Manitoba still in mixed curling hunt
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Digital Subscription
One year of digital access for only $75*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $5.77 plus GST every four weeks. After 52 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.99/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 08/11/2018 (2753 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba eked out a gutsy comeback victory Thursday night to remain in the hunt for a playoff spot at the Canadian mixed curling championship in Winnipeg.
The Winnipeg team, skipped by Colin Kurz, trailed British Columbia by two points through five ends, but scored one in the sixth and then stole singles in the seventh and eighth ends to register a 7-6 triumph.
Kurz’s crew of third Megan Walter, second Brendan Bilawka and lead Sara Oliver improved to 5-3 after five days of the championship at the Fort Rouge Curling Club, which features 14 teams from coast to coast and Canada’s north.
Manitoba posted a 4-2 record in round-robin play in its seven-team pool to earn a spot in the eight-team championship round. The team then crossed over to play the top four teams in the other pool.
Kurz’s team fell 5-3 Thursday afternoon to Alberta before rebounding against B.C. In the last end, a nose hit on a centre guard opened the door a crack for Manitoba, and Walter executed a terrific draw to the top of the four-foot that B.C. skip Cody Tanaka couldn’t dislodge with either of his final two rocks.
It was a must-win game for the hometown quartet from the Assiniboine Memorial Club. But things don’t get any easier today as Manitoba battles Ontario (7-1) at 10 a.m. and Nova Scotia (7-1) at 6 p.m.
Quebec is 6-2, while Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are all 5-3. B.C. and Yukon are 4-4.
Four teams qualify for Saturday’s morning semifinals. The gold-medal game is set for Saturday afternoon.
