As it turns out, any prediction in that direction would have been spot on.
In the end, it was Dunstone and his Regina Highland rink of third Braeden Moskowsy, second Catlin Schneider and lead Dustin Kidby who would take a 4-2 victory over Saskatoon’s Muyres in the championship final on Sunday afternoon in Melville.
Dunstone had to take the long road to get the job done, too, after losing the ‘B’ final to Langenburg’s Kody Hartung.
A 7-6 win over Saskatoon’s Shaun Meachem in the ‘C’ final sent Dunstone to the playoffs, where he defeated Saskatoon’s Jason Jacobson in the Page Playoff 3-4 game before getting a measure of revenge with a 5-4 victory over Hartung in the semifinal.
Kerrobert’s Josh Heidt had the top performance of rinks with Moose Jaw connections. Heidt, with Brock Montgomery at third, reached the ‘B’ semifinal before losing to Dunstone and was eliminated in a 6-5 loss to Jacobson in the other ‘C’ final.
Regina Highland’s Ben Gamble, who competes in the Original 16 Cash League, was eliminated on Friday with an 8-3 loss to Meachem in the ‘C’ quarter-final.
North Battleford’s Cole Tenetuik, including Moose Jaw’s Chadd McKenzie at lead, went 2-3 on the week, falling to Meachem in the ‘C’ quarters.
Estevan’s Brent Gedak, a former Moose Jaw junior standout who took the ice with Jason Ackerman, Derek Owens and Curtis Horwath, went 3-3 through the tournament, with their final game coming in the ‘C’ semi and a loss to Heidt.
Dunstone will now represent Saskatchewan at the Tim Hortons Brier beginning Feb. 29 in Kingston, Ont.
