In their fourth game at the 2019 New Holland Canadian Juniors, the Manitoba women’s team made a major statement Monday afternoon.
The rink, which is skipped by Winnipeg’s Mackenzie Zacharias, got a four-ender in the fifth end and didn’t look back as they picked up an 8-4 triumph over Quebec’s Laurie St-Georges at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club.
With the victory, Manitoba sits all alone in first place in Pool B with a 4-0 record, while last year’s national runner-ups are at 3-1 and in a three-way tie for second in their group with New Brunswick’s Justine Comeau and Saskatchewan’s Sara England.
England kept up her winning ways with a narrow 3-2 triumph over the Northwest Territories’ Tyanna Bain, while Comeau edged Newfoundland & Labrador’s Mackenzie Glynn in a 6-5 affair.
In Pool A competition, Alberta’s Selena Sturmay improved to 4-0 with a 7-4 win over Skylar Ackerman’s Host Team from Moose Jaw.
Meanwhile, Nova Scotia’s Kaitlyn Jones bounced back from a morning loss to British Columbia’s Sarah Daniels with a 9-4 victory over Northern Ontario’s Kira Brunton.
In the men’s event, Ontario’s Samuel Steep got things rolling with a seven-ender in the first end on his way to a 16-3 win over Nunavut’s Javen Komaksiutikask.
In the other game at the Art Hauser Centre, Nova Scotia’s Graeme Wagle cruised to a 12-3 triumph over Sawer Kaeser of the Northwest Territories.
Standings after Draw 8
Men’s
Pool A
- British Columbia (Tyler Tardi) – 4-0
- Saskatchewan (Rylan Kleiter) – 3-1
- Alberta (Desmond Young) – 2-2
- Newfoundland & Labrador (Greg Blyde) – 2-2
- Ontario (Samuel Steep) – 2-2
- Yukon (Trygg Jensen) – 1-3
- Nunavut (Javen Komaksiutikask) – 0-4
Pool B
- Manitoba (J.T. Ryan) – 3-0
- Nova Scotia (Graeme Weagle) – 3-1
- New Brunswick (Jack Smeltzer) – 2-1
- Northern Ontario (Tanner Horgan) – 2-1
- Quebec (Vincent Roberge) – 1-2
- Prince Edward Island (Tyler Smith) – 1-3
- Northwest Territories (Sawer Kaeser) – 0-4
Women’s
Pool A
- Alberta (Selena Sturmay) – 4-0
- British Columbia (Sarah Daniels) – 3-1
- Nova Scotia (Kaitlyn Jones) – 3-1
- Northern Ontario (Kira Brunton) – 2-2
- Ontario (Thea Coburn) – 2-2
- Host Team (Skylar Ackerman) – 0-4
- Nunavut (Sadie Pinksen) – 0-4
Pool B
- Manitoba (Mackenzie Zacharias) – 4-0
- New Brunswick (Justine Comeau) – 3-1
- Quebec (Laurie St-Georges) – 3-1
- Saskatchewan (Sara England) – 3-1
- Newfoundland & Labrador (Mackenzie Glynn) – 1-3
- Northwest Territories (Tyanna Bain) – 0-4
- Prince Edward Island (Lauren Ferguson) – 0-4
Draw 9 Schedule – 7 p.m.
Art Hauser Centre
- Sheet A – Saskatchewan/Quebec (Women’s)
- Sheet B – Ontario/Yukon (Men’s)
- Sheet C – Prince Edward Island/Northwest Territories (Men’s)
- Sheet D – British Columbia/Host Team (Women’s)
- Sheet E – Northwest Territories/Prince Edward Island (Women’s)
Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club
- Sheet F – Northern Ontario/Quebec (Men’s)
- Sheet G – Alberta/Ontario (Women’s)
- Sheet H – Manitoba/New Brunswick (Men’s)
- Sheet I – Saskatchewan/Newfoundland & Labrador (Men’s)
