Kakela

Rolla, North Dakota

SKIP
Kyle
Kakela

Third
Ryan
Westby

Second
Spencer
Tuskowski

Lead
Kyson
Smith

Games:	12
Record:	7W - 5L
PF/G:	5.70
PA/G:	6.67
Hammer Efficiency:	0.22
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.27

Kyle Kakela (Rolla, ND) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kakela finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kakela lost 9-6 to Ethan Meyers (Duluth, MN), then responded with a 6-5 win over Adam Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND). Kakela went on to lose 10-2 against Stephen Dropkin (Southborough, MA). Kakela lost 7-5 to Nathaniel Clark (Nashua, NH) where Kakela responded with a 12-6 win over Jake Vukich (Seattle, WA). Kakela won 6-5 against Tony Wright (Duluth, MN), then won 6-5 against Blake Morton (McFarland, WI) and 6-5 against Ryan Flippo (Fairbanks, AK). Kakela went on to lose 9-2 against Evan Jensen (Medford, WI) in their final qualifying round match.

Kakela earned 4.000 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the US Junior Nationals, moving up 295 spots the World Ranking Standings into 217th place overall with 4.000 total points. Kakela ranks 153rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.000 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

Epping Perfect at Shorty Jenkins Classic

Northern Ontario's John Epping (Photo: AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic) defeated Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller 5-3 to go 8-0 and claim the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic.

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