News from the Mixed
The All-Star team and Sportsmanship Award winner for the 2012 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Sudbury were officially announced and presented with their awards Saturday evening at the Closing Banquet.
Saskatchewan, skipped by Jason Ackerman of Regina, stole its way to an 8-7 extra end victory over Alberta (Kurt Balderston of Grande Prairie) in the 49th edition of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Saturday at the Sudbury Curling Club.
Saskatchewan, skipped by Jason Ackerman of Regina, advanced to the final of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship at the Sudbury Curling Club, after defeating New Brunswick’s Sylvie Robichaud of Moncton, 8-3 in Friday’s semi-final.
Alberta, skipped by Kurt Balderston of Grande Prairie, has advanced to Saturday afternoon’s final (1:30 pm ET) of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, after completing the round robin in first place with an 11-2 mark.
While the final three games of the round robin at the 49th Canadian Mixed in Sudbury would not affect the playoff scenarios, play was spirited in Draw 19 this morning.
Sylvie Robichaud of Curling Beausejour in Moncton grabbed the final playoff spot at the Canadian Mixed curling championship in Sudbury.
Tension filled the air in this afternoon’s Draw 17 at the Canadian Mixed in Sudbury.
Mike Assad had to win two games today to be in the hunt for a semi final berth at the Canadian Mixed curling
Kurt Balderston of Grande Prairie, Alberta has clinched the bye to the Saturday’s championship final following an 8-5 win over Ontario’s Mark Homan.
Jason Ackerman moved into a four way tie for second place after the completion of Draw 14 at the Canadian Mixed in Sudbury.
Nunavut’s Ed Sattelberger of the Iqaluit CC won that territory’s first ever game at a CCA championship.
Nunavut’s Ed Sattelberger hung tough with the round robin leader Alberta in the 12th draw of the Canadian Mixed curling championship in Sudbury. The winless Iqaluit skip was down three points playing the 9th end against Kurt Balderston only
Grande Prairie’s Kurt Balderston and squad continued their hot play at the Canadian Mixed curling championship in Sudbury. In a prairie battle, Alberta stopped 2009 Canadian Mixed champ Sean Grassie 7-6 in a game with many stones in
Alberta’s Kurt Balderston and Saskatchewan’s Jason Ackerman now share the lead at the Canadian Mixed curling championship in Sudbury. Balderston came out on top of a Draw 10 showdown with New Brunswick’s Sylvie Robichaud.
Moncton’s Sylvie Robichaud, who survived a tough Monday schedule splitting games with Manitoba and PEI at the 49th Canadian Mixed curling championship in Sudbury, is alone in first place.
