Rich gets richer in Yukon Title Classic
Published Monday, November 10, 2008
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FAIRBANKS — Leland Rich lived up to his name as he skipped his rink to big money in the Yukon Title Curling Classic.
Rich’s rink won the championship and $6,000 by defeating the Greg Persinger Rink 7-3 on Sunday night at the Fairbanks Curling Club.
The championship officially breaks a three-year streak by Jason Laraway of Seattle, who did not compete this year.
Persinger’s team walked away with $3,200 for their runner-up efforts.
The title winners’ closest call came in the quarterfinal round Sunday morning, when a three-point ninth end propelled them to an 8-7 win over Darrol Stuart of Whitehorse.
From there, the route to the title went through a pair of Persingers.
Rich’s rink defeated the Ken Persnger Rink 9-2 in a semifinal that afternoon.
Greg Persinger’s rink downed Cal Fister of Canada 8-4 in the semifinals to make the championship an all-Fairbanks affair.
Fister defeated Dave Hill 8-4 in the quarterfinals.
Semifinal losers took home $1,400 and quarterfinal losers earned $1,000.
The six-team bracket was determined by pool play Friday and Saturday.
The top three teams in two pools advanced to the elimination round, and the first-place teams in each pool (both Persingers’ rinks) earned a bye in the quarterfinals.
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