CurlingZone: Reid Carruthers wins Canad Inns Mens Classic

Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) wins the Canad Inns Men's Classic, defeating Glenn Howard (Islington, ON) 6-1 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. Carruthers with Braeden Moskowy at third, Derek Samagalski and Colin Hodgson on the front end take home the $18,000CDN first place cheque along with 60.362 world ranking points, while Howard receives $10,000CDN and 47.427 world ranking points for their second place finish.

Starting with hammer, Carruthers blanked the first end, got on the board scoring 1 in the second end, then added a steal in the third end. Howard scored a single in the fourth end to trail 2-1, Carruthers responded in the fifth end scoring 4 for early handshakes and the 6-1 win.

In the semifinals, Carruthers defeated Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) 6-1 and Howard defeated Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) 8-6. McEwen and Koe earned $6,000CDN and 36.648 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. In the quarterfinals, Carruthers defeated John Shuster (Duluth, USA) 8-2, Howard defeated Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, Japan) 6-4, while McEwen defeated Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) 3-2 and Koe defeated Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, ON) 5-3. Jacobs, Shuster, Morozumi and Johnston earned $4,000CDN along with 25.869 ranking points for their quarterfinal finishes.

Carruthers went 3-0 in the 20 team triple knockout qualifying round. In their opening game, Carruthers defeated Johnston 5-4, won against Shuster 5-3, and Colton Flasch (Saskatoon, SK) 6-1 in their A Qualifier match to advance to the playoffs.

Scotland's McMillan and Bryce set to get in mix with World's Best

After emerging on the global stage at senior level last month, Katie McMillan is feeling all the more ready for the challenge as she and partner Angus Bryce prepare to represent Scotland at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championships in Geneva over the next week (April 25 - May 2).