5-year and Under

Detroit Curling Club invites the 5 Year and Under Ladies to participate in a Winterfest January 14-15, 2012.

Sign-up deadline is December 26th.
Contact Diana Jankowski at Dj.dee.curling@gmail.com.
Link to download a very bad copy of the application

Green Bay Curling Club invites all (men and women)with 5 years or less curling experience to take the 5 Year Challenge March 2, 3, and 4, 2012.
Sign-up deadline is Janaury 7, 2012
Contact Karen Ronk at fastro@centurytel.net
Link to download a copy of the application

Good Luck to all!

Successful Five Year and Under Bonspiels were held in each region of the USWCA. The East Region held an Open Event in Schenectady and a Women's Event in Ardsley. In the Central Region Detroit held an Open and Exmoor hosted a Women's Event. Wisconsin's 5 & Under was an Open Challenge and in West I - St. Paul held a Women's Event with Grafton in West II's Event an Open.

The results reported for the 2008-2009 season are:

East: Schenectady Curling Club

Winners 5 & Under Open Event: Charles Brown, Mike Stefanik, Richard Gonyeau and Scott Brennan

East: Ardsley Curling Club

Winners 5 & Under Women's Event: Green Mountain CC: Tish Orr, Meg O'Donnell, Connie Dollinger and Blythe Leonard

Central: Exmoor Curling Club

Winners 5 & Under Women's Event: Detroit CC: Linda Duby, Jennifer Parmenter, Deb Freedlander and Pamela Sabara

Wisconsin: Portage Curling Club

Winners 5 & Under Open Event: Madison CC: Steve Day, Josh Koehler, Zach Miller and Paul Ryan

West I: St. Paul Curling Club

Winners 5 & Under Women's Event: St Paul CC: Adrienne La Pointe, Mary Jane Krantz, Anne Flis and Amy Anderson

These popular bonspiels began in the GNCC. The first Women's Challenge event was held at Norfolk, CT in 1991 and was an official GNCC event. In 1993 the USWCA adopted the plan for a Women's Challenge to be held in each region/area of the United States. This event has become so popular that the USWCA now sponsors an Open Five Year and Under Bonspiel along with the Five Year and Under Women's Challenge.

There are traveling award plaques for the winning rinks in each event. Special pins are presented to winners and runners-up in four events. Participants must have five years or less curling experience. The goal of these events is to give newer curlers a chance to participate in bonspiels, meet other new curlers and play positions they normally wouldn't play. It is felt that the curlers will feel less concern about attending regular bonspiels after they have played against others with the same experience.

All Curlers with five or less years experience are eligible to participate. membership in the USWCA is not necessary, but in order to host one of the events, the host club must be a member. The Women's Challenge is made up of women's teams, but the new Open Event may have teams made up of any combination. Team members do not have to all belong to the same curling club.

An Eligibility Form must accompany the Event Entry. The Eligibility Form must be signed by a Curling Club Officer, and verifies that each team member meets the criteria for under five years of curling.