Semi Final - Saskatchewan takes on Ontario

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                                 Team Saskatchewan                                     Team Ontario

We're certain both teams are glad to have the Page playoff system. For Saskatchewan it's a chance to get to the final after narrowly losing their first game in the playoffs to Alberta yesterday. Ontario had to win a tie breaker to get into the playoffs and then they had to defeat a Quebec team that had beaten them in round robin play in order to get to this game.

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
*Saskatchewan	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	-	7
Ontario	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	-	2

End Notes:

End 1 - Shannon Wilcox drew down to open the end with a mid-range guard. Schrader pushed his rock through the house. Wilcox ticked her guard and landed in the 8 foot open. Larry Schrader threw an outside in hit and took out the ON rock. Reynen was a tiny bit heavy with his draw and slipped out the back. Wright drew the the centre line back four behind the ON guard. Reynen drew to Wright's stone, nudged it and rolled into the open. Wright flashed her take out. Paialunga drew to her partner's rock, bumped it back a foot and sat biting the 4 foot. Dash made a double take out of the ON stones and rolled out. Paialunga drew to the top of 8 on the centre line partly covered by the ON  guard. Although a peel of the rock just thrown was called, Dash peeled the guard (Plan B) and stayed for a guard mid-way to the sideline. Ideson curled behind the Saskatchewan guard leaving ON sitting 2nd and 3rd. Bender drew to the ON rock in the 8 foot. Ideson was heavy with his draw. Bender drew to the back of the 4 foot for a deuce.
End 2 - Schrader drew for a guard half way between the centre line and side line. Wilcox came around the guard to the top of 12. Schrader took out his guard. Wilcox drew to the other side of the house for a split. Marie Wright removed the ON stone in the 12 foot and stuck as a tight guard. Tony Reynen put up a tight guard. Wright took out the only piece of granite in the house and rolled to the other side of the centre line back 4. Reynen took out the Wright rock and rolled out. Dash got his draw just over the hog line. Paialunga bumped the rock just thrown to a mid-range guard position. Dash was heavy with his draw and slid through. Paialunga drew to the back of 12. Bender drew down onto the ON rock. Ideson drew to the button. Bender threw a take out on Ideson's rock which ran back to double out the other ON rock. Ideson made his take out on one opponent stone but left one Saskatchewan rock at the back of 12.
End 3 - Schrader put his guard in mid-range mid-way to the side line. Wilcox used an in turn outside in draw to come around the guard and sit in the 8 foot. Schrader threw an out turn and went inside out to sit beside the Wilcox stone. Wilcox repeated her first throw and froze to her first stone. Wright threw a tight guard. Reynen peeled it out and rolled out.Wright overlapped the mid-range Saskatchewan guard. Reynen drew in with an in turn outside in shot to raise his teammate's rock into the 4 foot. Gil Dash peeled both Saskatchewan guards and rolled to the other side of the sheet. Katie Paialunga threw a mid-range guard on the centre line covering a possible blue raise but leaving the yellow open. Dash opened up the centre with a hard take out. Paialunga removed the Saskatchewan rock in the 4 foot leaving Ontario sitting 2. Bender removed the previous rock and rolled to the inside edge of the Ontario shot stone to sit shot. Ideson chipped one of Ontario's stones out to allow access to the Saskatchewan shot rock and rolled to the 8 foot on other side of the house. Bender covered access to his shot rock with a perfectly thrown guard leaving only a draw to the 4 foot. Ideson's draw was light and he gave up another steal.
End 4 - Schrader put down a tight draw just off the centre line. Wilcox attempted a come around with an in turn outside in draw but left it as a guard. Schrader nudged his own guard and sat as a guard on the centre line. Wilcox threw a very wide outside in in turn that came up just short of the rings. Wright raised one of the Saskatchewan guards into the top 12. Reynen made a double raise to replace one Saskatchewan stone with another. Wright threw a high guard. Reynen tried to repeat his previous shot but rubbed a guard and rolled away. Dash was slightly light on a raise attempt leaving Ontario another crack at the raise. Paialunga attempted an in turn outside in raise but chipped a guard. Dash threw a high guard blocking direct access to the raise. Paialunga threw a wonderful angle raise take out to leave Ontario sitting one well covered. Darwin Bender raised his guard in to the 8 foot for shot but open. Mark Ideson flashed his take out attempt. Bender's guard over curled which left Ideson a second chance for the take out. Once again, with not enough weight, his take out over curled bumping the shot rock out but rolling his rock just out at the back of the house. Ontario is finally on the scoreboard.
End 5 - Wilcox dropped a tight guard on the centre line. Schrader drew in to the side of 12. Wilcox, who is curling 80%, nudged her guard but drew in to bite the 8 foot exposed. Schrader flashed his take out. Reynen left his draw as a guard beside the first rock of the end. Wright flashed her take out. Reynen pushed his raise to the back of the 12 foot.Wright flashed her take out attempt. After a time out, Ontario decided to have Paialunga throw a hit on the overlapped rocks at the edge of 12. The result was a roll behind cover leaving the opponent's rock exposed. Dash hit and replaced one Ontario guard with his rock. Paialunga hit the only Saskatchewan rock in the house and stuck to leave Ontario with 3 counters. Time out was called by Saskatchewan. After the discussion, Dash threw a hit on his guard which took out one of the Ontario rocks. Ideson put up a high guard. Bender drew in to the button cutting off the Ontario shot rock and leaving it as backing for his stone. Ideson was heavy on his draw and slid through. Bender drew in to the back of 4 for a deuce.
End 6 - Schrader drew to the T line in the 8 foot. Wilcox drew to the back of the 12 foot. Schrader hit and rolled his shooter out leaving the first stone as the only one in the house. Wilcox drew to the 8 foot behind the T line. Wright removed the Ontario rock. Reynen drew in top 8 near the centre line. Wright remove the previous rock. Reynen put up a centre line guard. Dash removed the guard. Paialunga put a guard tight to the rings. Dash hit the guard and rolled over to cover one of the Saskatchewan stones in the house. Paialunga's draw straightened out at the end and was left open on the edge of 8. Bender, who is curling 90%, removed the Ontario rock and stuck to leave his team with 3 counters. Ideson bumped the Bender rock back but left himself open for removal. Bender hit and rolled out. Ideson hit and stuck for Ontario's second point of the game.
End 7 - Wilcox drew for a close guard. Schrader was a bit heavy and slid through. Wilcox slid her draw through. Schrader drew to the 8 foot above the T line. Reynen's hit attempt was heavy and slid through. Wright removed the guard. Reynen drew in to the top of 8 exposed. Wright removed the Ontario rock. Paialunga hit to remove the Saskatchewan rock but rolled too far and was exposed. Dash moved the Ontario rock to the other side of the house and rolled out. Paialunga moved the blue shot rock but jammed it on her rock at the back of the house. Dash removed the Ontario rock. Ideson put up a guard on the centre line. Bender peeled the guard leaving the blue rock exposed in the house. Ideson left his freeze attempt in the house but light. Bender chipped out Ideson's rock and took a single.
End 8 - Going into the final end Ontario is curling 65% and Saskatchewan is curling at a fantastic 92%. Schrader threw through. Wilcox slid her draw in behind the T line. Schrader flashed the hit. Wilcox drew in top 12 to cover her first shot. Wright removed the top rock. Reynen drew to the Ontario rock in the 8 foot. Wright raised the top stone onto the back stone to remove it and run Ontario out of rocks and any hope of a miracle.