Programmerman At Bonspiels
I routinely attend bonspiels, curling tournaments, often with new teams and playing mostly for fun. Some events are more serious than others, but our goal is always to have fun.
Frogtown Pride Spiel
November 7-9, 2025
LGBTQIA+ and allies bonspiel hosted by the Frogtown Curling Club in St Paul, MN. A 40-team party. We brought back the same team from last year, with Molly, Meredith, and Amanda all from Aksarben joining me.
| Round/Game # |
Opponents |
Home Club |
Result |
| Game 1 |
Currie |
Frogtown Curling |
W 8-3 |
| Game 2 |
The Capital, So Gay |
St Paul Curling Club |
W 5-4 |
| Game 3 |
The Yum Yums |
Duluth Curling Club |
L 5-6 |
Kansas City BBQ Bonspiel
October 9-12, 2025
Social bonspiel hosted by the Kansas City Curling Club. Their traditional icebreaker (season opener). I got tapped as a late addition, playing on team "House of the Rising Stone" with Laurel from Aksarben and Lori and Matt from Kansas City.
| Round/Game # |
Opponents |
Home Club |
Result |
| Game 1 |
Kiss My Brisket |
Coyotes Curling |
W 5-4 |
| Game 2 |
Hotel Curlifornia |
Kansas City Curling |
W 8-7 |
| A Event Quarterfinals |
Dog the Button Hunter |
Kansas City Curling |
L 1-10 |
Curlnado Alley Open Bonspiel
September 13-14, 2025
Social bonspiel hosted by the Oklahoma Curling Club. Their first ever bonspiel on their home ice! I got tapped as a late addition, playing with the "Rock Ness Monsters." Christina and Nathan from Kansas City and Mark from Oklahoma.
| Round/Game # |
Opponents |
Home Club |
Result |
| A Event Round 1 |
Broom for Improvement |
Oklahoma Curling Club |
W 7-5 |
| A Event Round 2 |
Defenestrators |
Oklahoma Curling Club, Kansas City Curling Club |
W 9-1 |
| A Event Semifinals |
Clark |
Detroit Curling Club, Granite Curling Club of Seattle |
L 0-10 |
2025 Mid-America Curling Association Arena Regional Championships
August 7-10, 2025
Regional qualifier for the 2025 USA Curling Arena National Championships. This year playing with Nate, Ralph, Michael, and Triston.
"Official" Results
| Round/Game # |
Opponents |
Home Club |
Result |
| Pool Game 1 |
Team Anderman |
Lone Star Curling Club (Austin, TX) and Curling Club of Houston (Houston, TX) |
L 4-7 |
| Pool Game 2 |
Team Schaeper |
Curling Club of Houston (Houston, TX) |
L 5-10 |
| Pool Game 3 |
Team Knott |
DFW Curling Club (Irving, TX) |
L 3-8 |
| Pool Game 4 |
Team Knight |
Aksarben Curling (Omaha, NE) |
W 10-4 |