 Alberta's Kevin Koe (Picture: Anil Mungal, Grand Slam of Curling) is back in the win column at the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials, after picking up a 10-3 victory over Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone. By: Dylan Chenier Draw 6 at the SaskTel Centre got underway with Koe blanking in the first after starting with the hammer. A Deuce in the second end gave the Calgary-based rink an early 2-0 lead. Dunstone answered right back in the third, picking up a score of two. Following a blanked fourth end, Koe started to break things open a bit in the fifth, making a huge score of four. The Alberta-based rink held a 6-2 lead going into the break. In the sixth end, the hometown team was unable to take advantage of the hammer, after Dunstone was to settle for a single point. In the seventh, Koe was able to build on his lead, making an easy draw for two. Facing a bevy of rocks on his last shot in the eighth, Dunstone was unable to clear Koe's stones, handing him a steal of two. With the score getting out of hand, Dunstone decided to shake hands after the eighth end, giving Koe a 10-3 win. For the defending Trials champions, Monday's victory puts them at 2-1, after falling to Newfoundland's Brad Gushue 7-3 on Sunday. Koe's rink will now enjoy a lengthy rest, as they have a bye in Draw 8 on Tuesday afternoon, the only men's game of the day. Team Koe will next see action on Wednesday morning against their provincial-rivals Team Brendan Bottcher. Bottcher's Edmonton-based rink suffered their third-straight loss of the event on Monday, after falling to Brad Jacobs 5-2. The two squads have met twice so far this season, with Koe holding a 2-0 record. Their most recent matchup came at the GSOC Boost National in Chestermere, where Koe took home a 6-4 victory. In other Draw 6 action, Mike McEwen beat Jason Gunlaugson 11-2 in a lopsided Battle of Manitoba, and Brad Gushue got by Ontario's John Epping 8-6. After six draws, Gushue and Jacobs sit atop the standings at 3-0, with Mike McEwen just behind at 2-0. The 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials runs through November 28th. SCORES and STANDINGS at www.curlingzone.com |
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After emerging on the global stage at senior level last month, Katie McMillan is feeling all the more ready for the challenge as she and partner Angus Bryce prepare to represent Scotland at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championships in Geneva over the next week (April 25 - May 2).
