CHAMPIONSHIPS // // 2013 WORLD MEN'S JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Young U.S. men earn 7th place
// CALENDAR
MARCH 7-16 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Sochi, Russia
MARCH 15-22 2014 U.S. Mixed National Championship, site TBA
MARCH 15-23 2014 World Women's Championship, St. John,
New Brunswick
MARCH 29-APRIL 6 2014 World Men's Championship, Beijing, China
APRIL 22-29 2014 World Senior Championships, Dumfries, Scotland 2014 World Mixed Doubles Championship, Dumfries, Scotland
// CERTIFICATIONS Level I Instructor
Team USA members (l-r) Korey Dropkin, Tom Howell, Mark Fenner, Alex Fenson, and Connor Hoge.
Scotland to finish seventh at the 2013 World Ju- nior Championships in Sochi, Russia. Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) and team-
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mates Tom Howell (Brick, N.J.), Mark Fenner (Bemidji, Minn.), Alex Fenson (Bemidji, Minn.), and Connor Hoge (Southborough, Mass.) fin- ished with a 4-5 record. Tey were coached by Keith Dropkin (Southborough, Mass.) and Phill Drobnick (Eveleth, Minn.). “It was just what I imagined it would be. It was
pretty fun, especially with the first time playing in a place like this – the Olympic test facility – was quite an experience that I’ll remember for the rest of my life,” Fenner said. Te American men were one of the two
youngest teams in this year’s field with Dropkin, at age 17, one of the youngest skips as well. De- spite the losing record in Sochi, the team has a lot of positives to build upon. “We are definitely looking to start a comeback
and always improve and make sure we’re getting better with each game to work toward winning a world championship some day,” Fenner said. n
orey Dropkin and the American men concluded their run at the Ice Cube Curling Center with an 8-3 loss to
Scotland Canada Russia Sweden Norway Italy USA
Switzerland China
Czech Republic Playoff scores:
Gold medal: Scotland 6, Russia 2 Bronze medal: Canada 6, Sweden 4
Semifinal: Russia 11, Canada 8 (extra end)
Page 1-2 playoff game: Scotland 8, Canada 6 Page 3-4 playoff game: Russia 6, Sweden 4 USA game results:
USA 9, Czech Republic 8 (extra end) Sweden 10, USA 4
USA 6, Switzerland 3 Italy 6, USA 5
Russia 9, USA 3 USA 7, Norway 4 Canada 7, USA 3 USA 8, China 1 Scotland 8, USA 3
Sportsmanship Award recipient: Tom Howell, USA
Gold: Scotland Silver: Russia
Bronze: Canada Round robin results:
8-1 7-2 7-2 6-3 5-4 5-4 4-5 2-7 1-8 0-9
Tim Cucchiarelli, Wausau Curling Club Zac Gery, Bucks County Curling Club Pam Hamilton, Triangle Curling Club Dan Ivers, Circle City Curling Club John McCleary, Anchorage Curling Club Steven O’Keefe, Wausau Curling Club Owen Sampson, Lake Region Curling Club Level II Instructor
Owen Sampson, Lake Region Curling Club Mitch Wayne, Tri-City Curling Club Level I Instructor Recertification
Herbert Kistler, Rushmore Curling Club Level I Official
Ethan Bradford, Granite Curling Club Shirley Destache, Green Bay Curling Club Matthew Fuchs, Willmar Curling Club Joe Kowalczyk, Green Bay Curling Club Gary Laughlin, Willmar Curling Club Robert Lex* Michael Mandich* Jon Melander, Willmar Curling Club Mark A. Olson, Willmar Curling Club Jennifer Vandeleest* David Welch, Willmar Curling Club Benjamin Zieske, Willmar Curling Club Level II Official
Ethan Bradford, Granite Curling Club Robert Lex* Michael Mandich* Jennifer Vandeleest*
* Not currently a club member USA Curling (( 21
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