Saskatchewan’s Kleiter and McEwen post victories in early draw at Montana’s Brier

KELOWNA, B.C. — Both Saskatchewan teams posted victories in the early round-robin draw Sunday at the Montana’s Brier.

Rylan Kleiter defeated Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith 7-4 and Mike McEwen held off Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell 8-6.

McEwen pre-qualified for the 18-team event via ranking points while Kleiter won the provincial playdowns.

In other games, Ontario’s Sam Mooibroek defeated Aaron Bartling of the Northwest Territories 12-2 and Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard beat Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin 7-5.