Midwest Curling Association
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| Sport | Curling |
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| Jurisdiction | Regional |
| Membership | 9 curling clubs |
| Abbreviation | MCA |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Affiliation | United States Curling Association |
| Official website | |
| midwestcurling | |
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The Midwest Curling Association (MCA) is a regional association of the United States Curling Association with member clubs in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.[1] The MCA organizes communication and competition between the nine member clubs as well as facilitating communication with the national association.
History[edit]
When originally founded in 1945,[2] the organization represented more than 40 clubs from Nebraska, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and North Dakota. The Midwest Curling Association was dissolved on May 23, 1964, and Illinois was advised to create their own organization, so the Illinois Curling Association was founded. In 2014, the Illinois Curling Association began to support clubs outside the state which lead to the board deciding in 2018 to revert to the name Midwest Curling Association.[3][4]
Member clubs[edit]
| State | Club Name | City | Type | Sheets | Year Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Chicago Curling Club[5][6] | Northbrook | Dedicated | 4[6] | 1948 | |
| Exmoor Country Club[5][7] | Highland Park | Dedicated | 4 | 1938 | ||
| Northwestern Curling Club[5] | 2005 | Curls at Chicago Curling Club | ||||
| Waltham Curling Club[5][8] | Triumph | Dedicated | 3[8] | 1884[8] | ||
| Windy City Curling Club[5][9] | Villa Park | Dedicated | 3[10] | 2014 | Arena club until summer 2019[11] | |
| Wilmette Curling Club[5][12] | Northbrook | Dedicated | 4 | 1968 | Curls at Chicago Curling Club | |
| Iowa | Cedar Rapids Curling Club[5][13] | Cedar Rapids | Arena | 6[10] | 2012[14] | |
| Des Moines Curling Club[5][15] | Urbandale | Arena | 4[10] | 2013[15] | ||
| Missouri | St. Louis Curling Club[5][16] | St Louis | Arena | 3[10] | 2010 |
References[edit]
- ^ "About MCA". Midwest Curling Association. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "Big Curling Meet Starts Here Friday". Detroit Free Press. February 11, 1945. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "History of MCA". Midwest Curling Association. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "Midwest Curling Association". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Illinois Curling Association". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Home - Chicago Curling Club". www.curlingchicago.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Curling - Exmoor Country Club". www.exmoorcountryclub.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b c "Waltham Curling Club - Home". walthamcurling.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Windy City Curling Club". www.windycitycurling.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b c d "US Curling Clubs Map at Cedar Rapids Curling Club".
- ^ Brown, Shannon (2019-01-06). "A Permanent Facility for Windy City Curling Club". Midwest Curling Association. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Johnson, Bill. "Wilmette Curling Club Home Page". www.wilmettecurling.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Cedar Rapids Curling Club - Home". www.cedarrapidscurling.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Cedar Rapids Curling". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ a b "des-moines-curling". des-moines-curling. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "St. Louis Curling Club". www.stlouiscurlingclub.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.