Spriggs, Sandison win MCT Championships
The 2006 champions of the Manitoba Curling Tour are the Don Spriggs team from Portage and Jan Sandison's Springfield foursome.
Spriggs made it a hometown victory in the men's division of the MCT Championships, topping the 24-team field with three playoff wins including a 7-3 decision over defending champion Graham Freeman of Virden in Sunday night's final at the Portage Curling Club.
For Spriggs and his team of Dean Moxham, Barry Pugh, and Dale Michie, the triumph was worth $7,000 in prize money, plus a berth in the provincial Safeway Select February 7th-11th, 2007, in Dauphin.
Freeman earned $4,000 for his runner-up finish, and also will be in Dauphin as the Manitoba leader in Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) points. Murray Woodward of Ste. Anne and Dave Boehmer of Petersfield picked up $2,000 apiece for reaching the quarter-finals, while Kelly Skinner of Brandon and James Kirkness of Valour Road received $1,500 each as losing quarter-finalists (24 teams--six qualifiers).
Sandison skipped her team of Tammy Schoenrath, Cheryl Tresoor, and Jill Proctor to a $3,000 cheque for a final 7-6 victory over Holly Scott of Gilbert Plains, who settled for $1,500 in the women's division. Connie Shepell of Thistle and Linda Stewart of Bowsman earned $750 apiece as semi-finalists (eight teams-- four qualifiers). more...
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