We are a day away from the official start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and if you’re reading this then the question on your mind is probably: “When is curling going to be broadcast?” We’ve got the answers for you…get ready to set your DVRs! NBC Olympics TV Listings First, you can visit the official […]
Every four years the Winter Olympics rolls around and introduces more and more people to curling. That’s how many of our club members got interested in curling: we saw it on TV, wondered “what the heck is this?” and were strangely captivated by it. When we finally got the chance to get on the ice […]
The New York Times ran a slideshow about Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited 220-acre island off the Scottish coast. It has no inhabitants, no electricity, no fresh water and no arable land — nothing of value, it would seem, but for this: For a century and more, its quarries have been the source of the distinctive, water-resistant […]
We got a message from Sara Shuster (John Shuster’s wife) asking for help getting to the Olympics: As you all probably know, curling is not a professional sport in the US. Team USA and their family members would like to ask for your help in getting the word out about several of our fundraisers in order to get to […]
If you’re new to curling, you might wonder about the members of a four-person curling team — lead, second, vice, and skip — and their responsibilities. This video will help explain things, whether you’ll be joining us on the ice at one of our Learn to Curl events or just going to be watching curling next month […]
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For the first half of our curling season we have a pointspiel (keeping track of individual points during the fall) and the top 8 curlers play for the SSCC’s Broom & Button Cup. Tonight was the finals, and congratulations go to the winners of the 2013 cup! Above (left to right): Jamie Quinn, Andy Flynn, […]
On November 22, 2013 the South Shore Curling Club held a Learn to Curl session where newcomers are trained on the basics of curling. With almost 50 participants, it was our largest ever session! View a slideshow from the LTC event below (or view the photos on Flickr if you’re on a mobile phone or can’t view Flash). If you would […]
You’ll soon be able to catch curling on live TV: NBC Sports Network is set to air 15 hours of curling from the upcoming U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Trials coverage begins on Friday, November 15 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN with curling from Fargo. Here’s the full curling schedule: Fri., November 15 Men’s & Women’s […]
Now why would a curling club’s website have recipes? Well, clearly you don’t know about broomstacking (post-game socializing). Each week some of our members bring snacks for all to enjoy after our curling is done, and more than once people have said “I’ve got to get this recipe from you!” And so, our Recipes section […]
