The 39th Annual Senior Women's Bonspiel

Denver Curling Club, Golden, Colorado

December 1 - 5, 2021

The Denver Curling Club hosted "Curling with Altitude".  It was a 32 team, 8 end event, played on 4 sheets of ice.  The Kit Party and Skips' Meeting were held Wednesday, December 1 at the curling club.  The Residence Inn Denver Golden/Red Rock and the Courtyard Denver Golden/Red Rocks were the host hotels. These hotels are across the street from one another but neither hotel was hosting the Bonspiel Banquet.  See the Invitation in the right side bar for information.  Entry forms had to be received by August 27, 2021 to be considered.

Co-Chairs Pat Davis (left) and Karen Bronson (right) welcome the Women's Teams to the Denver Curling Club and the 2021 USWCA Senior Women's National Bonspiel.

Shortly before the bonspiel, the Denver Curling Club went back under a mask mandate in accordance with Jefferson County. Mask were to be warn at all times unless actively eating or drinking.  The locker rooms stayed open and broomstacking was still allowed. 

For an overview of the bonspiel activities, see the Sr. Women's Bonspiel 2021 Schedule.

Congratulations to the Senior Bonspiel Champions from the Utica Curling Club of Whitesboro, NY, the Brown Rink.

First Event Winners - Utica Curling Club, Whitesboro, New York

Pictured left to right, skip Cindy Brown, vice Carol Jones, second Barb Felice, and lead Kathy Palazzo.

First Event Runners Up - Madison Curling Club, McFarland, Wisconsin

Pictured left to right, skip Kathy Pielage, vice Jo Lippitt, second Lynn Vande Sande, and lead Diane Boles. 

Second Event Winners: Chicago Curling Club, Northbrook, IL	Second Event Runners Up: Rice Lake Curling Club, Rice Lake, WI
From left to right, skip Julie Denton, vice Debbie Lange, second Stephanie Martin, and lead Patty Hempel.	From left to right, skip Patti Fox, vice Marsha Shuda, second Kristin Zengaffinen, and lead Betsy Palmer.
Third Event Winners: Wausau Curling Club, Wausau, WI	Third Event Runners-Up: Racine Curling Club, Racine, WI
From left to right, skip Lisa Landon, vice Terri Gleason, second Valerie Gorichs, and lead Kim Susens.	From left to right, skip Barb Vanderleest, vice Gail Armstrong, second Pam Wortley, and lead Paula Kalke.
Fourth Event Winners: Arden Hills Cairn Lassies, St. Paul, MN	Fourth Event Runners-Up: Ardsley Curling Club, Ardsley-On-Hudson, NY
From left to right, skip Sally Augustin, lead Linda Turner, second Barb Klussendorf and vice Sandy Bromenschenkel.	From left to right, skip Gudrun Sablow, vice Gail Boggio, second Julie Everett, and lead Dolores Redding.

Participating teams are listed below, skip to lead, left to right.

EAST

Albany - Nancy Drischler, Joy Campisano, Chris Hall, and Winn Schwartz  

Albany - Marilyn Goldstein, Kathy Bentley, Martha Naber, and Wendy Berger

Ardsley - Gudrun Sablow, Gail Boggio, Julie Everett, and Dolores Redding 

Green Mountain - Tish Orr, Meg O'Donnell, Lizzie Alton, and Char Mehrtens 

Nutmeg - Jennifer Stannard, Naida Leslie, Barb Baroni, and Karen Shane 

Rochester - Carol Wood, Carol Dellavilla, Andrea Greisberger, and Bonney Bennett

Utica - Cindy Brown, Carol Jones, Barb Felice, and Kathy Palazzoli

CENTRAL

Bowling Green - Mary Glowacki, Martha Mozzarella, Ruth Brown, and Mary Zaums

Chicago - Julie Denton, Debbie Lange, Stephanie Martin, and Patty Hempel

Chicago - Susan Bennett, Rebecca Bartsch, Katie Collins, and Maureen Zwier 

Cleveland Skating Club - Katy Mercer, Carol Negus, Betsy Feign, and Phyllis Webb

Columbus - Jan Smith, Jan Kriebel, Florence Jain, and Pamela Anderson

Detroit - Dawn Brauninger, Laura Call, Anne Cramer, and Susan Latham

Mayfield - Deb Horn, Leslie Cooke, Karen Hamilton, and Christine Carcione

WISCONSIN

Blackhawk - Kim Rudkin, Suzanne Lindsay, Sonja Bagley, and Stacy Sennett-Baden 

Green Bay - Joy Pahl, Laurie Walters, Mollie Vandenlangenberg, and Kristine Schwartz

Green Bay - Karen Ronk, Diane Koepke, Pat Weisse, and Patti Slattery

Madison - Kathy Pielage, Jo Lippitt, Lynn Vande Sande, and Diane Boles

Racine - Barb Vanderleest, Gail Armstrong, Pam Wortley, and Paula Kalke

Rice Lake - Patti Fox, Marsha Shuda, Kristin Zengaffinen, and Betsy Palmer

Rice Lake - Carolyn Mickelson, Kathy Ricci, Patty Smith, and Deb Schmidt

Wausau Highlands - Lisa Landon, Terri Gleason, Valerie Gorichs, and Kim Susens

WEST

Aksarben - Diane Muldowney, Nancy Myers, Lois Imig, and Bobbie Greenspan

Arden Hills - Sally Augustin, Sandy Bromenschenkel, Barb Klussendorf, and Linda Turner

Coyotes - Marnie Devlin, Kelly Stephens, Denise Juillard, and Jane Rockstad

Coyotes - Debbie Aubrey, Tracy Heuermann, Luba Brock, and Carol Ann Naso

Denver - Jamie Connell, Diana Combs, Susana Cole, and Megan Connell

Denver - Andi Kingston, Karen Goetz, Janet Binns, and Susan Bonfiglio

Duluth - Kathy Olson, Jane Busch, Cindy Wilson-Nordskog, and Joanne Docteur

Granite - Nadyne Krienke, Carol Stevenson, Beth Bronger-Jones, and Joyce Lingg

Hibbing - Jerriann Gherardi, Debbie Shapiro, Sue Perunovich, and Sue Vidmar 

St. Paul Bonnie Spielers - Jean McCann, Bea Gresback, Maureen Guay, and Gail Reichenback

Bonspiel Waivers

The Denver CC requested participants sign a Participant Release (it is blurry) and a Release of Image waiver.  These were to be downloaded and brought to the bonspiel.

Application Information

For information about eligibility and applying for the Senior Women's Bonspiel, read the invitation dated June 2021.  To be considered to participate, a completed Intent Form along with the entry fee, was to be received by August 27, 2021. Participants were selected by lottery using an allocation formula.  The entry fee was refunded to teams not drawn.

Information on the cost of and how to reserve a hotel room at one of the host hotels was found in the Intent Form linked above.

Live Streaming

The featured games were live streamed on the Denver Curling Club's YouTube channel and are available to replay for your viewing pleasure.

Follow on Social Media

The event could be followed using #uswcasb2021 on Facebook and other social media and @heartofcurling on Twitter.