The Steve Laycock rink, curling out of Swift Current, has advanced to the 2025 SaskTel Tankard Mens Championship game in Kindersley.
Featuring Swift Current’s Chris Haichert and Cabri’s Shaun Meachem, the Laycock foursome placed first in the round robin with a 7-1 record.
They edged second-place Dustin Kalthoff 9-8 in the 1v2 page playoff on Saturday to earn a spot in the final. Laycock trailed 4-1 after four ends before scoring three in the fifth and stealing three in the sixth end to lead 7-4. Kalthoff scored two points in the seventh and stole a single in the eighth to tie the game. Laycock scored two in the ninth and held Kalthoff to a single in the final end to close out the win.
Kalthoff will face Saskatoon’s Rylan Kleiter in the semi-final game on Sunday morning.
The championship game is slated for 7 p.m.
