Schenectady Curling Club

SCC Results from the Road

Newell Mixed: Team Szymaszek Brings Home The Frosting

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One team represented Schenectady at the 43rd Annual Newell Mixed International Bonspiel at The Country Club which was held January 24 through 27, 2013. Skip Dorothy Szymaszek led her team of Kirk Wallace (threw skip rocks) , Jill Grandusky and Jacob Fields to an 8 to 7 win over Canadian Club III in 9 ends to bring home The Frosting (D Event) win. Wallace is credited with making the game winning draw (with some impressive sweeping assistance from Grandusky and Fields) in the 9th end.

To show the impression Dorothy left upon the teams at TCC the following excerpt is from a poem written in honor of the closing of this year’s Newell:

"Schenectady’s Szymaszek, so sweet but so cunning
Stay focused or be warned, for you won’t see her coming!
The Grande Dame of New York, the fair Dorothy
With a dance like a butterfly, and a sting like a bee."

We think this is spot on!

Broomstones Men’s: Team Damon Competes in the E

Congratulations to SCC's Team Damon for becoming the 5th event finalists at the Broomstones Men's Event which was held January 17 - 19, 2013. Skip Brian Damon led his team of Art Merkley, Chad Stoffer and Ron Cohen into the E event after some impressive matches. This was the 1st away bonspiel for Chad and Rob (2nd year curlers). Some highlights from this event: Team Damon beat a very competitive Leichter rink that included Robby Melville and Sam Chandler; later, leading comfortably over a ranked Jr. Team (McMakin, which included Donald Mackintosh) before failing to score in the last four ends; Great game against SCC’s Machold where Team Damon took two in the 8th and stole two in the extra end; which was set up by a great draw to the four foot by Chad Stoffer. They also came back to within 1 of Chandler after falling behind 6-0 in the final.

In addition to Team Damon, two SCC curlers also competed in this event: Dan Machold Skipped Team SchenecBroo and Ken Rice played Vice for Team Ryder of Albany.

SCC Results from the Road: The Ladies

Empire State Bonspiel: Team Navratil Takes Home the C

SCC's Team Navratil won the Ardsley Duck Medal over a rink from Norfolk 9-6 at the 59th Annual Empire State Bonspiel held at the Rochester Curling Club. Fay Navratil led her rink of Charlene Fitzgerald, Paula Lancaster and Amanda Vickerson to C Event victory in this 16 team event that ran from January 17th through 20th.

There were two additional teams representing SCC at the Empire this year: Bette Sovik’s team of Carol Munro, Lisa Miller and Michelle Mofitt and Dorothy Szymaszek’s rink of Jane Falconer and Shirley Burgess.

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Queen of Hearts Bonspiel: Team Kelliher and Team Adair Compete in the B

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Two Schenectady teams attended the Queen of Hearts Bonspiel which was held February 1st through 3rd at the Nashua Country Club. SCC’s Team Kelliher and Team Adair both landed in the B event finals and competed against each other for The Bridesmaids pin. Team Kelliher with Elieen Kelliher, Laura Knussman, Lori Millet and Amy Machold narrowly beat Sue Adair's rink of Lisa Filkins, Becky Trousil, and Kelly McCart to take home the pin. Congratulations to both teams!

SCC Wins the Mitchell Invitational

Congratulations to Team Stefanik, the winners of the Mitchell medal (A Event) at the Mitchell Invitational Bonspiel that was held January 10th - 13th at the Utica Curling Club. There were 36 Teams that competed in this event from the US and Canada. This is the 3rd time Schenectady has claimed the medal, first winning in 1978 and again in 2005 (2005 winners were Dean Wadland, Paul Wadland, Doug Spring and Gus Stants).

Mike Stefanik led his team of Brian Damon, Peter Drechsler, and Art Merkley to victory over Team Knapp from UCC in the Finals. Team Stefanik scored and stole in the early ends for a 6-1 lead which they maintained through the 2nd half of the game for a 10-5 victory. Other teams conquered on the way to the finals were Fitzgerald (SCC), Schneider (Royal Kingston), Moore (Utica), and Wadland (SCC) in the semi-finals.

The D Event was won by SCC's Team Wadland with a 7-0 score in just 4 ends. Dean Wadland skipped his team of Paul Wadland, Jack Stopera, and Doug Spring to win the Evans medal.

Two other Schenectady teams also competed in this event. Pat Fitzgerald led his team of Fred Mackintosh, Jeff Mayott and Scott Brennan and Marek Rzonca skipped his team of Jeff Muha, Dave Hooper and Robert Klees.

The Mitchell is an international invitational bonspiel, founded by Alexander Mitchell, patron of the Grand National, who placed the medal into competition in Feb. of 1885. The 2013 Mitchell is the 128th overall and the 102nd to be held at the Utica Curling Club.

Congratulations Teams Stefanik and Wadland!

Teams at Utica and Chicago

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128th Mitchell Bonspiel, January 10 - 13

SCC wishes "Good Curling" to the four men's teams who are heading to the Utica Curling Club this weekend for the Mitchell Invitational Bonspiel which starts Thursday the 10th and goes through Sunday. 36 Teams from the US and Canada will be competing in 6 events.

The Mitchell is an international invitational bonspiel, founded by Alexander Mitchell, patron of the Grand National, who placed the medal into competition in February of 1885. The 2013 Mitchell is the 128th overall and the 102nd to be held at the Utica Curling Club.

Schenectady teams competing this year are:

SCC 1: Pat Fitzgerald, Fred Mackintosh, Jeff Mayott, Scott Brennan
SCC 2: Dean Wadland, Paul Wadland, Jack Stopera, Doug Spring
SCC 3: Marek Rzonca, Jeff Muha, Dave Hooper, Robert Klees
SCC 4: Michael Stefanik, Brian Damon, Peter Drechsler, Art Merkley

All four of these teams played their first game on Thursday at 7pm. Good luck gentleman!