Sipka Runner-Up at Grand Slam Tour Challenge U15

Calgary, Alberta

SKIP
Katherine
Sipka

Third
Molly
Weber

Second
Kingsley
Bachek

Lead
Sloane
Hebert

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	8.06
PA/G:	4.72
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.00
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Katherine Sipka (Calgary, AB) lost 4-3 to Makenzie Kennedy (Beaumont, AB) in the Final of the Grand Slam Tour Challenge U15, held October 14 - 19 at the Beaumont Curling Club in Beaumont, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Sipka won 9-0 over Isla Kay (Edinburgh, SCO) in the semifinals of the Grand Slam Tour Challenge U15 in Beaumont, Alberta, Canada;

Sipka finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sipka lost 6-3 to Ben Meyers (Carstairs, AB), then responded with a 8-2 win over Brinley Braden (Beaumont, AB). Sipka won 6-5 against Tucker Hellman (San Francisco, CA) in their final qualifying round match.

Sipka ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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

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