Former champions have won the Manitoba Stick Curling Association’s Sun Life Men’s Championship – presented by Jim Anton.
The 20-team men’s event, held in Beausejour, was won by 2025 Canadian champion Ralph Nespor, partnered with 2015 Canadian champion Ross MacMillan. The Stonewall/Warren twosome posted a 4-2 final game win Sunday over Dewar McKinnon & Dale Gray (Fort Rouge).
Nespor/MacMillan had qualified for the playoff round with a 3W-1L record, first in their five-team pool. McKinnon/Gray also had a 3W-1L record but finished second in their pool.
To reach the final, Nespor/MacMillan had beaten Darren MaMillan/Terry Proctor (Warren) and Don Crerar/Marvin Chittick (St. Vital) in the preliminary playoff games. McKinnon/Gray had beaten Jim Rouse/Bill Kitching (Warren) and Grant Nicolson/Don Fischer (St. Vital).
In the bronze medal game, Crerar/Chittick were 8-1 winners over Nicolson/Fischer.
Al Meyers & Doug Lintott (Steinbach) and Jim Webster & Ron Marohn (Stonewall) also reached the final eight but lost in their quarterfinal games.
Nespor/MacMillan will join Women’s champions Darlene Maywood/Kathie Allardyce (St. VItal) and Mixed champions Bill & Judy Kitching (Stonewall) as the champion teams eligible to represent Manitoba at the 2026 Canadian Championships in Wolfsville, Nova Scotia March 25-29.
