CurlingZone: Team Howard Opens Ontario Tankard with Victory

Penetanguishene's Team Howard (Picture: Anil Mungal) is through to an A-Side Semi-Finals at the 2022 Ontario Tankard.

By: Dylan Chenier

Team Howard's 2022 Ontario Tankard campaign got off to a winning start on Thursday morning, with the rink picking up a 7-6 win against Owen Sound's Fraser Reid at The Plex in Port Elgin.

Team Howard, with Scott Howard filling in at skip, Spencer Adam at third, David Mathers at second, and Tim March throwing lead stones, opened the draw with a score of two in the first end, after starting with the hammer.

Team Reid answered right back in the second end picking up a deuce, keeping things tied early on.

After the rinks traded a pair of single-point ends back and forth in the third and fourth, Team Howard made a score for two in the fifth end, taking a 5-3 lead heading into the break.

Coming back in the sixth, Team Reid would be forced to settle for a single point, trailing Howard 5-4. Howard's rink would further extend their lead in the seventh end, picking up a single point to go up 6-4.

Team Reid would respond in the eighth end with a score of one. A steal by the rink in the ninth would tie things up a six apiece heading into the final end of play.

In the tenth, Team Howard would make a score for one to take the victory 7-6.

With the win, Team Howard now moves on to the third round of the A-Side in the triple knockout format, where they will face Team Ferris (Grimsby) in Draw 4 on Thursday night at 7:30.

Team Reid, now at 1-1, will drop to the B-Side, where they will take on Team Latimer (Whitby) on Thursday afternoon in Draw 3. A loss this afternoon would drop the rink to the C-Side, putting them in must-win territory.

The 2022 Ontario Tankard continues through Sunday afternoon at The Plex in Port Elgin. Fans can watch every draw live at CurlONTV.ca.

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