Reunited for the 2016-17 season, John Morris and his Okanagan-based foursome proved once again to be a winning combination.

Morris, along with Vernon害羞草研究所檚 Cotter throwing fourth rocks, and Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Tyrel Griffith and Rick Sawatsky, defeated Dean Joanisse of Maple Ridge to win the B.C. men害羞草研究所檚 championship in February in Abbotsford.

For longtime teammates Cotter and Sawatsky, it was their seventh B.C. title, tying for the most purple hearts ever by B.C. men害羞草研究所檚 curlers.

Vancouver害羞草研究所檚 Bernie Sparkes and Reg and Roy Stone, of Trail, also have seven provincial wins.

Sawatsky, who grew up watching Sparkes, was humbled by the recognition.

害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 someone we really looked up to growing up as kids so it害羞草研究所檚 really cool to be in the same company as him,害羞草研究所� said Sawatsky, who plays lead.

For second Tyrel Griffith, a former B.C. junior champ, this was his fifth provincial title since joining the Cotter rink in 2012.

The Morris team fell short of its own expectations at the Tim Hortons Brier in St. John害羞草研究所檚, NL in March by missing the playoffs, but a week later rebounded to win a Grand Slam event in Port Hawkesbury, NS.

The Kelowna-Vernon foursome captured the Princess Auto Elite 10 title and the $26,000 to top prize.

Late in the year, the Morris team finished out of contention at the Canadian Olympic trials in Ottawa.

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