As skips of different teams, Sean Geall and Jeff Richard won their first B.C. men91裸聊视频檚 curling titles a year apart, in 2009 and 2010.

In 2018, Geall and Richard combined forces to earn their second trip to the Brier.

With Geall calling the shots and Richard playing third, the Kelowna Curling Club foursome knocked off defending champ Jim Cotter and his Vernon-Kelowna rink 9-7 in an extra end in the final of the Sunday night in Parksville.

Geall made a spectacular in-off shot with his last rock of the game to score a deuce in the 11th end to claim the provincial title.

91裸聊视频淚n some ways it91裸聊视频檚 a bit of a relief to get back to doing this. It feels really good,91裸聊视频� said Geall, 43, who grew up in West Kelowna but now lives in Abbotsford. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been awhile and you start to wonder if that time is going to happen again.

91裸聊视频淣ow I have a small family and can91裸聊视频檛 commit the time I used to commit, so yeah, this is a big one.91裸聊视频�

Geall teamed up with Richard and lead Dave Harper last season, then added second Andrew Nerpin to the mix this season.

Richard is grateful to be getting a second chance to play in the Brier.

91裸聊视频淵ou just never know if or when it91裸聊视频檒l happen again,91裸聊视频� said Richard, 38. 91裸聊视频淪ean and I were both hungry to get back there. We put a lot of work and effort into this season and it paid off for us.

91裸聊视频淪ean91裸聊视频檚 a great skip and a great guy, and we91裸聊视频檝e become really good friends,91裸聊视频� added Richard. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 going to be nice to go to a Brier and compete with this group of guys.91裸聊视频�

Harper attended his first Brier last year as the fifth-man on the John Morris-Jim Cotter rink. The 2018 Canadian men91裸聊视频檚 curling championship will be his first ever as a player.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been playing a long time, hoping this would happen, so to get that little purple heart feels great,91裸聊视频� said Harper, 40, who moved to Kelowna from Edmonton five years ago. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a dream come true. You think there91裸聊视频檚 plenty of time but then the years start going by and you realize it91裸聊视频檚 not easy. It91裸聊视频檚 great to finally get this.91裸聊视频�

Nerpin, who had never before been close to winning a provincial title, said all the pieces fell into place at the right time for the Kelowna-based foursome91裸聊视频攑articularly against the four-time defending champs.

91裸聊视频淪ean made the shots when he had to and it worked out well for us,91裸聊视频� said Nerpin, who is originally from Ontario. 91裸聊视频淲e definitely had to be lights-out to beat those guys. It91裸聊视频檚 an amazing feeling.91裸聊视频�

Like Harper, Nerpin is excited about experiencing the atmosphere of a Brier for the first time.

91裸聊视频淚 think the crowds will be amazing, it91裸聊视频檚 the biggest event you can play in,91裸聊视频� Nerpin said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 something I91裸聊视频檝e dreamed about since I started curling. It91裸聊视频檚 going to be amazing to be a part of it.91裸聊视频�

The final game was the only loss of the week for Cotter, third Catlin Schneider and his Kelowna front-end of second Tyrel Griffith and lead Rick Sawatsky.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 proud of the guys,91裸聊视频� said Cotter. 91裸聊视频淲e hung in there. Unfortunately, we had some picks in there and that didn91裸聊视频檛 help, but that91裸聊视频檚 the way curling goes. It didn91裸聊视频檛 come down to that. They made a great shot to win. We were getting better each game, but we were a little off that game.91裸聊视频�

Geall and his Kelowna rink will represent B.C. at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, March 3 to 11 in Regina.

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