News Summary:
On April 28, 2026, Team Kunkel, consisting of Jeff Kunkel, Woody Wu, Kenny Duncan, Matt O’Brien, and Hal Brown, with Coach Jeff Baird, won the 2026 USA Curling Five-and-Under National Championship held in Seattle. This followed the start of the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championship in Geneva, Switzerland, which began on April 25 and is scheduled to conclude on May 2. Earlier, on April 23, the ACE & Company World Senior Men’s & Women’s Curling Championships, open to curlers 50 years of age and older, also commenced in Geneva, with the U.S. represented by teams Smith and Farbelow. Concurrently, USA Curling announced the Portage Curling Club in Portage, Wisconsin, as the host for the 2027 College National Championship, a role previously held by the Schenectady Curling Club in New York for the 2026 Nationals. Previously, on April 21, USA Curling designated the Dallas-Fort Worth Curling Club in Irving, Texas, to host the 2026 Men’s & Women’s Arena Club National Championships from November 11-15, 2026, for curlers who play on prepped skating ice.
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