Casey upsets Laycock to win SaskTel Tankard

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But after just three ends in that final, the score was 6-1 for Casey. After four, it was 9-1. Laycock picked up singles in the fifth and seventh, but a deuce from Casey in the eighth sealed the deal.

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Casey has only been skipping in Saskatchewan since last May, when he joined forces with Shaun Meachem, Dustin Kidby, and Catlin Schneider. Kidby is lead, Meachem is second, and Schneider is vice-skip.

But Casey has been to the Brier five times, twice as a skip representing Prince Edward Island, and three times previous to that as the second on Brad Gushue’s Newfoundland squad. Casey becomes just the fifth player in Brier history to win titles in three different provinces or territories.

Mixed results for the locals

The Heidt family from Kerrobert represented three separate teams at the provincials, and unfortunately none of them got to go head-to-head.

Drew Heidt – representing the Twin Rivers Curling Club – went 2-3, picking up wins over Team Bryden and Team Deis. He started 2-2, which meant a do-or-die game against Bruce Korte, where he narrowly fell 4-3 thanks to a deuce from Korte in the final end. Drew, who curls alongside third Jesse St. John, second Cole Tenetuik, and lead Chadd McKenzie, qualified for the provincials at the Northern Qualifier at the end of January.

Drew’s dad Brad, the nine seed out of Kerrobert, finished just 1-3 on the weekend, falling to Team Laycock, Team Jacobson and Team deConinck Smith, after starting with a 5-3 win over Team Gedak. 

The third Heidt family member, Drew’s brother Josh, is the third on Kody Hartung’s Saskatoon rink. They made it the furthest of the three teams, qualifying for the playoffs after going 5-2. But Korte ended their tournament as well, after a 5-3 game in the three versus four playoff game.

5 provincial titles still up for grabs

With the Tim Horton’s Brier still about a month away, several provinces have yet to hold their provincial bonspiels.

British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick all still have provincial play downs. All five get underway on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Email: nathan.kanter@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @NathanKanter11