Granite Curling Club of Seattle

Chris Hester Rink wins Senior Men’s championship

Undeterred by snow or COVID, four Senior Men’s teams played a spirited round robin that left three teams tied. The rink skipped by Chris Hester then won two playoff games to claim the first ever Pacific Northwest Curling Association Senior Championship. Chris’s other team members were: Phil Shryock, Jeff Wick, and Richard Palmason. Thanks to Stu Beck, who chaired the event, Joe Roberts and June Fox, our officials/bartenders, and Dave Leinweber and Keith Freeland, who provided great championship ice.

2021 Holiday Spiel Is a Wrap!

GCC hosted another fabulous and festive Holiday Spiel this year thanks to the hard work of our bonspiel chair Kathy Justice, our GCC Ice Crew, and all the volunteers. The "Prosecc-ho-ho-hos" won the main event this year with "Rudolph's Rebels" winning the B event, the "Holly Rockers" winning the C event, and "Ice is nice" winning the D event. For full scores, team info, and some great photos, head to our Holiday Spiel event page.

Gail Piper's Memorial Service Postponed

Gail's family has cancelled her service scheduled for tomorrow. The roads are too dangerous for most people to navigate safely.
They will be rescheduling sometime in the spring.

Registration Open for the Club Men's, U18, and Mixed Playdowns!

Registration is open for the Club Men's U18, and Mixed Playdowns! These playdowns determine who will represent the Pacific Northwest Region at the USA Curling national championships in 2022.

Team Sanders Wins PNWCA's 5-Under Championship

Congratulations to Team Sanders (Erik Sanders, Will Dimmit, Will Eastler, Neal Digre) for winning PNWCA's first 5-Under Championship! Eight teams from across the Pacific Northwest region competed this past weekend for a berth to the 2022 USA Curling 5 & Under National Championship. Thank you to all the teams from the Granite, Evergreen, and Inland Northwest for making this a great event.

Curling Opportunities for the Winter Season!

Do you find that you're not getting enough time on the ice this season? Has your schedule changed recently and opened up for a bit more curling in your life? If so, we have plenty of openings for our Winter half of the season!

The following leagues still have openings starting in January!

Gail B Piper, 1924-2021

Memorial Service:
Wednesday December 29, 2021 @ 2pm
North Sound Church
404 Bell Street
Edmonds, WA 98020
425-776-9800

Reception: After the service, light refreshments will be served in the church lobby.

James “Jimmy” Stephens, 1921-2021

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of long-time curler and Granite Curling Club founding member James “Jimmy” Stephens, who passed away Friday, November 11th at the age of 100.

We are now part of the Pacific Northwest Curling Association

By vote of the USA Curling Member Assembly on October 1st, the renaming of the Washington State Curling Association (WSCA) to the Pacific Northwest Curling Association (PNWCA) is now complete. The PNWCA currently has three members:

Granite CC
Evergreen CC
Inland Northwest CC

The renaming is appropriate as we have member clubs that are not in Washington State.

Men's Scot Tour postponed to January 2023

Due to the Covid pandemic, the executive committee of the 2022 Men's Scot Tour has postponed until January 2023. Doug Potter, vice-captain, and Keith Schreiber from GCC are on the team.

Alex Dickson, Scottish Convener for the tour: