Calvert goes undefeated in round-robin at Canadian junior men's curling championship; Daneault wins Manitoba Open

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Published on Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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Carberry's Braden Calvert and his team ended up going undefeated in the round-robin at the Canadian junior men's curling championship at the Liverpool Curling Club in Nova Scotia.

Calvert's squad improved to 6-0 after they defeated Ontario 7-4 on Tuesday morning.

On Monday night, Calvert and his Manitoba squad took down Newfoundland, skipped by Stephen Trickett, by a score of 10-5.

Calvert and his team has won their respective pool and will now take part in playoff action.

Daneault wins Manitoba Open

Richard Daneault won this year's Manitoba Open curling bonspiel.

Daneault defeated Sean Grassie 6-3 in the Asham championship final on Monday. With the win, Daneault earns a berth into the Safeway men's provincial curling championship, which begins in Winnipeg later this month.

Mark Lukowich and Don Nelson wound up earning spots into the Safeway Championship as well. A fourth berth remains undecided as Kevin Brown will take on Trevor Loreth on Tuesday night for the final spot.

Formerly the MCA Bonspiel, the annual event consists of more than 250 teams and is considered the longest running bonspiel in the world.