After advancing directly to the championship game, Annmarie Dubberstein (Portage, WI) lost
6-5 to
Cait Flannery (Mankato, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling Junior Nationals Championship, held January 13 - 19, 2019 in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Dubberstein finished 6-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dubberstein defeated
Elizabeth Cousins (Medfield, MA) 8-7, then won
8-7 against
Ariel Traxler (Fairbanks, AK) and
8-3 against
Samantha Jones (Endeavor, WI). Dubberstein won
8-5 against
Flannery, then won
9-6 against
Abbey Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND). Dubberstein went on to lose
7-6 against
Suzanna Viau (Plover, WI). Dubberstein responded with a
10-1 win over
Mackenzie Page (Burnsville, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling Junior Nationals Championship, Dubberstein take home
14.108 world rankings points. For week 23 of the event schedule, Dubberstein did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Dubberstein ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
