Cowichan curling legend Wes Craig has done it again. Just as his team did two years ago, Craig and his rink have claimed another 2024 BC Masters MenB次元官网网址檚 Curling Championship title.
This yearB次元官网网址檚 event was held Feb. 21-25 at the Cranbrook Curling Club.
Craig, the skip, along with third Ron Schmidt, second Tony Anslow, and lead Victor Gamble, dominated their competition, losing only once B次元官网网址 a 6-5 squeaker to the Dave Karbashewski rink B次元官网网址 in the seven-team round robin.
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Ranked first overall, CraigB次元官网网址檚 crew advanced straight to the finals, where they faced KelownaB次元官网网址檚 Steve Wright, and CraigB次元官网网址檚 group won 8-5.
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It was the first of two provincial title runs for the prolific curler as Craig is now preparing for the 2024 BC Senior MenB次元官网网址檚 Curling Championships March 19-24 at the Penticton Curling Club.
His team will be different than the group he just won the Masters title with, but theyB次元官网网址檝e curled together at high-level events before.
Joining their skip for the 2024 BC Seniors event are third Normand Cot茅, second Keith Clarke, and lead Ron Schmidt.
In 2022, Craig, Clarke, Craig Burton and Steve Waatainen won the BC Seniors MenB次元官网网址檚 title. Craig, Clarke, Burton and Cot茅 went on to win the event again in 2023.
To claim their third-straight provincial senior menB次元官网网址檚 curling gold, however, the Craig rink will once again have to get by Steve Wright, as his rink is also competing at the event.
Following that event, CraigB次元官网网址檚 Masters rink will gear up for Canadian Masters Curling Championships from April 7-13 in Saguenay, Quebec. W