The run for Manitoba’s Team Kurz ended a win short at the Canadian Mixed in Swift Current. A semi-final victory over Team Ontario gave the Fort Rouge team a shot at the championship but for the second time in two games, they lost that gold medal game to Shaun Meachem’s Saskatchewan team. The Manitobans trailed by two twice in the final game but fought twice cam back to tie. A two on the seventh end gave Saskatchewan the hammer, tied, coming home. Saskatchewan won the gold medal while Manitoba earned the silver medal with their 10 wins in 12 games.

(Nov 10) TEAM KURZ 9W-1L & ON TO THE PLAYOFFS: The unbeaten string for Kyle Kurz and his Manitoba team ended at ten at the Canadian Mixed in Swift Current, SK. The only undefeated team through the preliminary round round, the Manitobans won their opening game of the championship qualifying round – a 4-3 win over Ontario’s Scott McDonald.

When the unbeaten run ended, it ended with a thud. The young team from Fort Rouge gave up an opening end four enroute to a blow-out loss to Saskatchewan’s Shaun Meachem.

To win the title, the Manitoba champions will have to win two today. They play McDonald at 10AM and the winner between Meachem and Nova Scotia’s Paul Flemming at 2:30PM.

(Nov.8) TEAM KURZ UNBEATEN INTO MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: Six wins, the only undefeated team in the competition, have moved Kyle Kurz and his Manitoba champions into the Championship round at the Canadian Mixed championship in Swift Current.

Kyle Kurz, Beth Peterson, Ian McMillan, and Melissa Kurz are trying to become the first Manitoba team to win the Canadian Mixed since Kyle’s brother Colin Kurz skipped his team to Canadian and World Mixed titles in 2019.

In Swift Current, from the Kurz pool, Jamie Koe’s NWT team advanced with a 5W-1L record along with 4W-2L Alberta (Evan Van Amsterdam) and 3W-3L New Brunswick (Charlie Sullivan).

From the other pool, Saskatchewan (Shaun Meachem), Ontario (Scott McDonald) and Nova Scotia (Paul Flemming) all advanced with 5W-1L records while Prince Edward Island (Tyler Smith) advanced with a 2W-4L record.

The first round records carry forward and accumulate with the 4-game championship round record to determine the final four teams for the Saturday morning semi-finals. The gold & bronze medal games take place Saturday afternoon.

The championship round features two games Thursday and two Friday (12:30pm & 7:30pm Manitoba time).