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rank rhyme diedJune 3 at age 87 inhis life-long home-town of Portage,
Wisconsin. Well-liked andwell-respected by the manyhundreds of curlers he metaround the world, Frank’slocal curling roots expand-ed during his lifetime toinclude national and worldcurling events. He was adedicated teacher and astuteobserver of curling, a posi-tive force in the curlingcommunity.
in 1979, the North
American Curling News
(now the United States
Curling News), then ownedby L.T. “Tink” kruetzig,was sold to Frank and Mary“China” rhyme (initiallypartnering with the localpaper, The Portage Daily
Register). as long-timereaders will recall, thisresulted in the title of theeditorial in each issue beingchanged from “Tinkerings”to “rhymestones.” Theu.S. Men’s Curlingassociation (now uSCa)was happy to see continua-tion of the venerable maga-zine (founded in 1944 byGlenn Harris). The rhymeswere enthusiastic and ablepublishers, editors and pho-tographers (Frank’s special-ty) for the next 12 years,
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Index:
Bonspiel Results.....10-11
Comics.........................10
Curler’s Calendar......... ..8
Growth & Development..3
Rocket Exhaust..............5
Sports Psych..................8
Training Tips..................7
Tucked in the Back......12
USWCA News.............10
Youth Corner..................5
Inside:
Beating the Heat......... P3
St. Paul turns 100....... P4
Find teammates........... P5
New execs................... P6
Rotary Worlds..............P9
Annual Appeal.............P9
Sochi Umpires...........P10
Stone delivery............ P11
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uSa Curling names topathletes, team for 2012
uSa Curling’s most dec-orated athlete – allisonPottinger (eden Prairie,Minn.) – has added anotheritem to her long résuméafter being selected as theassociation’s 2012 Femaleathlete of the Year. Themale recipient is 17-year-old korey dropkin(Southborough, Mass.),who won two national titlesthis season and made u.S.history at the Youtholympic Games.
For the first time in theaward’s history, a mixeddoubles team is being hon-ored as Team of the Year.Seattle’s duo of BradyClark and Cristin Clarkdefended their mixed dou-
bles national title and wenton to place fourth at the2012 World Mixed doublesChampionship in Turkeythis spring – the best finishever for the u.S. “We arevery honored to be recog-nized as the first mixed
doubles team to earn theTeam of the Year award,”Brady Clark said. “i thinkwith the sport’s evolutionand the possibility of hav-ing it added to the 2018
by Terry Kolesar,
Editor
by David Garber,
Emeritus Editor
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FormerCurling
News
publisherpasses
away at 87
Three brand-new state-of-the-art curling facilities will be completed by this fallin the Midwest. The Wausau Curling Center (above) in Wausau, Wis., will featureeight olympic-size sheets of ice. The Milwaukee Curling Club will complete itslong-anticipated new five-sheet club in Cedarburg, Wis., in october. not to beoutdone, there is a six-sheet club being built in Blaine, Minn., with constructionbeginning earlier this summer. all three facilities are on target to be completed intime for the traditional curling season to begin this fall. The evergreen CurlingClub in oregon is finalizing its plans to move to a permanent home and severalother clubs are taking steps toward becoming dedicated curling homes. This is allgreat news for those of us passionate about curling and growing the sport!
(Artist renditions of the Blaine facility (below, left) and Milwaukee club.)
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aw, summer. The timewhen we are supposed totake vacations and put ourfeet up or leisurely indulgein our summerly activitiessuch as pretending we arestellar golfers and prolificrunners (oh wait, maybethose are my daydreams).Summer at the nationaloffice has now become oneof the busiest time periodsof the year for us.
in addition to debutingthis summer online-onlyedition of the Curling
News, i’m happy to intro-duce a new contributor tothe Curling News family.on Page 10 in the Comicssection, you’ll notice a newstrip called Rock Hedz byJohn Brzys of Westland,Mich., who took up curlingat the detroit Curling Clubin 2005.
Brzys, who works as asoftware developer in theauto industry, says Rock
Hedz is his first attempt atcomic strip creation, thoughhe has been an artist all hislife. i hope you’ll enjoy our
latest edition to the Curling
News family!Format talk, anyone?
When i started workingfor uSa Curling in 2002,the word format was almosta dirty word as the bigchange in the national
championship format (andcitizenship requirement)was being undertaken. iwould like permission touse the word format withexcitement as i spill thebeans about the impendingformat changes for theCurling News.
Beginning this fall, theCurling News is taking on anew format with severalother exciting additionsbeing planned to fully mod-ernize the best curling-dedi-cated publication in theu.S. We hope the formatchange will add value toyour membership withuSa Curling. (i just trickedanyone who was genuinelyinterested in talking cham-pionship formats into read-ing these last few para-graphs. Ha, fooled you!)
Stay tuned to the uSaCurling website and socialmedia outlets for moreupdates. i think you’re real-ly going to like what wehave planned. until then,good curling, and enjoy therest of your summer!
VOlUmE 67, No. 6 Summer 2012
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covering events and affairsof local, regional, nationaland world curling. Frankstated in an article in theJune 1979 issue, whichannounced the new owner-ship, “The Curling News isa national publicationdesigned to serve curlerseverywhere.” Frank andChina proceeded to servewith great distinction.
This writer recalls, earlyin his career with theuSCa, driving to SummitStreet in Portage severaltimes to work with therhymes on stories (andlater, to work on the transi-tion to uSCa ownership in1991), and being gratefulfor their support. When imentioned this to son Billrhyme, he chuckled andrecalled, “Mom and dadconverted my former bed-room to the Curling News
office!”Past uSCa president
david russell was raised innearby Pardeeville, Colum-bia County, Wis., which haslong been unique as a curl-ing cultural center, boastingfive curling-only facilitiessince at least the first halfof the 20th century:Portage, Pardeeville,Poynette, arlington andLodi, within about a half-hour drive of one another.russell recalls: “Many may
have forgotten that Frankwas a uSCa board-electeddirector in the early1990’s – accepting that roleas a favor to me (when iwas president-elect). i val-ued his advice. He under-stood quite well the con-cerns of the varied con-stituencies of curling. Heepitomized the best tradi-tions of the sport—workingso hard in his belovedPortage Curling Club to‘pass it on’ to new andyounger curlers. over theyears, i greatly respectedhis thoughts and opinionsas the game changed, bothon and off the ice.”
Bill rhyme reflected onhis parents’ role in curling:“For my dad and momboth—curling was part ofwhat they were and part ofwhat i am, since the days atage 10 or 11 at the curlingrink being taught to curl bydad. He always helpedother people learn aboutcurling – they both lovedthe sport. all my siblingscurled at one time. My dadwas taught by my grandfa-ther at about age 12, on nat-ural ice down by thePortage canal (now unused,formerly connecting theFox and Wisconsin rivers).”
in addition to his exten-sive activities in curling,Frank was a radioman andB24 gunner in the SouthPacific in World War ii, fly-ing 24 successful missions.
in 1950, he graduated fromthe university ofWisconsin’s PharmacySchool in Madison and thenbecome a third-generationpharmacist at rhyme drugsin Portage, started by hisgrandfather in the 1880s.after 30 years, he sold thebusiness and joinednorthwestern Mutual Lifeas its local Portage repre-sentative, ultimately retiringin 2004. Frank was activein many Portage businessand civic groups.
also a lifelong golfer,Frank served as president,several times, of both thePortage Country andCurling Clubs. He helpedorganize many nationalevents hosted by the curlingclub and coached the highschool girls’ curling team.He curled at the club leveland in state bonspiels wellinto his 80s. The club rec-ognized Frank with aLifetime achievementaward in april 1998.
Frank rhyme is survivedby his wife, Mary “China;”five children – William(Janice), richard (anne),Margaret (ron), robert(Sissel) and nancy (Jim);and 12 grandchildren.
Curlers may wish to con-tribute to support juniorcurling at the PortageCurling Club (Frankrhyme Memorial), c/oPortage Curling Club, P.o.Box 55, Portage, Wi 53901.
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fter most dedicat-ed ice curlershave packed theirshoes away for
the season and turned theirthoughts to summer pur-suits, many arena curlersbegin gearing up for leaguecompetition. Since hockeyand figure skating typicallyhave scheduling priority atice skating rinks, arenacurlers often compete inleagues during the tradi-tional off-season. i was ableto spend time with mem-bers of two clubs that curlin the spring and summermonths, dakota CurlingClub and Long islandCurling Club, during thepast several weeks. Bothclubs are examples of howdedication and commitmentto making an arena clubsuccessful can pay off.
Less than a 20-mile drivefrom the St. Paul CurlingClub, the dakota CurlingClub curls out of the beauti-ful Burnsville ice Center inBurnsville, Minn. (in caseyou’re curious, the club’sname is based on the coun-ty in which it is located.) inits seventh season, thedakota Curling Club is avibrant organization dedi-cated to long-term success.With five sheets of stones,the dakota Curling Clubsupports three draws aweek, with one drawfocused primarily on train-ing newer curlers. Sincedakota also recognizes thatit can be intimidating fornew curlers to transitioninto the club’s experiencedleagues, veteran curlersactively mentor novices.The club makes concertedefforts to include newercurlers in all off-ice activi-ties as well. ryan Claussen,president of dakota CurlingClub said, “[it’s importantto] engage your members inall aspects of your club:from website design todonation gathering to bon-spiel committees to club
setup/teardown. involvedmembers tend to give backto the club, improving it forothers while drawing newcurlers to the sport.”
Members of dakota areencouraged to participate inbonspiels throughout theyear. along with regularparticipation in bonspiels inthe Midwest, at least oneteam heads across the pondto curl in Scotland eachseason. To return the hospi-tality they experience atother clubs, dakota runs thePirate ’Spiel eachSeptember. Scheduled totake place Sept. 21-23 thisyear, the same week asinternational Talk Like aPirate day (yes, it’s a realday!), participants areencouraged to come in cos-tume. To create good curl-ing ice for both their annualbonspiel and weekly leagueplay, the club has worked tobuild a solid relationshipwith the ice maker at thearena. “if you develop agood relationship [with thearena ice technicians], youcan work together to createthe best arena ice your loca-tion can handle,” Claussensaid.
While many newYorkers head to the beacheson the south shore of Longisland to beat the heat inthe summer, the Long
island Curling Club headsto the newbridge arena inBellmore, n.Y., to cooldown on Friday eveningsbetween May and august.after years of enduring alengthy and expensive com-mute to the ardsley CurlingClub (ardsley is located ina suburb north of new YorkCity; round trip bridge tollcurrently $13), a few dedi-cated curlers living in Longisland and Queens decidedto introduce the sport to thearea in 2008. after strug-gling to find a new hostarena and to keep membersfocused on summer curlingin a vacation destinationduring the past severalyears, the club decided toexperiment with changingtheir league from Saturdayto Friday. With the addedbenefit of exposure in thenew York Times, the clubexpanded to five sheets thisseason.
Similar to the dakotaCurling Club, the Longisland Curling Club workshard to integrate newcurlers into the league.each week, two experi-enced curlers conduct shortinstructional sessions while
the ice is being prepared.during these sessions, vari-ous aspects of the game,including curling etiquette,are addressed. To keep bothnew and experienced clubmembers up-to-date on thecurling schedule, sheetassignments, and stats, theclub incorporatedMyCurlingLeague into itswebsite. (Check outwww.mycurlingleague.comfor more information andhow to incorporate it intoyour club’s website.) Sincethey are unable to broom-stack at the host arena, clubmembers head over to alocal bar following leagueeach Friday night. newcurlers are always encour-aged to join in this tradi-tional aspect of curling cul-ture. “it is important toinstill a sense of communi-ty in our new members,”said Matt Scheiner, vicepresident of the Long islandCurling Club. “Without adedicated facility, we haveto make a conscious effortto share the curling culturewith our newer members.We feel like it does, in fact,help to keep them comingback.”
While arena curling hasits own unique set of chal-lenges, the joy of curlingwas evident on the faces ofboth new and experiencedmembers of these twoclubs. after competitionwas cut short by the hum ofthe zamboni engine signal-ing it was time to get off ofthe ice, their camaraderiecontinued.
gROWTH & DEVElOPmENT Your contact: kim nawyn, [email protected]
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a Reports from the
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Members of the Dakota Curling Club take in some curling action over five sheets at the Burnsville
Ice Center in Minnesota.
Photo by Ryan Claussen, Dakota Curling Club
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evening curling from May through August.
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at the start of the tradi-tional curling season, uSaCurling typically mailseach member club a pack-age of information gearedtoward membership devel-opment. The mailingincludes brochures, clubposters, and various flyers.due to the popularity ofthe in-ice logos offeredlast season, the logos willcontinue to be available in2012-13. in order to gain amore complete under-standing of club usage andbetter meet club needs in
the long-term, these mem-bership materials will beoffered as part of an on-demand service this sea-son. Club presidents willbe able to request relevantquantities of items theclub typically uses andforego others. all presi-dents will be emailedinstructions about how torequest these materialslater this summer. in themeantime, please feel freeto contact kim nawyn [email protected] questions.
Seasonal memberhip package beingplanned for uSCa clubs
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olympics, it’s good timingand i’m happy that thecommittee and the uSCahas recognized us.”
“it feels incredible, and itis really an honor to be thefirst-ever mixed doublesTeam of the Year,” CristinClark said. “We reallyenjoy mixed doubles as wecan curl together and to winthis award as a team is verycool.”
The husband-wife teamalso combined with mixedteammates Sean Beightonand Bev Walter to win theirfourth straight – and ninthoverall since 2002 – mixednational title in March inPortage, Wis. The Clarkswere previously honored asTeam of the Year in 2009with their traditional mixedteammates. The mixed dou-bles national and worldchampionships bothdebuted in 2008.
“it was a really great sea-son. We won our mixeddoubles national title indecember. We then wonour mixed title in March.Worlds were a really goodexperience – we were sec-ond in our pool andadvanced to the playoffround. We won againstChina in the quarterfinalsand advanced to the semis,where we lost a really closegame to Switzerland,”Cristin Clark said. “Weended up coming in fourthout of 27 teams at Worlds.Yes, we think it was a bigsuccess; however, wewould like to return to theWorlds next year and wintwo more games in theplayoffs. We are planningto curl in mixed and mixeddoubles playdowns againnext year, and would like towin a medal at Worlds.”
“To have the opportunityto be able to compete withCristin is really great. Wereally work well together.We understand each otherand know what to expectand can really motivate oneanother to reach our goals,”Brady Clark said.
This is the second timethat Pottinger, 38, has beennamed Female athlete of
the Year but her first timeas skip. She was previouslyhonored as vice skip in2008. Pottinger has won 10national titles, includingthis season, and was amember of the 2010 u.S.olympic team.
in her second year in theskipping role, Pottinger ledher team of nicoleJoraanstad (Verona, Wis.),natalie nicholson (Bemidji,Minn.) and TabithaPeterson (eagan, Minn.) tothe 2012 national champi-onship title. at the 2012Women’s WorldChampionship inLethbridge, alberta, TeamuSa got off to a rocky 0-4start but the team battledback to win seven straightgames to clinch a spot in atiebreaker game withCanada, which they lost 9-8to finish fifth overall. Thefifth-place showing cap-tured significant points forthe u.S. in qualifying forthe 2014 olympic WinterGames in Sochi, russia.
“i was really surprisedabout the award. We had areally good run as a teamand all four of us individu-ally had really strong sea-sons. i feel like everyoneplayed really well and thisaward could have went toany of them so when iheard that it was me, i wasreally surprised,” Pottingersaid. “We’ve been meetingas a team and planning outnext year so i had alreadykind of put last season torest … so it was a nice sur-prise.”
Pottinger was statisticallythe top ranked athlete at theskip position both at the2012 nationalChampionships and the2012 World Women’sChampionship.
“Curling is a team game,and i feel like this award ismore of a team award,especially when your team-mates are setting you up sowell and you’re not havingto make triples every time.My teammates helped mecurl the percentages that idid,” said Pottinger, whoworks as a marketing ana-lyst with General Mills.
dropkin, a member of
the Broomstones CurlingClub, won the first Youtholympic Games playdownlast fall along with team-mates Sarah anderson(Broomall, Pa.), ThomasHowell iii (Brick, n.J.) andTaylor anderson (Broomall,Pa.). The team representedthe u.S. at the inauguralWinter Youth olympicGames in innsbruck,austria, in January.
in the mixed team por-tion, the americans finishedthe round robin with a per-fect 7-0 record but lost itsquarterfinal match to finishfifth overall. next up forthe four americans was themixed doubles componentof the event where the ath-letes were teamed withcurlers from different coun-tries. dropkin, along withrussian teammate MarinaVerenich, defeated theiropponents from Japan andkorea, 6-5, in an extra endto win the bronze medal –the first curling medal for
the u.S. at this event. aweek later, dropkin cap-tured his first junior nation-al title playing vice skip forthe Stephen dropkin rink.The team went on to finishfifth at the 2012 WorldJunior Championships inSweden. at age 17,dropkin is the youngestmale curler to earn theathlete of the Year honor.
“i had no idea this awardeven existed, so when i
heard i was being awardedit, i was quite shocked, butthrilled as well,” saiddropkin, who is going intohis senior year atalgonquin regional HighSchool in northborough,Mass. “This whole year hasbeen beyond surreal with somany amazing trips andexperiences between theWinter Youth olympics,and Junior Worlds. Wearingthe uSa on my back hasalways been my dream.Being able to achieve that,and winning the bronzemedal for the country at theYouth olympics, meant agreat deal to me, and is anexperience of a lifetime iwill never forget.”
award recipients aredetermined by uSaCurling’s athlete/Curlerrecognition Committee.The above recipients willbe further nominated to theunited States olympicCommittee for the uSoCTeam and athlete of theYear awards.
“i am very honored to beselected as the recipient ofthis award, and i’d like tothank my brother, Stephen,as he’s been the person i’velooked up to all these years,trying to follow in his foot-steps. Playing vice forStephen these past threeyears has been an amazingexperience. Surprisinglyenough, we got along wellin the house! i learned somuch from him, and willmiss playing with him,”dropkin said about hisolder brother, who has nowaged out of junior competi-tion.
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Seattle’s Clarks named top team for 2012
Seattle’s mixed doubles team of Brady and Cristin Clark (above)
were named 2012 USA Curling Team of the Year. The Clarks suc-
cessfully defended their mixed doubles national title as well as
the traditional mixed championship title and finished fourth at
the 2012 World Mixed Doubles in Turkey. Korey Dropkin
(below), displaying his Youth Olympic Games bronze medal and
Team USA broom, was named Male Athlete of the Year.
St. Paul set to mark100th year
he 2012-13 curling seasonis a big one for the St.Paul Curling Club. itmarks the 100-year
anniversary of the club in its pres-ent location on Selby avenue in St.Paul, Minn.
The festivities begin with aCentennial kickoff Celebration onSaturday, oct. 6 at the CrownePlaza Hotel in downtown St. Paul.This will be a great night of fun
and socializing with curlingfriends. Live music by the rockin’Hollywoods, dancing, appetizersand chances to win some great raf-fle prizes are all included with thepurchase of a ticket for this night toremember. Tickets are $25 andavailable online. Click here formore information. a cash bar willbe available and hotel rooms at theCrowne Plaza can be reserved atwww.cpstpaul.com. all present/pastSPCC members and guests are wel-come.
on Jan. 7-13, the club will host
the St. Paul open CentennialBonspiel. We’re looking for 32 out-of-town teams, combined with 64St. Paul teams for a total of 96.Play will begin on Thursday orFriday for out-of-town teams. Costfor the bonspiel is only $160 perteam and includes rollback (cheap!)prices on food and beveragesthroughout the week – plus prizesfor event winners/runners-up.registration is open online byclicking here. Check the club web-site at www.stpaulcurlingclub.orgfor more details as the event get
closer.as part of the Centennial cele-
bration, the History Committee haswritten a book about the history ofthe club titled “100 roaring Yearson Selby avenue: The History ofthe St. Paul Curling Club.” it is ahard cover, coffee-table style bookthat will make its debut at theCentennial kick-off Celebrationoct. 6. You will be able to pre-order your copy online soon for aspecial price of $35 each. afteroct. 6, the price will be $40 percopy. Stay tuned for more details!
by Mike O’Neil,
St. Paul Curling Club
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y the time thisissue of theCurling News hitsthe streets, most
elite level competitive jun-ior teams will have theirline-ups set for the 2012-13season. of necessity, iguess, there seems to be amad scramble shortly afterJunior nationals to replacethat teammate who is agingout or heading off to a col-lege where curling may notbe an option. it’s alwaysinteresting to follow thechanges and consider whatstrengths the newly-formedteam will have for theupcoming season. Most ofthe teams at this level havegoals that are somewhatshort-term in nature. Theyare all approaching the jun-ior age limit and may onlyhave one or two years left
to grab the brass ring. But what is left when the
dust settles? From myexperience, this “team hop-ping” sometimes has nega-tive impact on team forma-tion and, in turn, our futureathlete pipeline. Pleasedon’t get me wrong, i’mnot opposed to assemblingteams that have the bestchance to win at the worldchampionship level. But iam concerned that theremaining members of ateam from which a team-mate has been draftedremain viable as a competi-tive team. all too often ihave seen the team fold.and all too often i haveseen the next generation,the 14-16-year-olds whohave been waiting for theirchance to be picked up,lose interest and turn to
other sports.it doesn’t have to play
out that way. For the teamwho loses the player(s),consider next year’s goalsfor the team and, based onthose goals, determine whattype of player you need.next, look inside your own
club. There is always thatplayer who is a coupleyears younger and haspotential. Maybe the rightperson doesn’t even curlyet. Maybe it’s a friendwho you have a good timehanging out with. For adevelopmental team, thereis no greater luxury thanbeing able to curl with goodfriends. now here is thesurprise to most people – itdoesn’t take long for a newcurler of junior age tobecome proficient in curl-ing. if fact, i have alwaysmaintained that if a teamwould spend as much timetraining for curling as anyother high school sport,they would be a favorite atJunior nationals every year.in fact, Steph Sambor, whohas already qualified fornext year’s olympic Trials
with the Potter team, curledin the World JuniorChampionships in 2005 asa second-year curler. as amulti-sport high school ath-lete, she knew that hardwork would bring her up tospeed quickly.
Look for teammatesinside your club or closegeographical area, and con-sider bringing new curlersto the sport. Make sureyour team is comprised ofpeople you like to be with.don’t underestimate therole team chemistry playsin wins and losses. Findteammates who share thesame level of commitment.Seek out a qualified coachwho has the ability to helpyou reach your goals. Mostimportant of all, don’t leaveany stone unturned.
Have a great season!
Youth Corner
By Dave Jensen,
Chairman, USCA
Youth Committee
Finding teammates – don’t leave any stone unturned
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register today for BucksCounty Junior Camp
Space is still available for campers atthe Bucks County Junior Curling Campaug. 2-5 in Warminster, Pa. registrationwill be accepted through July 21.Campers must be 10-18 years of age asof aug. 2, 2012.
Campers can anticipate learning aboutdelivery (video analysis, helpful hints);sweeping techniques; strategy (basic toadvanced); and information on how topractice and communicate with team-mates. Campers will be placed intogroups based on age and experience.
The cost for the camp is $195 anddoes not include lodging. There is a limitof 64 curlers for this camp.
Complete camp information is avail-able on the uSa Curling website. if youhave questions, please contact MarkMooney, camp coordinator, at 585-797-5344 or via e-mail [email protected].
18th annual Top 10 Shakespearian Quotations on the roarin’ Game
10] We were encounterd by a mighty rock. [The
Comedy of Errors, act i, sc. 1, l. 101]
9] o, you shall be exposed, my lord. [Troilus and
Cressida, act iv, sc. 4, l. 68]
8] Liest thou there in thy bloody sheet? [Romeo and
Juliet, act v, sc. 3, l. 106]
7] and unregarded age in corners thrown. [As You
Like It, act ii, sc. 3, l. 42]
6] So covetous, to lock such rascal counters. [Julius
Caesar, act iv, sc. 3, l. 79]
5] Then why should we be tender. [Cymbeline, activ, sc. 2, l. 127]
4] Where none will sweat but for promotion. [As
You Like It, act ii, sc. 3, l. 59]
3] i have yet room. [antony and Cleopatra, act iv,sc. 7, l. 9]
2] Spare your arithmetic: never count the turns.[Cymbeline, act ii, sc. 4, l. 142]
1] Pray, sir, be patient: ‘tis as much impossible—unless we sweep ‘em. [Henry VIII, act v, sc. 4, l.11]
– Richard Maskel
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Richard Ramirez
Jan 17, 1965-June 22,
2012
it is with great sadnesswe mourn the passing ofthe founder of the orangeCounty Curling Club, andour good friend, richardramirez. Without richard,there would be no oCCurling Club. We owe ourentire existence to him. it’snot certain exactly when orhow he decided there wouldbe curling in orangeCounty, California, but inretrospect, only richardcould have done it. inJanuary 2010, richardmade arrangements withthe rinks Westminster iceto host a few Learn-to-Curls. He called all thecurlers he knew and askedthem to help. Before andafter each event, richarddrove back and forth to theHollywood Curling Club, a100-mile round trip, pack-ing rocks to the rinks foreach Learn-to-Curl. Hearranged to advertise theLearn-to-Curls at theanaheim ducks hockeygames, an incredibly smartmarketing strategy. over 80people came to one of theoC events! With the help ofseveral members of theHollywood Curling Cluband a great crew of localcurlers, richard and histeam taught several LTCs,building interest.
in late January 2010, heannounced the formation ofa league. There were 10teams, where none hadexisted before, and a newclub was born! each teamwas made up of beginnerscombined with a few expe-rienced curlers fromCanada and the u.S.northeast. richard ago-nized over the make-up ofeach team, hand selectingthe teammates who hadnever met each otherbefore. How would theydo? How can we includeeverybody? Most impor-tantly, how can we makesure the beginners stay with
us? For each league follow-ing the first, richardworked the phones, keepingthe skips engaged, arrang-ing new curlers for us oldhacks, and working daily togrow and build the sport heloved so much.
We have all beeninspired by his passion forthe game, combined withhis heartfelt and headstrongvigor, and his own uniqueSpirit of Curling that hebrought to every game.richard was brusque, gruff,and loud, as a good skipshould be. He was passion-ate about winning everyshot while wearing hisemotion on his face andexpressing it with hisbooming voice. Pity thepoor lead who drew toodeep, the second whoclipped a guard or the vicewho didn’t call a sweepwhen needed! a loss on theice would hang from hisshoulders like the stonesthat had failed him but awin would raise his spiritsthrough to the next game.richard was also irascibleand contrary and humanlike all of us. Playing onrented arena ice, it wasimportant for us to start andend on time and many of usexperienced his wrath forfailing to do so!
richard organized andoperated the oC CurlingClub the way he ran every-thing in life – head-on andfull-throttle. He was hands-on, making decisions basedon experience and his gut
feeling of what was right.richard believed it was eas-ier to ask for forgivenessthan permission. Some-times consensus was sacri-ficed if something neededto be done. Without hiscommitment and dedica-tion, the club likely wouldnot have survived. in thebeginning, he was presi-dent, treasurer, secretary,drawmaster, icemaker,peacemaker, matchmaker,coach, and referee of ourclub. He put the stones onice four hours before eachgame and was there to putthe hacks away at the end.every piece of the equip-ment in our club hasrichard’s fingerprints on itand demonstrates his careand devotion to the game.
When it became time toformalize this league of 10teams into an organizedclub, richard was the driv-er behind the developmentof our bylaws, and he dughis teeth into every detail,making sure we had a solidfoundation. Together weincorporated the club andbecame a 501c3. under hisleadership we grew the clubto where we could buy ourown stones. With more than60 members, the orangeCounty Curling Club isnow firmly established,poised for growth, havingtouched the hearts andinspired several hundredsof future curlers inSouthern California.richard didn’t just start acurling club – he founded acurling family.
Shortly after our clubadopted its bylaws andelected its first Board(where richard was electedpresident), he was part ofthe oC men’s team thatcaptured the MoPacChampionship, and laterrepresented the club well atthe Men’s Club nationalsin Mankato, Minn.
richard enjoyed thesense of fun that ensuedwhen people got together.Whether it was hockey,
curling, refereeing, dog- orpony-racing, going to theoC Fair, or karaoke,richard knew how to bringpeople together, and makeit fun, in his own uniqueway. no microphone otherthan the one in richard’shand has endured such badsinging, yet somehow hemanaged to get the wholebar on its feet joining in.Whatever the endeavor,richard knew how to workthe crowd and make it fun.
richard was not a reli-
gious or spiritual person butwe know that somewherehe’s throwing stones ondedicated ice, every take-out is true and rolls behindcover, every draw shotcomes around the centerguard to the button. Goodcurling, richard. We’ll missyou.
– Submitted by Ryan
Harty and Ken Millar on
behalf of the membership of
the Orange County Curling
Club. ramirez
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spring meeting in the TwinCities, new officers wereelected. Jim Pleasants(Seattle), who previouslyserved as vice president ofChampionships and servesas the Washington region’sboard representative, beganhis tenure as president onMay 1 as Chris Sjue(Fargo, n.d.) completed atwo-year term at the helm.The four vice presidentpositions are held by dave
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or this summer edi-tion, let’s go to themailbag andrespond to readerinput and inquiries
on previous columns. First,we’ll talk a little moreabout sweeping and thenabout eye dominance andhow it affects your setup inthe hack. Copies of earlierarticles are available onlineat the address presented atthe end of this article.
Sweeping Technique
Feedback on my recentcolumn on sweepingfocused on the position ofthe broom handle andhands when sweeping.regarding the handle,remember that we encour-age people to work at beingable to sweep on both sidesof the stone, which allowsboth sweepers to get closerto the stone and therebywarm the ice more effec-tively. regardless of whichside of the stone you sweepon, the handle of the broomshould ideally be on theside of your body nearestthe far end, toward the skip.
This position allows sev-eral things to happen. Firstof all, the recommendedposition allows the entireside-to-side sweepingmotion to be closer to thestone. Creating heat closerto the stone is vital. Thefarther a sweeper is awayfrom the stone, the morethe ice will cool off beforethe stone reaches the sweptarea. Conversely, when thehandle is positioned on theside of the body nearest theshooter, the broom headmoves more parallel vs.perpendicular to the path ofthe stone. This forces thefront sweeper further awayfrom the stone and dimin-ishes the impact of any heatthat has been created. also,when the handle is incor-rectly positioned on theside of the body nearest theshooter, the resultingsweeping motion pulls thebroom head back towardthe stone, thereby increas-ing the risk of a burntstone. remember, for opti-mal results, always keep thebroom head moving per-pendicular or angled slight-ly forward relative to thepath of the stone.
Concerning hand posi-tion, regardless of whetheryou sweep in an uprightposition or with your backmore parallel to the ice, thehand closest to the targetend should be the upperhand on the handle. Thathand location will put yourshoulders and hands in aposition that allows thebroom head to move in thepreviously discussed per-pendicular or slightly for-ward direction. it will alsoput your body in a position
that allows you to lookdown the ice so you canjudge the distance to thedesired location, receivevisual cues from the skip,and avoid tripping overstones that are already inplay.
none of the prescribedchanges in hand and handlepositions will feel comfort-able at first, but give them atry and stick with it. Theywill make you a bettersweeper, and good sweep-ers really do make a differ-ence.
in all fairness, it shouldbe noted that some veryeffective sweepers andaccomplished curlers (myson included) sweep con-trary to what has beendescribed in the precedingparagraphs. it can be done,and done so quite effective-ly. But remember, regard-less of what hand and han-dle positions you use, pro-ducing heat is of utmostimportance, and you cannotdo that without producingpressure.
Pressure is not going tocome from just armstrength or broom headvelocity. We have all seenclub curlers frantically flailaway with their arms mov-ing like hummingbirdwings, while accomplishingalmost nothing. You need toget your entire upper bodyinto the act and really beardown on the head of thebroom. That is where heatcomes from and that iswhat will really contributeto you becoming an effec-tive sweeper.
Eye Dominance
according to Wikipedia,eye dominance is thebrain’s preference toreceive visual input fromone eye versus the other.Most often, right-handedpeople are right eye domi-nant, and vice versa, but notalways. are you right-eyeor left-eye dominant? doyou know? does it matter?
Yes, it does matter!Let’s start by determin-
ing if you are right-eye orleft-eye dominant. extendyour arms in front of yourface and create a circle byoverlapping your index fin-gers with each other andyour thumbs with eachother. next, look at a dis-tant object through the cir-cle and draw your armsback toward your face,keeping the distant objectin sight. You should end upwith your hands directly infront of either your right oryour left eye. That eye isyour dominant eye, the eyethat you use to focus ondistant objects, like theskip’s broom.
Why does it matter?remember that the mostimportant line on a curlingsheet is the invisible linefrom your hack foot to theskip’s broom. in the hackposition, the rock should beon top of that line, the hackfoot should be centered inthe hack and pointed downthat line, and your domi-nant eye should be directlybehind and looking downthat line.
everything lines up per-
fectly if you are right-hand-ed and right-eye dominantand vice versa. But if youare not, your dominant eyeis not lined up with the lineof delivery and you willhave to move the rock oryour body sideways duringthe delivery to get every-thing on the same line.Moving things sidewaysduring a delivery increasesthe likelihood that you willmiss both the skip’s broomand the shot.
So, what can you do toget everything lined up?First, rather than position-ing your foot in the centerof the hack, move it andyour entire body sidewaystoward the centerline. For aright-handed curler, thisadjustment will move yourdominant left eye closertoward a position directlyin line with both the centerof the hack and the invisi-ble line that runs from thehack to the skip’s broom.another adjustment thatwill bring things more inline is for the shooter tocock his or her head slight-ly to the right (for right-handed curlers). Thisadjustment will move theleft eye even closer to aposition directly behind thehack and in line with theinvisible line from the hackto the skip’s broom.
Having made these twoadjustments, remember tokeep the stone on the invisi-
ble line running from thecenter of the hack towardthe skip’s broom, and dur-ing the drawback positionof your delivery, bring thestone back to the middle ofthe hack rather than to thecenter of your hack foot(which has been reposi-tioned toward the center-line). That way, you willget your dominant left eyemore in line with theintended line of delivery.now, as you slide down theice, your dominant eyeshould be directly behindthe stone and lookingstraight down the invisibleline toward the skip’sbroom. Taken together,these adjustments will helpcompensate for opposite-eye dominance and helpinflicted people (like me)hit the broom withincreased regularity.
until next time, keepthose cards and letters ande-mails coming. and, asalways, good curling!
(Jon Mielke is a Level III
instructor and a Level III
coach. He is the past
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Training & Instruction
Committee and a member
of Bismarck’s Capital
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hen you prepareto conductresearch (as iam this fall)
you have to read and learnwhat other researchers andpractitioners have done inyour field. You do this tolearn what was done andwhat questions were askedand what answers werefound to those questions. itturns out China has a richresearch base investigatingwhat Chinese elite curlingteams do to win and whythey lose. This article gives
you a flavor for the wayChinese researchers andsport psychology consult-ants learn how Chineseteams perform well.
Chinese researchers haveconducted research intoshot decision-making andexecution; team develop-ment; umpiring effective-ness; junior and seniorteams’ causes for successand failure; competitivecontrast between China andtheir opposition; perform-ance metrics and the differ-ences between genders and
ages in competition; com-petitive confidence andanxiety and competitivepreparation. one must per-severe to locate the primaryresearch article in englishbut it is well worth it.
What we learn from thevolume and type ofresearch dating from 2006onward is that nationalteam performance mattersto China. Curling is impor-tant to showing the positiveaspects of Chinese identity,and performing well andhonorably is very important
to the Chinese. researchefforts show us that univer-sities are focused on under-standing why and how curl-ing performance canimprove, and conversationsabout growing curling’spositive impact on Chinesesociety are ongoing.
From a sport psychologyperspective, we see that thefields of kinesiology andphysical education are wellrepresented areas withexpertise, motor control andsport psychology predomi-nate. What we learn fromthese findings is that curl-ing is valuable to theChinese and is helpingthem understand shot-call-ing, team chemistry, teamselection and sport behav-iors that work. researchhappens when the thingbeing investigated is seento have value. Clearly, curl-ing is of interest toresearchers; and reading thecomments of China’s coachat the last olympics, onelearns the seriousness withwhich the Chineseapproached internationalcompetition.
Since 2006, Chinesewomen have won silver in2008, gold in 2009 andbronze in 2011; junior men
have made the playoffstwice and a bronze waswon in the mixed doublesin 2011 at the world cham-pionship level not to men-tion a women’s bronze atthe Vancouver olympics.as a relative newcomer tointernational curling, Chinais making progress and theenergy in the research beingdone to learn how to per-form better suggests thatChinese curling will be acompetitive force at theworld and olympic level inthe foreseeable future.
Check out John’s blog athttp://www.learn2peak.com.
Chinese research indicates sport is taken seriously
By John Coumbe-Lilley,
USA Curling sports
psychology consultant
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key: o–open; X–Mixed; Xd–Mixeddoubles; M–Men’s; W–Women’s;S–Senior; Wc–WheelchairC–Cashspiel; J–Junior; St–Stick
events are listed Friday throughSunday but some may begin earlier.Check the club’s website for moreinformation.
JUlY 12–15
Cape Cod, Ma XJUlY 15–18
Cape Cod, Ma WJUlY 19–22
Cape Cod, Ma MCapital, nd oGreen Bay, Wi o
JUlY 23–26
Cape Cod, Ma WcJUlY 27–29
anthracite, Pa–diamond City oAUg. 3–5
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AUg. 10–12
Charlotte, nC–Grits ‘n Granite oAUg. 17–19
Fort Wayne, in–Summerspiel oAUg. 24–26
rice Lake, Wi–Summerspiel oAUg. 31–SEPT. 2
Vacaville, Ca–The Crush oSEPT. 7–9
Bowling Green, oH oWenatchee, Wa–desert rocks o
SEPT. 21–23
dakota, Mn–Pirate oMount Washington Valley, nH o
SEPT. 28–30
rice Lake, Wi–Tune up oOCT. 5–7
kettle Moraine, Wi–The Stan MMcCall, id–rocktoberspiel onutmeg, CT–Blazing Leaves o
OCT. 12–14
anchorage, ak–rookie oaspen, Co–Silver Sweep oPotomac, Md–inaugural oSt. Paul, Mn–Cashspiel MC
OCT. 18–21
Chicago, iL–Windy City oOCT. 25–28
anchorage, ak–Cashspiel oCook County, Mn oGranite, Wa–Man ’Spiel Mkettle Moraine, Wi–Fall Fling WLas Vegas, nV–Sin City oMadison, Wi–Halloween oMidland, Mi orochester, nY–Big Pumpkin oVikingland, Mn–2+2 o
NOV. 2–4
anchorage, ak–Fun ’Spiel oBlackhawk, Wi–First Chance WSchenectady, nY–Carosella W
NOV. 9–11
exmoor, iL–invitational XGrafton, nd–Concurrent XGranite, Wa–autumn oMayfield, oH–invitational Mrice Lake, Wi–Jugspiel Wrochester, nY–College outica, nY–ross Tarlton MSt. Paul, Mn MdSt. Paul, Mn StSuperior, Wi–Cystic Fibrosis oWauwatosa, Wi St
NOV. 16–18
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NOV. 23–25
duluth, Mn–Cashspiel MWCGranite, Wa–Cashspiel MCSt. Paul, Mn–FireBall o
NOV. 30–DEC. 2
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DEC. 6–8
anchorage, ak–Christmas oBarrow, ak–Top of the Planet odetroit, Mi–Senior one day SMexmoor, iL–Continental MGranite, Wa–Holiday oitasca, Mn–rapids Cash oCMadison, Wi JPhiladelphia, Pa JSchenectady, nY–10 & under MSt. Paul, Mn–Jack McCann Mutica, nY–u.S. open Wc
DEC. 13–15
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DEC. 26–28
Heather, Mn–Family ’Spiel oDEC. 31
Charlotte, nC–Pajama Curl o2013
JAN. 4–6
detroit, Mi–international Mduluth, Mn–Bruce Bennett Meau Claire, Wi–Leinenkugel oGranite, Wa–25 & under oLodi, Wi MPhiladelphia, Pa–Cracked Bell oSt. Paul, Mn–Cold Cash WC
JAN. 11–13
Heather, Mn XHibbing, Mn–Sunny Hill MMarshfield, Wi Wrice Lake, Wi–Stein XSt. Paul, Mn–Centennial outica, nY–Mitchell MWausau, Wi–Tietge H.S. J
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anchorage, ak–Town Square oBlackhawk, Wi XChesapeake, Md–Funspiel oduluth, Mn–Bert Payne Jitasca, Mn JMarshfield, Wi MMayfield, oH–one day (19th) WPlainfield, nJ–Thrifty oPortage, Wi Jrochester, nY–empire WSuperior, Wi–Mixed Mulligan XWauwatosa, Wi SMWausau, Wi–Highlanders W
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exmoor, iL–Highlanders WJAN. 25–27
arlington, Wi MBoise, id–Sawtooth outdoor oCleveland, oH XFargo, nd–Triathlon oGranite, Wa WHibbing, Mn XSt. Paul, Mn–Winter Carnival X
JAN. 29–30
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Crosby, nd Mdetroit, Mi–international WFargo, nd–Bantam Jokettle Moraine, Wi–Classic XMankato, Mn Mrice Lake, Wi MSchenectady, nY oSt. Paul, Mn–ranger oWausau, Wi–Badger State MWJX
FEB. 8–10
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FEB. 15–17
detroit, Mi–international Xduluth, Mn–international MWFargo, nd–Greenspiel oHeather, Mn MPlainfield, nJ JPotomac, Md–Francis dykes Mutica, nY–raymond kayser XWaltham, iL MWausau, Wi–High School JWauwatosa, Wi o
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anchorage, ak–Fur rondy oCook County, Mn XHeather, Mn–uSWCa Pin Wkettle Moraine, Wi XLewiston, Mi oMadison, Wi–Curl v. Cancer oMayfield, oH–evergreen Xnutmeg, CT–neon Juniors JSt. Paul, Mn–international Mutica, nY–Cobb X
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detroit, Mi–5 & under oGrafton, nd WGranite, Wa–5 & under oitasca, Mn–High School Jkettle Moraine, Wi JLa Crosse, Wi oMarshfield, Wi–Lobstein XSchenectady, nY–Green Jr. JSuperior, Wi–northwest oCTri-City, Wi–invitational MVikingland, Mn–runestone oVikingland, Mn–2+2 oWaltham, iL X
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Cook County, Mn oGranite, Wa–uSWCa WHibbing, Mn (3/9 only) WPlainfield, nJ–PCC Stone MStevens Point, Wi MSt. Paul, Mn–Gopher State WWauwatosa, Wi M
mARCH 15–17
Crosby, nd oduluth, Mn–dunlop Memorial XGranite, Wa Jkettle Moraine, Wi MLodi, Wi Xnutmeg, CT–Golden Handle oSuperior, Wi–Lee Bergquist J
mARCH 22–24
arlington, Wi–Pride of Prairie SMBlackhawk, Wi–Last Chance MColumbus, oH–SliderSpiel MGrafton, nd Mitasca, Mn–Second to Last oLewiston, Mi oPotomac, Md–Cherry Blossom oStevens Point, Wi X
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Hibbing, Mn SMAPRIl 5–7
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APRIl 19-21
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Granite, Wa oJUlY 5–7
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Triangle, nC–Carolina Classic o
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Potomac hosts rotary World ChampionshipThe Potomac Curling
Club in Laurel, Md., suc-cessfully hosted a worldchampionship this year. Theevent was the internationalCurling Fellowship ofrotarians (iCFr) WorldChampionship.
a total of seven sheets ofcurling ice (four in thePotomac Curling Club andthree in the adjacentGardens ice House arena)were prepared for the week-long event during the firstweek of april to handle thecompetition. This madePotomac Curling Club tem-porarily the largest curlingclub in the eastern unitedStates.
additionally, all of thecurling stones available foruse in the state of Marylandwere used thanks to theChesapeake Curling Clubproviding the necessarythree extra sheets of rocks.The international Curling
Fellowship of occurs everytwo years since gainingrotary international statusin 1972 with participatingcountries from Canada,england, Scotland, Sweden,and the united States. Theunited States won the cov-eted rotary Silver BellTrophy as world championsin 2002 (elkridge, Md.) and2008 (Madison, Wis.). TheiCFr was formed byrotarians, who had a lovefor the sport of curling. atotal of 90 curlers and 52guests attended this year’scompetition.
For this year’s event wehad 10 competitive teamsand 10 friendship teamsrepresenting four countries.The champions in the com-petitive side were:
gold medal and Silver
Bell Trophy: Canada,Spruce Grove, alberta
Silver medal: Canada,kingston, ontario
Bronze medal: unitedStates, rice Lake, Wis.
The champions in theFriendship Side were:
gold medal and
Friendship Trophy:Canada, Peterborough,ontario
Silver medal: Canada,Grande Prairie, alberta
Bronze medal: Canada,Stratford, ontario
The Competitive eventhas team participation byqualified teams who havewon their country’s annualplaydown to represent theirflag. The Friendship eventhas teams who have partici-pated in past world champi-onships but didn’t win theircountry’s title this year.during the week of round-
robin play the event postedthe teams to play againsteach other to wrap-up withthe final four on Friday.These final teams were thenseeded to play for the gold,silver, and bronze medals intheir respective final events.
Socially, the weekincluded openingCeremonies, a dignitarywelcome, dinners, spouse’stours, Fun night at Blob’sPark, Home Hosting events,Laurel rotary Club meetingand an Honor’s awardsdinner.
in the spirit of friend-ships across internationalborders, the event’s mix ofcurlers and rotariansproves to be a wonderfulopportunity to share fun
and competition.Congratulations to the
Potomac Curling Club forbeing such gracious andfriendly hosts to such agreat championship.
also, special thanks tothe organizing Committee:Jay davies, Bob Pelletier,Susan davies, SandraMcMakin, Howard Griffin,ken Wray, CharlieJennings, Bill Macdonald,and Jeff Blitz; Clai Carrand The Gardens ice HouseStaff; and all of thePotomac Curling Club,local rotarian, and othervolunteers who made theweek so successful!
– Submitted by the
Potomac Curling Club
Competitors and Potomac junior curlers, who acted as sign bearers for the teams, gather at the
start of the International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians (ICFR) World Championship held this
spring at the Potomac Curling Club.
Photo by Michael Stewart
The Gardens Ice House Arena (above) was utilized to help stage
the event.
Photo by Michael Dobbs
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annual appeal reaches 43 percent;help grow the sport you love
uSa Curling’s annual appeal beganaccepting donations this winter and hasnow reached 43 percent of the anticipatedgoal thanks to generous donations fromthroughout the curling community.
uSa Curling, the sport’s national gov-erning body, has many goals – to grow thesport, help u.S. curlers maximize theirenjoyment of the sport, produce numerousnational championships that lead to worldevents, and be the official avenue to partic-ipate in the Paralympic Winter Games andthe olympic Winter Games.
The many programs, publications andcompetitions that utilize these donationsare made possible through the generosityof individual curlers like yourself world-wide. Your contribution is fully tax-
deductible. You can even double yourdonation. For every dollar you donate now,uSa Curling will receive an additionaldollar from the u.S. olympic Committee.
For a donation of $25 or more you mayelect to receive the official 2012 TeamuSa pin as a thank-you gift.
To make a donation or view the full listof our awesome donors, please visitwww.becomeafundraiser.com/e/usacurl.
Upcoming camps and meetings:
Green Bay Junior Camp, July 22-24, Green Bay, Wis.Bucks County Junior Camp, aug. 2-5, Warminster, Pa.High Performance Camp, Sept. 7-9, rice Lake, Wis.High Performance Camp, Sept. 14-16, rice Lake, Wis.uSCa Board of directors, Sept. 14-16, St. Paul, Minn.uSWCa Board Meeting, Sept. 21-23, Madison, Wis.no Boundaries Junior Camp, oct. 19-21, Bismarck, n.d.
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Winners of the Granite Spring Bonspiel were (l-r) Brady Clark,
Cristin Clark, Mac Guy and Em Good.
Winners of the Lighthouse Beach ’Spiel were (l-r) Sean
Crawford, Chris Juan, Chris Allen and Andrew Foulger
Coastal Carolina
OpenThe Lighthouse Beach ’Spiel took
place June 16 in Wilmington, n.C. Hereare the results:Champion–Triangle: Chris Juan, Chris
allen, andrew Foulger, Sean Crawfordrunner-up–Triangle: Murray Jackson,kathy Jackson, Mario riveron, SteveJanoskoThird place–Charlotte Centre: JeremyHozjan, Jim kotwicki, david Barley,dawn Hozjan
Advertising disclaimer“none of the advertisers in this publication are
agents of the u.S. Curling association, which hereby disclaims any liability for acts of any of the advertisers.”
exciting season ahead
he united StatesWomen’s Curlingassociation(uSWCa) has
planned competitive andfun-filled events for theupcoming season. Membersand member clubs are host-ing and participating inevents across the unitedStates.
Here are the 2012-13highlights:
• Sept. 21-23: uSWCafall meeting, Madison, Wis.
• oct. 31-nov. 12, 2012uSWCa CanadianFriendship Tour
• nov. 28-dec. 2:
uSWCa Senior Women’sBonspiel, Mayfield CC
• Feb. 11-14, uSWCaannual meeting, Portage,Wis.
• Feb. 13-17, uSWCanational Bonspiel, Portage,Wis.
• Three junior bonspielevents to be held in threeuSWCa regions, dates andlocations TBd
• The Circuit event:Check the uSWCa websitefor participating bonspielsnation-wide for opportuni-ties to earn points and cash.
additional informationcan be found atwww.uswca.org for all ofthese events and to followthe Friendship Tour of
Canada and The Circuitevent standings. not amember of the uSWCa?Check the website to learnhow your club can becomea member to take advantageof all the uSWCa has tooffer.
by Nancy Wilhelm, USWCA
Public Relations Chairwoman
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Winners of the 34th annual Wisconsin State Elks Curling
Championship were (l-r) Stevens Point Curling Club members
Karen Konopacky, Jack Edgerton, John Frederickson and Jack
Konopacky.
Stevens Point
OpenThe 34th annual Wisconsin State
elks Curling Championship took placethis spring at the Stevens Point CurlingClub in Stevens Point, Wis. Here are theresults:1eW–Stevens Point: Jack konopacky,Jack edgerton, John Frederickson,karen konopacky1eru–Marshfield: dean Markwardt,darrell Passo, George Spindler, Bobrennells2eW–Wausau: Steve Siriani, Mike
Hadley, Shane Ley, kelly Fraser2eru–Marshfield: Jack Lukasil, richkenyon, diane Schuenemann, LarrySholes3eW–rice Lake: Steve anderson, Larryanderson, Tony Wampfler, BrianJohnson3eru–Sault St. Marie, ontario: JimSlack, don Mick, Chip Gagnon, randyMacdonald4eW–rice Lake: Larry Sharp, Gregdahl, Gary Schieffer, donn Wedin4eru–Stevens Point: Tom okray,nathan Hordyk, John koehl, dennisGirard
Host sites needed for Clubnationals, Mixed Championship
uSa Curling is still seeking host sitesfor two major championship events for the2012-13 season – the Club nationals andthe Mixed national Championship.
The Club nationals, which features 20teams, will be contested March 2-9, and
the Mixed Championship, with 10 teams,is slated March 16-23 on the current calen-dar. if your club is interested in hostingeither event or an event in the 2013-14 sea-son, please click here to fill out and returnyour club’s bid.
uSa’s donna Statzell (eden Prairie,Minn.) and Herb kupchik (natick, Mass.)have been selected to be part of the offici-ating team at the 2014 olympic WinterGames in Sochi, russia. Congratulations tothem both!
american umpires selected towork at 2014 olympic Games
The Funny Side
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Broadmoor
OpenThe Seventh annual High altitude
Bonspiel took place april 27-30 at theBroadmoor Curling Club in ColoradoSprings, Colo. Here are the results:1eW–Seattle: Jeff ritchie, BenjGuzman, Paul Lyttle, richard Maskel1eru–Pardeeville: debbie McCormick,Pete McCormick, dena rosenberry,darrick kizlyk2eW–Broadmoor: Jerry VanBrunt, JimHideman, Brett Gleeson, Lauren
VanBrunt2eru–Park City: Greg Basrak, BarbCaine, debbie Basrak, Steve dwyer3eW–Casper: dean Boril, Jens Boril,John Quinn, Steve Wilson3eru–Laramie: david Henry, JacqueStonum, Gus Stonum Jeanne Hahn4eW–denver: Pam agar, eric nelson,Ben nissen, Jill Wright4eru–Broadmoor: J. d. Wise, MeganPetrie, Justin Gibson, alex kosel,Michael Sartori, Chance Geurin,Jeanine Geurin
Winners of the Utah Rocky Mountain Bonspiel in Park City,
Utah, were members of the 2002 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team (l-
r) Stacey Liapis, Kari Erickson, Ann Swisshelm and Debbie
McCormick.
Park City
OpenThe utah rocky Mountain Bonspiel
took place at the Park City Curling Clubin Park City, utah. Here are the results:1eW—2002 olympic Team: debbieMcCormick, kari erickson, StaceyLiapis, ann Swisshelm1eru—denver: dave Peck, MikeMizano, Joe knapp, evan Jaffe2eW—Boise: rob Hanson, Jared
Belsher, russ Benson, Chris doyle2eru—Boise: Tom Tomlinson, TravisCooper, Scott Fuhrman, Mike Beer3eW—ogden: Charles Taggart, Markrubey, Tim irish, Ben Womack3eru—Park City: andrew Collins,rodger Sawyer, Phil Collins, kentHarding4eW—Boise: Brian dolan, Craigdolan, James Paprocki, andrew dolan4eru—Coyotes: russ Brown, PaulStevens, Jeff Baird, Hal McGrady
Winners of Broadmoor’s Seventh Annual Altitude Bonspiel were
(l-r) Benj Guzman, Paul Lyttle and Richard Maskel (not pictured,
Jeff Ritchie).
Winners of Plainfield’s Stone Bonspiel were (l-r) Peter Austin
(holding Ronan Austin), George Austin, Dan Tufaro and Bill
Malgieri.
Plainfield
men’sThe 33rd annual PCC Stone Men’s
bonspiel took place March 1-4 at thePlainfield Curling Club in SouthPlainfield, n.J. Here are the results:1eW–new York Caledonian: Peteraustin, George austin, dan Tufaro, BillMalgieri, ronan austin1eru–kalamazoo: dean Gemmell,Garnet eckstrand, Charlie Brown, kentelliot2eW—Potomac: Sean Murray, Michael
Fry, Melvin Shaw, Bill H Macdonald2eru–Plainfield: andrew kraft, danFesterling, Bruce Belschner, BobBenson3eW–Potomac: Scott edie, dannieSteski, Bill Peskoff, roger Bajorek3eru–Philadelphia: Michael dunnam,eric knight, Mark Wheeler, ianalexander4eW–Plainfield: John Wilman, Tedkreutz, Vincent Serritella, dean roth4eru–ardsley: Walter Baggett, MattSheiner, Mike Spensieri, Peter decker
Lansing Curling Club members (l-r) Stephen Parker, Dan Harris, Andy Mayville, Kyle
Dymond and Mark McElwee eagerly cart in the club’s new curling stones in July. The
club was established in 2010 and members curl at The Summit Sports & Ice Complex.
Photo submitted by Dawn Parker, Lansing Curling Club
Special delivery
are you looking for ways to bide yourtime in between curling seasons or needsome volunteer work on your resume? TheuSa Curling office in Stevens Point, Wis.,would love to have your assistance with a
variety of projects from organizing thewarehouse to inputting data and more. ifyou want to give back to the sport youlove, send us an e-mail [email protected].
Volunteer at the national office
The Fairbanks Curling Club inFairbanks, alaska, will host the 2013 uSaCurling Senior national ChampionshipsJan. 23-27.
The six-sheet club will host the seniormen’s and women’s events, putting the
event back in one site for the 2012-13 sea-son. The winning teams will earn the privi-lege to represent the u.S. at the 2013World Senior Championships, which willtake place april 13-20 in Fredericton, newBrunswick, Canada.
alaska to host Senior nationals
The Granite Curling Club in Seattle hasbeen selected to host the Women’sChallenge round Jan. 16-20 to determineberths for the 2013 nationals. The HibbingCurling Club in Minnesota will host theMen’s Challenge round Jan. 2-6.
Changes to the men’s qualificationprocess include the following:
a) This season, no regional qualifierswill be played.
b) The 2012 national Championshipteam (Heath McCormick) and runner-up(Pete Fenson) advance direct to the 2013national Champion-ships. The top twoorder of Merit teams also earn directberths to nationals.
c) The remaining six teams for the 2013national Championships will be deter-mined at a single event - the Challengeround.
d) The Challenge round will be a tripleknockout event.
Changes to the women’s qualificationprocess include the following:
a) no regional qualifiers will be playedb) The 2012 national Championship
team (allison Pottinger) and runner-up(Cassie Potter) advance direct to the 2013national Championships. The top twoorder of Merit teams also earn directberths to nationals.
c) The remaining six teams for the 2013national Championships will be deter-mined at a single event - the Challengeround.
d) The Challenge round will be a peer-seeded triple knockout event.
e) Six teams will qualify from theChallenge round into the 2013 nationalChampionships based on order of finish.
f) if there are ten or less teams signedup for qualifiers, then all teams advance tothe national Championship and theChallenge round will be cancelled.
Seattle, Hibbing to host 2013nationals Challenge rounds
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nline edition?What the heck???What does a beat-up old farmer
write for an online edition?if you are reading this, igotta assume that you be anerd. That’s poor grammar,but i’m trying to soundyounger than my 51 yearsand hip enough to fool youinto thinking that farmerscan also be nerds.(Truthfully, farming hasbecome extremely depend-ent on technology and i’mnerdier than i care to admit)Well ... heck ... if we’re sit-ting down together andsharing some coffee or aMountain dew or a moreadult beverage, we’d mostlikely be chatting aboutcurling. i love to chat aboutcurling. if the term “online”arose during our chat, i’dprobably talk about sitesonline that i like to visit ...so i’m gonna write aboutthat:
i regularly check theuSCa website. i have itbookmarked. i also book-marked the Competitionstab because the homepage,while extremely nice, cantake a while to load. if myday allows, i’ll clickthrough all the tabs andcheckout the homepage. ifi am desperate for scores, ican get my fix quicker bygoing straight to the com-petitions page. Yep, i’m
that much of a curlingjunkie. When derek Surkais playing Brady Clark(who is not really fromSeattle ... he was born andraised in north dakota) atMixed nationals, i need topop in and get the scores upright away. Then i poundthe refresh button until i amsatisfied that i am totallyup-to-date.
other good sites for curl-ing scores and curling newswould include the WorldCurling Tour site andTSn.ca (the Canadian ver-sion of eSPn.com). i alsokeep a close eye on TheGreat Lakes Curling Tour ...an important new ventureworthy of an entire column.The Great Lakes Tour is
one of the “sub-tours” that ifollow. i keep an eye onmost of the CanadianProvincial Tours as well.
The Great Lakes Tourhas its website hosted byCurlingZone.com.CurlingZone is, by far, myfavorite curling website. itis dang good for scores andnews. it also has a “forum”section that allows its usersto discuss curling. one ofthese forums is the uSaCurling section. now bewarned: Many people takeadvantage of the anonymityafforded to them by theinternet to be pretty harsh.it is not for the weak ofheart. Competitive players,in particular, should surfthere with the knowledgethat these anonymous writ-ers (who may not even beable to win their localleagues) can be positivelyimpolite. Still, lots of ideasand news get explored here.i love it. CurlingZone isowned by Gerry Guerts,who is the guy that is set-ting up a statistical base forthe uSCa competitive pro-grams. He’s a nice guy.
another of my favoritewebsites is The CurlingShow. That is a podcastwhere dean “duck”Gemmell interviews the topplayers and the main deci-sion-makers in our game.Mr. Gemmell, currently areigning national champion
from the Heath McCormickrink and a member of thePlainfield Curling Club, hasa laidback interviewingstyle that keeps his guestsat ease…yet he is not afraidto ask the tough questionsas well. duck keeps anarchive of past interviewsand they are a treasurechest of curling informa-tion. if you take the time tolisten, you can hear thethoughts of our best playerson how to practice, how toform a team, how to func-tion within a team, how toset a schedule and so muchmore. duck prefers hardrock, so you need to sufferthrough some harsh musicat the beginning and theend ... but it is mercifullyshort. His favorite bandappears to be BlackPudding ... or maybe that isthe only band that wouldgive him free music. eitherway, duck is also a niceguy ... just not as nice asGerry Guerts.
all in all, the internet hasbeen a wonderful thing forcurling in america. We areno longer prisoners to theeditors of the newspapers’sports section who don’tthink we warrant ink. Weare also freed from televi-sion networks that onlylove us in an olympic year.12th end Sports network isbeginning to collect somegreat games on their web-
site. in the near future, ithink they will be coveringlots of events with decentquality and some largerevents with great quality.all in all, the internet hasbeen a great gift that we arejust beginning to use.
For the good
of the game:
When both the heat andthe humidity climb toaround 100, it might behard for some to thinkabout curling. not me, noris that true for most of ourtop players. now is thetime for off-season condi-tioning that will allow thembe their very best when itcounts. now is also thetime that teams are chang-ing lineups and that is neveran easy thing. This is alsothe season for the uber-funsummerspiels. i alwaysused to catch terrible coldsat summerspiels. My nosewould be plugged untiloctober, but it was worth it.They are a blast and a greatway to escape the heat. ihighly recommend that youtry one.
one of north dakota’sgreat curlers, anneCheatley, passed away thissummer. She was a verygood influence on the gameand her legacy will live on,even though the clubs sheplayed in have closed. Herinfluence and legacy reachbeyond those clubs.
don’t lose your shoesand remember where youleft your broom. This heatwill not last forever and wecan be on the ice prettysoon. online edition? Thebest thing about the internetis getting e-mails fromcurlers. That always makesby day better. – Ben Tucker... or just plain Tuck if youprefer.
Tucker is a member of
the Grafton Curling Club
and makes his living farm-
ing in North Dakota. Send
questions or comments to
Tuck at [email protected].
Send complaints to his dic-
tatorial editor (terry.kole-
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Upcoming championship dates, sites and entry deadlines2012-13 season
Event Event Dates Site Sign-up Entry Fee**
2013 u.S. Wheelchair national Team Selection oct. 18-21 Madison, Wis. Sept. 19 $50 per personuSWCa Senior Bonspiel nov. 21-24 Grand rapids, Minn.2013 Mixed doubles Championship dec. 6-9 Bismarck, n.d. oct. 31 $320 per team2013 nationals Men’s Challenge round Jan. 2-6 Hibbing, Minn. nov. 14 $540 per team2013 Continental Cup Jan. 10-13 Penticton, British Columbia2013 nationals Women’s Challenge round Jan. 16-20 Seattle, Wash. nov. 14 $540 per team2013 Senior national Championships Jan. 23-27 Fairbanks, alaska nov. 28 $320 per team2013 Junior nationals Jan. 26-Feb. 2 Wayland, Mass. dec. 12 $290 per team
alaska Junior Playdowns dec. 14-16 Fairbanks, alaskaGnCC Junior Playdowns dec. 27-31 Potomac CC, Laurel, Md.GLCa Junior Playdowns dec. 27-28 Midland, Mich.Minnesota Junior Playdowns dec. 27-30 itasca CC, Grand rapids, Minn.north dakota Junior Playdowns dec. 28-30 Fargo-Moorhead, n.d.
2013 national Championships Feb. 9-16 Green Bay, Wis.2013 World Wheelchair Championship Feb. 16-23 Sochi, russia2013 World Junior Championships Feb. 28-March 10 Sochi, russia2013 Club national Championships March 2-9 Site TBa Jan. 9*** $360 per team
alaska Club Playdowns Feb. 1-3 Fairbanks, alaskaGnCC Women’s Club Playdown date TBa Petersham, Mass.GnCC Men’s Club Playdown dec. 6-9 The Country Club, Mass.north dakota Club Playdowns Jan. 10-13 Capital CC, Bismarck, n.d.
2013 u.S. College national Championship March 8-10 duluth, Minn.2013 u.S. Mixed Championship March 16-23 Site TBa Jan. 23 $360 per team
alaska Mixed Playdown Feb. 9-10 anchorage, alaskaGLCa Mixed Playdown Feb. 8-10 Midland, Mich.Minnesota Mixed Playdown Feb. 22-24* Brainerd, Minn.*north dakota Mixed Playdown Feb. 22-24 Minot, n.d.
2013 World Women’s Championship March 16-24 riga, Latvia2013 World Men’s Championship March 30-april 7 Victoria, British Columbia2013 World Senior Championships april 13-20 Fredericton, new Brunswick2013 World Mixed doubles Championship april 13-20 Fredericton, new Brunswick*tentative**an early registration discount will be applied to any entries completed prior to two weeks before the event deadline. This can save a team up to$40 if all team members take advantage of his or her $10 savings, bringing the entry fee back down to the previous season’s cost.***Club nationals will have alternate deadline dates to accommodate all of the regions playdown dates. The earliest deadline date available isnov. 28, 2012. The Fill Policy deadline is Jan. 9, 2013; if this deadline is after a region’s event is set to take place, a regional chairperson shouldcontact dawn Leurquin ([email protected]) at the national office for special arrangements.
2013-14 season
2014 u.S. olympic Team Trials nov. 11-16, 2013 Scheels arena, Fargo, n.d.2013 World university Games dec. 11-21, 2013 Trentino, italy2014 u.S. Junior nationals TBa Seattle, Wash.2014 olympic Winter Games Feb. 7-23, 2014 Sochi, russia2014 Paralympic Winter Games March 7-16, 2014 Sochi, russia
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