Arbuckle/Macdonell Reaches St. Vital Mixed Doubles NISO Classic Quarters

Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the St. Vital Mixed Doubles NISO Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-1 against Dawn McEwen/Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). of the St. Vital Mixed Doubles NISO Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

Arbuckle/Macdonell finished 3-1 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Arbuckle/Macdonell defeated Jennifer Gurke/Steven Michaleski (Winnipeg, MB) 9-2, then went on to lose 8-1 against Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON). Arbuckle/Macdonell responded with a 6-5 win over Laura Walker/Connor Njegovan (Edmonton, AB). Arbuckle/Macdonell won 6-4 against Rilee Kraft/Cayden Kraft (Bismarck, ND) in their final qualifying round match.

Arbuckle/Macdonell earned 7.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the St. Vital Mixed Doubles NISO Classic, remaining in 806th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 8.532 total points. Arbuckle/Macdonell ranks 12th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.500 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

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

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