Senior Women's Bonspiel 2022

Senior Women's Bonspiel 2022

40th Annual USWCA Senior Women's Bonspiel

Racine Curling Club, Racine, Wisconsin

November 30 - December 4, 2022

The Racine Curling Club hosted "Diamonds and Denim", November 30 - December 4, 2022 in Racine, Wisconsin.  The Kit Party and Skip Meeting were held Wednesday evening, November 30 with the Opening Ceremonies and curling beginning Thursday morning, December 1.  This was the last time a 16 team bonspiel would be held at a 2 sheet club.  This was an 8 end bonspiel. Entries had to be received by Friday, September 2, 2022 in order to be included in the random drawing of participating teams.

The host hotel was the Double Tree by Hilton Racine Harbourwalk. And the event chairs recommend flying into Milwaukee - Mitchell International Airport (MKE).  The airport is about 26 minutes and 22 miles from the Racine Curling Club.

Photos below from the Kit Party held off site show everyone enjoying themselves.

Event Winners

Congratulations to the Senior Bonspiel Champions from the Detroit Curling Club of Ferndale, MI, the Call Rink.

 

First Event Winners - Detroit Curling Club, Ferndale, MI

First Event Winners - Detroit Curling Club, Ferndale, MI

Pictured left to right, skip Laura Call, vice Ann Gabhart, second Suzanne York, and lead Shelly Bahr.

First Event Runners Up - Hibbing Curling Club, Hibbing, MN

First Event Runners Up - Hibbing Curling Club, Hibbing, MN

Pictured left to right, skip Jerriann Gherardi, vice Deb Shapiro, second Deb Sullivan, and lead Vickie Treberth.

Second Event Winners: Arden Hill Cairn Lassies, St. Paul, MN

Second Event Winners: Arden Hill Cairn Lassies, St. Paul, MN

From left to right, lead Linda Turner, second Barb Klussendorf, vice Barb Chapman, and skip Sally Augustin.

Second Event Runners Up: Racine Curling Club, Racine, WI

Second Event Runners Up: Racine Curling Club, Racine, WI

From left to right, lead Paula Kalke, second Rebecca Johnson, vice Pam Wortley, and skip VanderLeest.

Third Event Winners: Blackhawk Curling Club, Janesville, WI

Third Event Winners: Blackhawk Curling Club, Janesville, WI

From left to right, lead Stacy Sennett Badan, second Sonja Bagley, vice Suzanne Lindsay, and skip Kim Rudkin.

Third Event Runners Up: Cape Cod Curling Club, Falmouth, MA

Third Event Runners Up: Cape Cod Curling Club, Falmouth, MA

From left to right, lead Barbara Sheerin, second Marinna Martini, vice Alice Chile, and skip Elizabeth Abeltin.

Fourth Event Winners: Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, MN

Fourth Event Winners: Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, MN

From left to right, lead Cindy Wilson-Nordskog, second Kathy Olson, vice Jean Lusche, and skip Jane Busche.

Fourth Event Runners Up: Albany Curling Club, Albany, NY

Fourth Event Runners Up: Albany Curling Club, Albany, NY

From left to right, second Martha Naber, vice Wendy Berger, skip Marilyn Goldstein, and lead Nancy Drischler.

Teams

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

EAST

  • Albany - Marilyn Goldstein, Wendy Berger, Martha Naber, Nancy Drischler
  • Cape Cod - Elizabeth Abeltin, Alice Child, Marinna Martini, Barbara Sheerin
  • Philadelphia - Rosemary Morgan, Jo Hess, Pat Jolly, Maggie McMahon

CENTRAL

  • Bowling Green - Mary Glowacki, Martha Mazzarella, Linda Shenk Pauken, Jill Gross
  • Columbus - Jan Smith, Jan Kriebel, Florence Jain, Pamela Anderson
  • Detroit - Laura Call, Ann Gabhart, Suzanne York, Shelly Bahr 
  • Mayfield - Christine Carcione, Beth Forsythe, Amy Friedl, Leslie Cooke
  • Waltham - Karol Vaughn, Beverly Scharlau, Jane Vahle, Jane Wilson

WISCONSIN

  • Blackhawk - Kim Rudkin, Suzanne Lindsay, Sonja Bagley, Stacy Sennett Baden
  • Madison - Kathy Pielage, Jo Lippit, Diane Boles, Kithy Elliott
  • Racine - Barb VanderLeest, Pam Wortley, Rebecca Johnson, Paula Kalke

WEST

  • Arden Hills Cairn Lassies - Sally Augustin, Barb Chapman, Barb Klussendorf, Linda Turner
  • Denver - Pat Davis, Nancy Mutz, Darlyne Handley, Karen Bronson
  • Duluth - Jane Busche, Jean Lusche, Kathy Olson, Cindy Wilson-Nordskog
  • Granite - Nadyne Krienke, Marj Yalowicki, Elizabeth Boyd Booth, Janet Pawlowski 
  • Hibbing - Jerriann Gherardi, Deb Shapiro, Deb Sullivan, Vickie Treberth 

Opening Ceremony

USWCA

Gail Armstrong, one of the event chairs, throws out the first stone to officially open the 2022 USWCA Senior Women's National Bonspiel being held at the Racine Curling Club.

Draw Sheet

This is the draw sheet for the event. It shows the final results. All four events are listed.

Bonspiel Flyer

USWCA

Click here to see the bonspiel flyer.