Officers and Board Members for the 2008-09 Curling season.The Schenectady Curling Club held it's annual meeting on Wednesday, April 9th. Officers and Board of Managers members for the 2008-09 curling season are: Paula Lancaster who will serve as President, Dion Warr Vice-President, Kathy Brown Secretary, Bill Jerome Treasurer, Jim Sinkins GNCC Representative. Michael Rhodes and Lisa Filkins were elected at the meeting to serve a term of three years and will join the other Board of Managers members Charlene Fitzgerald Past President, Fred Mackintosh, Art Merkley, Dan Navratil and David Rubin.
more... League Winners and Runner-upsHere are the league results for the 2007-08 Curling Season:
Women’s Leagues
Lydgate
Winners: Charlene Fitzgerald, Carol Munro, Jane Falconer, Pam Pritchett
Griffin
Winners: Carol Munro, Charlene Fitzgerald, Dot Dever, Victoria Evensen
Runners-up: Dorothy Szymaszek, MJ Miller, Shirley Burgess, Jane Falconer
All-American
Winners: Lisa Nieradka, MJ Miller, Lisa Filkins, Nancy Gaines
Blackhall
Winners: Chrissy Hase, Andrea Warr, Lisa Nieradka, Liz Lansing
Runners-Up: Bette Sovik, Carol Munro, Karen Hess, Lisa Filkins
Dr. Ack
Winners: Fay Navratil, Dorothy Szysmazek, Natalie McDonough, Dot Dever
Runners-up: Liz Lansing, Dot Sheehan, Sue Adair, Liesl Falcon
Singles
Winner: Lori Millet
Runner-up: Paula Lancaster
Mixed Leagues
Bradshaw
Winners: Dion Warr, Andrea Warr, Fenlon Belosa, Linda Falcon
Runners-up: Tim Brooks, Liz Lansing, Todd Tolliver, Harriet Severenko
Fitzgerald
Winners: Nancy Wurth, Jack Stopera, Nancy Drischler, Jim Gorgos
Runners-up: Lisa Nieradka, Brian Damon, Kristi Senich, Jeff Faulkner
Erdman
Winners: Tom Falcon, Dion Warr, Linda Falcon, Josh Meyer
Runners-up: Victor Rodriguez, Yuko Kashiwado, Jim Gorgos, Todd Tolliver
Social
Winners: Jack Fitzgerald, Charlene Fitzgerald, Gordon Streeter
Men’s Leagues
VandeCar
Winner: Dean Wadland, Jack Stopera, Doug Spring, Gus Stants
Runners-up: Bob Travis, Jack Fitzgerald, Rick Munro, Jim Sinkins
Pletenik
Winner: Dan Navratil, Ted Kreutz, Vic Temple, Greg Marcincuk
Runners-up: Jon Pearson, Jim Holmblad, Dave Pearson, Phil Falconer
Graham
Winners: Joe Lisuzzo, Rick Munro, Victor Rodriguez, Matt Conley
Runners-up: Charlie McCullough, Dave Spencer, Andy Dicke, Peter Drechsler
Girard Singles
Winner: Dan Machold
Runner-up: Brian Damon
more... Other Updates from the Road (Bonsqueal Results)The Bonsqueal!
32 teams participated in the Plainfield Curling Club's closing Bonsqueal during the weekend of April 3-6. Schenectady members Tim Brooks, Art Merkley, Ted Kreutz, and Peter Dreschler lost only one game to the eventual main event winners and captured the Greased Pig (3rd) event! Great job guys! Full Results are available on the GNCC website. Raymond Kayser Memorial Bonspiel
Six Schenectady teams participated in the Kayser mixed 5 and under tournament held at Utica from February 28th to March 2nd. Shannon Magee's rink of Robb Hengerer, Stephanie Magee, and Todd Tolliver won the Potomac medal as the finalists of the B event. 36 teams took part in the event. The other Schenectady teams were: Charlie Brown, Kathy Brown, Rich Gonyeau, and Paula Lancaster - Liz Lansing, Dan Navratil, Fay Navratil, and Pete Drechsler - Ted Kreutz, Amy Howansky, Marek Rzonca, and Lisa Filkins - Andy Dicke, Lori Millet, Brad Austin, and Linda Austin - and Nancy Drischler, Tom Falcon, Victoria Evenson, and Mick Palmiero.
more...Schenectady Curling Club 2008 Mixed ChampionshipSchenectady Curling Club played its 2008 mixed curling championship on March 28 – 30
with sixteen teams competing for four medals.
The first and second events, the Cunningham and Parker medals, are now sponsored by
Maggie Reynolds, who is the granddaughter of Jack Cunningham and daughter of the Bus
and Peggy Parker, all were active members of the Schenectady Curling Club for many years.
Maggie could not be present on Sunday to award her medals, instead Jim Holmblad awarded the
Cunningham and Jonathon Pearson awarded the Parker. Both men knew the family well and
treated the crowd to some history. The third and fourth events were awarded by their
sponsors Claire Brunkhorst and Charlie McCullough.
The Cunningham medal was won by the team skipped by Charlie McCullough with Chrissy Haase
at vice and Mike Beaton at two. The lead position was shared by MJ Miller and Andrea Warr.
The Cunningham finalist team was skipped by Jeff Mayott with Lori Millet at vice, Jamey
Grandusky at two and Jill Durie at lead. Both Jamey and Jill are new players this season.
Way to go!
The rest of the results can be found in the
Cunningham page
Congratulations to all of the teams that made it to the finals and thanks to all who
participated. You made it fun!
Nancy Wurth and Jack Stopera.
Co-Chairpersons Results of the Gordon International Bonspiel March 2008Results of the 2008 Gordon International Bonspiel held at the Schenectady and Albany curling clubs
March 13-15, 2008
Gordon Medal – Awarded to Canada or the US based on total rocks for the event.
This event was last won by the US in Boston in 1982.
Canadian Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club 385 points
Grand National Curling Club of America 298 points
Add Hastings Bowl – First presented by Addison Hastings of the Ardsley Curling Club to the
Canadian Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in 1968. This award is given annually
to the rink on either side that has the largest plus score in any single Gordon Medal game.
The 2008 winner was Perry Anderson’s RCCC team from Lacolle
For the Friendly games that preceded the Gordon Medal event:
The Stevens Shield was awarded to Ken Baker’s RCCC team from Bedford
For the two games with the highest points:
For the GNCC Dave Dewees team - Cape Cod #2
For the RCCC Syd Normand’s team from Baie D’urfe
For the one game with the highest points:
For the GNCC there was a tie between Brian Moore’s Utica #1 team and Darryl Dinsdale’s Nashua #3 team.
The tie was decided by a coin toss during the closing ceremonies, and was won by Nashua #3.
For the RCCC Serge Sirois’ team from Boucherville
A reality show about Curling?I have recently heard rumors about NBC basing a reality TV show on curling. NBC plans
on taking 10 ordinary men and women that don't know anything about
the sport to train and teach them how to be olympians for the next Winter Olympics in 2010.
After some research I found out that this is actually true. For the first time in my adult life
I am actually looking forward to a reality TV show. When this airs in 2009, it will be the first
and only reality show I will ever watch. I swore on my life that I
would never watch any reality television, I guess you should never ever say never!
For more information see the links below:
The Star: Curling Reality Show Article
Rockstar Curling
Schenectady women win C and D events at the Women’s Challenge!
Team Millet
Lori Millet, Lisa Filkins, Liesl Falcon, Yuko Kashiwado
This past weekend (March 14-16), Potomac Curling Club hosted the Women’s Challenge (the women’s 5 and under). 20 teams participated. Liz Lansing’s team, Fay Navratil, Paula Lancaster and Kathy Brown won the D final. Their only loss was to the event winners. Lori Millet’s team, Lisa Filkins, Liesl Falcon and Yuko Kashiwado won the C final. The C final was their 7th (!!) game and they won 4 in a row to get there and four of their seven games were played back to back. Congratulations ladies! Full Results are available on the GNCC website. |
