After a solid 3-0 start, Ottawa native John Morris and his Pat Simmons-skipped Team Canada curling rink cooled off and finished 6-5 to miss the four-team playoff round by one place at the Mar. 3-13 Tim Hortons Brier at TD Place.
Alberta’s Kevin Koe was the champion, downing Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue 9-5 in the final.
Emma Miskew made it furthest out of Team Homan players by reaching the semi-final round of the Mar. 31-Apr. 3 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Saskatoon.
Miskew, alongside Ryan Fry, downed the previously unbeaten husband-wife team of Mike and Ottawa native Dawn McEwen 7-6 in the quater-finals before falling 10-7 to the eventual champions, Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant.
Lisa Weagle and Rachel Homan were quarter-finalists, while Joanne Courtney also reached the first stage of the playoff round.
Mixed doubles is set to make its Olympic debut at the Pyeongchang 2018 Games.
Team Homan also played alongside men as the lone women’s entry in the Mar. 17-20 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling Elite 10 event in Victoria, going 1-3 with a win over Charley Thomas.
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