Northern Ontario's Horgan clinches Brier playoff berth with win over Nova Scotia

09.03.2023 - 20:51 cbc.ca

Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan secured a playoff berth at the Tim Hortons Brier on Thursday with a 7-4 victory over Nova Scotia's Matthew Manuel.

Horgan stole three points in the eighth end when Manuel was heavy with a draw. He improved to 6-1 and still had a chance to secure first place in Pool A.

The Sudbury, Ont.-based team is tied with Alberta's Kevin Koe with two round-robin draws remaining. Horgan was scheduled to play Manitoba's Matt Dunstone (7-0) in the afternoon.

Wild Card 1's Brendan Bottcher (7-1) posted an 8-7 win over Quebec's Felix Asselin (4-3) and Canada's Brad Gushue (6-1) defeated Wild Card 3's Karsten Sturmay (3-4).

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