Top seeds lead the way

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Three of the top four seeds remain unblemished after Day 1 at the Manitoba women’s provincial curling championship in Pilot Mound.

Kate Cameron, Kristy Watling and Lisa McLeod’s teams looked the part of high-ranked squads on Wednesday and each sits at 2-0. Darcy Robertson is also undefeated.

In the Asham Group, Cameron’s No. 8 nationally-ranked team out of the Heather opened the day with a 9-5 win over Manitou’s Cheyenne Ehnes (0-2) then later downed Sarah-Jane Sass of Granite 9-2. Both contests only needed nine ends.

Sass (1-1) had a more promising start to the day, knocking off Rachel Kaatz’s (0-2) Assiniboine-based team 8-5 in nine ends in the opening draw.

McLeod’s No. 27 ranked team out of Pembina also had a smooth outing, beginning with a 7-5 triumph over Neepawa’s Hailey McFarlane in nine ends and closing with an 11-4 victory over Ehnes in eight ends. McFarlane (1-1) bounced back later in the day with an 8-7 win in extra ends over Kaatz.

Meanwhile, Beth Peterson, the tournament’s second seed, and Watling had more eventful days in the Asham Ultra Force Group. The No. 6 ranked Peterson escaped Carberry’s Alyssa Calvert 5-4 but was later upset by fellow Assiniboine skip Robertson 10-9. Robertson opened with a 7-5 victory in nine ends over Granite’s Lane Prokopowich (0-2).

Watling’s No. 21 ranked squad out of East St. Paul barely survived Cassidy Dundas of the Heather 7-6 in extra ends but had an easier time in a 9-1 win over Calvert (0-2) that required just seven ends to reach a decision.

Dundas (1-1) closed with a 9-7 win over Prokopowich.

Day 2 continues today at Pilot Mound Millennium Recreation Complex, with draws at 8:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Games are broadcast on the CurlManitoba YouTube channel.

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