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The Joe Scharf foursome is no longer perfect at the Northern Ontario provincial men’s curling play-downs.

Jeff Currie’s got a tough task ahead of him if he wants his curling week to last beyond Friday.

On Wednesday night Joe Scharf stands alone. Looking for a return trip to the Brier for the first time in 10 years, Scharf scored a 5-3 win over defending champion Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste.

The battle of the undefeated is still on track at Fort William Curling Club. Thunder Bay’s Joe Scharf and Sault Ste.

Daniel Salokari has to pay extra close attention to what’s going on around him on the ice. The 17-year-old, described as a quick learner by Thunder Bay North Stars coach Todd Howarth, can’t hear, or not very well.

Joe Scharf knows a thing or two about Al Hackner. A decade ago he played second for the Iceman at the 2001 Brier.

Thunder Bay skips went 4-1 in early-draw action Tuesday at the Northern Ontario Men’s provincial curling championship at Fort William Curling Club.

Trevor Letowski is the new head coach of the Sarnia Sting. The former NHLer took over the Ontario Hockey League team’s reins on Sunday after the club lost 7-3 to Plymouth.

Skill may be the true tell of a champion curler, but a little luck along the way never hurts.

Joe Scharf has something to prove. A semifinalist in last year’s Northern Ontario provincial men’s curling play-downs, the Thunder Bay skip desperately wants a shot at the Brier, something no curler in the city has done in eight years.