There’s plenty for curling fans to keep their eyes on this week.

The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts is well underway in Penticton, B.C, while here in Saskatchewan, the Men’s Tankard is set to begin in Estevan on Wednesday.  There will be three Moose Jaw curlers hitting the ice for a shot to represent Saskatchewan at the 2018 Brier in Rgina.

The road to the Brier is also starting in Manitoba, where Moose Jaw’s Pat Simmons is looking to capture the provincial title with his Winnipeg rink.

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Team Saskatchewan fell 7-4 to Northern Ontario in their lone game on Tuesday at the 2018 Scotties.

The loss drops the Sherry Anderson rink out of Saskatoon to 2-3 at the national championship and puts them in a win-or-go-home situation on the final day of pool play.

Saskatchewan will need wins in both games against New Brunswick (11 a.m.) and Nova Scotia (9 p.m.) to advance into the Championship Pool, which starts on Thursday.

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The Saskatchewan Men’s Tankard opens on Wednesday afternoon in Estevan with 16 teams hitting the pebbled ice in search of a provincial championship.

Moose Jaw’s Derek Owens is the second on the Brent Gedak rink; Chadd McKenzie is the lead with the Brady Kendel rink; and Brock Montgomery is the third with the Adam Casey rink.

Gedak opens against Jeff Hartung, while Kendel faces Josh Heidt in the opening draw at 2:30 p.m. In the second draw, Casey will square off with Daniel Selke at 7:30 p.m.

Click here for the full draw and schedule.

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Moose Jaw’s Pat Simmons will lead his Winnipeg-based rink into the Manitoba Men’s Curling Championship in Winkler, MB starting on Wednesday.

Simmons is set to battle Brandon Radford in Draw 2 at 12:15 p.m.

The Manitoba championship is 32-team double knockout draw. Click here for the full schedule.