ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Saskatchewan’s Jason Ackerman dropped his first recreation of the Canadian blended curling championship Thursday, however remained among the many frontrunners for a semifinal berth.
ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Saskatchewan’s Jason Ackerman dropped his first recreation of the Canadian blended curling championship Thursday, however remained among the many frontrunners for a semifinal berth.
After seven straight wins, Ackerman felt 7-3 to Alberta’s Kurt Balderston and was tied atop the standings at 7-1 with Manitoba’s Ryan Wiebe and Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell.
The highest 4 groups Friday evening advance to Saturday’s semifinals, which shall be adopted by the medal video games.
Wiebe beat Trent Skanes of Newfoundland and Labrador 8-6 and Purcell downed Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith 11-3.
Balderston and Quebec’s Don Bowser, who misplaced 6-3 to B.C.’s Cody Tanaka, had been each 5-3.
Tanaka was 4-4, and Smith and Skanes each 3-5 within the championship pool of the match.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Nov. 9, 2024.
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