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Category: Club News
Madison Junior Bonspiel – Dec 2022
Join us on December 10 & 11, 2022 for the Madison Junior Bonspiel. Registration opens Saturday, September 24th, 2022 at 9 am Central Time The cost for entry is dependent on the age of the …
The Toories in “Capital Society”
by Anne Pryor Back in the mid-20th century, when The Capital Times newspaper was printed six days a week, the Madison Toories were featured at least twice each year. Two events, the winter Mixed Invitational Bonspiel, held jointly by the Toories and MCC, and the …
Who Are/Were the Toories?
by Maureen Kind Today, the Toories are the women who curl in the Toories League on Mondays at 4:30pm. They have their own fine china dinner plates with the name Madison Toories imprinted in gold. The name, …
The Fowler
By Anne Pryor The Chester A. Fowler Memorial Trophy is one of several historic trophies on our club’s shelves. It marks the winners of the Fowler Event from 1950 through 1982, with later winning teams noted on a wall plaque hanging near the men’s locker room. Knowing some …
Eight-Enders
Eight-Enders Anne Pryor, Emily Bartels, Maureen Kind Arguably rarer than golf’s hole-in-one, baseball’s perfect game, or darts’ nine-dart finish, eight-enders are curling’s perfect end. Digging in the Wisconsin Historical Society’s archives, wefound this record of an …
The Madison Curling Club Sign
by Anne Pryor As you walk from the parking lot into the clubhouse, have you ever paused to admire the dark blue metal sign that announces our club? Look carefully and count – eight stones are up there …