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Local competitors eliminated at Tankard

Back-to-back losses see Heidt knocked from competition; Howard loses second 'C' side contest
Four rinks with Moose Jaw connections were unable to reach the playoff round at the SaskTel Tankard men's provincial curling championship in Whitewood this past week.

The Joshua Heidt rink out of Kerrobert – with Moose Jaw's Brock Montgomery at third -- came the closest, as they reached the 'A' side final before falling to eventual champion Kirk Muyres. Along the way they defeated Saskatoon Sutherland's Rylan Kleiter 8-6 in the first round, Wadena's Scott Comfort 11-9 in the quarter-final and Saskatoon Nutana's Jason Jacobson 8-4 in the semifinal.

Heidt didn't have much luck from there, as he fell 5-2 to Regina Highland's Matthew Dunstone in the 'B' side semi and was eliminated with a 6-4 loss to Fox Valley's Ryan Deis in the 'C' semifinal.

Regina's Scott Howard -- with Original 16 Superleague competitors Ben Gamble at third and Braydan Johnson at second – lost 4-2 to Kody Hartung of the Saskatoon Nutana in his first game and 7-4 to Kronau's Brady Kendel before picking up a win over Regina Highland's Mike Armstrong in his first 'C' side game. Howard couldn't keep things going, though, as they lost 8-5 to North Battleford's Lloyd Fell in their next contest. Fell's rink includes Moose Jaw curler Chadd McKenzie.

Estevan's Brent Gedak – with fellow former Moose Jaw curler Jason Ackerman at third and current Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre competitor Derek Owens at second – was eliminated after an 8-4 loss to Fox Valley's Ryan Deis in their first 'C' side game. Earlier, they lost 12-4 to Comfort in their opening contest and 10-3 to Kleiter in their lone 'B' side game.

Fell lost to Saskatoon Nutana's Dustin Kalthoff in the 'B' side semifinal before their win over Howard. They were eliminated in an 8-5 loss to Kleiter

Muyres would go on to defeat Dunstone 6-5 in the championship final and will represent Saskatchewan at the 2019 Tim Horton's Brier in Brandon beginning Mar. 2.

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