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CHAMPIONSHIPS Want to host a national event in 2015? USA Curling is now accepting bids for 2015 national championship


events. If your club is interested in hosting an event, you can visit the USA Curling website and locate the bid information packet or send an email to Christy Hering at christy.hering@usacurl.org. T e deadline to submit a bid for 2015 events is Sept. 6. Two key events for the 2015 season have already been selected. T e Lake


Region Curling Club in Devils Lake, N.D., was selected to host the 2015 Ju- nior Nationals while Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minn., will host the 2015 U.S. Senior Men's National Championship. T e process to host the Nationals and Arena Nationals is separate. To


fi nd out more about those events, send an email to Rick Patzke at rick.patz- ke@usacurl.org. ■


Championship registration deadlines announced Event Mixed Doubles Men's Challenge Round Dates Site


Dec. 4-8 Medford, Wis. Jan. 8-12


Blaine, Minn.


Women's Challenge Round Jan. 8-12 Graſt on, N.D. Junior Nationals


Senior Nationals – Men


Jan. 25-Feb. 1 Jan. 22-26


Senior Nationals – Women Jan. 23-26 Club Nationals


National Championships (See Challenge Round info above)


Mixed National Champion- ship


* plus regional fees


Feb. 15-22 March 1-8


Seattle, Wash. Portage, Wis.


Eau Claire, Wis.


Two Harbors, Minn. Aston, Pa.


Registration deadline Oct. 30 Nov. 20 Nov. 20 Dec. 11 Nov. 27 Nov. 27 Dec. 26


Entry fee $320 $580 $580


$330* $360 $360


$360*


Early registration discount date Oct. 16 Nov. 6 Nov. 6


Nov. 27 Nov. 13 Nov. 13 Dec. 12


March 15-22 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Jan. 22


$360*


Jan. 8 Go to: https://usca.sportssignup.com/


men’s gold or silver medal since! Championship format has been debated with passion and at great length,


forever. Except for those who enjoy the process, the debates and subse- quent format changes have been, to understate it, unproductive. Unlike pro sports, money is, as yet, a minor factor in selecting a curling champion at national level, much less important than selecting the best team to compete at Worlds. In pro sports, second chances are the name of the game, because they keep fans spending money and watching TV ads as long as possible, even while following average teams. In my opinion, second chances in curl- ing reduce team mental toughness, when teams can advance even with a .500 record. Losing becomes more palatable. In the days of winning men’s world championships, U.S. teams survived


round robins or double knockouts to get to state, and round robins with one winner to get to national and world level. As the importance of a loss gradually declined, world results declined. Proof of anything? No, but a trend worthy of consideration. Sure, there are other factors besides format that aff ect winning world


championships. But my observation is that top teams play to the format they are given, and fi nd the way to win. T e most important factor in for- mat is to minimize the chances for luck. T is may mean the best format to ensure success at the next level is round robin, with no sudden death other than a playoff between RR leaders. Perhaps this is more important to teams than “getting used to the worlds playoff format.” ■


rocket exhaust By Richard Maskel 19TH


Annual Top 10 Shakespearian Quotations on the Roarin' Game:


10] Deserved this so dishonored rub, laid falsely. [Coriolanus, Act 3, sc. 1, l. 60] 9] T e cutter was as another nature. [Cymbeline, Act 2, sc. 4, l. 84] 8] Mark me now; now will I raise. [T e Merchant of Venice, Act ii, sc. 2, l. 44] 7] Lead’st fi rst to win some vantage. [Coriolanus, Act i, sc. 1, l. 159] 6] Who is the second that presents himself? [Pericles, Act ii, sc. 2, l. 23] 5] And thou shalt be the third. [3 Henry VI, Act v, sc. 1, l. 75] 4] I will tell you everything, right as it fell out. [A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act iv, sc. 2, l. 29] 3] Ere you fl out old ends any further, examine your conscience. [Much Ado About Nothing, Act i, sc. 1, l. 275] 2] He, sir! a tapster, sir. [Measure for Measure, Act ii, sc. 1, l. 63] 1] Away, thou tedious rogue! I am sorry I shall lose a stone by thee. [Timon of Athens, Act 4, sc. 3, l. 375]


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