USWCA NEWS
USWCA 5-year & under bonspiels underway across the U.S.
By Millie Buege, USWCA 5-year & Under Chair
less of curling experience. Here are some of the results so far this season: Wisconsin:
E Tis season the Madison Curling Club hosted
the Wisconsin Regional Five-Year & Under Open Challenge Bonspiel Jan. 16-18 at their six-sheet facility in McFarland, Wis. An unprecedented 40 teams had an exciting weekend of curling, food, and fun. Te weekend draws began on Friday af- ternoon. Tings did not slow down on Saturday. Te kitchen crews and ice maintenance teams worked hard to keep up with all the demands on them and did a fantastic job with so many curl- ers. Because of the large field, the bonspiel had five events. Te USWCA generously donated pins for all five. Congratulations to the First Event winners from the Milwaukee Curling Club – Nick McLellan, Chris Apel, Bob Sorheim, and Greg Bell.
West II: In the West II Region, the newly dedicated
Coyotes Curling Club hosted its first USWCA- sponsored Five & Under Challenge. A continen- tal breakfast was served on Saturday and Sunday with a pot luck dinner on Saturday evening. Tere were raffle prizes, a Halloween costume contest, a
// EIGHT-ENDERS On Feb. 7, 2012, the Evans rink scored an
eight-ender during league play at the Marshfield Curling Club (Wis.). Te team was only laying two when a precision takeout by the skip led to eight points in the third end. Team members in- cluded Craig Evans, Robert Brown, Jacob Rob- erts, and Dan Pewelko. Te Rosler rink scored an eight-ender at
Ocean State Curling Club (R.I.) during the eighth end of league play on Oct. 23, 2014. Team members included Dave Rosler, Heidi Kevorkian, John Guare, and Gail Connoly. An eight-ender was scored by the Davies rink
during Tursday night league at the Potomac Curling Club (Md.) on Nov. 20, 2014. All sheets stopped play to watch this historic moment that came as a surprise during the final draw shot in the final end. Te happy team consisted of Jay Davies, Matt Wiles, James Carr, and Kathleen
Carr. On Dec. 7, 2014, the University of Wisconsin-
Stevens Point curling team scored an eight-ender at the Rice Lake Curling Club (Wis.) during the Rice Lake College Bonspiel. Te eight-ender was scored during the first end of the semifinal in the First Event. Team members include Ryan Ker- nosky, Evan Brauer, Jillian Behling, and Aaron Gurholt. Te Gault rink scored an eight-ender at the
Detroit Curling Club Men’s International (Mich.) in January 2015. Team members includ- ed Todd Gault, Vince Vidrick, Howard Craw- ford, and Nick Yambura. An eight-ender was scored by the Bonnema
rink during league play at the Chicago Curling Club (Ill.) on Jan. 6, 2015. Te team consisted of Mike Bonnema, Chris Neseman, David Flinn, and Paul Conant. n
Wisconsin Region winners from the Milwaukee Curling Club were (l-r) Bob Sorheim, Greg Bell, Chris Apel, and Nick McLellan.
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West II Region Open Challenge winners from the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club were (l-r) Amanda Chang, Zevi Altus, Shir Aharon, and Reggie Wilcox.
ach season the United States Women’s Curling Association (USWCA) spon- sors events for curlers with five years or
50/50 raffle, and Calcutta. Congratulations to the First Event winners from the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club – Reggie Wilcox, Zevi Altus, Shir Aharon, and Amanda Chang. Central:
Tis season the Five-Year & Under Open
Challenge was hosted by the Fort Wayne Curling Club on Jan. 23-25. Teir club has three sheets of ice where 18 teams played in the event. Congrat- ulations to the First Event winners from the Fort Wayne Curling Club – Craig Wickman, Stephen Imes, Marina Rozzell, and Chris Keller. East:
In the East Region, the Norfolk Curling Club
was pleased to be the first club to host the Five- Year & Under Open Challenge on Nov. 14-16. Tis was a four-event bonspiel with 12 teams participating. Te teams were from Ardsley, Bucks County, Cape Cod, Nutmeg, Rutland, and Schenectady Curling Clubs. Te main event was curling, curling, and more curling. Between draws, teams enjoyed watching their friends and new acquaintances compete with many hours of plate-glass skipping, good food and good conver- sation. Congratulations to the First Event win- ners from the Bucks County Curling Club – Greg Danks, Zac Gery, Justin Lehmann, and Christi Freeman. Check
www.uswca.org for other five-year &
under bonspiels this season, and for the 2015-16 season as they are posted. n
East Region winners from the Bucks County Curling Club were (l-r) Justin Lehmann, Zac Gery, Christi Freeman, and Greg Danks.
Central Region Open Challenge winners from the Fort Wayne Curling Club were (l-r) Chris Keller, Martina Rozzell, Stephen Imes, and Craig Wick- man.
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