Congratulations Winners

The Eau Claire Curling Club extends its congratulations to the Wisconsin State Junior Champions and runners up. All four teams will move on to the Junior Nationals in Bemidji, MN, January 23, 2010.

All of the Junior teams are to be congratulated for their sportsmanship, teamwork, competitive spirit and hard fought games throughout these matches. Continued "Good Curling" to each of you.

GIRLS--------
TEAM HAMILTON
Wisconsin State Junior Champion
McFarland, WI
Becca Hamilton, Skip, Karlie Koenig,
Jenna Haag, Grace Gabower

TEAM WALLACE
Wisconsin State Junior Runner Up
Green Bay, WI
Erin Wallace, Skip, Kimberly Rhyme,
Chloe Pahl, Susan Kawleski

BOYS-------
TEAM MORTON
Wisconsin State Junior Champion
McFarland, WI
Blake Morton, Skip, Marcus Fonger,
Tommy Juszcczyk, Calvin Weber

TEAM GABOWER
Wisconsin State Junior Runner Up
Janesville, WI
Tom Gabower, Skip, Daniel Brown, Marcus Oldenburg,
Mikey Juszczyk, Mark Brown

The Playoffs!

Both the boys and girls will have playoffs to determine final winners. For the girls, Hamilton has won the championship with Elco playing Wallace for the runner-up at 4 PM today.

The boys have a three way tie. Gabower will play Morton for the championship at 4 PM and Caldwell will play the looser for the runner-up position. Caldwell had previously lost to both Gabower and Morton moving the team into the runner-up catagory. That playoff will begin at 8 PM today.

Both champions and runners-up will compete in the Nationals at Bemidji, MN in January.

**********STANDINGS**********

DayTwo

Team Morton vs Team Jensen. Morton was able to take the win when Jensen was unable to score in the 10th. The final was 8 to 6 for this 9 AM draw.
The viewing room during the boy's Monday 9am draw.



Team Hamilton and Team Wallace had an excellent game at 1 PM Monday. Wallace took aim at scoring three for the win with her final shot with a double raise take-out, but it was not to be. Hamilton won 5 to 3 in the 10th end.

Competition Structure

37th Wisconsin Junior Championship

According to Mark Hartman, Wisconsin Junior Championship Chair, the boy's competition is an 8 team round robin to determine first and second place teams. The first place team becomes the Wisconsin Junior Boy's Champion. the second place team is the runner-up. Both the champion and runner-up will represent Wisconsin in the Junior National Championship scheduled for Bemidji, MN, January 23-30, 2010.

The girl's competition is a double round robin (each team will play all opponents two times). The first place team becomes Wisconsin Champion and the second place team is the runner-up. Both the champion and the runner-up will represent Wisconsin in the Girl's National Junior Championship also scheduled for Bemidji, January 23-30.

Strategy, Curling, Scraping and More Curling

Strategy meetings and reviewing the game punctuated the day.

Team Oszman vs Team Morton on the left. Ozman won the game after scoring 4 in the 9th. Team Jensen vs Team Spatola on the right sheet.

The ice is scraped between each game.

Team Jensen vs Team Spatola tied in the 10th with Jensen winning in the 11th end.

Curling Action at the ECCC

Junior boy's and girl's teams are competing for the state championship at the Eau Claire Curling Club.

Girls competition noon December 27

The viewing room with timers at the windows and bleachers for observers.

Welcome - Wisconsin Junior Championships

The 37th Annual Wisconsin Junior State Championship began today with practice sessions, a general meeting and team photos. Competition begins at 8:00 AM, Sunday, December 27.

Good Curling to all teams.

Eau Claire Curling Club Hosts State Juniors

The Eau Claire Curling Club
has accepted the invitation
to host the
2010 State Junior's
Championships
December 26 to 30, 2009

Two Junior Men's and two Junior Women's teams from this event will be going to the Junior Nationals in Bemidji, MN, January 23 to 30, 2010.

The Wisconsin Junior Championships will be held at the ECCC beginning with team meetings on December 26th. Thirteen total draws will fill the next four days with the potential for two tiebreakers on Wednesday, December 30. Eight Junior Men's teams and six Junior Women's teams from around the state will compete in separate events. All games are 10 ends.

Saturday
December 26: Team meetings and a practice session starting at 7 pm.
Sunday
December 27: Draws at 8 am, 12 noon, 4 pm, 8 pm
Monday
December 28: Draws at 9 am, 1 pm, 5 pm
Tuesday
December 29: Draws at 8 am, 12 noon, 4 pm, 8 pm
Wednesday
December 30: Draws at 8 am, 12 noon
Tiebreakers as needed: 4 pm, 8 pm

When team and draw information is received it will be posted here

Rich DeVriend
ECCC Manager
715 835-4095
eccc.manager@eccurling.org

Junior Boy's Teams

TEAM SPATOLA
McFarland, WI
Nick Spatola, Skip, Daniel Plys, Devon Maier, Trent Schuster

TEAM OSZMAN
Portage, WI
Zach Oszman, Skip, John Pape, John Yerke, PJ Kornaus

TEAM JENSEN
Medford, WI
Evan Jensen, Skip, Troy Petznick,

Ronald Bichler, Nathan Daniels

TEAM SPLINTER
Wausau, WI
Robert Splinter, Skip, Matthew Sandquist,

Josh Kernsoky, Zachery Waitrovich

TEAM JOURNEAUZ
Plover, WI
William Journeauz, Skip, Steven Kawleski,

Mark Henning, Preston Waala

TEAM MORTON
McFarland, WI
Blake Morton, Skip, Marcus Fonger,

Tommy Juszcczyk, Calvin Weber

TEAM CALDWELL
Mapleton, WI
Brad Caldwell, Skip, Matthew Collom,

Tyler Vietanem, John Landsteiner

TEAM GABOWER
Janesville, WI
Tom Gabower, Skip, Daniel Brown, Marcus Oldenburg,

Mikey Juszczyk, Mark Brown

Junior Girl's Teams

TEAM ELKO
Cambria, WI
Hannah Elko, Skip, Kendall Moulton,

Mackenzie Lank, Lauren Kirkeby

TEAM HAMILTON
McFarland, WI
Becca Hamilton, Skip, Karlie Koenig,

Jenna Haag, Grace Gabower

TEAM WALLACE
Green Bay, WI
Erin Wallace, Skip, Kimberly Rhyme,

Chloe Pahl, Susan Kawleski

TEAM FUNK
McFarland, WI
Rebecca Funk, Skip, Sarah Sandquist,

Elizabeth Busche, Melissa Sandquist