Schenectady Curling Club

Womens Leagues

Meets Thursday evenings at 6:20 and 8:35 p.m., for the second half of the curling season (mid-January through late March). All games are scheduled for eight ends. The All-American league is designed for more experienced skip than the Dr. Ack and is welcome to female curlers of all experience levels. Teams in this league are selected by draw. This league is open to women in the Regular and Young Adult
member categories.

Chairperson: Fay Navratil

Dr. Ack

Meets Thursday evenings at 6:20 p.m. and 8:35 p.m., for the first half of the curling season (mid-October through early January). All games are scheduled for eight ends. The Dr. Ack league is designed for junior skips and curlers of all experience levels. All female curlers are welcome to play in this league. Teams in this league are selected by draw. This league is open to women in the Regular and Young Adult member categories.

Chairperson: Sara Johnsen

Blackhall Invitational

This is the women‟s club championship league. Meets on alternating weeks and times, rotating between Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, at 6:20 or 8:35 p.m. All games are scheduled for eight ends. The Blackhall league is for experienced female curlers, who wish to compete at the highest competitive level in the club. Skips create their own teams by inviting curlers to play with them. This league is limited to a maximum of nine teams, with automatic bids awarded to the highest four finishers from the previous season. The remaining five positions are open. If more than five teams are vying for these openings there will be a playdown to determine the competitors. This league is open to women in the Regular and Young Adult member categories.

Chairperson: Alice Rubin

Schenectady/Albany League

Meets on Monday mornings at 10:00 a.m. All games are scheduled for eight ends. This is a combined womens league with the Albany Curling Club. The location of games alternates between weeks at Schenectady Curling Club and Albany Curling Club. This league may or may not be available due to participation levels. This league is open to any member in the Regular, Young Adult, or Contributing/Daytime member categories.

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Mixed Leagues

Bradshaw

Meets on Tuesday evenings at 6:20 and 8:35 p.m. for the first half of the curling season (mid-October through early January.) All games are scheduled for eight ends. The Bradshaw league is designed for skips and curlers of all experience levels and also provides an excellent opportunity for couples to curl together on the same team. A pair of curlers (one man and one woman) may designate themselves to play together on the same team. This league is open to any member in the Regular and Young Adult member categories.

Chairperson: Paula Lancaster

Fitzgerald

Meets on Tuesday evenings at 6:20 and 8:35 p.m. for the second half of the curling season (mid-January through late March). All games are scheduled for eight ends. This league is designed for skips and curlers of all experience levels and also provides an excellent opportunity for couples to curl together on the same team. A pair of curlers (one man and one woman) may designate themselves to play together on the same team. This league is open to any member in the Regular and Young Adult member categories.

Chairperson: Paula Lancaster

Open Leagues

Stopera

Meets on Friday evenings at 6:20 and 8:35 p.m. This league allows groups of curlers to enter the league together, whether as a pair, groups of three, or fully-assembled teams of four. (Of course, individual curlers are encouraged to sign up also!) This league provides an excellent opportunity for couples to curl together, as well as an opportunity for teams of four that may be considering entering bonspiels to play together as a team. This league follows a ladder format, in which teams will move between the A-Division and B-Division at the halfway point and the final point of the season. This league is open to any member in the Regular and Young Adult member categories.

Chairperson: Dion Warr

Sovik

Meets on Tuesday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. This league provides an opportunity to curl in a competitive league early on Tuesdays. A pair of curlers (one man and one woman) may designate themselves to play together on the same team. This league is open to any member in the Regular, Young Adult, or Contributing/Daytime member categories. This new league is sponsored by long-time members, Bob and Bette Sovik.

Chairperson: Dorothy Szymaszek

Thursday Prayer Meeting

Depending on interest this league meets on Thursday afternoons at 1:00 pm. This league is open to any member in the Regular, Young Adult, or Contributing/Daytime member categories.

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Erdman

Meets on Sunday evenings at 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. for the first half of the curling season (mid-October through early January). All games are scheduled for eight ends. The Erdman league is an open format league that is designed for beginning curlers and new skips and provides an entry-level degree of competitiveness. A pair of curlers, regardless of gender, may designate themselves to play together on the same team. This league is open to any member in the Regular and Young Adult member categories. Members in the Junior category are welcome to form their own team and enter this league, and are also eligible to play as substitutes.

Chairperson: Jeff Brewster

Gabel

Meets on Sunday evenings at 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. for the second half of the curling season (mid-January through late March). All games are scheduled for eight ends. This is an open format league that is designed for beginning curlers and new skips and provides an entry-level degree of competitiveness. A pair of curlers, regardless of gender, may designate themselves to play together on the same team. This league is open to any member in the Regular and Young Adult member categories. Members in the Junior category are welcome to form their own team and enter this league, and are also eligible to play as substitutes.

Chairperson: Jeff Brewster

Friday Open Social

Meets on Friday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. All games are scheduled for eight ends. This is a unique and fun league that, after the games are concluded, holds an hors d'oeuvres party for participants at 6:00 p.m., followed by a $12 dinner at 7:00 p.m. With the creation of the new Friday evening open league, there will also now be on-ice entertainment! This league is open to any member in the Regular, Young Adult, or Contributing/Daytime member categories.

Chairperson: The Coltons

Burgess League

Formerly known as the Lydgate league, this meets on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for the first half of the curling season (mid-October through early January) All games are scheduled for eight ends. This league is open to any member in the Regular, Young Adult, or Contributing/Daytime member categories.

Chairperson: Carol Munro

Griffin

Meets on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. for the second half of the curling season (mid-January through late March). All games are scheduled for eight ends. This league is open to any member in the Regular, Young Adult, or Contributing/Daytime member categories.