The two rinks each won their respective play-in games on Wednesday to advance to the main draw of the post-season, set to begin on Mar. 11 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
Noyes and her junior foursome (3-14) pulled off the upset against ProTec Video (Wade Gray, 4-13), overcoming a 5-2 deficit through three ends with three in the fourth and steals the rest of the way for a 10-5 win after seven ends.
For Wallace (4-13), it was a quick start that made the difference in her contest against Main Street Strength and Conditioning (Jazmin Ackerman, 3-14). Wallace scored three in the first, two in the second and another in the third for a quick 6-0 lead and would go on to a 9-5 victory.
Things will be decidedly more difficult for both rinks in their next match, as Wallace will face top-seeded BTN Chartered Accountants (Danielle Sicinski, 14-3) and Ackerman will face second-seed Seaborn Agencies (Joel Jordison, 14-3).
Other results Wednesday saw John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 12-5) defeat Paws n Play (David Gray, 8-9) 5-3, Kal Tire (Bob Desjarlais, 12-5) steal two in eight for a 6-5 win over Easy Care Living (Lorraine Arguin, 7-10), Forged 365 (Donna Akerman, 10-7) score five in the fourth to defeat Pro-Tec Electric (Stan Barnsley, 10-7) 8-5, KMS (Ben Gamble, 14-3) take a 7-3 win over Tax Team (Murray Stroeder, 13-4), Matt Froehlich (9-8) downing Ackerman Ag (Patrick Ackerman, 4-13) 9-1 and Walchuk Masonary (Ralph Courtnage, 7-10) scoring two in eight for an 8-6 win over EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 6-11).
Other first-round playoff games on Mar. 11 will see Pro-Tec Electric (eight seed) take on Froehlich (9), John’s Music (5) against Easy Care Living (12), Tax Team (4) battling EMJ Marketing (13), KMS (3) duelling Ackerman Ag (14), Kal Tire (6) against Walchuk Masonary (11) and Forged 365 (7) playing Paws N Play (10).
The quarter-finals are set for Mar. 18, semifinals Mar. 25 and championship game for Apr. 1.
