CHAMPIONSHIPS By Terry L. Davis, Editor
Mixed Doubles National Championship title Dec. 8 at the Denver Curling Club. For Schultz, it took defeating her 2014 Olympic teammate and 10-time
national champion Allison Pottinger, who was competing with husband Doug Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.), who also has a national champion- ship on his list of achievements. Te Pottingers scored first and put two points on the scoreboard. Schultz
and Smith countered with a draw for three points to begin their offensive output. With the final stone of the third end, the Pottingers were in a pick- le. Doug Pottinger’s final draw against four Smith-Schultz stones came up short and they gave up a key steal of three points. Schultz, who competed in the 2014 and 2006 Olympic Games, and Smith, who competed in the 2010 Olympics, would steal singles in the next two ends before forcing the Pottingers into taking a single point in the sixth end. One more point for Schultz and Smith in the seventh was enough for the Pottingers, who then conceded. “It feels really good to be out on the ice again and trying our hand at a
different event,” said Smith, 32, who played vice skip for John Shuster at the 2010 Olympic Games and is currently lead for Olympian Pete Fenson. Both teams will now advance to the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Team
Trials Feb. 25-28 at curling’s Olympic Training Site in Blaine, Minn. Te event will also feature Kroy Nernberger (Madison, Wis.) and Nina Roth (McFarland, Wis.), who won the C Bracket with a 7-5 win over Alex Carlson (St. Paul, Minn.) and Alex Leichter (Boston). In addition, last year’s champi- ons (Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin) and up to four more teams will be added to the Trials to select Team USA for the 2016 World Mixed Doubles, which will take place April 16-23 in Karlstad, Sweden. “Qualifying in this event was our first goal. Tere is still a long road
ahead in qualifying for Worlds and we are looking forward to the competi- tion in February,” said Schultz, 31, who is a three-time U.S. women’s na- tional champion. To view the final bracket and all of the scores, go to
www.usacurl.org. “We had a great time here in Denver. Te Denver Curling Club volun- teers, officials and ice crew were top notch and really made a lasting impres-
// EIGHT ENDERS Philadelphia Te Pohlman rink scored an eight-ender on Oct. 11, 2014, during Phila-
delphia Curling Club’s (Pa.) Put in the Plug Bonspiel. Te team consisted of Dave Pohlman, Robin Flavelle, Andrew Dunnam, and Ginger Pohlman. Rochester
On Oct. 23, 2015, the Demers rink scored an eight-ender during the first
end of their first game in the Rochester Curling Club’s (NY) Big Pumpkin Bonspiel. Happy team members were Elizabeth Demers, Courtney Shaw, Stephanie Erstad, and Laura Yee – all members of the Potomac Curling Club.
Madison Aſter 20 years of curling for Brent Ruhland, he and his team scored their
first eight-ender during league play at the Madison Curling Club (Wis.) on Dec. 1, 2015. Team members include Chris Sorenson, Paul Beebe and Jim Hoelzel.
Mayfield Team CABJ (pronounced “cabbage”) got an early Christmas present
when they scored an eight-ender during mixed league at the Mayfield Curl- ing Club (Ohio) on Dec. 20, 2015. Te rink consists of Byron Sah, Jil Sah, Andrew Riehl and Cindy Riehl. On Nov. 3, 2015, during the opening night of Women’s League at the
Mayfield Curling Club (Ohio), Team Lowry scored an eight-ender in the second end of play. Team members include Ashley Lowry, Leslie Cooke, Marne Bold and Kaitlin Murphy.
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Olympians win Mixed Doubles title O
lympians Jessica Schultz (Richfield, Minn.) and Jason Smith (St. Paul, Minn.) can add one more accolade to their already im- pressive accomplishments aſter clinching the 2016 USA Curling
Olympians Jason Smith (leſt) and Jessica Schultz got a surprise visit from USA Curling's Olympic Honorary Team Captain Vernon Davis of the Den- ver Broncos. Te duo won the 2016 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship title
sion. We look forward to curling out here again someday,” said Schultz, who played second for Cassie (Johnson) Potter at the 2006 Olympic Games and second for Erika Brown at the 2014 Games. Q
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