Curling Craze Draws Biggest Ever, 40 Teams to Annual Labor Day Bonspiel
Wine Country Curling Club’s (WCCC) signature bonspiel, CRUSH 2018, just got bigger. Lots bigger!
The Labor Day Weekend event drew its largest ever team registration with 40 teams entered.
WCCC President Katie Feldman conveyed her enthusiasm and excitement for this bonspiel, “We’re sold out with a waiting list and it’s all because of that Gold Medal won by Team Shuster in the 2018 Winter Olympics!”
Placer Valley Tourism is thrilled to be teaming up with them again for this fantastic three-day event that showcases local, international, and Olympic curlers and even a youth team at Skatetown Ice Arena in Roseville. A full list of competing teams is available on the WCCC website.
“Of the 40 teams that are registered, at least six of them have brand new curlers on them,” elaborated Feldman. “That’s exciting for our sport and shows just how great the sport of curling is at all levels!”
Feldman was excited to share that five teams from Canada will be competing.
And both Debbie McCormick and Edith Loudon Hazard are also returning.
Curling Craze: Wine Country Curling draws 40 teams In Feature Bonspiel this Labor Day Weekend
McCormick, the four-time Olympian and World Champion curler competed at the Crush in previous years.
Loudon, a native of Scotland, was a member of Great Britain’s Olympic curling team and competed in the 1998 Winter Games in Japan.
Mark your calendars and come watch this fascinating sport live at Skatetown on Aug. 31- Sept 2.
Not only will you beat the Placer Valley summer heat, you might just catch the curling bug yourself!
Skatetown is located at 1009 Orlando Ave. in Roseville. Come crush it with us.
— All copy and photos provided by Placer Valley Tourism