Coquitlam's Nicholas Umbach and the Team BC curling rink went undefeated during the round-robin portion of the tournament at the B.C. Winter Games in Prince George this week.
The team, which also features Surrey's Tyler Tardi, Fort St. John's Sterling Middleton and Victoria's Tim Henderson, shot to the top of the standings with five wins and zero losses.
The 17-year-old Umbach and his team members started off the round-robin portion of the tournament on Sunday morning with a 14-4 victory over Alberta, before defeating the Yukon 11-2 later in the day.
Team BC had a close win on Monday when they defeated New Brunswick 7-6 before going on to defeat Nova Scotia 8-4 and Prince Edward Island 8-6 on Wednesday.
Quarterfinals were expected to be held Thursday after The Tri-City News' deadline, and semifinals were to take place later in the day.
The final matchup is scheduled for Friday.
Meanwhile, Port Moody's Kyle Parker has finished up his freestyle skiing big air event, taking 28th in the contest. His Team BC teammates Teal Henderson Harle grabbed gold in the competition.
As of Thursday morning, British Columbia was third in the medal standings with seven golds, six silvers and seven bronzes for a total of 20.
B.C. was one medal behind Ontario, which has eight golds, seven silvers and six bronzes, while Quebec led the competition with 10 golds, seven silvers and nine bronzes for a total of 26.
For up-to-date results and a schedule of events, go to www.canadagames2015.ca.
