Wausau West high school rinks won both the boys and girls championships at the Tietge Bonspiel held Friday and Saturday at the Wausau Curling Center.

The Wendling rink was the boys winner and the Hintz rink won the girls competition.

The Tietge is the largest and longest-running high school Bonspiel in the United States and is named for former Wausau high school curling coach Dennis Tietge.

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The popular Tietge High School Bonspiel returns to the Wausau Curling Center Friday and Saturday, January 7 and 8, after a year off because of the pandemic.

It is the largest high school curling bonspiel in the United States, and also is the longest-running, according to event coordinator Jim Wendling. It is named in honor of retired Wausau High School curling coach Dennis Tietge.

Well over 100 student curlers are expected to compete. “We have 36 teams signed up, from 15 different high schools,” said Wendling.  “There will be 20 girls’ teams and 16 boys’ teams.” The teams from Wausau East and West and D.C. Everest high schools will be among the participants. 

Competition will begin Friday morning and continue through to the final games on Saturday evening. Due to COVID restrictions attendance will be limited to players and coaches. Some of the competition will be viewable on the Wendling Rink page of Facebook.

Located on Wausau’s southeast side, the Wausau Curling Center features eight sheets of ice and is one of finest curling facilities in the United States.

A team from the Wausau Curling Club won the third event last weekend at the U.S. Women’s Curling Association’s Senior National Championships.

Skipped by Lisa Landon, the team members included Terri Gleason, Valerie Gorichs, and Kim Susens.

A total of 32 teams from across the country competed at the Denver curling club’s facility in Golden, Colorado.

The Landon team won four of five matches played.

The Wausau Curling Club is one of the largest in the state and is celebrating 100 years of curling in Wausau this year.

See www.wausaucurlingclub.org and the club’s page on Facebook.

You’ve watched it on TV during the winter Olympics, now try it with your friends, family, or co-workers. The members of the Wausau Curling Club look forward to showing you a sport not known to many, at a world class facility in the heart of central Wisconsin.

The Club hosts groups during weekdays and Saturdays when ice is available. Equipment and expert instruction are provided. You can book two hours of ice time, with eight people learning to curl per sheet (lane) of ice. The club is located at 1920 Curling Way on Wausau’s southeast side.

For information about fees and available times, please call Robert Kraft, Learn to Curl Coordinator, at 715-203-9133.

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