Howard, Morris both at 2-0 at Roar Pre-Trials

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. Veteran skips Glenn Howard, Jean-Michel Menard and John Morris improved to 2-0 on Tuesday in men’s competition at the Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials at Credit Union Place.

Howard, the four-time world champion and four-time Canadian champion from Tiny, Ont., remained perfect with a 6-4 win over Saskatoon’s Colton Flasch (02). Howard put the game away with a point in the 10th end.

Morris, from Chestermere, Alta., part of Kevin Martin’s Olympic championship foursome in 2010, posted a 7-2 win over Mark Bice of Sarnia, Ont., (0-2).

Menard, the 2006 Brier champion from Levis, Que., picked up his second win of the day with a 9-5 win over Greg Balsdon’s rink from Kingston, Ont., (0-1).

Edmonton’s Charley Thomas also improved to 2-0, scoring one in the 10th for an 8-7 win over Dayna Deruelle of Brampton, Ont., (1-1). Meanwhile, Halifax’s Jamie Murphy improved to 1-1 with a 9-5 win over Charlottetown’s Adam Casey (0-1).

Earlier in Draw 4, Theresa Breen defeated Shannon Kleibrink 7-3 to improve to 2-0 in the women’s competition. Breen’s Halifax rink, which opened with an 11-6 win over Tracy Fleury, stole a single point in the fourth end and stole two more in the fifth en route to the victory over the 2006 Olympic bronze medallist from Okotoks, Alta.

In other Draw 4 games, Karla Thompson of Kamloops, B.C., beat Jacqueline Harrison of Mississauga, Ont., 6-5, and Fleury, from Sudbury, Ont., rolled to a 6-1 victory over Shannon Birchard of Winnipeg.

Sherry Middaugh of Coldwater, Ont., dropped a 7-3 decision to Winnipeg’s Briane Meilleur and Julie Tippin of Woodstock, Ont., topped Calgary’s Nadine Scotland 7-5.

Round-robin play continues through Friday and the crossover playoffs begin Saturday.