USA CURLING MIXED NATIONALS 08
March 15-22, Detroit Curling Club, Ferndale, Michigan
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With an exciting game down to the last rock, the members of Team North Dakota 2 have become the 2008 USCA Mixed National Champions. Congratulations to Duane Symons, Val Nash, Chad Carlson, and Christine Mikulich.
The Silver Medal winners are Team Wisconsin skipped by Ryan Lemke with vice Jackie Lemke, second Kroy Nernberger, lead Rebecca Wood, and alternate Megan O'Connell.
Thank you to all the participants and volunteers for making this a great week of curling. We hope you had a great time with us either playing, visiting our club, watching at home, or following along with the scores online, and we hope to see you in Detroit again soon. More pictures are coming soon!
Congratulations to Team Arizona, the Bronze Medal winner of the 2008 USCA Mixed Nationals. Team AZ is (l-r) skip Fred Maxie, vice Cindy Kortebein, lead Jan Legacie, and second Richard Maskel.
Wisconsin and North Dakota 2 are on to the Gold/Silver draw tomorrow at 1 PM with Arizona and Connecticut playing for bronze at 10 AM. Semi-final scores are here.
In a close and well played game Wisconsin won the tie breaker against Minnesota and moves on to the semi-finals today at 4 PM. Wisconsin will take on Connecticut on sheet 3 while Arizona and North Dakota 2 play each other on sheet 1.
Tonight's loss by Wisconsin and win by Minnesota gives us a tie breaker to see which team goes on the the semi-finals. The tie breaker will be at 10 AM Friday, with the semi-final at 4 PM. Arizona, Connecticut, and North Dakota 2 are all on to the final four.
The top of the standings got a bit crowded today with some exciting shots to finish a few games. Wisconsin made an in-off their own stone to sit three and cement a win, while Alaska made a great tap through a port to force North Dakota 2 to throw a great draw of their own to prevent an extra end. Nice brushing on both shots!
Pictures have returned today with some from draw 10 available here.
Another great day of curling. It's wonderful to see so many people new to curling stop by to watch a match or two. If you're in the area come by and see live curling for yourself. It's just $5 for a game and plenty of experienced curlers are around who would love to talk about curling with you.
After today's draws we no longer have any undefeated teams. Arizona and Connecticut are now at the top of the leader board. We've added a chart of head-to-head matchup results to compliment the standings.
Lastly, no new pictures from today, but some links to video from the opening ceremonies:
Happy St. Patrick's Day! We had record crowds for a Monday night draw tonight, thanks in part to the green beer on tap. Detroit Curling Club members made a colorful and lively showing, as well as undefeated North Dakota 2.
Also today we added a fanmail email address so you can send a message to the teams here in Detroit. As usual, pictures continue to be added to Flickr. Photos from draw 6 are here.
We're all done with day two leaving only two undefeated teams. Don't miss the live line scores for draw 5 and 6 tomorrow.
There's been a slight scheduling change with plans to hold the 3-4 Bronze Medal final at 10 AM on Saturday instead of simultaneous with the 1-2 Gold Medal final.
Some pictures from the 3rd draw have been added to Flickr.
The Mixed Nationals began with a roar as Joe Livermore delivered the ceremonial first stone earlier this evening. Draw 1 is now under way, and live scoring is up and running.
Opening Ceremonies are tomorrow at 5 PM and the first draw starts at 8 PM. We will have live scoring and perhaps some other surprises - come back tomorrow for more details.
Only four more days until the start of the Mixed Nationals. To celebrate, be sure to check out our radio spot from Oldies 104.3 WOMC.
2008 USCA Mixed Nationals merchandise is now available for order and the qualifying teams have been posted. Also, don't miss the full draw schedule.
The Mixed Nationals website is now live. Currently we have posted the schedule of events and ticket information. Check back soon as we continue to add content to the site.
Current Draw:
Sat. 3/22, 1:00 PM
Gold Medal Scores
2008 USCA Mixed National Champions
North Dakota 2
Duane Symons Rink
Silver Medal Winner
Wisconsin
Ryan Lemke Rink
Bronze Medal Winner
Arizona
Fred Maxie Rink
| Team Standings | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 7 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 2 |
| North Dakota 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 3 |
| Washington | 4 | 5 |
| North Dakota 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Alaska | 2 | 7 |
| Illinois | 2 | 7 |
| Michigan | 1 | 8 |