Granite Curling Club of Seattle

Save the Date: USA Curling Member's Assembly

Mark your calendars for 2024 USA Curling's Annual Member Assembly scheduled from August 9-11, 2024. The assembly will be hosted at Chaska Curling Center in MN; however, activities will be streamed and available through USA Curling's YouTube channel.

On Friday, August 9 at 5 pm (PT), there will be an Annual Members’ Meeting. The GCC President will attend this meeting virtually to cast our delegate votes. More information about the event can be found here.

Website Maintenance - Wed, June 26 (8-8:05 am)

The Granite Curling Club website will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, June 26 at 8:00 am. Operations should resume by 8:05 am.

Bonspiel Results: Summer Bonspiel

From June 21-23, we closed out our season with the 2024 Summer Bonspiel. Congratulations to all our winners, and thanks to everyone who joined in on the fun!

A Event Winner: Haole Heat Sweeps - GCC
A Event Finalist: Sally & the SNIPERS - RCCC
B Event Winner: Tropico-randos - GCC
C Event Winner: Can't Hack It - VCC & Finger Lakes & GCC
D Event Winner: Olympic Curlers - GCC

Bob Prince, 1933-2024

Bob Prince, a lifetime member of Granite Curling Club, passed away peacefully on June 1st surrounded by his loved ones. Bob joined GCC in 1960 and left his mark on the membership. From helping build the club (scoreboards, cabinets, and all) to teaching the next generation of curlers, Bob left an unforgettable mark on GCC and it's membership.

If you are interested in attending the Miltary Funeral Service scheduled for Tuesday, July 2nd in Kent, WA, please contact Jessica Schultz for details.

Bonspiel Results: Inaugural Kozai Cup

Congrats to the 2024 Kozai Cup Winners: Eric Lin, Richard Palmason, Greg Schmidt, and John Rasmussen

The Kozai Cup, hosted on June 15, is a new single-day bonspiel established to celebrate our top volunteers. As one of our founding families, the Kozai family has been integral to the Granite Curling Club from the beginning. Betty and Cindy Kozai were prominent volunteers at the club, and we are honored to establish this event to recognize their contributions and volunteerism.

Bonspiel Results: Rainbowspiel

From May 17-19, we spent the weekend at the theater for our 2024 Rainbow Spiel - Broadway on Curling Ice. Round of applause for our winners!

A Event Winner: Brandon Van Avermaete, Trey Harrison, Thorsten Frank, Sam Sparks (GCC)
B Event Winner: Jonathan Benjamin, Sanya Oh, Floyd Bardell, Jeff Timmins (Vancouver CC)
C Event Winner: Miyoko Baensch, Geoff McAlpin, Shelley Roberts, Sam O’Mullane (GCC)
D Event Winner: Chris Mina, Peter Garbes, Chris Cummings, Veronica Wang (San Francisco Bay Area CC)

Bonspiel Results: Under & Overs Bonspiel

We had a blast at our Star Wars-themed Unders & Overs Bonspiel from May 4-5. This 2-day spiel requires teams to be composed of at least two juniors (U18). Congrats to our victors!

1st Place: Yub Nub Curling Club - Jessica Schultz, Philip Tilker, Jaxon Tilker, Sophie Santiago, Xavier Santiago (not pictured)
2nd Place: Bespin Bonspielers - Rich Burmeister, Hannah Volkman, Stanley Burmeister, Nico Burmeister
3rd Place: Nerf Herders - Marc Riesenberg, Roman Riesenberg, Livia Riesenberg, Rick Mathis
4th Place: Starkillers - Chris Hester, Sheila Mariano, Felix Hester, Suzanne McLaughlin, Fiona McLaughlin, Declan McLaughlin (not pictured)

Bonspiel Results: Open Doubles Spiel

From April 26-28, we welcomed 26 teams to our Open Doubles Spiel. Congratulations to our event winners, who all hailed from Granite Curling Club!

Champions: Chris Bond and Cristin Clark
Runner-Ups: Luc Violette and Kyla Pritzl
B Winners: Margee Will and Adam Seymour
C Winners: Sam O'Mullane and Carl Hartung

Team Neumann and Team McLaughlin attend 5-And-Under Nationals

Kevin Neumann, Anna Jensen, Zach Kehres, and Karen Juhl won the Evergreen CC's 5-And-Under Qualifier, which secured them a spot in Nationals. Matt McLaughlin, Suzanne McLaughlin, Sonja Wesche,and Thorsten Frank secured their Nationals slot in the PNWCA 5-And-Under Qualifier, and they've since picked up Will Dimmit as their 5th. Both teams will represent GCC at the USA Curling's 5-And-Under Nationals from April 24-28, 2024 in Chaska, MN.

Three GCC Members head to World Senior Championships

From April 20-27, three Granite Curling Club members will compete in the World Curling Senior National Championships in Östersund, Sweden.

Darren Lehto joined Team Farbelow, the USA Senior National Champions, to represent USA again on the world stage. Chad Johnson was asked to represent the Nigeria Curling Federation. He looks forward to representing his ancestral land as well as promote curling to a group of people who are underrepresented. Peter Garbes is curling with Team Philippines. This marks the historic debut of a Philippine team at a Senior Worlds event. Good curling to all three teams! Learn more about the event and view line scores on WCF's website.