Despite being a [su_permalink id=”http://www.vegasinc.com/business/2014/jan/16/curlers-glide-las-vegas-pre-olympic-competition/” target=”blank”]winter Olympic sport[/su_permalink], the curling team is not well known at the high school.

Members of the curling team, who meet for practice at the Country Club after school Monday through Thursday, find the sport attractive for a number of reasons.

For junior David Krane, curling is a unique experience.

“You don’t hear about people in Brookline or Massachusetts really curling all the time,” Krane said. “So I think it’s really cool and interesting that we do that.”

Krane said that, in particular, he likes what comes along with curling at the year’s end.

“Every year, at the end of the year, there’s a tournament,” Krane said. “They bring a person who plays the bagpipes, and there’s a procession on the ice, and there’s food and trophies, and it’s really fun and awesome.”

Junior Sarah Ann Rosenthal said she was drawn to the social aspect of curling.

“It’s a really small group of people,” Rosenthal said. “So everyone in it gets to become friends. It’s a lot more relaxed and everyone there is really nice.”

Krane also described curling as a social sport. He said, there is a lot of time when members can talk while still playing. In fact, he said this is a strong tradition in the sport.

Senior Pierce McInturff said he enjoys the complexity of curling.

“What I think is really interesting is how many different things you have take into account,” McInturff said. “For example, one day the ice might be more slippery than other days depending on the weather and temperature inside of the curling club.”

According to McInturff, to become talented at the sport, one only needs to put enough time into it.

“Although it does require a certain amount of skill,” McInturff said, “anyone can really do it.”

Rosenthal said that while she was not sure how felt about curling initially, that changed.

“I never thought that I’d like it,” Rosenthal said. “But I ended up really liking it and having a lot of fun.”

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