Team Yukon starts 0-3 at mixed curling championship
Team Yukon is off to an 0-3 start at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Montreal, after qualifying for the main draw on Friday afternoon.
Team Yukon is off to an 0-3 start at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Montreal, after qualifying for the main draw on Friday afternoon.
The territory's rink, representing the Whitehorse Curling Club, is comprised of skip Steve Fecteau, third Helen Strong, second Wade Scoffin and lead Patty Willingham.
Yukon dropped it's third-straight match Sunday, 7-4 to Manitoba, after opening the championship with losses to Quebec 9-5, and Nova Scotia 9-3.
The Yukon faces Saskatchewan (2-1) this afternoon, and Ontario (2-1) tonight, before battling New Brunswick (2-1) tomorrow morning and B.C. (2-1) tomorrow night.
At press time, Saskatchewan was leading the Yukon 3-2 after five ends.
Round robin play will conclude Friday morning, and the playoffs will wrap up by Saturday afternoon.
Yukon beat Nunavut 10-4 Friday in the final pre-qualifier Friday to become the second team to advance to the main draw.
"Proved we belong, not that we should need to,鈥� Scoffin tweeted following that match.
The winning rink will earn two berths 鈥� two two-person teams 鈥� in the inaugural Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials March 14 to 17 in Leduc, Alta.
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