Kurz, MacDougall unbeaten after 2 days at Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

Colin Kurz and his Deer Lodge Curling Club crew of Winnipeg finished the second day of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship undefeated and co-leading Pool B at the West Prince Curling Club.

Kurz, with third Meghan Walter, second Brendan Bilawka and lead Mackenzie Elias, improved to 2-0 with an 8-4 win on Monday over the Yukon's Scott Williamson.

Kurz counted three in the first end, surrendered a deuce in the second and bounced back in the third with a deuce. Leading 6-3 after five ends, Kurz stole a pair in the sixth and then coasted to the win. Williamson slipped to 0-2.

Joshua Miki's team from White Rock, B.C., and Sylvie Quillian of Moncton, N.B., are both 2-1. Quillian lost 6-3 to B.C. in Monday's afternoon draw, but bounced back with a 14-1 victory over Betti Delorey of the Northwest Territories, who slipped to 0-3. Miki lost 7-5 to Brent MacDougall of Nova Scotia in the evening draw.

MacDougall, who like Kurz is 2-0, beat the Northwest Territories 7-4 in Sunday's opener.

Rounding out the Pool B standings, Adam Arsenault of Prince Edward Island is 1-2, while the Yukon is 0-2 and the Northwest Territories is 0-3.

Host province drops two games to open Canadian mixed curling championship

Felix Asselin of Quebec is the only unbeaten team in Pool A at 2-0. Saskatchewan and Scott Eaton's Newfoundland and Labrador squad are both 2-1.

Andrew Hodgson of Alberta and Bryan Burgess of Northern Ontario are both 1-1, Corey Heggestad of Ontario is 1-2, and Peter Mackey of Nunavut is 0-3.

In other late draw action, Alberta edged Ontario 6-5, while Newfoundland and Labrador beat Nunavut 6-4.

Action continues Tuesday with three draws. The medal games are scheduled for Saturday.