James Ballance (Okotoks, AB) run at the 2021 Cochrane U20 Junior Mens Spiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-4 loss to Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB). of the 2021 Cochrane U20 Junior Mens Spiel in Cochrane, Alberta;
 
Ballance finished 3-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ballance defeated Kyler Kurina (Calgary, AB) 9-5, then won 5-3 against Ethan Chung (Edmonton, AB) and 7-4 against Wyatt Wright (Cochrane, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Ballance did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ballance ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.