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Alberta's Balderston claims last semifinal berth at Canadian mixed curling playdowns

Curling rocks seen at the Brier, in Regina, Friday, March 8, 2024. Alberta's Kurt Balderston defeated Newfoundland and Labrador's Trent Skanes 6-4 on Friday and qualified for the semifinals at the Canadian mixed curling championship. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. - Alberta's Kurt Balderston defeated Newfoundland and Labrador's Trent Skanes 6-4 on Friday and qualified for the semifinals at the Canadian mixed curling championship.

Balderston (7-3) will face Jason Ackerson (9-1) on Saturday after the Saskatchewan skip edged Manitoba's Ryan Wiebe 6-5 to secure the top seed.

In other Draw 18 games, Nova Scotia's Owen Purcell defeated Quebec's Don Bowser 9-2 and British Columbia's Cody Tanaka beat Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith 9-5.

Nova Scotia (9-1) will take on Manitoba (7-3) in the other semifinal at the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club.

Medal games will be played Saturday afternoon.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2024.

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