The Sam Mooibroek and Hailey Armstrong skipped rinks are the last remaining undefeated teams and the first to advance to the Page playoffs at the men’s and women’s Ontario curling championships being held this week at the Cobourg Community Centre.
Mooibroek earned an 8-6 win over Mark Kean in the men’s A final during the Wednesday evening draw at the CCC while Armstrong needed an extra end to edge Chelsea Brandwood 9-8 in the women’s A final.
Armstrong trailed 6-2 after seven ends before scoring five in the eighth.
After a day’s rest, Mooibroek and Armstrong will face the respective men’s and women’s teams coming out of the B bracket in the Page 1 versus 2 games Friday at 7 p.m. Those teams will be determined Thursday during the 2 p.m. draw for the men and 7 p.m. draw for the women.
Saturday at 9 a.m. will be the final opportunity for teams that have lost twice in the triple-knockout tournaments to advance to the Page playoff round. Two teams from the ‘C’ bracket will advance to the Page playoffs in the 3 versus 4 games Saturday at 2 p.m.
The winners of the 1 versus 2 Page match-ups will advance to the finals while loser will face the 3 versus 4 winner in the semifinals.
The men’s and women’s semifinals are set for Saturday at 7 p.m.
On Sunday, the women’s final is scheduled for 10 a.m. while the men’s is set for 2:30 p.m.
Defending Ontario champions Scott Howard and Danielle Inglis have both suffered defeats and are currently on the B side of their respective brackets.
Author: Pete Fisher
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