Plainfield Curling Club

Nicole Arsenault, daughter of Don,  is playing Third for Team Beebe this week at the Junior Nationals in cosmopolitan Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. (If you have a child who’s interested in curling, this is further evidence that you need to work tirelessly to grow the game on the East Coast and in major metropolitan areas. Otherwise, you too will one day find yourself checking into a room at a regional chain motel — the best in town, you’re told — and spending a week eating nothing but meat products and cheese. The people will be unbelievably nice, of course, but since you’re from the Tri-State area,  you’ll just think they’re up to something.) These days, Nicole goes to college near Buffalo but she learned to curl at PCC under the tutelage of her father who, along with Bill Nickle and others, has put a tremendous amount of time and effort into our junior program. Don tells us that Nicole’s team was seeded sixth so they played the top five seeds in their first five games. The good news? They came through that stretch with a 3-2 record so they’re well-positioned to qualify for the playoffs. 

You can follow the action by visiting CurlingZone. Go the Game Day Scoreboard and click on Women: U.S. Junior Nationals. The most  recent games show up immediately — click through to the event site and you’ll get to the current standings. Of course, when you’re at CurlingZone, don’t be afraid to click on The Curling Show either. I hear it’s excellent.