Norman, OK (August 28, 2016) – The Sooner Curling team will compete in the Houston Bonspiel on Saturday, September 3rd and Sunday, September 4th. This will be the first time the Sooners have competed in Houston. The team will be skipped by Noah Gordon (Fr.) with Jeff Milne (Gr.), Casey Cascio (Gr.), and Dillon Kovar (So.) as the vice skip, second, and lead respectively. Houston marks the official beginning of the collegiate season for the Sooners. The Sooners are looking to qualify for the 2017 Collegiate National Championships in Utica, NY. The team will compete locally in Edmond, OK and will travel throughout the U.S. The official 2016-17 competition schedule will be released in September. 2016 Houston Sooner Team
Kansas City, MO (August 7, 2016) – The Sooner Curling team finished their last preseason competition in the semifinal round of the fourth event. The tournament began with the Sooners facing teams from San Francisco, CA and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. The Sooners then picked up a win against a team from the Ardsley Curling Club in New York to qualify for the 4th Event Semi Finals. The team would go on to fall to a home team from Kansas City. Overall, the Kansas City tournament concluded the Sooner’s preseason schedule. The Sooners obtained 23 merit points during the preseason to enter the college curling season as No.1.
Norman, OK (August 5, 2016) – The Sooner Curling team is looking forward to their last preseason competition before the collegiate season starts. The team will compete in Kansas City, MO in the Kansas City Barbecue Bonspiel from August 5th-7th. The Sooners will be one of four Oklahoma teams representing the Oklahoma Curling Club. Overall, 28 teams from around the country will compete this weekend. The Sooners will be led by true freshman Noah Gordon from Wausau, WI. This will be his first start for the Sooners as the skip. Returning starters from the 2016 Sooner National Team, Dillon Kovar, Casey Cascio, and Jeff Milne, will compete as the lead, second, and vice skip, respectively. For the Sooners, this will mark Casey Cascio’s and Jeff Milne’s second year competing for the Sooners in the Kansas City Barbecue Bonspiel. 2016 Kansas City Sooner Team
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