New Zealand Curling

Auckland Curling's 2012 season came to a close in mid-October with the club's Mixed Doubles championship.

Liz Matthews capped off a great year when she and playing partner Ian Ford held off a strong challenge from Waverley Taylor and Kieran Grieve in the final.

Sweeping Beauties

Sweeping Beauties added another trophy to the mantelpiece with a good win in the recent Auckland Under-21 championship.

In an all-girls Final, Chelsea Farley, Thivya Jeyaranjan, Tessa Farley and Kelsi Heath beat the Hackers side of Eleanor Adviento, Waverley Taylor, Brittany Taylor and Sofia Carnvik 7-1.

Auckland champions, Ayrshire Rockers

Iain Craig's Ayrshire Rockers triumphed with 2012's top honours after the Finals night of Auckland Curling's season on 22 September.

He and Lorne DePape, Gavin Brown and Brianne Koning won the A Division final 9-1 from the Round Robin winners Thistles (Liz Matthews, Glenys Taylor, Pauline Farra and Christine Bewick).

Auckland curlers had a novel experience last weekend when they christened the temporary Paradice ice rink on Aotea Square in the city's CBD.

"The temporary ice rink is a great asset for the city," said Auckland Curling president Allan Langille, "and we were delighted to be invited to be a part of it."

"Dig out your shoes and brooms," says Auckland Curling Club President Al Langille, "our 2012 Season is set to go this Sunday. Check the website at www.curling.org.nz for the draws, or see below for this week's."

	"Just here guys" - Shy Teds skip Kieran Ford tells Keswick Pearson and Morgan Long where he wants Brett Sargon's stone.

The Shy Teds side of Kieran Ford, Brett Sargon, Keswick Pearson and Morgan Long, 2010 Auckland Under-21 champions, stepped up a notch when they won this year's Auckland Premier League title.

They beat Team Bauer 5-4 in the Final. Team Bauer (Alex Bauer, Nick Lambert, Katie Bauer and Emily Whelan) were the top qualifiers for the playoff rounds after topping round robin play with 14 wins from 17.

An Auckland Curling Club team has won the Victoria Curling Association's 2011 Open Bonspiel title.

The 8-team tournament was held at Melbourne's Medibank Icehouse on 26-28 September in conjunction with the Australian Junior, Senior and Mixed Doubles Championships.

The championship playoff format for Auckland Curling Club’s 2011 season has been finalised.

After the round robin has been completed on 25 September the league will split into 3 division with 6 teams in each, and there will be playoffs to find the winner of each division.