Members of Team Rock Docs, which include Randy Boyd, Alie Montang, and Keaton Vallance wait to sweep the stone into proper position.
Right now, he said the only limits are capacity and availability. There’s currently space for up to eight four- person curling teams for each two- hour session. The Frontier Ice Arena must accommodate ice time for the curling club as well as the various lo- cal hockey and figure skating clubs. But there’s also word about a new rink being built in Spokane Valley next year, which could potentially increase the availability of all three ice activities. Swigart said a new place could be a perfect opportunity for hockey, skat- ing, and curling communities to col-
laborate and further enhance the area’s reputation for ice sports. He is excited about any opportu- nity to get more people involved in curling throughout the region. “It’s a very social activity, and since there’s so much standing around, a lot of camaraderie develops,” he said. He and his teammates weren’t able to coordinate their schedules to compete nationally in 2025, but he’d enjoy seeing more people interested in doing so in the future. “We want to see curling grow,” Swigart said. “We’d love to see many arena teams competing to see who
gets to represent us at higher levels. And at a lot of these tournaments, no one really cares who wins since ev- eryone is having so much fun.” Whether for competition or a good time, curling can be appealing. “I equate it to golf, where it’s easy to pick up, and you need to play a lot to get good, and it’s something you can do your whole life,” Boyd said. “I know people in their 80s who are still curling.”. N
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