The USWCA will be sponsoring several 5 & Under Bonspiels this 2023-24 season. The date, location, and flyer of each of the bonspiels will be posted below as we receive them.

The current USWCA Sponsored 5 & Under Bonspiels are as follows:

EAST

January18- 2, 2024  OPEN  Bucks County Curling Club. Warminster, Pennsylvania

The A Event Winners were from Broomstones Curling Club. Skip - Alban Celiku; Vice - Tom Niedrach; Second - Chris Wendell; Lead - Matt Robinett

CENTRAL

December 8-10, 2023  MODIFIED OPEN   Charlotte Curling Association. Charlotte, North Carolina

The A Event Winners were from Triangle Curling Club. Skip - Jason Lee, Vice - Howard Sider, Second - Mackenzie Neato, Lead -  Lauren Hipp

WISCONSIN

December 1-3, 2023   OPEN   Kettle Moraine Curling Club. Hartland, Wisconsin  Event Flyer-2023 Midwest Cup   (USA National 5U Qualifier Event)

The A Event Winners were from the Milwaukee Curling Club.  Skip - Austin Binish; Vice - Charles Zingsheim; Second - Max Van Inwegen (from Madison); Lead Steve Cramer

(Updated May 6, 2024.)

The USWCA will be sponsoring seven 5 & Under Bonspiels this season. Please reference the right side bar for the state, location, and date of each of the bonspiels. Our program provides bonspiels opportunities to the 5 & Under curlers from all organized curling clubs through the United States. These events provide the opportunity for new curlers to play in an event with curlers of similar experience. All of the USWCA 2022 -2023 Bonspiels this season are pathways for the 1st event winners to the USCA National Bonspiel**. 

The USWCA sponsored Five Year & Under Bonspiels are scheduled for all four Regions.  Geographically located from east to west, the Regions are East, Central, Wisconsin, and West.  Curling clubs across the country have recognized the importance of these events in providing new curlers with the opportunity to experience curling in other clubs, with curlers having the same skill levels, in positions they normally would not play.  What an excellent way to promote curling.  Pins for the winners and runners-up are provided by the USWCA for four events, as is a traveling plaque that goes to the winning teams club to be displayed until the next year's event.  The plaque is engraving and the return of the plaque are the responsibility of the winning team.  Curlers who have curled five years or less should take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and sign up to curl either as an individual or as a team in their area or in any of the other four regions for a more broadening experience. 

New curlers should take advantage of the fact that they can curl in more than one region and in either or BOTH events; the Five Year & Under Open and/or the Women's Challenge. The Five and Under Open Challenge is open to both men and women. The Five Year & Under Women's Challenge is just for the ladies.  Either one provided a great opportunity for 5 or less year curlers to enjoy the bonspiel experience on an entirely new level.  We encourage all 5 and Under curlers to take advantage of the opportunity to travel all over the country to curl in these USWCA sponsored Five & Under bonspiels.

National 5 & Under Championship Bonspiel:

• In 2020, the 5U National Championship Bonspiel was held at the Wausau curling club with 17 states and 32 teams represented.  Several teams experienced many firsts; the first time to experience temperatures below 5 degrees, a Wisconsin Fish Fry with Old Fashions and S'mores and a chance to be piped on the ice in the finals.  The 1st Event Winners were the Raju Team from San Francisco Bay.  Skip was PN Raju, vice Cameron Kim, second Nelson Rogers, and lead Zach Gabrielson   1st Event Runners-Up were the Mackinson team from the Chicago Curling Club.  Skip was Todd Mackinson, vice Jim Klus, second Pat Schuster, and lead Brian Keto.  The bonspiel chair Terri Gleason stated that on behalf of the Wausau Curling Club, she would like to thank Fred Fetzer, the Wausau volunteers who worked all weekend to make this a memorable event for the curlers, and last but not least, the curlers who entertained us with some amazing shots.  The National 5 & Under Championship Bonspiel was held on February 21 - 23, 2020.

West Region:

• In the West A Region, the Coyotes Curling Club hosted the USWCA 5 & Under Open Bonspiel on October 28 - 30, 2022.  The winners of the First Event were Skip: Queena Mewers, Vice: Alex Eaton-Salners, Second: David Hernandez, and Lead: Marty Blomgren.

• In the West B Region, Fairbanks Curling Club hosted the USWCA sponsored 5 & Under Bonspiel on February 10 - 12, 2023. Eight teams participated, with two out of state teams making the trip to Alaska from Georgia and Texas. The organizers and volunteers did a great job in making it feel like a top notch bonspiel. They had two pools of four, with crossover games to ensure every team got at least four games on great ice conditions. There was good food provided throughout the bonspiel, with supportive crowds the entire weekend ... despite competition from the Super Bowl. The final saw two Fairbanks teams take the game to the last stone of the eight end before Team Hejna wins it, and will represent the region at the National 5 and Under Bonspiel.  

Wisconsin Region:

• Last season two bonspiels were scheduled in this region: The Green Bay Curling Club was to host the 5 & Under Women's Challenge and the Wauwatosa Curling Club was to host the 5 & Under Open Bonspiel.  Unfortunately, both bonspiels were cancelled. We are hoping 5 and Under curlers will have an opportunity to curl at these two great clubs at some future date.

Central Region:

• Last season the Central Region was scheduled to host two USWCA sponsored 5 & Under Bonspiels: an Open and the Women's Challenge.  On January 14 - 16, 2022, the Bowling Green Curling Club hosted the 5 & Under Open Bonspiel.  The First Event Winners: Josh Stagner, lead, Clayton Converse, second, Chris Meyer, vice, and Jared Kies, skip. The Waltham Curling Club was scheduled to host the 5 & Under Women's Challenge February 4 - 6, 2022.  Regrettably, they were forced to cancel the event.

East Region:

• Last season, the USWCA sponsored 5 Year and Under Open 'Spooky Spiel' was held on October 29 - 31, 2021 at the Utica Curling Club.  Curlers came from Detroit CC, Rail City CC (Altoona, PA), Finger Lakes CC, Albany CC, New Jersey Pines CC, and Utica CC.  Twelve teams, in total, played in the 4 event bonspiel.  Two draws were played Friday night with dinner ordered off the menu and enjoyed between draws.  Saturday morning's game concluded with lunch.  All teams were offered an "Utica Experience" with trips to the Utica Zoo and MWP (Munson-Williams-Proctor) Arts Institute.  Others found their way to the craft beer brewers in the area.  The evening dinner was topped off with a costume contest which proved to be most entertaining.  Gift cards in recognition of their effort were awarded.  Finals were held late Sunday morning with winners announced during brunch.  The 1st Event Winner and runner-up teams were both from the Detroit Curling Club.  The 1st Event Winners were skip John Gaul, vice Mike Clapsadle, second Chase Ansok, and lead Karina Ansok.  The 1st Event Runners-Up were skip Steven Smith, vice Julia Toro Schubert, second Karl Schubert, and lead Theresa Tejada.  For a mere $100 each, fun was had by all.  The USWCA thanks the Utica Curling Club for providing all who participated the opportunity to enjoy their New England hospitality.