Walker Runner-Up at 2019 Curl Mesabi Classic

SKIP
Laura
Walker

Third
Kate
Cameron

Second
Taylor
McDonald

Lead
Nadine
Scotland

Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) lost 7-1 to Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held November 29 - December 1, 2019 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Walker won 5-4 over Tabitha Peterson (McFarland , USA) in the semifinals of the 2019 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won 8-3 over Minnesota's Kim Rhyme in the quarterfinals.

Walker finished 4-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker defeated Abbey Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) 10-1, then won 7-4 against Minnesota's Kim Rhyme and 8-2 against Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC). Walker won 9-3 against Christine McMakin (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Classic, Walker take home 23.907 world rankings points along with the $3,986CDN prize. Walker move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 12.225 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 18th overall with 208.778 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Walker ranks 16th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 150.372 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2022: Tabitha Peterson
Tabitha Peterson, Cory Thiesse, Rebecca Hamilton, Tara Peterson
Chaska, MN
2021: Tabitha Peterson
Tabitha Peterson, Nina Roth, Rebecca Hamilton, Tara Peterson, Aileen Geving
St. Paul, MN
2019: Krista McCarville
Krista Scharf, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Jen Gates
Thunder Bay, NONT
2018: Krista McCarville
Krista Scharf, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Jen Gates
,
2017: Kelsey Rocque
Kelsey Calvert, Laura Walker, Taylor McDonald, Jen Gates
, AB
2016: Nadine Scotland
Nadine Scotland, Heather Jensen, Becca Hebert, Heather Rogers
Calgary, AB
2015: Krista McCarville
Krista Scharf, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Oye-Sem Won Briand
Thunder Bay, NONT
2014: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Courtney Chenier
Sudbury , NONT
2012: Jessie Hunkin
Jessie Hunkin, Nicky Kaufman, Kelly Erickson, Stephanie Enright, Cori Morris
, AB
2011: Cassie Potter
Cassie Potter, Jamie Haskell, Jackie Lemke, Stephanie Bohan, Laura Roessler
St. Paul, MN

Sudbury's Jake and Tanner Horgan will ply their trade elsewhere next season as John Epping and Ian MacMillan explore options for the future.

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