CHAMPIONSHIPS // CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR


2013 U.S. WHEELCHAIR TEAM SELECTION Event dates & site: Oct. 18-21, Madison Curling Club, McFarland, Wis.


Entry deadline: This deadline has now passed Event chairmen: Steve Brown (steve.brown@usacurl.org) & Marc Deperno (marc.deperno@usacurl.org)


2013 U.S. SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Event dates & site: Jan. 23-27, Fairbanks Curling Club, Fairbanks, Alaska Entry deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST, Nov. 28 Event chairmen: Bill Gryder (gryder@gci.net) & Leland Rich (leland@ecsalaska.com)


2013 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Event dates & site: Feb. 9-16, Cornerstone Community Ice Center,


Green Bay, Wis. Entry deadline: 11:59 p.m. CST, Nov. 14 Event chairpersons: Bill & JJ Rhyme (rhyme@new.rr.com) Qualifying events: n U.S. Nationals Men’s Challenge Round, Jan. 2-6, Hibbing, Minn.


Chairmen: Derek Gabardi (dgabardi@gmail.com) & Shawn Rojeski (jeski@virginiamn.com) n U.S. Nationals Women’s Challenge Round, Jan. 16-20, Seattle, Wash.


Chairpersons: Benj Guzman (benj.guzman@gmail.com) & Mary Melton (mmelton2@verizon.net)


OTHER CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS U.S. Women’s Curling Association Senior National Bonspiel, Nov. 29-Dec. 2,


South Euclid, Ohio Continental Cup, Jan. 10-13, Penticton, British Columbia USWCA National Bonspiel, Feb. 13-17, Portage, Wis. U.S. Senior Men’s Curling Association Bonspiel, Feb. 21-24, 5 Wisconsin clubs 2013 World Wheelchair Championship, Feb. 16-23, Sochi, Russia 2013 World Junior Championships, Feb. 28-March 10, Sochi, Russia 2013 U.S. College Curling National Championships, March 8-10, Duluth, Minn. 2013 World Women’s Championship, March 16-24, Riga, Latvia 2013 World Men’s Championship, March 30-April 7, Victoria, British Columbia 2013 World Senior Championships, April 13-20, Fredericton, New Brunswick 2013 World Mixed Doubles Championship, April 13-20, Fredericton, New Brunswick


Five clubs set to host National


Senior Men’s Bonspiel by Mark Kretzmann, USSMCA Senior Bonspiel Committee Wisconsin’s Columbia County boasts a curling tradition that is hard to


match. Te county is home to five curling clubs—Arlington, Lodi, Pardee- ville, Portage, and Poynette—four of which date back to the 1800s, when curling was an exclusively outdoor sport. Te clubs are all within a short driv- ing distance of each other and offer a total of 13 sheets. Te five clubs will jointly host the 37th


U.S. Senior Men’s National Bonspiel


next Feb. 21-24. Te bonspiel is sponsored by the U.S. Senior Men’s Curling Association (USSMCA) and is open to curlers age 55 and up. At least two curlers on each team must belong to the same USCA member club. Te first 64 teams to submit complete registrations will be guaranteed a place in the bonspiel. Te event is actually composed of three separate championships: the 16


oldest teams, with every member being at least 68 years old, will compete for the Masters Championship; the next 16 oldest teams, with every member being at least 63 years old, will compete for the Super Senior Championship, and the remaining 32 teams will be in the Senior Championship. Any team can request to play in the Senior Championship regardless of age. Te bonspiel provides a great opportunity to see old friends, make new


ones, and play in some of these smaller clubs that have such a long curling tradition. Complete information can be found at the Poynette Curling Club website at www.poynettecurlingclub.com, and questions can be directed to Mark Kretzmann at ussmca2013@gmail.com.n


Volunteer statisticians needed


for 2013 Nationals Volunteers are needed to record curling shot statistics for the 2013 USA


Curling National Championships Feb. 9-16 in Green Bay, Wis. Recording curling statistics involves taking notes on every shot thrown


during a game, for both teams on a particular sheet. Te notes are entered on a computerized form, which simply involves moving the cursor to the particulars of each shot and clicking the mouse. Some of the information you enter for each shot is the handle of the


stone, the type of shot (draw, guard, take out, etc.), how much the stone was swept, and finally giving the shot a score of 0 to 5 based on how well the shot satisfied the skip’s call. No prior experience recording curling stats is required; you will receive


// CAMPS & CLINICS


OCT. 14 Level I instructor clinic, Exmoor CC, Highland Park, Ill.


OCT. 19-20 No Boundaries Junior Curling Camp, Capital Curling Club, Bismarck, N.D.


OCT. 20 Level I instructor clinic, Tri-City Curling Club, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.


training on the soſtware and guidelines for scoring a shot before starting. What you do need is a good working knowledge of the game and its strat-


egies, enough that you can anticipate what the skip is asking for based on the current placement of stones on the ice, placement of the broom, the called handle, the end, and the score. You also need the eye-hand coordi- nation to mark the shot characteristics on the computer screen in a timely fashion, and judge the score of the shot, all before the opponents’ next stone. What you get in return is free entry into the game, and an experience


that will forever change how you watch curling as a spectator. We will need volunteers for the entire week of the competition. Our goal is to cover every game of every draw. If you cannot volunteer for the entire week, we welcome any time you can give (especially those early morning draws mid-week). If you have questions, feel free to contact Gordon Maclean, 906-482-6788 or gmaclean@starband.net. n


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