Congrats to the Sunday League Champions!!
The Sunday beginners league split their 8 teams in half and used the last three weeks of the season to play down to two champions.
The A Pool winners were UWS and the B Pool winners were Team Johnson
Team UWS l-r Korey Garceau, Hailey Miller, Mikayla Swanson, Lorenzo Korehisa
Team Johnson l-r Nick Korhonen, Amanda Korhonen, Charlie Johnson, and Mike Raivala.
For the first time since 2019, the Superior Curling Club held their annual club championship on March
29 th . 8 teams competed for the coveted title of club champion. The competition was open to any league
team. Five Monday teams, two Tuesday teams, and one Wednesday team competed in the single
elimination tournament. Seeding was based on regular season league record and placement in
standings.
The club championship playdown is named after longtime Superior curler Bill Strum. A lifetime member
of SCC, Bill won 3 world championships in 1965, 1974, & 1978. Bill became an Olympian in 1988 when
curling was reintroduced to the Olympics in Calgary. Along with his son Mike, Bill won a bronze medal at
the 1992 Olympic games. The Strum legacy continues at the club, as the SCC membership includes son
Dave and several grandkids.
The first round of competition saw the lowest seeded four teams playing to compete against the 3 rd and
4 th seeds. Chris Warren’s Monday night team defeated Rick Flesvig’s Monday night squad for the chance
to face off against Jim Bradshaw’s Monday night team. John Bradshaw and his siblings (Monday)
defeated John Gunnon’s Wednesday night squad for the right to face Chris Warren’s Tuesday night
team.
The second round of competition saw the defeat of both Chris Warren’s teams, as his Monday and
Tuesday teams lost to Jim Bradshaw and John Bradshaw respectively. The winners of the second round
next had to face the top seeds in the bracket, Monday night league winner and Northwest champion
Joey Bonfoey and Tuesday night league winner and defending club champion Todd Malpass.
In the semifinals, Jim Bradshaw pulled off the upset of top seeded Joey Bonfoey, while Todd Malpass
required a runback double on the final shot in the 8 th to hold off the Bradshaw siblings. The
championship match of Jim Bradshaw versus Todd Malpass was set.
The game started with both teams scoring 1 point with hammer in the first two ends. Todd stole points
in the 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th ends before Jim scored a deuce in the 6 th end. Todd answered with a deuce in the
7 th end. With a 3-point lead, Todd ran Jim out of rocks in the 8th to secure the 6-3 7 end victory.
Thank you to all participants, this was an amazing event!
Lead – Chris Bode, 2nd – Eric Peterson, 3rd – Brian Bergquist, Skip – Todd Malpass
After a 2-year hiatus, the Superior Curling Club held their 3rd annual mixed doubles club championship on March 27th. 17 teams competed for the coveted title of club champion. The field included 2018 champions Michael and Mona O’Brien, and 2019 champions Scott Laven and Lorraine Lisdahl. The competition was open to any club member male/female pair. All leagues, including the Sunday beginner league, were represented in the competition.
17 teams made for a unique draw and plenty of curling. Before each round of the playoffs, each team drew a card. Like cards competed against each other. Drawing a jack rewarded that team with a bye for that round. A team could receive a maximum of one bye.
The first round of competition saw a wide variety of teams advance, from 13-year-old Davin Britton and his 20-year-old sister Evaline to Lorraine Lisdahl (age not given) and Scott Laven. Also advancing were the husband/wife teams of Dale and Stacy Olson, Rick and Karen Flesvig, and Mike and Mona O’Brien. The team of Jeris Boyat and Jon Bell received the bye by virtue of drawing the jack. Jim Seitz and Deb Stein, led by the power of their voodoo doll, hexed their way into the second round. Rounding out the first-round winners were Joey Bonfoey and Carrie Rye, and Brian Bergquist and Kelly Maki.
The second round saw the defeat of both previous champions. Jim and Deb defeated the 2018 champions Mike and Mona, while Scott and Lorraine fell to Dale and Stacy. Also advancing to the third round where Brian and Kelly, and Rick and Karen. Joey and Carrie drew the jack to receive the bye.
The third round started with Dale and Stacy drawing the crucial bye card jack. Joey and Carrie defeated Rick and Karen in a battle that came down to the last rock, while the power of voodoo ran out for Jim and Deb as they fell to Brian and Kelly.
Because Brian and Kelly were the only team of the remaining 3 to have not drawn the jack, they received the bye to the final. Joey and Carrie defeated Dale and Stacy to earn a berth in the final.
After 7 hours of play, both teams were on their 4th draw of the day. Brian and Kelly emerged victorious with a steal of 1 point in the 6th end for an 8-6 victory.
Thank you to all participants, this was an amazing event!
Congratulations to the UWS Curling team for bringing home the bronze medal in the College National Championships held in Fargo-Moorhead, March 11-13.
Team members include Korey Garceau, Hailey Miller, Mikayla Swanson, Hailee Melgeorge, Bryce Wainio.
They wrapped up a great season which also saw them winning the SCC 5 & Under bonspiel in February! Congrats team, the club is proud of you!
Pictured left to right:Korey Garceau, Hailey Miller, Mikayla Swanson, Hailee Melgeorge, Bryce Wainio
Greetings SCC Membership!
It is hard to believe we only have a few weeks left in the curling season; and what a season it has been! We have so many accomplishments to be proud of. Some of the highlights include:
Our annual Spring meeting will be held at the Club on Thursday, April 7 at 6:00 PM. Three of seven board seats will be up for reappointment. Those seats currently are held by Brian Crawford, Doug Runnoe, and Trent Wickman. Brian Crawford has indicated he will not be running for re-election. We have reached out to some members of the Club to form a nominating committee (per our bylaws) to identify potential candidates to fill the seats.
The nominating committee consists of:
If you are interested in serving on the board, please reach out to the nominating committee or any member of the board. If we end up in a situation where we have more candidates than seats open, we will hold a vote to fill the open seats at the meeting.
You may have noticed that we keep repeating the same theme; The success of the Superior Curling Club is a direct result of our memberships’ efforts. Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute to the Club’s success. Serving on the Board of Directors is a great way to guide our club on its continued path to success.
We hope to see as many of our members as possible at the Spring Meeting!
Tim Bradshaw
President – Superior Curling Club on Behalf of SCC Board of Directors
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