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After losing three matches in a row, Mark Johnson’s team rebounded with a decisive 10-7 victory of Craig Disher’s North Dakota team tonight.
For the second night in a row Greg Romaniuk went to extra ends in his team’s night match. But this time Romaniuk prevailed with a 10-8 win over Mike Farbelow’s Minnesota team.
Johnson and Romaniuk are 2-3 in pool play.
Cristin Clark's team scored two points in the 10th end to complete a come-from-behind victory over Gillian Gervais' North Dakota team Monday night at the U.S. Curling Olympic Trials.
Clark's 7-6 win was her team's second today improving its record to 2-3 in pool play. They are one game out of position to make the playoff that will determine which team goes to the 2010 Olympics.
Local curling teams skipped by Greg Romaniuk and Mark Johnson lost again today at the Olympic Trials.
Romaniuk lost 8-5 to tournament leader Todd Birr of Minnesota. Johnson lost 5-4 to John Shuster's Minnesota team.
Romaniuk and Johnson are both 1-3 in pool play and play again tonight. The top four teams in the 10-team field make the playoff to determine the 2010 Olympic participant.
Cristin Clark got her first win of the Olympic Curling Trials this morning with an 8-7 win in extra ends against Charrissa Lin of Connecticut.
Clark is now 1-3 in pool play with another match this afternoon.
