Bob Prince, 1933-2024

June 19, 2024 - 11:42am -- Shannon Brown

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

June 16, 2024 - 3:46pm -- Shannon Brown

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

May 23, 2024 - 7:36pm -- Shannon Brown

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

May 12, 2024 - 8:51pm -- Shannon Brown

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)

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

April 24, 2024 - 7:38pm -- Shannon Brown
Team McLaughlin

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

April 23, 2024 - 3:28pm -- Shannon Brown

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.

Bonspiel Results: April Spiel - Off to the Races

April 15, 2024 - 7:52pm -- Shannon Brown

From April 4-7, we hosted our April Spiel - Off to the Races. Congratulations to our winners!

Champions: And Away They Go from Granite CC and Victoria CC (Ryan Sykes, Madisson Lank, Nick Coleman, Glen Allen)
B Event Winner: Team Picanté from Vancouver CC (Stephan Funk, Randall Noble, Chad Findlay, Barry Trischuk)
C Event Winner: They're Pulling Ahead from Peace Arch CC (Chris Harrison, Simon Potts, Joel Macdonald, John Reeves)
D Event Winner: Tails of WHOA! WHOA! from Granite CC (Liam Barksdale, John Rasmussen, William Rugen, Lisa Rugen)

March 5th at 6 pm: Spring League Registration Opens!

March 5, 2024 - 6:07pm -- Shannon Brown

Spring League is just around the corner. We run a variety of spring programming which starts the week of April 8th and continues to the week of June 17th. Be aware that leagues do fill, and managers can also choose to waitlist early to ensure full teams. Register as soon as you can!

You will need a GCC account to register! To do that, see the bottom of the Membership page . This page includes LOTS of helpful information, including a link to fees. Descriptions are on the Leagues page. Email the Leagues Coordinator if you need help with choosing one!

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