Local youth national champions talk with Manz elementary students about curling
Mar. 17—EAU CLAIRE — When three youth curling athletes visited Manz Elementary School on Thursday, they taught the enthusiastic elementary students exactly what their sport entails.
"We have a sheet of ice that is about 150 feet long, and on either side there are two houses," said Benji Paral, a Memorial High School and former Manz student. "Each team alternates throwing eight rocks back and forth."
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