Einarson rink wins pre-trials opener

Posted: 8:44 PM CST Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 Last Modified: 7:54 AM CST Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 | Updates

Kerri Einarson’s women’s curling crew from East St. Paul finished strongly on Monday to begin the Canadian Olympic pre-trials playdowns in Summerside, P.E.I.

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Kerri Einarson’s women’s curling crew from East St. Paul finished strongly on Monday to begin the Canadian Olympic pre-trials playdowns in Summerside, P.E.I.

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Kerri Einarson’s women’s curling crew from East St. Paul finished strongly on Monday to begin the Canadian Olympic pre-trials playdowns in Summerside, P.E.I.

Locked in a 7-7 tie after giving up a steal of two points to Karla Thompson in the eighth end, Einarson blanked the ninth end and then cracked a four-ender in the 10th to record an 11-7 victory over the Kamloops, B.C., team in the opening draw of the pre-trials.

Einarson, three other women’s teams from Winnipeg and three men’s teams from Winnipeg are among the 28 rinks from across the country battling for the final four berths (two in men’s play, two in women’s) in the Canadian Olympic trials Dec. 2 to 10 in Ottawa.

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Kerri Einarson's East St. Paul rink recorded an 11-7 victory over the Kamloops, B.C. team in the opening draw of the Canadian Olympic team pre-trials. — JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Kerri Einarson's East St. Paul rink recorded an 11-7 victory over the Kamloops, B.C. team in the opening draw of the Canadian Olympic team pre-trials.

In other games Monday afternoon involving local teams, Shannon Birchard of Thistle stole a single point in the sixth end to grab a 4-2 lead and hung on for a 6-5 win over Julie Tippin of Woodstock, Ont., while Sherry Middaugh from Coldwater, Ont., scored a ninth-end deuce and then stole a single in the last end for a 7-5 win over Darcy Robertson of Assiniboine Memorial.

In the evening draw, Jacqueline Harrison of Mississauga, Ont., upended Briane Meilleur of Fort Rouge 10-6.

In men’s play, Jason Gunnlaugson, William Lyburn and Pat Simmons, all from the Granite, take to the ice for the first time this morning.

Round-robin play wraps up Friday night and the playoffs are set for the weekend.

The four squads that clinch spots in Summerside qualify for the Olympic trials. Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones, the 2014 Olympic gold medallist, and Michelle Englot, also representing Winnipeg, have already qualified, as have Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen and Reid Carruthers.

— Jason Bell