PEI’s Team Birt made it to the Sunday final at the 7-team $3800 purse Oakville Fall Classic at the Oakville Curling Club in Ontario, losing 8-6 to the Jamie Sinclair rink from Charlotte NC. The PEI team had a 4-3 lead after 4 ends, but the Sinclair team pulled ahead with a 3-point sixth end.

Michelle McQuaid (left) and Meaghan Hughes (photo from Team Birt Facebook page)

The Birt squad edged the Jacqueline Harrison team from Dundas Ont. 5-4 in the semis, while Sinclair and her rink got by Laurie St. Georges and her Laval QC team, also by a 5-4 score.

Team Birt and her team finished qualifying-round play with a 3-1 win-loss to advance to the money round. Team Glenn Howard won the men’s event.