Leaside men head to Brier final 4 after Thursday squeaker

Team Epping from the Leaside Curling Club stole two points in the 10th end to edge McEwen 8-7 in Brier play in Regina Thursday. Epping and his colleagues join the top four teams advancing to the Page playoff. Winner of the Page playoff between the top two seeds advances directly to Sunday’s championship game, while the loser drops to the semifinal to face the winner of the playoff between the third and fourth seeds. Sunday’s champion represents Canada at the world men’s curling championship in Las Vegas from March 31 to April 8.