One of the locally born curlers being followed by West Central Online at the SaskTel Tankard in Biggar's Colton Flasch, skipped his squad to victory at the Saskatchewan event to become the province's representative at the upcoming Tim Hortons Brier.
Team Saskatchewan ššš@TeamFlasch
ā CURLSASK (@CURLSASK) February 14, 2022
Skip: Colton Flasch
Third: Catlin Schneider
Second: Kevin Marsh
Lead: Dan Marsh
Coach: Jamie Schneider
Congratulations to the team and best of luck at the Tim Hortons Brier! #SaskTel #TeamSask pic.twitter.com/ohxmsinlJf
Team Flasch along with Team Heidt out of Kerrobert were the locally sourced teams to follow, though the former was the only one of the two to make it on the playoff round. Team Flasch wouldĀ useĀ a string of strong performancesĀ to push them to the Brier.
In the 3 vs 4 matchup on Saturday night, they would defeat Team Jacobson 10-5 to move into the morningĀ semi-final against Team Hartung. That one would turn out 5-2 for Team Flasch, who went on to face the defending Scotties skip for Saskatchewan in Matt Dunstone in theĀ final.
It was an even game by all accounts between the two talented rinks, as Team Flasch used 3 big points in the 5th end to lead themselves to an eventual tight 6-4 win.
Team Flasch curls out of the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, but some from the Town of Biggar will be excited to watch their locally born skip when he leads his team into play as Team Saskatchewan at the Tim Hortons Brier at the beginning of March in Lethbridge, Alberta.