KAMLOOPS, February 28…Four teams remain unbeaten after six draws of the Strauss Canada Cup, taking place at the Interior Savings Centre.

Coldwater’s Glenn Howard joined idle Kevin Koe, Cheryl Bernard and Shannon Kleibrink at 3-0 after beating Edmonton’s Randy Ferbey, 7-5 Thursday afternoon.

Howard, the reigning Canadian and world champion, sits atop Section B, while Brad Gushue of St. John’s is next in line at 2-1.  Ferbey, who has won the Strauss Canada Cup three times, dropped to 1-2 and is now joined by the Reid Carruthers team of Beausejour, Manitoba, but skipped this week by Alberta’s Charley Thomas, a two-time Canadian and world junior champion, who upset two-time Cup winner Kevin Martin, 6-5 in an extra end.   Winnipeg’s Kerry Burtnyk trails at 0-3.

In Section A, Edmonton’s Koe is followed by Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton at 2-1, while Martin, Pat Simmons and Mike McEwen are knotted with 1-2 records.  In the other men’s game, Winnipeg’s McEwen edged Simmons, 8-7 to break into the win column for the first time.

On the women’s side, Kelowna’s Kelly Scott suffered her first loss, 5-3 at the hands of Saskatoon’s Stefanie Lawton, while Sherry Anderson of Saskatoon stole three in the 11th end, after taking a pair in 10, to shade Edmonton’s Cathy King, 9-6.

The results left Cheryl Bernard of Calgary in front in Section A at 3-0, followed by Anderson and Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones at 2-1, while King and Winnipeg’s Janet Harvey are still looking for their first  victories at 0-3.

Calgary’s Shannon Kleibrink leads Section B, while Scott and Lawton are now tied at 2-1, Edmonton’s Kristie Moore is 1-2 and Calgary’s Heather Rankin is 0-3.

Thursday’s evening draw begins at 7:00 pm.

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