Ballance1-4 at 2022 Michael Izsak Memorial Junior Mens Cash Spiel

Calgary, Alberta

SKIP
James
Ballance

Third
Lowell
Whittmire

Second
Ethan
Drysdale

Lead
Neil
Donovan

Games:	5
Record:	1W - 4L
PF/G:	6.07
PA/G:	11.07
Hammer Efficiency:	0.14
Steal Defense:	0.57
Force Efficiency:	0.13
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

James Ballance (Calgary, AB) finished 1-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ballance lost 8-3 to Matthew Perozak (Calgary, AB), droppimg another game, 6-0 to Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB). Ballance lost 7-4 to Evan Crough (Calgary, AB) where Ballance responded with a 6-4 win over Daniel Humbke (Lethbridge, AB). Ballance went on to lose 6-4 against Perozak in their final qualifying round match.

Ballance 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

Bottcher Out!

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong, Hardline Curling) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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