The Circuit: Last season’s winners, new season launched
By: Tracy Lawless, USWCA Circuit Chair Te USWCA is pleased to announce the 2011-12 Women’s Circuit win-
ners: Congratulations go to Jennifer Stannard of the Nutmeg Curling Club in
Bridgeport, Conn., who was first in the East Region and took first place nationally with 1,275 points! Regional winners are Debra Moulton with (570 points) of the Exmoor
Curling Club (Central/West Regions combined), and a tie between the mother/daughter team of Star and Nicole Pfiffner (1,175 points each) of the Madison Curling Club. Te Regional winners received a cash prize, a scholarship to Te Circuit’s
Premier Sponsor ‘Hot Shot’s Curling Camp’ and a Hot Shot’s jacket. Tey will also receive a giſt certificate from sponsor Broom’s Up Curling Sup- plies. All prize monies are distributed to the top finishers in each region.
Rounding out the top three in each region: Jayne Beattie and Naida Les- lie from the East; Anne Crandall, Sherry Anne Robinson and Tracy Law- less from West/Central; and Carol Stevenson and Kathy Hyslop from Wis- consin. Other participants in each region received cash awards totaling $4,000. Stannard, as the National Winner, will also receive the USWCA Circuit trophy donated by Hot Shot’s Curling. Women across the country have participated on the Circuit, open to all
USWCA women members. Clubs support women’s curling by adding their bonspiel to the Circuit. Te USWCA publicizes these bonspiels in flyers and on their website. Bonspiels run as usual but the results of each Circuit Curler are tabulated for regional and national points (limited to a max of three event totals). National winner Jennifer Stannard said, “My friends and I had so much fun just curling in the various bonspiels and charting our progress- winning was an unexpected bonus!” Te 2012-13 season is forming up nicely with Kettle Moraine’s Fall Fling,
Blackhawk’s First Chance, Schenectady’s Carosella, Broomstones’ Silver Bells, Milwaukee Women’s (first women’s ‘spiel at new club), and the Ex- moor Highlander Women’s, already a part of this year’s Circuit Season. Sponsors Hot Shot’s Curling and Rock It Gurl have continued their sup-
port for the upcoming season and Debbie McCormick of Goldline has be- come a regional sponsor for Wisconsin. “Te Goldline Mobile Pro Shop is excited to be a part of the USWCA Circuit. It is an honor for me to have the
2011-12 National Circuit Winner Jennifer Stannard (standing, far right) along with the other East Region winners (back, l-r) Jayne Beattie, Naida Leslie and team member Terrie Allen (seated).
opportunity to help promote and support woman of all ages in the amaz- ing sport of curling. I look forward to seeing the sport grow once again this curling season. Good curling to all,” said McCormick, a proud USWCA member. USWCA Circuit Chairwoman Tracy Lawless said, “We are thrilled to
have Debbie as an Olympian, national and world champion support our efforts to promote and develop women’s curling. Tat’s what curling is all about.” USWCA member clubs can add their women’s bonspiels to the Cir- cuit, and women can sign up through their club USWCA rep, or get forms on the website at www.uswca.org. n