Jacksonville Granite Curling Club

08/16/2026

The JGCC Spring/Summer League (also known as the Merrett League) had its introductory division championship draw this past Friday evening.

Congratulations to our first-ever Icebreaker Division Champions - Team Wolfe.
Chase Wolfe, Taylor Fleming, Kara Cutshaw, Christine Salo-Sokolowski

Icebreaker Division Runner-Up - Team Reiswig
C**t Reiswig, Nate Summers, Crystal Summers, Adam Murray, Brian Todd

Fall/Winter season starts up in mid-October, sign-up now if you're interested.

08/12/2026

Jacksonville curlers - just a few days left to indicate your interest in the upcoming Fall/Winter season.

Season starts in October, but teams are forming now, don't miss out!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBi79eL5OLpOTj6hrbgVx-fpDbjIQ6OCP2zGNfSXVDdVD6ZA/viewform

08/08/2026

Jacksonville Curlers,

As we wrap up our Spring/Summer Season, we are looking ahead to gauge interest in a Fall/Winter Season. Brian is still working with the Igloo to secure dates, but it will likely be a mix of Friday and Saturday early evenings (similar to this current season), running from October to February (exact dates will be announced as soon as Brian is able to confirm them). In honor of our club's founder and first President, Tom Merrett, the League will be named "The Merrett League" and will be split into two divisions - The Granite Division (for more competitive teams), and the Ice Breakers Division (for introductory level teams).

How to Join
-Complete the below Google Form to indicate your interest.
-A separate registration/payment process will follow based on survey results.

Teams
Teams of four, formed using:
-Teammate preferences (top priority)
-Position preferences
-Competitive balance
-Full and partial teams welcome; we will help fill any open spots.

Eligibility
--Must be a JGCC member in good standing for 2026 ($75 annual membership covering GNCC membership, insurance, nametag, etc.).
--For membership questions, contact Brian Damon (904‑909‑7971).

Costs
-Estimated $25 per session plus a $25 league administration fee.
-Example: 8‑week season ≈ $225 total.
-Payment due before league play begins.

Substitute Option
-You may register as a League Substitute instead of (or in addition to) joining a team.
-Subs pay a $15 administration fee plus $30 per session played.
-If you are already on a team, no second admin fee; sub sessions cost $25.

Please fill out the below League Interest Form no later than Saturday, August 15, 2026:

08/01/2026

2 of the 3 JGCC teams are still alive at The Orlando Curling Club's Pirates of the Curl-ribbean Bonspiel and are preparing to take the ice at 7pm this evening. Both teams are fighting for a spot in the C-Event finals - if both win tonight we will see some Duval-on-Duval crime tomorrow morning...but first things first...good luck tonight, Team Peg Leg Pals & Team Duval Sea Dogs!

Spreading the joy of curling by sharing video of the Orlando Curling Club members and guests. For more information, visit us at curlingorlando.com.

07/31/2026

We've got 3 teams participating in The Orlando Curling Club's Pirates of the Curl-ribbean bonspiel happening now. All three 3 will be on the ice this afternoon/evening 5:15pm and you can watch them on Orlando's youtube livestream here:

Spreading the joy of curling by sharing video of the Orlando Curling Club members and guests. For more information, visit us at curlingorlando.com.

07/27/2026

Jacksonville curlers, we have 8 spots remaining for this Friday, July 31st.

**This event is designed for people who have already completed a Learn-to-Curl session (either at JGCC or another club).**

If you are looking for a Learn-to-Curl / Introductory event we will be posting some LTC events in August and September - Stay Tuned!

Start time is 6:30pm (please be there by 6:15pm to assist with ice prep if you can). We will have about 30 minutes of refresher training and then we will break into teams for games. During the games we will have club members roaming between games to offer sliding tips, strategy guidance, and general game advice.

After the games join us for broomstacking at Front Runners Tap House inside the Community First Igloo for socializing and fun.

Cost is $45; register here:
https://www.jaxcurling.org/index.php/events/eve/other/curling-night-in-jacksonville

07/26/2026

The JGCC Spring/Summer League (also known as the Merrett League) had its competitive division championship draw this evening.

Congratulations to our first-ever Granite Division Champions - Team Mazzotta.
Lead - Matt Edwards
Second - Gregory Whitney
Vice - Patrick Pdawg Gherrity
Skip - Gary Mazzotta

Granite Division Runner-Up - Team Host
Lead - Paul Bradway
Second - Matt Sheppard
Vice - Stephanie Patton
Skip - Trevor Host

Icebreaker Division championship draw scheduled for August 14th.

07/18/2026

Jacksonville Curlers,

As we get close to wrapping up our Spring/Summer Season, we are looking ahead to gauge interest in a Fall/Winter Season. Brian is still working with the Igloo to secure dates, but it will likely be a mix of Friday and Saturday early evenings (similar to this current season), running from October to February (exact dates will be announced as soon as Brian is able to confirm them). In honor of our club's founder and first President, Tom Merrett, the League will be named "The Merrett League" and will be split into two divisions - The Granite Division (for more competitive teams), and the Ice Breakers Division (for introductory level teams).

How to Join
-Complete the below Google Form to indicate your interest.
-A separate registration/payment process will follow based on survey results.

Teams
Teams of four, formed using:
-Teammate preferences (top priority)
-Position preferences
-Competitive balance

Full and partial teams welcome; we will help fill any open spots.

Eligibility
--Must be a JGCC member in good standing for 2026 ($75 annual membership covering GNCC membership, insurance, nametag, etc.).
For membership questions, contact Brian Damon (904‑909‑7971).

Costs
-Estimated $25 per session plus a $25 league administration fee.
-Example: 8‑week season ≈ $225 total.
-Payment due before league play begins.

Substitute Option
-You may register as a League Substitute instead of (or in addition to) joining a team.
-Subs pay a $15 administration fee plus $30 per session played.
-If you are already on a team, no second admin fee; sub sessions cost $25.

Please fill out the below League Interest Form no later than Saturday, August 8, 2026:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBi79eL5OLpOTj6hrbgVx-fpDbjIQ6OCP2zGNfSXVDdVD6ZA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Thanks, and Good Curling,
Greg Whitney
JGCC League Manager

07/18/2026

You might be wondering why we're posting a picture of a hack in the ice...it's because this isn't just a hack, it's a picture of customer service that went above and beyond.

Last Saturday, during the last regular season draw of our Spring/Summer league we had one of our hacks fail. With the playoffs set to start today (Friday, 7/17), we went online Saturday night to see if we could find a replacement hack in time for the Friday evening playoff draws. Dakota Curling Supplies not only had one in stock, but Jason Armstrong followed up on the order that we placed Saturday night to make sure we had the two sets of Marco Rubbers that we needed instead of the one that we ordered with the hack (us Florida curlers aren't as familiar with this stuff as some of the rest of you), and he personally took it to the UPS store on Tuesday and upgraded the shipping (at no extra charge) to make sure it got down to Jacksonville by the end of the day Thursday. And not only that, when we received and opened the package on Thursday afternoon we found that he'd also installed the rubbers on the hack for us already!

Thanks very much, Jason and Dakota Curling Supplies! Just another example of how the curling community takes care of each other.

05/11/2026

First time curling, but after some thorough instruction from our pro, Faith casually pulled off a double takeout like she’s been doing this for years 🥌😂�Opponents: emotionally unavailable after this one.