Boehmer Top Seed for MNP Mixed

Tuesday Mar 23 2010

Reigning champion Dave Boehmer and four other former champions are the top five seeds in the MNP Mixed championship which begins Thursday in Stonewall. 2009 Canadian Champion Sean Grassie is #2, followed by Terry McNamee (#3) and David Hamblin (#4). The James Kirkness entry, which is skipped by former champion Jim Kirkness, is seeded #5.

MNP Mixed top eight seeds:

1) Dave Boehmer-Gimli
2) Sean Grassie-Deer Lodge
3) Terry McNamee-Hamiota
4) David Hamblin-Morris
5) James Kirkness-Fort Rouge
6) Kelly Robertson-Neepawa
7) William Kuran-Granite
8) Andrew Wickman-West Kildonan

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Boehmer, Grassie, Hamblin Head MNP Zone Winners List: Three recent Manitoba mixed champions have qualified for Manitoba's Meyers Norris Penny Mixed Championship which will be played in Stonewall in late March. Defending champion Dave Boehmer-Selkirk, 2009 Canadian champion Sean Grassie-Deer Lodge, and 2006 Manitoba champion David Hamblin-Morris head the list of teams qualified this weekend in zone playoffs around the province. Earlier, Kelly Robertson-Neepawa and Scott Barenz-Charleswood won the bonspiel berths into the provincial championship.

The winner of the Manitoba MNP championship will represent Manitoba at the Canadian Championship to be played at the Morris Curling Club in November.

Zone 1 winner: Farroll Asham (Thompson)
Zone 2 winner: Butch Mouck (Dauphin)
Zone 3 winner: Terry McNamee
Zone 4 winner: Travis Taylor (Brandon)
Zone 5 winner: Mathew Kulbacki (Neepawa)
Zone 6 winner: Clarence Reimer
Zone 7 winner: David Hamblin (Morris)
Zone 8 winner: Dave Boehmer (Selkirk) 
Zone 9 winner: Rylan Young (Springfield) 
Zone 10 winner: Sean Grassie (Deer Lodge)
Zone 11 winner: James Kirkness (Fort Rouge)
Zone 12 winner: Corey Chambers (Pembina)
Zone 13 winner: William Kuran (Granite)
Zone 14 winner: Andrew Wickman (West Kildonan)
Bonspiel Berth - Kelly Roberston (Neepawa)
Bonspiel Berth - Scott Barenz (Charleswood)
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Two things are certain when Mixed zone playoffs time comes around in Manitoba. First, you can be certain any number of graduating juniors will show up on teams looking for the first provincial berth of their adult curling career. Second, you can be certain the ageless Jim Kirkness will be skipping a team made up of his son James and daughters Lindsay Robertson and Barb Spencer. The Kirkness team won its game Saturday evening at Elmwood to adavnce to a B-Side final Sunday morning.

Three rural Manitoba Meyers Norris Penny Mixed zones have already been completed with Butch Mouck (Dauphin) claiming Zone 2;  Mathew Kulbacki (Neepawa) winning Zone 5; and former manitoba Mixed champion David Hamblin (Morris) taking the Zone 7 invitation to compete in the provincal MNP Mixed Championship in late March in Stonewall.  In Winnipeg, B-Side final sin the five zones will take place at 10AM Sunday at Elmwood. A-B games if needed go at 2PM. Winnipeg zone Saturday evening results were:

Zone 10 - Joel Gagne (8-7 over Craig Strand) won the B Side and must beat 2009 Canadian Mixed champion Sean Grassie twice Sunday.     Zone 11 - James Kirkness (8-7 over Dan Cox) won the B Side and must beat Dave Johnson twice Sunday.    
Zone 12 - Scott Ramsay (9-1 over Travis Bale) won the B Side and must beat Corey Chambers twice Sunday.      
Zone 13 - Junior Champion Alex Forrest (6-0 over Kody Janzen) won the B Side and must beat William Kuran twice Sunday.   
Zone 14 - Dan Kammerlock (10-4 over Kelly Lauber) won the B Side and must beat Andrew Wickman twcie Sunday.  

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