Ward Runner-Up at 2023 USA Curling Club National Championships

SKIP
Cory
Ward

Third
Spencer
Eklund

Second
Zach
Oliphant

Lead
Chris
Ward

Cory Ward (Eau Claire, WI) lost 5-3 to Elliott Mansell (Denver, CO) in the Final of the USA Curling Club National Championships, held March 16 - 19, 2023 in Wausau, Wisconsin. To advance to the championship game, Ward won 6-4 over Justin McBride (Irvine, CA) in the semifinals

Ward finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ward defeated Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN) 7-2, then won 4-3 against John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA) and 8-4 against Ryan Lagasse (Bismarck, ND). Ward won 6-5 against Jon Johnson (Fairbanks, AL), then won 8-7 against Colin Rittgers (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.

Ward 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

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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