Kelly Knapp punches ticket to Brier with 9-4 win at 2026 Tankard

Team Knapp is heading to the Brier.

Regina’s Kelly Knapp, along with lead Mat Ring, second Dustin Kidby and third Brennan Jones defeated Rylan Kleiter’s rink 9-4 on Sunday evening at the 2026 SaskTel Tankard Men’s Championship in Melville.

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The win means Knapp will represent Saskatchewan at the Brier in St. John’s, which runs from Feb. 27 to March 8.

Knapp previously represented the province at the national championship in 2023.

In the Bunge Prairie Pinnacle women’s provincial championship final on Sunday, Regina’s Jolene Campbell took on Jana Tisdale in a Queen City match-up.

Campbell’s rink comprised third Robyn Silvernagle, second Rachel Big Eagle, and lead Dayna Demmans, while Tisdale’s rink featured third Stephanie Bukurak, second Chantel Martin, and lead Carla Anaka.

Campbell took a 1-0 lead in the second end, until Tisdale took the lead 2-1 after four. A strong fifth end for Campbell made it 3-2, and she held that lead until the ninth when Tisdale made one for a 3-3 tie heading into the 10th end, where Campbell scored to delivery a 4-3 championship victory.

–with files from 980 CJME’s Jacob Bamhour