The Wausau West girl’s curling team won the Wisconsin state high school curling championship yesterday at the Wausau Curling Center., defeating Stevens Point 10-3 in the final match.
West scored four in the sixth end to break open a tight game, which was called after seven ends.
The Wausau East girls finished fourth, losing the consolation game to Pardeeville, also by a 10-3 score.
On the boy’s side, Poynette defeated Monona Grove 7-6 to win the state title, after trailing 6-2 in a game that came down to the last shot. Stevens Point outscored Portage in the consolation match.
Curling for West were Maggie Hintz, Caroline Kurth, Nora Mathias, Bella Duginski, and Hope Abbiehl (pictured)
The East team was made up of Carlie Kluz, Alexia Kufahl, Maddie Bellman, Chloe Buttke, and Nora Wright.
West went 3-0 in qualifying play which began Friday morning. They defeated Wausau East in the semi-finals before outscoring Point.
The tournament drew 32 teams from17 schools from around the state, approximately 150 student curlers in all. Other schools included D.C. Everest, Medford, Marshfield, Waupaca, Neenah, Kimberly, Appleton East, Lodi, and Waukesha West. The Portage boy’s and girl’s teams were defending champions.