We have several curling leagues with openings that start in January 2026:

We will offer the following Winter Leagues:

• Sundays at 12pm: 10 weeks starting Jan 4
• Sundays at 2:15pm: 10 weeks starting Jan 4
• Sundays at 4:30pm: 10 weeks starting Jan 4
• Sundays at 6:45pm: 10 weeks starting Jan 4
• Tuesdays at 8pm: 10 weeks across 12 weeks (2 byes) starting Jan 6
• Fridays at 7pm: 9 weeks starting Jan 9
• Saturdays at 2:15pm (youth/juniors): 7 weeks starting January 17
• Saturdays at 4:30pm (novice-focused): 10-week option starting January 10 and 6-week option starting February 7.
  • We're prioritizing this league for newer curlers and giving priority registration to recent participants of our Newcomers Instructional Leagues and members who are not currently in a Fall League. Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for priority registration information if you fall in either category.
• Saturday Newcomers Instructional League at 4:30pm: 4 weeks starting January 10

Registration will open in two phases:

• Priority registration for Fall 2025 league participants: Saturday, November 22 through Wednesday, December 3
  
  • Note: Recent Newcomers League members and members not currently in a league will have first priority in the new Saturday 4:30pm league
• Open registration: Saturday, December 6 at 10am (Note: Depending on demand, this may switch to a lottery system for any open spots)

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 and Newcomer Instructional Leagues occur from September through March each year.

Our next events include:

• Learn to Curl: Sunday, November 30 at 12pm
• Learn to Curl: Sunday, December 14 at 12pm
• 4-week Newcomers Instructional League: Begins Saturday, January 10 at 4:30pm
• Learn to Curl: Saturday, February 28 at 6:45pm
• Learn to Curl: Saturday, March 14 at 6:45pm

Pictured: Isaiah Jacobsen, David Hill, Julia Castle, Nic Swiercek, Nic Ridder, Kali Odd, Doug Michel, 'Elvis,' Lois Imig, Buffy Linke, Meredith Daniels

In October 2025, Aksarben Curling had two teams compete in the 2025 USA Curling Arena National Championship at CurlVegas in Las Vegas, NV: Team Ridder on the men's side and Team Linke on the women's side. We're proud to have had Aksarben represented in both divisions at this year's championship!

Team Ridder
Doug Michel (lead), David Hill (skip, second), Nic Swiercek (third), Nic Ridder (vice, fourth), and Isaiah Jacobsen (alternate)

Team Linke
Ralph Roza (coach), Buffy Linke (skip), Kali Odd (alternate), Meredith Daniels (vice), Lois Imig (lead), and Julia Castle (second)

In August 2025, Team Ridder finished in the semi-finals at MACA Regional Playdowns and later qualified for nationals through the Last Chance Bonspiel at LaCrosse Curling in September 2025. In 2024, Team Ridder won the silver medal at the Arena National Championship in Wausau, WI and was looking to capture another medal in 2025. Team Ridder won all five of their pool matches (two in extra ends!) to finish pool play undefeated and secure a bye into the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, they defeated Grand Rapids Curling's Team Shlimovitz to face DFW Curling's Team Myers in the gold/silver game. After a close game tied after 6 ends, Team Myers pulled ahead with a 2-point lead after 7 ends to ultimately prevail with handshakes in the 8th end, securing the gold for DFW (their 6th!) and a back-to-back silver medal for Team Ridder and Aksarben Curling!

Congratulations to Team Ridder's Nic Ridder, David Hill, Doug Michel, Nic Swiercek, and Isaiah Jacobsen!

Aksarben's Team Linke finished third overall in the MACA Regional Playdowns and later qualified for nationals at the Last Chance Bonspiel at LaCrosse Curling in September 2025, going undefeated in their double round robin. While Team Linke did not advance from pool play at natioanls, Team Linke finished with the top DSC scores across all 24 teams in the women's and men's fields!

We're really proud of Aksarben Curling's curlers and all of the work they did to make it to the national stage and represent our club and community! Read more about this year's event at Stones and Stripes.

Special thank you to all of the Aksarben Curling members back home who cheered on Team Ridder and Team Linke remotely from Omaha at home and at our livestream watch parties! We continue to have the gold medalists of cheering back home!

Congratulation to all of the 2025 USA Curling Arena National Champions:

Men's division
Gold: Team Myers (DFW Curling, Mid-America Curling Association)
Silver: Team Ridder (Aksarben Curling, Mid-America Curling Association)
Bronze: Team Spangler (Mountain Pacific Curling Association)

Women's Division
Gold: Team Weber (Sioux Falls Curling, Dakota Curling Association)
Silver: Team Robertsons (DFW Curling, Mid-America Curling Association)
Bronze: Team Asis (Silicon Valley Curling, Mountain Pacific Curling Association)

Thank you to all of the amazing hosts at CurlVegas, all of the ice technicians who made the ice amazing all week, and all of the staff and officials at USA Curling for running such a great event!

The new 2025-2026 curling season kicks off this September! Here's our blog previewing the upcoming season! [read more]

Pictured: John Cherek (skip), Elise Cherek (lead), Katie Ward (second), Jeff Cherek (vice)

On April 11-13, 2025, Aksarben Curling hosted its Season Championship bonspiel at Baxter Arena. The event featured sixteen teams including the champions of our 12 fall and winter leagues, our top college league team, the 2023-2024 defending champs, and two wild card lottery teams.

Teams competed for the Katie Beck Championship Cup, our 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 4-team groups that broke into semi-finals and finals. Participating teams included:

Group A
Freeze Agents (Fall Sunday 12pm champ)
Stone Cold FA (Winter Tuesday 8pm champ)
The Long Shots (Fall Sunday 2:15pm champ)
Dinosaur Means Stop (Wild Card)

Group B
Spice Curls (Winter Sunday 4:30pm champ)
One WorldRocks (Wild Card)
Stone Cold (Winter Sunday 2:15pm champ)
The Rajects (Winter Sunday 12pm champ)

Group C
Little Raise of Sunshine (Fall Tuesday 8pm champ)
Sweeping Death (Winter Sunday 6:45pm champ)
Buff N Stuff (Team Aksarben - Defending Champ)
The Ice Is Right (Winter Friday 7pm champ)

Group D
Sheets & Giggles (Fall Sunday 6:45pm champ)
Leave No Stone Unturned (Fall Sunday 4:30pm champ)
Love Hack—Sheet 52s (Fall Friday 7pm champ)
UNO Curling Club (College League champ)

Team Freeze Agents advanced out of Group A to play Spice Curls from Group B in the semi-finals, with Spice Curls defeating Freeze Agents to advance to the finals. Little Raise of Sunshine advanced from Group C to face Sheets & Giggles from Group D, with Little Raise of Sunshine besting Sheets & Giggles to reach the finals. In the Bronze match, Sheets & Giggles defeated Freeze Agents. In the Championship match, Spice Curls defeated Little Raise of Sunshine to secure the championship and Katie Beck Cup!

Congratulations to our season champions!

2024-2025 Season Champion
Spice Curls
John Cherek (skip), Elise Cherek (lead), Katie Ward (second), Jeff Cherek (vice)

2024-2025 Season Championship Runner-Up
Little Raise of Sunshine
Nic Swiercek (lead), Kaeli Samson (vice), Lisa Truesdell (skip), Matthew Truesdell (second)

2024-2025 Season Championship Third Place
Sheets & Giggles
Bill Cleary (vice), Brian Cotner (skip), Glenn Prince (third), Jay Johnson (lead)

2023-2024 Season Championship Fourth Place
Freeze Agents
Eric Newhouse (vice), Stacy Bliss (second), Tiffany Buge (lead), Erin Palmer (skip)

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: