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VIDEO: Kelowna/Vernon's Team Morris wins BC men's curling title

Team Morris defeats Team Joanisse 6-3 in Sunday's final at the Abbotsford Curling Club
Ben Lypka
Ben Lypka
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Skip John Morris tosses the rock during the finals of the BC Men's Curling Championships at the Abbotsford Curling Club on Sunday.


Team Morris have officially punched their ticket to the .

The team, hailing from Vernon and Kelowna, defeated the Golden Ears Curling Club's Team Joanisse 6-3 to win the at the on Sunday.

Skip John Morris, Third Jim Cotter, Second Tyrel Griffith, lead Rick Sawatsky and coach Jody Epp stole two points in the sixth end, which put them up 5-2 and they didn't look back.

Team Morris now qualifies for the Tim Hortons Brier, which runs from March 4 to 12 in St. John's, NL.

For more on this story, read Wednesday's print edition of the Abbotsford News.

Ben Lypka

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