McEwen wins Ontario Tankard Qualifier opener
Mike McEwen (photo: Anil Mungal, GSOC), now competing out of Toronto, won 9-5 over Belleville's Dave Collyer Friday evening.
McEwen, with Ryan Fry at third, Brent Laing at second and Jonathan Beuk at lead struggled on the season, sending their pathway to the Tim Hortons Brier in London through the Open Qualifier in Welland.
McEwen's 17-19 record on the season leaves them ranked 37th overall this season on the WCF World Team Rankings with 76.1 points,
McEwen opened the scoring with three points in the first end, with Collyer scoring two in the second, then stealing one to tie the game in the third.
After getting s single in the fourth end, McEwen stole two in the fifth end, then stole two more in the ninth end to seal the 9-5 win.
McEwen next plays at 2pm ET against Guelph's Dylan Niepage in the A-event semifinals, where they are two wins away from qualifying for the Provincial Tankard in Port Elgin.
McEwen, with Ryan Fry at third, Brent Laing at second and Jonathan Beuk at lead struggled on the season, sending their pathway to the Tim Hortons Brier in London through the Open Qualifier in Welland.
McEwen's 17-19 record on the season leaves them ranked 37th overall this season on the WCF World Team Rankings with 76.1 points,
McEwen opened the scoring with three points in the first end, with Collyer scoring two in the second, then stealing one to tie the game in the third.
After getting s single in the fourth end, McEwen stole two in the fifth end, then stole two more in the ninth end to seal the 9-5 win.
McEwen next plays at 2pm ET against Guelph's Dylan Niepage in the A-event semifinals, where they are two wins away from qualifying for the Provincial Tankard in Port Elgin.