Brendan Cliff’s Vernon/Armstrong rink went 3-0 to earn a semifinals berth in the Tim Hortons B.C. Juvenile Curling Championships Saturday in Prince George.
Cliff, with third Matthew Schiman, second Deven Schmidt and lead Matthew Young, won the B pool with wins over New Westminster’s Brayden Carpenter (6-5), 100 Mile House’s Matthew Nielson (14-1) and Juan de Fuca’s Ryan Cassidy (7-4).
The North Okanagan foursome took on Grand Forks’ Zane Bartlett in the semis.
In the Juvenile girls playdowns, Vernon’s Sydney Hofer went 0-3 to miss the playoffs Saturday.
In opening draw action Friday morning, the Hofer foursome –third Erin Huitema and front-enders Sarah Huitema and Emma Denty – fell 5-3 to Chilliwack’s Dezaray Hawes.
Hawes built up a 4-0 lead before Hofer responded with a deuce in five. The rinks traded singles in six and seven, and Hofer ran out of rocks in eight.
Hofer was shaded 6-5 by Prince George’s Diamond Wilson Friday afternoon and then lost 7-2 to Juan de Fuca’s Marika Van Osch Saturday morning.
