A curling stone passes over a logo during a practice session at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alta., Friday, March 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A curling stone passes over a logo during a practice session at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alta., Friday, March 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
WOLFVILLE - Kayla MacMillan advanced to the women's final at the Home Hardware ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Curling Pre-Trials with a 6-4 semifinal win over Ashley Thevenot on Friday.
MacMillan’s Victoria-based squad took a 5-2 lead in the match with a steal of two in the seventh end and Thevenot, from Martensville, Sask., was unable to close the gap.Â
The result sets up a rematch between McMillan and top seed Selena Sturmay of Edmonton in a best-of-three final starting Saturday.
Sturmay beat McMillan 10-2 in their round-robin matchup Thursday.
Earlier, Jordon McDonald of Winnipeg advanced to the men's final with a 5-4 win over Scott Howard of Navan, Ont. McDonald was set to meet Winnipeg's Braden Calvert in the opening match of a best-of-three final Friday evening.
The men's and women's winners of the pre-trials move on to the Montana's Olympic Curling Trials next month in Halifax.Â
This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published Oct. 24, 2025.
