Monday, February 14, 2011

Hometown Team Wins BC Title

Jim Cotter, and his Okanagan team of Ken Maskiewich at third, Kevin Folk at second and lead Rick Sawatsky won the BC title in Vernon, defeating Victoria's Neil Dangerfield, 6-4 in the final.
Cotter had gone unbeaten in the 10-team round robin at 9-0, but lost the Page 1-2 game to Dangerfield , 5-4.  Cotter's foursome, which represents both the Vernon and Kelowna Curling Clubs, advances to the Tim Hortons Brier, March 5-13 in London.  Cotter, Folk and Sawatsky played third (fourth rocks), second and lead, respectively, for skip Bob Ursel at the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier in Winnipeg, finishing fourth. Maskiewich is a Brier rookie.  British Columbia has four Brier wins since the championship began in 1927...the last by skip Greg McAulay in 2000.

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