The remaining eight men’s teams joining defending B.C. champion Sean Geall and CTRS points leader Bob Ursel have been determined for the Canadian Direct Insurance British Columbia Men’s Provincial Championship in Vernon February 1 through 7.
Both the Interior and Coastal Championships provided a number of surprise qualifiers – most notably the young Jay Wakefield team from the Royal City Club qualifying through the “A” Event at Coastals in Port Alberni. Wakefield earned their spot in provincials with three quality wins. They had to beat former Brier and World Champion Greg McAulay in the quarterfinals, Jason Montgomery (who was a provincial qualifier in 2009) in the semis, and provincial runner-up from 2009 Jay Peachey with an 11-5 victory in the “A” qualifier.
On the “B” side, Jay Tuson from Victoria squeaked by Greg McAulay in the “B” final with a slim 5-4 victory earning a berth in the provincials.
McAulay’s Richmond foursome managed to get one of the last two spots in the “C” event with a 5-4 extra-end win against Greg Hawkes. Steven Waatainen from Nanaimo claimed the last provincial berth with a 9-4 victory over Jody Epp from Victoria.
In the Interior, Bert Gretzinger and his somewhat more experienced Kelowna team proved they still have it. Gretzinger grabbed the “A” event with four straight victories, including a 7-6 victory over 2009 provincial qualifier Jeff Richard in the “A” final.
Fred Thomson’s Nelson rink took the “B” event winning 7-6 over Richard in an extra-end.
In the “C” event, Richard’s team from Kelowna finally got the victory they needed to get a spot at provincials with a 9-5 win over Brad Kuhn. Kimberley’s Tom Buchy was able to grab the last provincial berth out of the Interior with a 6-2 win over Vernon’s Tyrel Griffith.
2010 Provincial field:
Geall – 2009 BC Champions
Skip: Sean Geall; Third: Brent PIerce; Second: Kevin Recksiedler; Lead: Mark Olson
Ursel – 2009 CTRS Point Leaders
Fourth: Jim Cotter; Third: Bob Ursel; Second: Kevin Folk; Lead: Rick Sawatsky
Gretzinger – Interior A Qualifier
Skip: Fred Thomson; Third: Don Frechi; Second: Rob Norbert; Lead: Barry Marsh
Skip: Tom Buchy; Third: Ken McHargue; Second: Dave Toffolo; Lead: Darren Will
Skip: Jeff Richard; Third: Tom Shypitka; Second: Tyler Orme; Lead: Chris Anderson
Fourth: Paul Cseke; Third: Derek Errington; Second: Jay Wakefield; Lead: John Cullen
Skip: Jay Tuson; Third: Ken Tucker; Second: Glen Jackson; Lead: Colin Mantik
Skip: Steven Waatainen; Third: Jeff Pilon; Second: Keith Clarke; Lead: Ian Cook
Skip: Greg McAulay; Third: Ken Maskiewich; Second: Dean Joanisse; Lead: Aaron Watson
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