USWCA NEWS Banner year for USWCA Circuit
By Elizabeth Demers, USWCA Circuit Committee
competing on the United States Women's Curl- ing Associatoin (USWCA) Circuit. Eighty-four women joined the Circuit in 2013-14, up 68 per- cent from the previous year. Demographically, the heart of the Circuit beats in the East and Wisconsin regions, which have the highest num- ber of individual participants as well as the most member bonspiels. Tis year, 16 bonspiels in all four regions helped make the Circuit a resound- ing success. Te East Region dominated the event in to-
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tal number of curlers with 38, while Wisconsin, whose curlers triumphed in overall individual points totals, had 28 participants. Tiny Central region, with eight women enrolled, earned sec- ond place, and West region, with 10 curlers, came in fourth. Prize money is based on bonspiel entry fees,
individual entry fees, and sponsorship money. Tis year’s sponsors included international curl- ing supplier Goldline, Taco Bell, Pete Fenson, and Erffmeyer & Son, Co. Inc. (ESCO). Participating in the USWCA Circuit benefits
curlers as well as clubs hosting bonspiels. While individuals can win prize money, most women join the Circuit to hone their skills, to gel as a team, or to compete against the best women club curlers in the country. For bonspiel organizers, being a part of the Circuit brings added exposure for their events, makes travel to distant bonspiels more alluring, and attracts top curlers both re- gionally and nationwide. For example, circuit
Circuit winners for 2013-14: Overall winners: Lori Karst and Dawn
Nonn, Madison, Wis. Regional winners:
Wisconsin: Lori Karst and Dawn Nonn,
Madison, Wis., 1,575 points each Central: Elizabeth Demers and Tracy Law-
less, Exmoor (Ill.), 1,275 points each East: Carol Arakelian, Mary Colacchio,
C.A. Offinger, and Linda Pistilli, Cape Cod, Mass., 1,210 points each West: Jean McCann, St. Paul, Minn., 910
points Congratulations!
1ERU–Columbus 2EW–Mayfield 2ERU–Columbus 3EW–Detroit 3ERU–Columbus 4EW–Fort Wayne
4ERU–Dallas-Fort Worth
Winners of the USWCA's Five & Under Bonspiel were (l-r) Ryan Moelman, James Reinaker, Craig Wickman, and Evan Western.
USWCA Five & Under April 11-13, 2014 // Columbus (Ohio) CC
PLACE 1EW–Columbus TEAM
Ryan Moelman, James Reinaker, Craig Wickman, Evan Western
Arron Frim, Greg Dillinger, Joshua Mullet, Jack Gaynor
Jason Oblander, David Salem, Tim Carcione, Maribeth Leschinsky
Tracy Lutze, Larry Cook, David Van Duren, Jeff Watters
Bret Jackson, Stephanie Sen- neker, Rob Hicks, Julie Benson
Vince Vidrick, Julie Harnocz, Christie Riepenhoff, Tom Stauffer
Kenton Morrell, Keith Bradtmiller, Allen Johns, Russell Jacobs
Steve Walton, Bill Sadoo, Ryan Metcalf, Nick Scarlata
quiet revolution is taking place in women’s club curling, as more curlers than ever are discovering the joys of
teams won all three events at Albany Curling Club’s Dutch Shoe Bonspiel in February. It’s not too early to enroll a bonspiel in the
2014-15 USWCA Circuit! Early bird pricing for member clubs will be in effect until the end of August. It’s also not too early to enroll yourself or your team (to qualify for points, each team must have two Circuit members and curl in a Circuit bonspiel). Please contact Tracy Lawless (lawtra@
aol.com) for additional information. n
Te winner of the raffle drawing for the
USWCA Circuit Sponsor Questionnaire is Carla Lynch, from Madison Curling Club in Wiscon- sin. She completed her questionnaire at First Chance in Janesville, Wis. Carla won a $25 giſt certificate toward USWCA merchandise. Con- gratulations!
// CERTIFICATIONS Level I Instructor
Charlie Anthe, Granite Curling Club Morag Boyd, Columbus Curling Club Terry Butterworth, Columbus Curling Club Brian Carnahan, Columbus Curling Club Eric Christofferson, Grand Forks Curling Club Simon Cook, Midland Curling Club Robert Costa, South Shore Curling Club Sheila Hanley, Broomstones Curling Club Jeffrey Kitchens, Lakes Region Curling Club Darcy Lenz, La Crosse Curling Club Kevin Longval, Broomstones Curling Club Gordon Marchant, Hollywood Curling Club Angela Montgomery, Madison Curling Club Pamela Nelson, Fort Wayne Curling Club Dwight Okahara, Hollywood Curling Club Bob Olberding, Cincinnati Curling Club Michael Schmidt, Columbus Curling Club Chris Schwanz, Marshfield Curling Club Michael Statz, Portage Curling Club Eric Tuſto, Wausau Curling Club Level II Instructor
Jeffrey Kitchens, Lakes Region Curling Club Level I Official
Dean Berceau, Tri-City Curling Club Brian Dudt, Philadelphia Curling Club Jeff Haas, Eau Claire Curling Club Mike Hahn, Rochester Curling Club Stephen Harris, Philadelphia Curling Club Bob Johansen, Two Harbors Curling Club Mark Lee, Four Seasons Curling Club Monica Lynn, Bucks County Curling Club Bill McMahon, Tri-City Curling Club Ron Miller, Broomstones Curling Club Frank Milling, Mayfield Curling Club Roy Ohr, Columbus Curling Club Allyssa Walsh, Philadelphia Curling Club Billie Zippel, Four Seasons Curling Club Level II Official
Ethan Bradford, Granite Curling Club Jim Freund, Marshfield Curling Club Jeff Haas, Eau Claire Curling Club Mike Hahn, Rochester Curling Club Monica Lynn, Bucks County Curling Club Loreen Makishima-Wolf, San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club Alice Mansell, San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club Frank Milling, Mayfield Curling Club Christina Sears, Granite Curling Club Level III Official Paul Badgero, Detroit Curling Club Richard Campbell, Midland Curling Club
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