Sudbury and Toronto-based rink will signify the area on the Tim Hortons Brier, beginning Feb. 28 in Kelowna, B.C.
THUNDER BAY – John Epping didn’t waste a whole lot of power profitable his first Northern Ontario Males’s Curling Championship.
The Toronto-based skip, throwing fourth stones for the Sudbury-based group consisting of third Jacob Horgan, second Tanner Horgan and lead Ian McMillan,of Dryden, solely wanted 4 video games to seize title, rolling by means of A-side within the triple-knockout format occasion earlier than demolishing Thunder Bay’s Dylan Johnston 10-2 in Sunday’s ultimate.
Of their first three video games, they outscored their opponents 30-9.
The previous Ontario junior champion, in his first yr along with his new squad, will make his fourth Brier look, having skipped earlier groups to Ontario championships in 2018, 2020 and 2021.
Epping, 41, was compelled to at least one within the first, with hammer, however didn’t make many errors after that.
His opponent, Thunder Bay’s Dylan Johnston, was left to navigate hordes of Epping stones as skip stones arrived, and even little errors show expensive.
Dealing with three Epping stones within the second finish, Johnston’s draw was lengthy, leading to a steal of two. One finish later, with three of the wrong-coloured stones in counting positions, Johnston wrecked on a guard and gave up two extra and trailed 5-0 after three ends. He stole two extra within the fourth when Johnston’s draw got here up in need of the four-foot.
It was educational from there.
“It’s always exciting and it feels great, but there’s also a sense of relief. This has been a big goal of ours, our biggest goal starting the season. There’s definitely a lot of excitement, but a big relief for us,” Epping stated.
Johnson obtained two again within the fifth, but it surely was too little too late. Epping was left with successful for 3 within the sixth and the groups shook palms.
Epping stated he’s excited to put on the inexperienced and gold on the Tim Hortons Brier, which begins on Feb. 28 in Kelowna, B.C.
“This has been a different experience this week and everybody has just been so fantastic to us and very welcoming to me. It’s going to be exciting to wear the moose,” he stated.
He added it was a complete group effort that received them this yr’s Northern Ontario title.
“I need their support. They’ve got to play well. That just makes my job easier the better they play. If they don’t, the tougher it’s going to be on me, so it was nice to have some less stressful shots out there in that game and that showed by how well the guys played,” Epping stated.
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