cornwall with a 7-4 win in the morning semi-final to advance to the deciding game.

In the final, Newson, whose team includes third Melissa Morrow, second Andrew MacDougall, and lead stone Miranda Ellis, had a 4-1 lead at the fourth end break, scoring singles in the first two ends and a deuce in the fourth. MacKenzie, who was also a finalist last year, narrowed the gap to 1 with a deuce in the fifth, but a Newson triple in the sixth put him ahead 7-3. MacKenzie was kept to a single in seven, and ran out of rocks in the eighth.

Photo (L-R): Finalist team — Jodi Murphy, Doug MacGregor, Aleya Quilty, Tyler MacKenzie

Other members of Team MacKenzie were third Aleya Quilty, second Doug MacGregor and lead Jodi Murphy. Nine teams, with members from all seven dedicated PEI curling facilities, began play on Friday.