The 40th Annual 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.

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

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

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 Runners Up: Racine Curling Club, Racine, WI
From left to right, lead Linda Turner, second Barb Klussendorf, vice Barb Chapman, and skip Sally Augustin.	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 Runners Up: Cape Cod Curling Club, Falmouth, MA
From left to right, lead Stacy Sennett Badan, second Sonja Bagley, vice Suzanne Lindsay, and skip Kim Rudkin.	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 Runners Up: Albany Curling Club, Albany, NY
From left to right, lead Cindy Wilson-Nordskog, second Kathy Olson, vice Jean Lusche, and skip Jane Busche.	From left to right, second Martha Naber, vice Wendy Berger, skip Marilyn Goldstein, and lead Nancy Drischler.

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 

Application Information

For information about eligibility and applying for the Senior Women's Bonspiel, please read the invitation .  To be considered to participate, a completed Intent Form along with the entry fee, needed to be received by September 2, 2022.  Participants were selected by lottery using an allocation formula. The entry fee is refunded to teams not drawn.

Information on the cost of and how to reserve a hotel room can be found in the Intent Form linked above.