The A event champions of the Cook County Curling Club’s first two-person Champagne Bonspiel were Jed (L) and Andrew Smith with the runner-ups Kelly and Shawn Swearingen. Two-person teams are new to Cook County and going over quite well, said Joanne Smith.
Joanne Smith
The Cook County Curling Club hosted its first Two-Person Open Champagne Bonspiel with 16 teams participating.
The two-person game is a pared down version of a regular four-person game. All standard rules and etiquette of curling apply, but there is no sweeping between hog lines – only from hog line to back line. All other sweeping rules apply.
Team members stay at each end and do not cross center ice, except during timeouts or an extra end. Six stones per end are thrown, and there are six ends per match. The two delivering curlers alternate stones. This new game of curling has become popular in the Cook County Curling Club. The Two- Person League is played on Wednesday evenings starting at 6 p.m., and the public is welcome to come and watch its members play.
The goal of the Cook County Curling Club is that all skill levels are welcome to have a fun bonspiel experience. For a few teams, this was their first experience curling in a bonspiel. A fun time was had by all. After all curling in a bonspiel is not just about winning, it’s the social interaction that everyone really enjoys.
The club will be hosting the Charles J. Futterer Open Memorial Bonspiel on March 10, 11 and 12 and that bonspiel will be the last one the club will host for the 2016-2017 season.
. A Event winners:
Brothers Andrew and Jed Smith,
Cook County Curling Club
. A Event Runners-up:
Shawn and Kelly Swearingen,
Cook County Curling Club
. B Event Winners:
Paul and Annie Burke,
Port Arthur Curling Club
. B Event Runners-up:
Brian and Joanne Smith,
Cook County Curling Club
. C Event Winners:
Jim McDermott and Carroll Peterson,
Cook County Curling Club
. C Event Runners-up:
Duane Hasegawa and Barb Heideman,
Cook County Curling Club
. D Event Winners:
Don Fehr and Tom Fredeen,
Cook County Curling Club
. D Event Runners-up:
Zach and Amy Jones,
Chaska Curling Club
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