By The Canadian Press

Defending champion Jacobs improves to 4-0 at Brier with win over King

Mar 2, 2026 | 8:12 AM

ST. JOHN’S — Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone defeated Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories 8-3 on Monday to remain unbeaten at the Montana’s Brier.

Dunstone moved into a first-place tie with Alberta’s Kevin Koe in the Pool B standings at 3-0. Koe was idle for the afternoon session.

Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen beat Northern Ontario’s Sandy MacEwan 5-1, Manitoba’s Braden Calvert doubled British Columbia’s Cody Tanaka 8-4 and New Brunswick’s James Grattan defeated Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin 9-6.

McEwen was alone in third place at 3-1 and Calvert was next at 2-1. The top three teams in each nine-team pool will qualify for the playoffs.

In the morning draw, Canada’s Brad Jacobs rolled to an 8-2 win over Ontario’s Jayden King. Jacobs won gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics last month in Italy.

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Six-time Brier champion Brad Gushue (3-0) was scheduled to face fellow Newfoundland and Labrador skip Nathan Young in the evening session.

In other morning results, Nova Scotia’s Kendal Thompson downed Young 11-2, Tyler Smith of Prince Edward Island defeated Nunavut’s Derek Samagalski 10-5 and Jean-Michel Ménard scored two in the 10th to beat Saskatchewan’s Kelly Knapp 8-7.

Ménard moved into third place in Group A at 2-1. Young was tied with King at 2-2.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2026.

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