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Curling in Whitesboro
Donna Caleo and Michelle MacEnroe walk down the side walkway during the Empire State Winter Games at the Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Curling brooms line the walls of the Utica Curling Club at Whitesboro, NY. Players from all teams walk up and down the sheets during their matches during the Empire State Winter Games on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Curling brooms line the walls of the Utica Curling Club at Whitesboro, NY during the Empire State Winter Games on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Erich Krumme watches this throw closely and gestures to his teammates during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Dean Kelley and Mike Kessler sweep the stone for their team, Team Hames, during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Carol Jones (left) and Marge Moore (right) sweep for their team during the second day of matches during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Dean Kelley pushes off and starts his throw as his teammates Mike Kessler (left) and Jason Golubski (right) look to sweep once he’s released. The team performs during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Vaughn Keller prepares to throw the stone down the sheet for his team during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Dave Stachura grips the stone as he prepares to throw for his team during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Barb Felice and Tom Blaszek sweep the stone down the sheet. They both play for the Game of Stones team during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Ricky Teal calls to his teams’ sweepers during their match. Players often call out instructions or shout encouragement for the sweepers. Howard Feldman stands close behind during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Erlene Puleo watches her throw from the other end of the sheet during the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Bob Samniuk squats as he closely watches his team’s stone throw Kirby Compton sweeps for the Schenectady team during the second day of matches at the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Kirby Compton sweeps for the Schenectady team during the second day of matches at the Empire State Winter Games’s curling competition at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Marie Nowak watches the stone approach the button intently. Ensuring the stone is thrown and guided into the button or into strategic positions to block the opposing players is how teams win at curling. Nowak competed during the second day of curling matches for the Empire State Winter Games at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, New York on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Tim Lamitie smiles as the matches proceed on the second day of the of the Empire State Winter Game’s curling competitions at the Utica Curling club in Whitesboro, NY on February 1, 2025. He is the lead of Team Lamitie. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Michelle MacEnroe leans into her stone throw during the second day of Empire State Winter Game’s curling event at the Utica Curling club in Whitesboro, NY on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Dave Stachura and Maria Stachura, of team Rocking Buffalo, sweep the stone down the sheet towards the button at the other end during the second day of Empire State Winter Game’s curling event took at the Utica Curling club in Whitesboro, NY on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Bradon Stone leans into his throw of the stone down the sheet during the second day of Empire State Winter Game’s curling event took at the Utica Curling club in Whitesboro, NY on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Curlers competing in the day’s events line up to begin their individual matches. The second day of the Empire State Winter Game’s curling event took place at the Utica Curling club in Whitesboro, NY on February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Cameron Hance, of team Misfits, throws the stone down the sheet during Empire State Winter Games in Whitesboro, New York at the Utica Curling Club on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Erlene Puleo (left) and Michelle MacEnroe (right), on team Feldman’s Femme Fatales, sweep the stone down the sheet towards the button at the start of the second day of curling matches during Empire State Winter Games in Whitesboro, New York at the Utica Curling Club on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
Nick Opels, the skip, guides Brandon Stone (left), Tim Chapman (right) as they sweep the stone during Empire State Winter Games’ curling matches in Whitesboro, New York at the Utica Curling Club on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

Curling in Whitesboro
The second day Empire State Winter Games’ curling matches took place in Whitesboro, New York at the Utica Curling Club on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Team Dunnigan stands together after their receiving their Gold Medals during the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Team Opel Rocks-e stand together after their receiving their Gold Medals during the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Opel Rocks-e and Team Dunnigan pose for a photo after they received their medals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Michael Krumme thanks everyone for their sportsmanship and for being a part of the games at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Team Hames won gold in the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Feldman’s Femme Fatales won silver in the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Feldman’s Femme Fatales receive their silver medals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Team Moore won bronze in the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
The Opel Rocks-e team won gold in the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Opel Rocks-e team is awarded their gold medals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Team Dunnigan won silver in the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
The Schenectady team won bronze in the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Medals were awarded starting with bronze, then silver, and finally ending with gold at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Participants who finished their matches earlier watch the last game of the ESWG’s curling finals and share a drink with the others. On the sheet, stones are being reorganized after the match at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Participants who finished their matches earlier watch the last game of the ESWG’s curling finals at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Kathy Kane poses for a portrait at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. She handmade the handle for her bun to make it look a curling stone. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Feldman’s Femme Fatales pose for a group photo after their curling match at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Team Hames poses for a group photo after their curling match at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
The Schenectady and Misfits teams pose for a group photo with their standing brooms at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
The Schenectady and Misfits teams took a break during their match at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. Before going to take the break, they arranged their sticks together to stand while they were away from the sheet. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Peter Dawes throws the stone for his team, Opel Rocks-e, during their finals match at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. Time Chapman and Branden Stone swept. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Matt Hames prepares to throw the stone for his team during their finals match at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
The curlers participating in the finals all take a shot of Drambuie at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. The shot of liquor is usually drank by adults as a pre-game ritual. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Tim Crofton holds his bagpipes in one hand and a small shot of Drambuie at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. The shot of liquor is usually drank by adults as a pre-game ritual. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Tim Crofton plays bagpipes as he leads the curlers out onto the ice for the final matches of the Empire State Winter Games at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
The curlers participating in the Empire State Winter Games all line up and march out onto the ice in a processional, tapping their brooms in rhythm at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)

ESWG Curling in Whitesboro
Tim Crofton plays bagpipes as he leads the curlers out onto the ice for the final matches of the Empire State Winter Games at Utica Curling Club in Whitesboro, NY. The bagpipes honor the sports Scottish origins on February 2, 2025. (Surya Vaidy/Newhouse School)