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2025-2026 Tour Results

The first Alberta Stick Curling Bonspiel this season was held at the Ellerslie Curling Club on Nov 1, 2025.

This was the Ron Currie Stick Bonspiel.  Twenty-two teams competed and each team played three games.  Three teams went undefeated in the event. Susan Schofield and Garnett Rooney, Ellerslie, Ian Bennett and Colleen Hemsley, Ellerslie, and Randy Olson and Stacy Burzminski, St. Albert.

The 2nd event on the tour was held Saturday, Nov 8th at the St. Albert Curling Club.  This was the Ruby Olson Memorial Stick Bonspiel with 24 teams competing in this “Stakes” spiel. Teams were divided into groups of 4.  Five teams went undefeated – Ken Petteplace/Doug Gill, Grande Prairie,   Cindy Bobowik/Debbie Kalynuk of St. Albert, Ed Cruse/Brian Hunt of St. Albert. Lexi Johns/Ava Johns of St. Albert, and Rick and Gloria McKague of Crestwood.

 

World Open Stick Bonspiel

The richest stick bonspiel in the world was held in Edmonton, Alberta at the Saville Centre April 24-27, 2025.  Thirty teams competed in the event.  Teams competed from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

John Campbell and Derrell Sears from Armstrong, B.C. defeated John Kennedy and Jean Slemko from Leduc, AB and won the top prize of $2000.  The finalist took home $1200. Semi-finalists were Reg Reinhardt and Rick McKague, Edmonton, AB and Ed Willson and Norm Rivard from St. Albert, AB. Each semi-finalist won $800.

Qtr-finalists were Tom Steele/Rod Chmiliar, St. Albert, AB, Sandy and Jeff Kaufman, St. Albert, AB, Warren Johnson/Dan McDonald, Winnipeg, MB and Ron and Lorna Schwartz, Parksville, BC. Each qtr-finalist won $500.

This event was promoted through Inside Curling with Kevin Martin and Warren Hansen.

World Open Stick Curling Championships

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The World Open Stick Curling Championship is open for entries. This major stick curling bonspiel will be awarding at least $10,000 in total prize money.  This event will be held at the Saville Centre in Edmonton, April 24-27, 2025.

Four games guaranteed.  Team entry fee is $299.53.  Click here to enter.

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