Hammarskjold heads to semis; Fort Frances’ run at high school curling championship ends
The host Hammarshjold Vikings’ boys curling team is heading to the semifinals at the all-Ontario high school curling championships in Thunder Bay.
The team skipped by Warren Stroud advanced with a 7-3 win over ESC Franco-Cite from Ottawa in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday night at the Port Arthur Curling Club.
The teams exchanged a pair of 2-enders in the first two ends, before Hammarskjold pulled away with a single score in the 3rd end and a steal of 2 in the 4th.
The Vikings’ foursome sealed the victory with 2 more in the 7th.
Hammarskjold will play against St Partick’s Catholic High School from Sarnia in Saturday’s semifinal, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.
The winner will play for the gold medal later in the day.
The loser will go to the bronze medal game.
On the girls’ side, the Fort Frances High School team fell 8-5 in their quarterfinal game with ES Catholique Theriault from Timmins.
The Aili Chabot-skipped team fell behind early, giving up 3 in the 2nd end and 4 more in the 3rd.
The Muskies team fought back in the latter half of the game, but the comeback fell short in the end.
