Always fascinated by curling but never tried it out? Now's your chance!

Take the first step into curling and Learn to Curl with Aksarben Curling at Baxter Arena in Omaha! All ages and abilities can give curling a try. Learn to Curls will be offered on the following dates:

• Ladies' Learn to Curl: Sunday, December 3 at 11:45 AM
• Learn to Curl: Sunday, January 7 at 11:45 AM
• Learn to Curl: Sunday, February 4 at 11:45 AM
• Newcomers Instructional League (3 weeks): Saturdays at 4:15 PM starting February 17
• Learn to Curl: Sunday, March 3 at 11:45 AM

The 2023-2024 curling season is here! We will have six recreational leagues plus our youth/juniors program:

Winter Leagues — Priority registration runs Monday, November 13 through Sunday, November 26; general registration opens Saturday, December 2 at 10 AM.

• Winter Sundays at 2:15 PM: 9 weeks starting Jan 7 — room for 1 junior curler
• Winter Sundays at 4:30 PM: 9 weeks starting Jan 7 —room for 1 individual
• Winter Sundays at 6:45 PM: 9 weeks starting Jan 7 —FULL
• Winter Tuesdays at 8 PM: 10 games over 10-12 weeks starting Jan 2 — FULL
• Winter Fridays at 7 PM: 10 weeks starting Jan 5 — FULL
• Youth/Juniors Curling Saturdays at 2 PM: 8 weeks starting Jan 13
• Winter Saturdays DOUBLES at 4:15 PM: 5 weeks starting Jan 13

On April 15-16, Aksarben Curling hosted its inaugural Season Championship bonspiel at Baxter Arena. The event featured the top performing team from each Fall and Winter League plus a wild card lottery team and a wild card college team.

Teams competed for the inaugural Katie Beck Championship Cup, our new annual trophy honoring the legacy of Katie Beck, one of Aksarben Curling's most accomplished curlers.Read more about Katie Beck's legacy and curlers' memories of Katie Beck.

Teams played in a 3-team pools that broke into semi-finals and finals. Participating teams included:

Little Raise of Sunshine: Fall Tuesday 8pm champs
Sweeping Swine: Fall Friday 7pm champs
Sweep Dreams: Fall Sunday 2:15pm champs
Eh Team: Fall Sunday 4:30pm champs
Silver Snakes: Fall Sunday 6:45pm champs
Stone Cold: Winter Tuesday 8pm champs
Curl Power: wild card lottery
Rolling Stones: Winter Saturday 4:15pm champs
Stop, Drop & Curl: Winter Sunday 2:15pm champs
Stone Cold: Winter Sunday 4:30pm champs
Sheets & Giggles: Winter Sunday 6:45pm champs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Curling Club: college league wild card

Congratulations to our season champions!

2022-2023 Season Champions
Stone Cold
Paul Foley (lead), Ralph Roza (second), Jeff Lueders (vice), Nick Allmaker (skip)

2022-2023 Season Championship Runners-Up
Silver Snakes
Alex Wilson (lead), Amanda Wilson (skip), Meredith Daniels (vice), Randy Brodner (second)

2022-2023 Season Championship Third Place
Sweep Dreams
David Hill (Skip), Nic Ridder (fourth), Doug Michel (vice), Adam Leong (lead)

New to curling? We got you covered with what you need to know!

Check out this handy Curling Basics 101  from our friends at Cedar Rapids Curling. It provides everything you need to know about the history of curling, game play, scoring, sportsmanship, and key terms.

Two-minute Video Explainer: