Winnipeg Free Press

Paul Wiecek

1. Unknown champion heading to world stage

   If she competed at any other sport -- swimming, skating, curling, heck, even trampolining gets more play -- Lori Pow would surely be a household name in Winnipeg. Updated 2:50 AM

2. Jones slides back into the win column

   Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones has gotten back into the win column. The defending world champion got her first bonspiel win of the season Monday night in Abbotsford, B.C., defeating Saskatoon's Stefanie Lawton 9-2 in the final of the $60,000 Wayden Transportation Ladies Classic to capture the $16,000 first prize. Updated 10:30 AM

3. Mixed results

   Mixed results Updated 2:50 AM

4. Around The Rings

   Jones has two chances Updated 2:50 AM

5. The 8-ender

   111Manitoba teams put in a good showing at the Grand Slam event in Waterloo, Ont. Neither Kerry Burtnyk nor Mike McEwen made the playoffs, but Jeff Stoughton and Reid Carruthers did. But there was no stopping Howard this weekend, as he eliminated Carruthers 6-4 in the quarter-finals, then hung up the same score on Stoughton in the semifinals. Updated 2:50 AM

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