Day three of the Pepsi Provinical Curling
Championships at the Sarnia Golf and Curling
Club saw some separation between the top teams,
as draw play comes closer to its finish and
semi-final play begins.
On the
women's side, Clancy Grandy's team has locked up
a place in at least the semi-finals, as her rink
won both their draw 5 and 6 matches. In draw 5
they defeated the Stephanie Van Huyse rink 7-3,
stealing three in the 6th as part of four ends
that they stole points for the victory. In draw
6, they defeated Shannon Harrington's rink 6-2,
taking two points in the 2nd end, and scoring
single points in the 7th, 8th and 9th ends.
Grandy's rink is now on top of the women's
division with a 5-1 record, and with one draw
left to play will see action on Saturday or
Sunday.
There
are two teams tied in second with a 4-2 record.
Shannon Harrington's rink and Jasmin Thurston's
rink each are looking for a semi-final apperance.
Both teams went 1-1 on day three, both winning
their draw 5 matches, but both lost their draw 6
matches. These two teams play each other in the
final draw, with one team guaranteed a spot in
the semi-finals, while the other may have to
play in a playoff.
The
only other team in the semi-final picture is
Stephanie Van Huyse rink who currently sits 3-3.
Van Huyse rink started strong, but on day three
lost both of their draws, the first to Grandy's
rink, and the second to Ginger Coyle's rink in a
close 8-6 match. Coyle's rink stole two points
in each the 7th and 8th ends for the victory.
Van Huyse's rink must win on Saturday morning in
order to force a tie-breaker between the loser
of Thurston and Harrington's match.
Unfortunately, Ginger Coyle, Stacey Hogan,
Nicole McNiven and Jamie Sinclair's rinks have
all be eliminated from competition as they sport
a 2-4 record, and with one draw remaining, will
not be able to catch the leaders.
On the
men's side, the semi-final picture is fairly
clear, and all that remains is a little
positioning. Matthew Camm's rink remains the
only undefeated team on both men's and ladies
sides with a 6-0 record, as his rink defeated
Robert Collin's rink 6-4 in draw 5, and Matt
Dickson's rink 8-4 in draw 6.
The
only rink who can catch Camm's is Richard
Krell's rink who sits at 5-1. Krell's rink lost
their first match of the day 8-1 to Kurtis
Byrd's rink, allowing Byrd to take two points in
the third end, steal one in the 4th, and two in
both the 5th and 6th end before the game was
called. But they would bounce back and defeat
Matt Dickson's rink 8-4 in draw 6. Camm and
Krell play in the final draw, and if Camm's rink
wins, they get a bye into the finals.
Finally, to round out the men's semi-final
hopefuls is Michael Bryson's team who sits 4-2.
Bryson's rink won both their matches on day
three, defeatng Jack Lindsay's rink 8-4, and
Robert Collin's rink 10-4. Bryson is locked in
to the semi-final match on Saturday.
For
the rest of the men, there is not a team who can
catch the leaders. Collin's, Lindsay and Derreck
Veitch's rinks each sit with a 2-4 record, while
Matt Dickson's rink is at 1-5.
The
final draw is to be played on Saturday morning,
with the semi-finals going later in the
afternoon.