Bill Stopera

William Stopera (born August 13, 1968) is an American curler from Briarcliff Manor, New York.

Career Stopera began curling at the Schenectady Curling Club in 1977 as a junior in Schenectady, New York.

In 2009, Stopera teamed up with Matt Hames, Martin Sather, and Dean Gemmell, and finished 4th at the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship. The next year, Heath McCormick joined the team, replacing Matt Hames, who retired as skip. That year Stopera and the team competed in the 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship, finishing fourth after a playoff loss to Todd Birr.

Stopera returned with the team the next year to play in the 2012 nationals and went through the round robin undefeated, eventually securing their first national title The team finished the event at 12–0. After winning the National Championship, the team played in the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship in Basel, Switzerland. The team finished 8th 2013 McCormick Third 2013 USOCT 3rd 4–4 78.0 2014 George Third 2014 USNCC 6th 4–5 81.8 2015 Gemmell Third 2015 USNCC 5th 5–6 76.1 2015 Stopera Third 2015 USCNCC 3rd 7–5 – 2016 McCormick Third 2016 USNCC 10th 1–8 71.3 2016 Sather Third 2016 USCNCC 1st 8–3 –

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