Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) lost
6-2 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, held October 18 - 21, 2013 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Howard won
5-3 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2013 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-5 over
John Morris (Vernon, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Canad Inns Prairie Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Howard finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard defeated
Jared Kolomaya (Stonewall, MB) 7-2, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Brock Virtue (Regina, SK). Howard responded with a
6-4 win over
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Howard won
6-1 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE), then won
7-0 against
Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON) and
6-5 against
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canad Inns Prairie Classic, Howard take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
308.530 total points. Howard ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
75.000 points earned so far this season.
