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Bottcher, DeJong claim titles at Red Deer Curling Classic

Nov 21, 2017 | 10:48 AM

Alberta’a reigning men’s provincial curling champions cruised to victory in the final of the 2017 Red Deer Curling Classic.

Brendan Bottcher defeated Ted Appleman 6-2 in the men’s championship final Monday afternoon at the Pidherney Centre.

Bottcher and his Edmonton-based team of third Mick Lizmore, second Brad Thiessen and lead Karrick Martin punched their ticket to the final with a 6-1 win over Colton Flasch in the semi’s.

On the women’s side, Delia DeJong of Grande Prairie took the title with a 4-2 win over Salsuki Fujisawa of Japan.