With a pair of wins on Monday, Robyn Henry and Rob Gordon (Deer Lodge) have won CurlManitoba’s Dynasty Mixed Doubles Championship with a 6-4 win over Katie McKenzie & Thomas Dunlop (Stonewall).
A stolen single point in the second end proved to be a key to the victory as Henry & Gordon led 5-4 coming home with last rock.
Henry/Gordon were “A” Event qualifiers and had earned a bye to the semi-finals. In that semi-final game, they had defeated Mikaylah and William Lyburn 7-6 to advance to the final game. Lyburn & Lyburn had beaten Darcy Robertson & James Kirkness (Assiniboine Memorial) 7-6 in their quarter-final match.
McKenzie & Dunlop had qualified through the “B” Event and won a quarter-final 7-3 over Mackenzie Arbuckle & Aaron Macdonell (St. Vital) before defeating Roxie Trembath & Sean Grassie (Deer Lodge) 7-6 in their semi-final match.
Rob Gordon is a former Manitoba and Canadian Junior champion and World Bronze Medalist. Robyn Henry is a two-time Manitoba junior champion.
