From April 3-6, we welcomed 52 teams to our apocalyptic April Spiel. Thanks to our organizing committee and suite of volunteers for putting on an event worthy of the end of times. Congrats to our event winners and finalists!
Pool A Winner: Drawn of the Dead (GCC)
Pool B Winner: 3LeggedZombieRace (Denver Curling Club)
Pool C Winner: 4SweeprsOfD'Apoclyps (GCC)
Pool D Winner: 25% More Hammered (Vancouver Curling Club)
From March 8-9, we hosted our GCC 5U Spiel. This internal spiel is a fantastic event for our new curlers to develop their skills, play different positions, and curl with new friends.
Pool A Winner: Team Tardigrade - Josh Kremers, Miyoko Baensch, Neal Digre, Zach Saska [Mentor: Sam Sparks]
Pool B Winner: Pontiac Azteks - Jesse McFarland, Charles P Schrag, Colin Schreck, Erik Swanson [Mentor: Katie Santiago]
Pool C Winner: Stones Have Spoken - Andrew Parrish, Anne Tomsic, Lee Jaszlics, Sarah Boyer [Mentor: Eric Lin]
Mark your calendar for spring league registration, which opens at 6 pm on Friday, March 7! Leagues run from the week of April 7 through the week of June 16. Click here to learn more. Registration closes at 10 pm on March 28.
Chris Sherry, Kaitie Kovach, Sam Sparks, and Shannon Brown won the 2025 PNWCA Mixed Playdown hosted at Granite Curling Club from February 8-10. They will head to Denver in April to represent the Pacific Northwest Curling Association at Nationals.
Chris Bond, Sam Galey, Nick Pleasants, and Thorsten Frank won the 2025 PNWCA Club Men's Playdown hosted at Evergreen CC. They will head to Milwaukee CC in late March to represent the Pacific Northwest Curling Association at Club Nationals.
Shannon Brown, Kaitie Kovach, Karen Dunkerley, Alex Chow, and Kristen Lee (+ Coach Chris Sherry) won the 2025 PNWCA Club Women's Playdown hosted at Evergreen CC. They will head to Milwaukee CC in late March to represent the Pacific Northwest Curling Association at Club Nationals.
The 2025 FISU World University Games begin in Torino, Italy this weekend. The event, scheduled from January 13-23, will have three current/previous GCC members in attendance.
Abby Lin (USA Women's Team, Second)
Connor Kauffman (USA Men's Team, Alternate)
Joe Roberts (Deputy Chief Umpire)
Good curling and officiating!
On Saturday, January 4th, we had 15 participants for our Adaptive Curling Clinic! We are extremely grateful for our amazing volunteers who stepped up to help with the event. Thank you to the coordinators, Yolanda and Phil, and the many volunteers who gave their time and shared their joy of curling!
If you have any questions or want to get involved, email adaptive@curlingseattle.org.
From Dec 28-29, we hosted our GCC Senior Men's & Women's Championship. We had four men's teams and three women's teams participate in this event. Congrats to our winners!
Men's Champions: Doug Kauffman, John Rasmussen, Darren Lehto, Steve Kauffman, Bill Rugen
Women's Champions: Jiyoung Lee, MJ Wick, Rachel Lin, Mary Holmes
From Dec 13-15, we hosted our annual Holiday Bonspiel. Thanks to our bonspiel coordinator, our amazing suite of volunteers, and our ice crew for a festive weekend!
A Event Winner: Darren Lehto, John Rasmussen, Andrew Rasmussen, and Jason Netland
A Event Finalist: Chris Sherry, Kevin Neumann, Anna Jensen, Suzannah Klaniecki
B Event Winner: Bill Rugen, Lisa Rugen, Sonja Wesche, Thorsten Frank
C Event Winner: Cory Yalowicki, Marj Yalowicki, Matt Yalowicki, Doogie "Yalowicki"
D Event Winner: Martha Marple, Murray Marple, Anne Cirillo, Rob Freedman
