2012 United States Junior Curling Championships Explained

2012 United States Junior Curling Championships
Size:220
Host City:McFarland, Wisconsin
Arena:Madison Curling Club
Dates:January 28 – February 4
Men's Winner: Massachusetts
Curling Club:Southborough, Massachusetts
Skip:Stephen Dropkin
Third:Korey Dropkin
Second:Thomas Howell
Lead:Derek Corbett
Alternate:Cameron Ross
Finalist: Wisconsin 2 (Blake Morton)
Women's Winner: Minnesota 2
Curling Club2:Duluth, Minnesota
Skip2:Cory Christensen
Third2:Elizabeth Busche
Second2:Anna Bauman
Lead2:Sonja Bauman
Finalist2: Minnesota 1 (Miranda Solem)

The 2012 United States Junior Curling Championships were held from January 28 to February 4 at the Madison Curling Club in McFarland, Wisconsin. The winners, the teams skipped by Stephen Dropkin and Cory Christensen, represented the United States at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships in Östersund, Sweden.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Nashua, New Hampshire
Southborough, Massachusetts
Fairbanks, Alaska
Medford, Wisconsin
Rolla, North Dakota
Devils Lake, North Dakota
Duluth, Minnesota
McFarland, Wisconsin
Seattle, Washington
Duluth, Minnesota

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
width=250Team !W L
Massachusetts (Dropkin) 9 0
Wisconsin 2 (Morton) 6 3
Wisconsin 1 (Jensen) 5 4
North Dakota 2 (Kakela) 5 4
Minnesota 1 (Meyers) 5 4
New Hampshire (Clark) 4 5
Washington (Vukich) 4 5
Minnesota 2 (Wright)3 6
Alaska (Flippo) 2 7
North Dakota 1 (Kitchens) 2 7

Round Robin Results

All times listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).[2]

Draw 1

Sunday, January 29, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Sunday, January 29, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Monday, January 30, 8:00 am

Draw 7

Monday, January 30, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Tuesday, January 31, 9:00 am

Draw 11

Tuesday, January 31, 7:00 pm

Draw 13

Wednesday, February 1, 12:00 pm

Draw 15

Wednesday, February 1, 8:00 pm

Draw 17

Thursday, February 2, 12:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Thursday, February 2, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, February 3, 2:00 pm

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, February 3, 2:00 pm

Semifinal

Friday, February 3, 7:00 pm

Final

Saturday, February 4, 10:00 am

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Duluth, Minnesota
Rebecca Andrew (fourth) Hannah Ely (skip) Penfield, New York
Milton, Wisconsin
McFarland, Wisconsin
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Fairbanks, Alaska
Cohasset, Minnesota
Everett, Washington
Anna Hopkins Hoople, North Dakota
Kathryn Sullivan Sudbury, Massachusetts

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Team W L
Wisconsin 2 (Hamilton) 8 1
Minnesota 2 (Christensen)7 2
New York (Ely) 6 3
Minnesota 1 (Solem) 6 3
Wisconsin 1 (Haag) 5 4
Alaska (Persinger) 5 4
North Dakota 2 (Lindgren) 4 5
North Dakota 1 (Tharalson) 2 7
Washington (Sweet) 1 8
Massachusetts (Walker) 1 8

Round Robin Results

All times listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).[2]

Draw 2

Sunday, January 29, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Sunday, January 29, 8:00 pm

Draw 6

Monday, January 30, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Monday, January 30, 8:00 pm

Draw 10

Tuesday, January 31, 2:00 pm

Draw 12

Wednesday, February 1, 8:00 am

Draw 14

Wednesday, February 1, 4:00 pm

Draw 16

Thursday, February 2, 8:00 am

Draw 18

Thursday, February 2, 4:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, February 3, 2:00 pm

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, February 3, 2:00 pm

Semifinal

Friday, February 3, 7:00 pm

Final

Saturday, February 4, 2:00 pm

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Junior Nationals – Qualified Teams.
  2. Web site: 2012 United States Junior Curling Championships – Draw.