Congratulations to the Darcy Ellarby rink from the Dakota Curling Club in Minnesota and the Garnet Eckstrand rink from the Kalamazoo Curling Club in Michigan on winning the inaugural Arena National Championships in Fort Wayne, Ind. Thank you to the U.S. Olympic Committee and the 12th End Sports Network for the live webstreaming! Thank you to the Fort Wayne Curling Club for being such great hosts for our first-ever arena championship.

A photo gallery from the event can found here.

(FORT WAYNE, Ind.) – History will be stamped tomorrow as the very first champions of USA Curling’s newest championship event will be determined. After a busy day of action at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena in Fort Wayne, Ind., the playoff field for tomorrow’s semifinals are now set.

The day started off right for the CCVa men with a win in the first draw against Team Moir from Denver, with a final score 8-5.  They continued the fight that afternoon against Team Dittberner from Vickingland, Minn., but Dittberner prevailed 10-3.

The CCVa ladies also kept the stones moving against Team Walsh keeping it tight into the last end, but Walsh won 8-5 to advance to the finals against Team Knott.  Team Knott had a narrow victory over Team Tsamoutales on the first day of the event.

At stake tomorrow is winning the inaugural men’s and women’s titles at the 2013 Arena National Championships. Four teams clinched spots last night and the final four advanced today out of the B side of the bracket.

For more information and scores from today’s games, see the USCA website.

The semifinals are set for 9 a.m. ET Sunday followed by the event finals at 12:30.

Live scoring and webstreaming are available throughout the competition courtesy of USA Curling’s partners CurlingZone, 12th End Sports Network, and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Visit www.usacurl.org and follow the links to the Arena National Championships to view the brackets and watch the live action.

USA Curling is sponsored by AtomAmpd, Nike, Brooms Up Curling Supplies, Sitrin, and The RAM Restaurant & Brewery and is partnered with Hilton, United Airlines, Ludus Tours, CurlingZone, and RJM Licensing, Inc.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@terry_usacurl). Be sure to visit the new USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org.

(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) – The second day of the 2013 Arena National Championships saw four teams clinch playoff berths after sweeping through the A brackets of the double knockout competition at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Both teams from CCVa are still playing hard,  Our ladies had an 11-3 win Friday morning against Team Hamm from Lansing, Mich.  The men played early in the first draw, putting up a big fight but lost by in an extra end by one, for a final score Parker 10-9.

The four-day national championship, featuring 19 men’s and 13 women’s teams from across the United States, will culminate on Sunday afternoon. Two women’s teams and two men’s teams have advanced to the playoffs so far, which leaves half of the playoff bracket complete.

The 2013 Arena Nationals action picks back up on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. ET. Six rounds of action will be played throughout Saturday to determine Sunday’s playoff field. The top two teams from the A Bracket face the remaining two teams from the B bracket in Sunday morning’s semifinals.

For more information about today’s game, visit USA Curling.

Live scoring and webstreaming are available throughout the competition courtesy of USA Curling’s partners CurlingZone, 12th End Sports Network, and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Visit www.usacurl.org and follow the links to the Arena National Championships to view the brackets and watch the live action.

USA Curling is sponsored by AtomAmpd, Nike, Brooms Up Curling Supplies, Sitrin, and The RAM Restaurant & Brewery and is partnered with Hilton, United Airlines, Ludus Tours, CurlingZone, and RJM Licensing, Inc.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@terry_usacurl). Be sure to visit the new USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org.

(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) – Day one of USA Curling’s newest championship event is in the books as 32 teams took the ice at the 2013 Arena National Championships at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena in Fort Wayne, Ind.

The four-day national championship, featuring 19 men’s and 13 women’s teams from across the United States, is being hosted by the Fort Wayne Curling Club.
 
Several teams remain undefeated in the double knockout championship event, which will conclude on Sunday afternoon.
 
This evening, CCVa’s Team Tsamoutales from fought a close game against the host’s team, Team Lampkins from Fort Wayne.  It came down to the last rock in the last end, but Lampkins finished with an 8-7 win.  Earlier in the day, Team Cooke from CCVa suffered a tough loss against the undefeated Team Robinson from Pittsburg.
 
For more information from the first date at the Arena Club Championships, including scores, visit USA Curling.
 
Live scoring and webstreaming are available throughout the competition courtesy of USA Curling’s partners CurlingZone, 12th End Sports Network, and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Visit www.usacurl.org and follow the links to the Arena National Championships to view the brackets and watch the live action.
 
USA Curling is sponsored by AtomAmpd, Nike, Brooms Up Curling Supplies, Sitrin, and The RAM Restaurant & Brewery and is partnered with Hilton, United Airlines, Ludus Tours, CurlingZone, and RJM Licensing, Inc.
 
Follow USA Curling on Facebook and Twitter (@terry_usacurl). Be sure to visit the new USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org.