LOTT ADVANCES TO VITERRA CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL; MCEWEN – WIEBE SEMI-FINAL IN SELKIRK
Colton Lott and his Winnipeg Beach team-mates) Tanner Lott, Kyle Doering, and Emerson Klimpke are a win away from representing Manitoba at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier as Manitoba champions.
Team Lott posted a pair of wins Saturday at the Viterra Championship in Selkirk; a 9-3 victory over William Lyburn (Granite) on the morning draw to advance to the Page 1-1 Playoff game and then a late 8-7 victory in that game over 2019 champion Mike McEwen (West St. Paul).
The Winnipeg Beach foursome was tied 4-4 with McEwen after five ends and led 6-5 after seven ends but trailed 7-6 coming home. They blanked the ninth to hold last rock coming home but didn’t need to throw it. They will play in the Manitoba Men’s Curling Championship final game, Sunday at 2:00PM.
In the 9AM semi-final, McEwen will take on Ryan Wiebe and his Fort Rouge team who won three games Saturday in Selkirk. Qualifying through the “B” side of the Playoff Round, Team Wiebe defeated 2020 champion Jason Gunnlaugson and 2015 World Junior champion skip Braden Calvert. They defeated Corey Chambers (Fort Garry) 7-4 in the Page 2-2 Playoff game.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE PLAYOFF
PAGE 1-1 GAME (Winner to the final, Loser to the semi-final)
Colton Lott (Winnipeg Beach) 8-7 over Mike McEwen (West St. Paul)
PAGE 2-2 GAME (Winner to the semi-final, Loser eliminated)
Ryan Wiebe (Ft. Rouge) 7-4 over Corey Chambers (Ft. Garry)
PLAYOFF ROUND – 2PM SATURDAY
“B” Side (Winners advance to Page Playoff Championship Round – Losers eliminated))
Ryan Wiebe (Ft. Rouge) 6-5 over Braden Calvert (Assiniboine Memorial)
Corey Chambers (Ft. Garry) 7-2 over William Lyburn (Granite)
PLAYOFF ROUND – 9AM SATURDAY“A” Side (Winners advance to Page Playoff Championship Round – Losers to “B” Side)
Mike McEwen (West St. Paul) 7-6 over Braden Calvert (Assiniboine Memorial)
Colton Lott (Winnipeg Beach) 9-3 over William Lyburn (Granite)
“B” Side ( Winners move on – Losers eliminated)
Corey Chambers (Ft. Garry) 5-4 over Jacques Gauthier (Assiniboine Memorial)
Ryan Wiebe (Ft. Rouge) 7-4 over Jason Gunnlaugson (Morris)
