Great opening day at ACAC Curling Championships
Brent Forster - RDC
The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Curling Championships kicked off in Camrose on Friday and all three Red Deer College Curling teams picked up important wins.
The Kings had a great opening day. At 12:00 p.m., the RDC Kings defeated the NAIT Ooks 8-2 in convincing fashion. At 4:00 p.m., the Kings won 3-1 over the host University of Alberta Augustana Vikings to push their record to 2-0.
The Queens played very well on Friday at Rose City Curling Club. The Red Deer College Queens downed the NAIT Ooks 7-3 at 12:00 p.m. and then picked up a solid 6-1 victory over Concordia University. The Queens also finished with an unblemished 2-0 record.
The RDC Mixed Curling team split their games on Friday. At 12:00 p.m., they dominated NAIT with an 11-2 win and then dropped a 7-1 decision to MacEwan University at 4:00 p.m.
Men's Standings W - L
| RDC Kings | 2 - 0 |
| Concordia University | 1 - 1 |
| U of A Augustana | 1 - 1 |
| NAIT | 0 - 2 |
Women's Standings W - L
| RDC Queens | 2 - 0 |
| NAIT | 1 - 1 |
| MacEwan University | 1 - 1 |
| Concordia University | 0 - 2 |
Mixed Team Standings W - L
| MacEwan University | 2 - 0 |
| RDC | 1 - 1 |
| NAIT | 1 - 1 |
| Portage College | 0 - 2 |
All three RDC Curling teams are in action Saturday at 9:00 a.m. The RDC Kings will compete against Concordia University, the Queens will face MacEwan University and the RDC Mixed Curling team will be up against Portage College.