ALBERTON — With two convincing wins Wednesday, Melissa Morrow and her Silver Fox Curling Club team of Darcee Birch, Lindsey Spencer and Miranda Ellis has advanced to Thursday’s “A” qualifer of the P.E.I. Scotties Provincial Women’s Curling championship.
Miranda Ellis, left, lead stone on the Melissa Morrow rink and Lindsey Spencer, second stone, look down the ice to see the result of the opposing team’s shot. Morrow, whose team also includes mate Darcee Birch, scored two convincing wins on the opening day of the P.E.I. Scotties Provincial Women’s Curling championship Wednesday at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. – Eric McCarthy
Morrow needed just eight ends Wednesday morning to score a 10-4 victory over Tammy Dewar from Montague. Then Wednesday evening, in a draw delayed because of a snowstorm, she cruised to a 13-3 victory over the Suzanne Birt rink from the Charlottetown Curling Club in a game called after seven ends.
With the win Morrow advances to the A” qualifier Thursday at 2 p.m. against either Sarah Fullerton or Veronica Smith. Fullerton and Smith are meeting in Wednesday’s 9 p.m. draw.