Learn to Curl in Vacaville
Come and try the Olympic sport of curling. All ages and experience levels welcome.
- When: Saturday, October 29, 2011
- Time: 6:45 pm – 9:45 pm
- Where: Vacaville Ice Sports, 551 Davis Street, Vacaville, CA
- Cost: $15
USCA certified Level I & II Instructors will go over basics of the game, terminology, delivery, and sweeping.
What to wear
- Clothing that allows freedom of movement
- lightweight gloves to keep your hands warm
- clean rubber soled shoes
All equipments provided for free, including
- slip-on sliders
- curling brooms
USA Wheelchair Team selection
The Madison Curling Club in McFarland, Wis., will host 14 athletes in a three‐day competition starting Friday to determine Team USA for the 2012 World Wheelchair Championship.
2010 Paralympians and Wine Country CC’s Patrick McDonald (Orangevale, Calif.) and James Joseph (New Hartford, N.Y.) highlight the field, which includes several newcomers to the wheelchair curling program. Three significant retirements from the sport have left the program searching for new stars. 2010 Paralympians Augusto Perez (East Syracuse, N.Y.), Jacqui Kapinowski (Point Pleasant, N.J.) and James Pierce (North Syracuse, N.Y.) all retired from the sport this summer to pursue other sporting adventures.
2011 Fall League Sign Ups
When: SATURDAYS starting Sept. 24, Oct. 1/8/15 with Oct. 15 being a double header with a pot luck dinner in the middle.
Cost: $125 per person for the 5 game league or $25 each time you play as a sub
Where: Vacaville Ice Sports Complex 551 Davis St. Vacaville, CA 95688
Time: 645PM ICE PREP, 730PM-945PM CURLING
To join the league please email the League Master Ashley at
winecountrycurling AT gmail DOT com
September Corporate Event
When: September 28, 2011
Hours: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Number of participants: 50+
Number of Instructors: 10
The first hour will cover Ice Prep and Classroom time which includes Registration and an introduction to Curling, the equipment, and safety. They will then spend the next two hours (approx.) on the ice for a Learn to Curl and a Game. This event will give everyone practice as an Instructor and will also count toward Certification for those Instructors who have taken the Level 1Class.
Contact: Pam at pambiesenthal AT yahoo DOT com
The Crush 2011 Finals
Cabernet Sauvignon
McCormick
Debbie McCormick, Edith Louden, Peter McCormick, Eric Hazard (Pardeville, WI / WCCC)
(The Crush 2011 Champion)
McLachlan
Owen McLachlan, Adam Edicott, John Philips, Ryan Malthus (Curl San Diego) -Runner-up
Pinot Noir
Bothamley
D. Bothamley, Glen Kinder, B. Wicks, D. Rokeby-Thom (Riondel, BC / WCCC) –>Winner
Smith
Stefanie Smith, L. Beres, M. Brown. F. Somma (Curl San Diego) –>Runner-up
CHARDONNAY
Bockley v Barnes
MERLOT
Grundison v Marschall
Crush Realtime Scoring
Draw 11: Mendoza, Mathews, Seeger, Peck, Bockley
Draw 12: Grundison, McCormick, Bothamley, McLachlan, Smith
Draw 13: Marschall, Bockley (Skips’ rocks), Barnes, Grundison
Finals LIVE Now!
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Draw 1 winners: Altobelli, Mizuno, Oakman, Dias, McLachlan
Draw 2 winners: Mendoza, McCormick, Coull, Funk, Bothamley
Draw 3 winners: MacDonald, Messier, Sieg, Bellamy, Harty
Draw 4 winners: DIAS, Smith, Seeger, MIZUNO, Halpenny
–OPENING CEREMONY with Fairfield HS Scarlet Brigade (6:30 pm)–
Draw 5 winners: COULL, Gong, MCLACHLAN, HARTY, BELLAMY
Draw 6 winners: Scharabati, DeVreeze, Barnes, Sciacero, Hartman
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Draw 7 winners: Peck, Houser, Bockley, Barack, Tapia
Draw 8 winners: Halpenny, McLachlan,McCormick, Messier,Sciacero
Draw 9 winners: Barnes, Sieg, DeVreeze, Marschall, Mizuno
Draw 10 Bellamy, Bothamley, Oakman, McLachlan, McCormick
That concludes our Saturday RT scoring. Good curling to the finalists tomorrow!
Annual curling bonspiel returns to Vacaville center
The Reporter, August 23, 2011 ** http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_18737979
The Wine Country Curling Club will host its fifth annual Crush Bonspiel at Vacaville Ice Sports, 551 Davis Street during the Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2 through 4. There is no admission charge although donations are accepted.
The popular tournament attracts world-class curlers and this year is no exception. Thirty-two curling teams will be coming from all points across the United States and Canada. Many top-notch curlers will be vying for the title of “Champion of the Crush.”
Expected to attend are
* Debbie McCormick, a three-time Olympian. She was the 2010 United States Women’s Olympic Team Skip, World Champion in 2003, seven-time U.S. National Champion as well as a four-time U.S. junior champion and a 3-time medal winner at the World Juniors. Her husband Pete, an accomplished curler himself, will also be curling on her team.
* Para-Olympian, Pat McDonald from the 2010 USA Team. The 2010 US Paralympics Team took fourth in the Vancouver Games.
* Edith Loudon of Perth, Scotland, a member of the Scottish Olympic Team at the 1998 Nagano Olympics where she competed against McCormick, will be defending her former two time Crush Bonspiel championships. Loudon is a World Curling Federation Director representing the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (the oldest curling club in the world).
Opening Ceremonies will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 and will include “piping the teams on to the ice” by the Scarlet Brigade Pipe Band from Fairfield High School.
Games are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sept. 2; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 3; and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 4.
Free annual Vacaville Ice Sports curling event attracts world-class athletes
by Patricia Kutza, Vallejo Community Examiner
August 23, 2011
Such names as Debbie McCormick and Edith Loudon may not exactly be household words to you, unless you follow the sport of curling. Either way, their expected presence at the upcoming Crush Bonspiel is really a very big deal.
Vacaville Ice Center hosts 5th Annual Crush Bonspiel
You can enjoy this event for free Labor Day weekend, September 2nd through the 4th. This tournament has really gained traction among Bay Area enthusiasts but expect to see a real international crowd at this event hosted by the Wine Country Curling Club. You will have the opportunity to see some of the best curlers compete, with thirty-two teams battling it out for the top prize, the “Champion of the Crush” title.
Special performance by the Scarlet Brigade Pipe Band
Opening Ceremonies kick off at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 at Vacaville Ice Sports. The Fairfield High School’s Scarlet Brigade Pipe Band will make a special appearance.
Complete article: http://tiny.cc/4p4lm
Crush Bulletin #1
All 40 rooms at Hampton Inn for Crush participants have been reserved. Here is the information from the Visitors Buereau sent regarding other hotels who will offer curlers reduced rates. Note: Please mention you’re working with Alex Hall at the Vacaville Convention and Visitors Bureau to obtain the rates.
Courtyard by Marriott---$89.00 120 Nut Tree Parkway VV, CA. 95687 707-451-9000 Comfort Suites---&79.00 191 Lawrence Drive VV, CA. 95687 707-446-3000 Holiday Inn Express---$95.99 (Includes Breakfast) 151 Lawrence Drive VV. CA. 95687 707-451-3500 Quality Inn---$60.00 1050 Orange Drive VV, CA. 95687 707-446-8888
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