One finalist set in Original 16 Cash League

The Original 16 Cash League has decided it’s first championship finalist of the 2017-18 campaign.

BTN Chartered Accountants (Penny Barker) took an 8-3 victory over Ackerman Ag. Services (Patrick Ackerman) in the first Page playoff contest on Mar. 7, earning their spot in the title game on Mar. 21 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre. Ackerman – who has been on an impressive run of upsets through the playoffs after finishing the regular season a 3-12 – hit the scoreboard first with a single point in the first end, but gave up a deuce in the second and steals of one in the third and fifth ends to fall behind 4-2. Ack- erman pulled back within one with two in the sixth, but Barker finished things off with four in the seventh for the 8-3 win.

The Page playoff 3 vs. 4 game saw Seaborn Agencies (Joel Jordison) bring John’s Music’s (Ryan Wenarchuk’s) quest for their first Super League title to an end in a hardfought 5-4 contest.

With the game tied 3-3 after the fourth end, Jordison stole one in the sixth to take the lead, held Wenarchuk to one in seven and used the hammer to pick up his single in the eighth for the win.

Jordison will now face Ackerman in the other semifinal on Mar. 14. Action also got underway in the consolation tournament, with Kal Tire (Rob Desjarlais) defeating EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis) 8-3, KMS/ Park Capital (Ben Gamble) taking an 8-4 win over Team Redgoat (Skylar Ackerman), R.A. Garland Agro (Murray Stroeder) defeating Terra Grain Fuels (Ralph Courtnage) 9-3, Protec Video (Wade Gray) rolling past Easy Care Living (Lorraine Arguin) 9-3 and Tip Top Roofing/ProTec Electric (Stan Barnsley) downing Barb Wallace 8-1.

League action in both the championship and consolation draws continues Mar. 14 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.