MELVILLE -- Regina’s Jason Ackerman foursome are once again provincial mixed curling champions.
Ackerman and his Regina Highland rink of third Robyn Silvernagle, second Samuel Wills and lead Colleen Ackerman took an 8-4 win over Regina’s Garrett Springer in the championship final on Sunday afternoon in Melville.
It’s the fifth title for the two Ackermans, who also won in 2010, 2012, 2019 and 2024. Silvernagle and Wills both win their second mixed championship after also winning alongside Jason and Colleen last season.
Ackerman went unbeaten on his way to the A final of the triple-knockout draw, but would run into Springer for the first of three times on the weekend, dropping a 6-4 decision.
They’d rebound quickly after dropping to the B final, where Ackerman would take a 5-4 win over Fox Valley’s Carl deConinck Smith to advance to the playoff round.
There, Ackerman would face Springer, third Jill Springer, second Drew Springer and lead Chantel Martin in the Page Playoff 1-2 game and would again come up short, giving up three in the sixth and another in the seventh on their way to a 9-4 loss.
That dropped Ackerman into the semifinal against Regina’s Tyler Hartung, where they’d build a 6-1 lead through four ends and go on to a 7-3 win to advance to the gold medal game against Springer.
As it turns out, the third time was the charm for the defending champs, as after giving up one in the first, Ackerman would score three in the second, steal two in the third and another in the fourth to build a 6-1 lead. Springer got two back in the fifth, but Ackerman replied with a deuce of his own in the sixth, and after Springer was held to one in the seventh, the teams shook hands.
Ackerman -- who won the national title in 2012 and was the runner up in 2024 -- will now represent Saskatchewan at the Curling Canada championship in Assiniboia beginning Nov. 2.
