The Superior Curling Club held their 4 th annual mixed doubles club championship on March 24 th and 25 th .
11 teams competed for the coveted title of club champion. The field included 2018 champions Michael
and Mona O’Brien, 2019 champions Scott Laven and Lorraine Lisdahl, and 2022 champions Brian
Bergquist and Kelly Maki. The competition was open to any club member male/female pair. All leagues
were represented in the competition.
Unlike previous years, the competition was expanded to two days and included a group play phase.
Teams were divided into two groups of 4 and one group of 3. The groups of 4 played a single round
robin while the group of 3 played a double round robin. Top 2 out of each group advance, plus any team
outside the top 2 with 2 victories, to a single elimination playoff.
The group of 3 saw stiff competition between the dynamic duo of Marne Kaeske and Bob Schroer and
the O’Briens, splitting the group play games 1-1. Both teams advanced to the playoffs with a 3-1 record.
The other previous champions, Kelly Maki and Brian Bergquist and Lorraine Lisdahl and Scott Laven,
each advanced out of their groups with 3-0 and 2-1 records respectively. Also advancing out of group
play were Steve and Erin Bradshaw (3-0) and Jim and Michelle Lehto (2-1). Not advancing were Jim and
Kristy DeVera, Jon Maki and Carrie Rye, Joe Kubala and Kathy Empie, Dale Olson and Holly Steffen, and
Melissa Kuntz and Greg Rohde.
The playoff round saw the return of the blind draw. With 2 jacks (byes) available, Lorraine Lisdahl
showed great enthusiasm to drawing one jack compared to Mona O’Brien’s not quite as enthusiastic
(but still excited, just not Lorraine excited) reaction. Kelly and Brian defeated the Bradshaw siblings
while Bob and Marne continued their streak by beating the Lehtos to advance to the semis.
The semifinals saw, for the third time, Bob and Marne play the O’Briens. The O’Briens outlasted their
fierce onslaught to advance to the finals. In the match up of former champions, Scott and Lorraine
overcame a 4-0 deficit after 3 ends to secure their spot in the final with a 5-4 victory.
The 2018 champions O’Briens versus the 2019 champions Scott and Lorraine final was set. In the end,
the O’Briens came out on top with a 6-2 victory.
Thank you to all participants, this was an amazing event!
Team Malpass - Club Champions 2022-2023: (left to right)
Lead – Chris Bode
2 nd – Ron Bichler
3 rd – Eric Peterson
Skip – Todd Malpass
The Superior Curling Club held their annual club championship on March 29 th . 12 teams competed for
the coveted title of club champion. The competition was open to any league team. Six Monday teams,
four Tuesday teams, one Wednesday team, and one Thursday 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, and 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 eight teams playing to compete against the top
four seeds. Rick Flesvig lived up to his “Mr. March” nickname by advancing both his Monday and
Thursday night squads past John Bradshaw’s Monday night squad and Steve Mosack’s Wednesday night
squad respectively. Steve Bradshaw’s Tuesday team advanced for the chance to compete against his
father Jim’s Tuesday team. Rounding out the first-round winners was Mike Britton’s Monday night
team, defeating Trent Wickman’s Tuesday squad.
The second round of competition saw the defeat of both Rick Flesvig’s teams, as his Monday and
Thursday teams lost to Mike O’Brien’s Monday night champions squad and Todd Malpass’s Tuesday
night squad respectively. All four top seeds advanced as Jim Bradshaw bested his son Steve in an extra
end and Brian Bergquist’s 2 nd place Monday night squad defeated the Brittons.
In the semifinals, Brian Bergquist pulled off the upset of Monday champ and 2 nd seed Mike O’Brien,
while Todd Malpass beat Jim Bradshaw in a replay of last year’s championship. The championship
match of Brian Bergquist versus Todd Malpass was set. Chris Bode, a member of both teams, was only
allowed to play for one, despite his “insistence” on playing for both teams and sweeping continuously…
The game started with Todd scoring a deuce with hammer in the first end. Brian was forced to one
point in second, returning the favor with a force of one in the third. Brian scored one point in the fourth
after a failed blank attempt. Todd scored another deuce in the fifth, followed by a force of one in the
sixth and force of one in the seventh. With a 3-point lead, Todd forced Brian to attempt an angle
runback for a shot at 3. Brian was only able to get a single point, sealing Todd’s 6-4 victory and an
undefeated season. Thank you to all participants, this was an amazing event!
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When: Session 2 runs 10 weeks beginning January 29 Thru April 2.
Cost : If you are only curling in the Sunday League, cost is $100/per session for adults. Juniors (21 and under) can sign up for a Junior Membership @ $75 for the year. If you are curling in additional leagues Monday thru Thursday, you must pay the normal membership rate, and there is no additional cost to participate in the Sunday league.
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