SUMMERSIDE — If Rod MacDonald’s P.E.I. squad has shown anything so far in the Canadian senior curling championships, it’s that patience is key.
The rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex and Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club seemed to hit full stride on Tuesday afternoon. MacDonald, third John Likely, second Mark O’Rourke and lead Peter MacDonald downed Saskatchewan’s Gord Bell 9-3 in seven ends.
“The guys are playing awfully well,” MacDonald said. “Hopefully we’ll keep getting stronger and stronger every game, and keep rolling.”
After giving up a deuce in the first end, MacDonald scored a triple in the second. He posted one, two and three points, respectively, in the next three ends.
Saskatchewan went into the break down 9-2, but came back with a single in the sixth. Bell conceded after blanking the seventh.
It was a pivotal win for P.E.I., which was one of several teams heading into the draw with 3-2 records.
“Every win is big now,” MacDonald said. “The way I look at it, we may be able to afford one more loss, but there’s a lot of good teams out here.”
Along with the solid play of his teammates, he also credits a bit of luck for the lopsided win.
“The guys played well for me all day, and it helped that we got some good rolls and got a few lucky breaks during the game.”
P.E.I. plays Quebec’s Rob MacLean (4-2) this morning.
Women
Nova Scotia’s Colleen Pinkney sits atop the women’s division at 6-0.
The Truro rink edged Ontario’s Judy Oryniak 6-5 in an extra end Tuesday. Nova Scotia will face Newfoundland and Labrador (3-3) this morning while Ontario (1-5) takes on Alberta (3-3).
P.E.I.’s Nola Murphy dropped both of her games — 12-5 to Northern Ontario's Vicky Barrett and 15-3 to Saskatchewan. P.E.I. is 0-6.
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Senior Men’s Curling
THE CANADIAN PRESS
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Standings and results Tuesday after draw 12 at the 2013 Canadian senior men’s curling championship to be held through March 24 (all times Eastern):
Province (Skip) W L
Ontario (Rajala) 5 1
New Brunswick (Tallon) 5 1
P.E.I. (MacDonald) 4 2
Alberta (White) 4 2
Nova Scotia (O’Leary) 4 2
Quebec (MacLean) 4 2
Manitoba (Sigurdson) 3 3
B.C. (Lepine) 2 4
Saskatchewan (Bell) 2 4
N.L. (Goss) 2 4
Northern Ont. (Munro) 1 5
NWT (Hudy) 0 6
Tuesday’s results
Draw 10
Ontario 6 New Brunswick 3
Newfoundland & Labrador 12 Northwest Territories 4
Alberta 9 Nova Scotia 8 (extra end)
Draw 11
P.E.I. 9 Saskatchewan 3
Quebec 7 Manitoba 5
Northern Ontario 9 British Columbia 3
Draw 12
Alberta 9 Northwest Territories 7
Nova Scotia 9 Ontario 1
New Brunswick 9 Newfoundland & Labrador 3
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Monday’s results
Seventh Draw
Quebec 8 Northern Ontario 6
Manitoba 7 P.E.I. 6 (extra end)
British Columbia 6 Saskatchewan 5
Eighth Draw
New Brunswick 9 Alberta 7
Ontario 8 Newfoundland & Labrador 5
Nova Scotia 8 Northwest Territories 5
Ninth Draw
Quebec 7 British Columbia 6
P.E.I. 10 Northern Ontario 3
Saskatchewan 8 Manitoba 7
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Wednesday’s games
Draw 13, 9 a.m.
Manitoba vs. British Columbia; Northern Ontario vs. Saskatchewan; Quebec vs. P.E.I.
Draw 14, 1:30 p.m.
Nova Scotia vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; New Brunswick vs. Northwest Territories; Ontario vs. Alberta.
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Thursday’s games
Draw 15, 9 a.m.
Ontario vs. British Columbia; Quebec vs. New Brunswick; P.E.I. vs. Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia vs. Saskatchewan; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Northern Ontario; Alberta vs. Manitoba.
Draw 16, 5 p.m.
Northern Ontario vs. New Brunswick; Ontario vs. Saskatchewan; British Columbia vs. Alberta; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Manitoba; P.E.I. vs. Nova Scotia; Northwest Territories vs. Quebec.
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Friday’s games
Draw 17, 11 a.m.
Saskatchewan vs. Alberta; Northwest Territories vs. Northern Ontario; New Brunswick vs. Manitoba; Quebec vs. Nova Scotia; British Columbia vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; P.E.I. vs. Ontario.
Draw 18, 8 p.m.
Manitoba vs. Nova Scotia; P.E.I. vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; Ontario vs. Quebec; Northern Ontario vs. Alberta; Northwest Territories vs. Saskatchewan; New Brunswick vs. British Columbia
End of round robin
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Tiebreakers (if required)
One Draw — Saturday, 9 a.m.
Two Draws — Saturday, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Three Draws — Friday, 11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Playoffs (no tiebreakers)
Saturday’s games
Semifinals
Second vs. Third Places, 8 p.m.
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Sunday’s game
Championship
First Place vs. Semifinal Winner, 12 noon
Senior Women’s Curling
THE CANADIAN PRESS
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Standings and results Tuesday after draw 12 at the 2013 Canadian senior women’s curling championship to be held through March 24 (all times Eastern):
Province (Skip) W L
Nova Scotia (Pinkney) 6 0
Manitoba (Fowler) 5 1
New Brunswick (Hanlon) 4 2
Quebec (Derick) 4 2
Alberta (Santos) 3 3
N.L. (Phillips) 3 3
Northern Ont. (Barrett) 3 3
Saskatchewan (Inglis) 3 3
NWT (McKellar-Gillis) 2 4
B.C. (Lepine) 2 4
Ontario (Oryniak) 1 5
P.E.I. (Murphy) 0 6
Draw 10
Northwest Territories 10 British Columbia 4
Northern Ontario 12 P.E.I. 5
Saskatchewan 8 Manitoba 5
Draw 11
New Brunswick 6 Alberta 3
Nova Scotia 6 Ontario 5 (extra end)
Quebec 7 Newfoundland & Labrador 5
Draw 12
Saskatchewan 15 P.E.I. 3
Manitoba 13 Northwest Territories 6
British Columbia 9 Northern Ontario 8
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Monday’s results
Seventh Draw
Quebec 9 Alberta 7
Newfoundland & Labrador 13 Ontario 5
Nova Scotia 8 New Brunswick 6
Eighth Draw
Northern Ontario 11 Northwest Territories 5
Manitoba 11 P.E.I. 6
Saskatchewan 8 British Columbia 5
Ninth Draw
Ontario 11 Quebec 4
New Brunswick 8 Newfoundland & Labrador 6
Nova Scotia 10 Alberta 4
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Wednesday’s games
Draw 13, 9 a.m.
Nova Scotia vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; Quebec vs. New Brunswick; Ontario vs. Alberta.
Draw 14, 1:30 p.m.
Manitoba vs. British Columbia; Northern Ontario vs. Saskatchewan; Northwest Territories vs. P.E.I.
Draw 15, 6 p.m.
Ontario vs. British Columbia; Northwest Territories vs. Quebec vs. P.E.I. vs. New Brunswick; Nova Scotia vs. Saskatchewan; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Northern Ontario; Alberta vs. Manitoba.
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Thursday’s games
Draw 16 1 p.m.
Northern Ontario vs. Quebec; Ontario vs. Saskatchewan; British Columbia vs. Alberta; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Manitoba; P.E.I. vs. Nova Scotia; New Brunswick vs. Northwest Territories.
Draw 18, 9 p.m.
Saskatchewan vs. Alberta; New Brunswick vs. Northern Ontario; Quebec vs. Manitoba; Northwest Territories vs. Nova Scotia; British Columbia vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; P.E.I. vs. Ontario.
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Friday’s games
Draw 19, 3:30 p.m.
Manitoba vs. Nova Scotia; P.E.I. vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; Ontario vs. Northwest Territories; Northern Ontario vs. Alberta; New Brunswick vs. Saskatchewan; Quebec vs. British Columbia.
End of round robin
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Tiebreakers (if required)
One Draw — Saturday, 9 a.m.
Two Draws — Saturday, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Three Draws — Friday, 11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Playoffs (no tiebreakers)
Saturday’s games
Semifinals
Second vs. Third Places, 3 p.m.
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Sunday’s game
Championship
First Place vs. Semifinal Winner, 12 noon
