Stay informed with the LNN Daily Newsletter

Jacobs and McEwen post victories to remain unbeaten at Montana’s Brier

Mar 4, 2025 | 12:50 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. — Alberta’s Brad Jacobs and Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen posted victories Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the Montana’s Brier.

McEwen led the Pool B standings at 5-0 after a 7-5 win over Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin in the early draw at Prospera Place.

Jacobs scored a third-end deuce and never trailed in a 6-3 victory over Saskatchewan’s Rylan Kleiter that improved his record to 4-0.

Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell scored four points in the ninth end for a 10-6 win over Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith. Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard edged Aaron Bartling of the Northwest Territories 9-8 in the other game.

Canada’s Brad Gushue (4-0), the lone undefeated skip in Pool A, was scheduled to play New Brunswick’s James Grattan in the afternoon draw.

Round-robin play continues through Thursday night and the final is scheduled for Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2025.

The Canadian Press

For local news delivered daily to your email inbox, subscribe for free to the Lethbridge News Now newsletter here. You can also download the Lethbridge News Now mobile app in the Google Play and the Apple App Stores.