USSMCA NEWS
New USSMCA champions crowned in Columbia County
By Mark Kretzmann, Chairman, 2013 USSMCA Bonspiel
U.S. Senior Men’s Curling Association (USSMCA). Seventy-two teams came from as far away as Washington, Arizona, North Carolina, and Mary- land to compete in three divisions: Masters (68+), Super Seniors (63+), and Seniors (55+). Te event kicked off on Wednesday evening with a welcome gathering at
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Portage Curling Club that featured the “music” of Laverne Griffin and his Hogliners. Te guest speaker at the banquet, attended by about 350 people,
n February, the five curling clubs of Columbia County Wisconsin (Arlington, Lodi, Pardeeville, Portage, and Poynette) hosted the 37th National Senior Men’s Curling Championships, sponsored by the
was Columbia County’s own Debbie McCormick, fresh from the national championships in Green Bay and gearing up for her trip to Latvia. Te championships featured a four-game guarantee, and the draw sheet
was designed so that teams would play in at least three, usually four, and sometimes all five clubs. Te three teams that successfully made all the adjustments and never lost a game were the Schneider rink from Detroit (Masters Division), the Liapis rink from Bemidji (Super Seniors Division), and the Berling rink from Madison (Seniors Division). Te championships provided a great opportunity for the senior curlers to
see old friends, make new ones, and tell (embellish?) good curling stories. Everyone is looking forward to next year’s event, hosted by Wausau in their brand new facility, Feb. 13-16, 2014. n
Winners of the USSMCA Bonspiel, Masters Division, were (front, l-r) Dallas Schneider, Don Warthman, Ken Zryd, and Ron Grover. Runners-up were (back, l-r) Lewie Falk, Dave Qualle, Clif Erstad, and Gordon Dunn.
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Masters Division 1EW–Detroit
1ERU–Arlington 2EW–Milwaukee 2ERU–Arlington 3EW–St. Paul 3ERU–Exmoor 4EW–Lodi 4ERU–Chicago 8 ))
usacurl.org TEAM (age 68+)
Dallas Schneider, Don Warthman, Ken Zryd, Ron Grover
Lewie Falk, Dave Qualle, Clif Erstad, Gordon Dunn
Ken Van Till, Jerry Packard, George Holmes, Tom Towers
Bill Monteufel, Bernie Dushek, Art Woodward, Don Thurston
Art Jytyla, Loren Holmstron, Al Taylor, Harry Byrnes
Larry Brown, Ken Birchard, Joe Kadleck, Bob Kohn
Gerald Peterson, Bob Zeman, Al Johnson, Jim Krinke
Paul Arnold, Dan Cahill, Don Rand, Ed Roob
Winners of the USSMCA Bonspiel, Super Seniors Division, were (front, l-r) Mike Liapis, Jerry Pickett, Steve Johnson, and Jim Humeniuk. Runners-up were (back, l-r) Jeff Martin, Elmer Keil, Dennis Girard, and Rand Swenson.
EVENT
Super Seniors 1EW–Bemidji
1ERU–Waupaca 2EW–Madison 2ERU–Wausau 3EW–Pardeeville 3ERU–Pardeeville 4EW–Marshfield 4ERU–Lodi TEAM (age 63+)
Mike Liapis, Jerry Pickett, Steve Johnson, Jim Humeniuk
Jeff Martin, Elmer Keil, Dennis Girard, Rand Swenson
Steve O'Connor, Dan Lynch, Tony Wendricks, Allan Hafeman
Ken Schaefer, Rollie Corsten, Vince Bearjar, Leonard Anderson
Steve Thompson, Dick Eberle, Greg Freiberg, Doug Hare
Jerry Tollison, Keith Podoll, Nick Panas, Ray Roundy
David Bjarnason, Dean Markwardt, Clarence Topp, Arlan Ferch
George Godfrey, Walt Erbach, Louis Blunk, Jerry Carncross
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