Colin Kurz and Brent MacDougall’s teams each went 2-0 through the second day of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship at the West Prince Curling Club.
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MILL RIVER EAST — Colin Kurz and his Deer Lodge Curling Club crew of Winnipeg finished the second day of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship undefeated and co-leading Pool B at the West Prince Curling Club.
Kurz, with third Meghan Walter, second Brendan Bilawka and lead Mackenzie Elias, improved to 2-0 with an 8-4 win on Monday over the Yukon’s Scott Williamson.
Kurz counted three in the first end, gave up a deuce in the second and responded in the third with a deuce. After leading 6-3 after five ends, Kurz stole a pair in the sixth before finishing off the win.
Williamson fell to 0-2 following the result.
In Pool B, Joshua Miki’s team from White Rock, B.C., and Sylvie Quillian of Moncton, N.B., were each 2-1 after Monday’s games. Quillian lost 6-3 to B.C. earlier in the day but rebounded with a 14-1 win over Betti Delorey of the Northwest Territories, who slipped to 0-3.
Miki was defeated 7-5 by Brent MacDougall of Nova Scotia in the evening draw. Like Kurz, MacDougall is 2-0 after beating the Northwest Territories 7-4 in Sunday’s opener.
Elsewhere in Pool B, Adam Arsenault of Prince Edward Island finished Monday with a 1-2 record, while the Yukon and the Northwest Territories remained winless at 0-2 and 0-3 respectively.
Pool A’s only unbeaten team through two days was Felix Asselin of Quebec at 2-0. Saskatchewan and Scott Eaton’s Newfoundland and Labrador squad were both 2-1, while Andrew Hodgson of Alberta and Bryan Burgess of Northern Ontario were both 1-1. Corey Heggestad of Ontario was 1-2 and Peter Mackey of Nunavut was 0-3.
In other Monday results, Alberta edged Ontario 6-5, while Newfoundland and Labrador beat Nunavut 6-4.
The championship continues Tuesday with three draws, with the medal games scheduled for Saturday.
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