2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host city	Cobourg, Ontario
Arena	Cobourg Community Centre
Dates	January 29–February 5
Winner	Rachel Homan
Curling club	Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa
Skip	Rachel Homan
Third	Emma Miskew
Second	Joanne Courtney
Lead	Lisa Weagle
Coach	Adam Kingsbury
Finalist	Jacqueline Harrison
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The 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts , the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 30 to February 5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The winning Rachel Homan rink represented Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on home ice in St. Catharines, Ontario. Homan went on to win her third Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Manitoba's Michelle Englot in the final.

The event was held in conjunction with the 2017 Ontario Tankard, southern Ontario's men's provincial championship which was held at the same time. The events are usually held separately. ^[1] The opening ceremonies were scheduled for January 30. ^[2]

The Rachel Homan rink, who were ranked #1 on the World Curling Tour's Order of Merit ranking ^[3] won the event, after having been upset in the 2016 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts by club-mates Jenn Hanna and her rink. Hanna did not curl competitively in the 2016–17 season.

Qualification Process

Qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed again for 2017. Eight teams will qualify from two regional qualifiers (two each) and a challenge round. The top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 4 ^[4] ) also qualified. ^[5]

Qualification method	Berths	Qualifying team
CTRS leaders	2	Rachel Homan Allison Flaxey
East Qualifier	2	Cathy Auld Heather Heggestad
West Qualifier	2	Jacqueline Harrison Julie Tippin
Challenge Round	2	Megan Balsdon Sherry Middaugh

Teams

The event was headlined by the two-time national champion Rachel Homan rink who entered the event in first place on the World Curling Tour. Other top teams in the event included the 2016 WFG Masters and 2014 provincial champion Allison Flaxey rink, and five-time provincial champion Sherry Middaugh. ^[6]

The team lineups were as follows: ^[7]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Club(s)
Cathy Auld	Lori Eddy	Karen Rowsell	Jenna Bonner	Mary Chilvers	Dundas Valley G&CC, Dundas
Megan Balsdon	Jessica Corrado	Stephanie Corrado	Laura Hickey		Dixie CC, Mississauga
Allison Flaxey	Clancy Grandy	Lynn Kreviazuk	Morgan Court		Guelph CC, Guelph
Jacqueline Harrison	Janet Murphy	Stephanie Matheson	Melissa Foster	Jestyn Murphy	Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga
Heather Heggestad	Ginger Coyle	Michelle Smith	Lauren Harrison	Colleen Madonia	The Thornhill Club, Thornhill
Rachel Homan	Emma Miskew	Joanne Courtney	Lisa Weagle		Ottawa CC, Ottawa
Sherry Middaugh	Jo-Ann Rizzo	Lee Merklinger	Leigh Armstrong	Kimberly Tuck	Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater
Julie Tippin	Chantal Duhaime	Rachelle Vink	Tess Bobbie		Woodstock CC, Woodstock

Round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

Skip (Club)	W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends
Jacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua)	6	1	48	33	31	27	7	9
Rachel Homan (Ottawa)	5	2	60	38	34	31	5	6
Cathy Auld (Dundas Valley)	4	3	56	63	38	38	9	11
Allison Flaxey (Guelph)	4	3	45	52	29	37	7	3
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater)	3	4	45	40	33	23	8	13
Julie Tippin (Woodstock)	3	4	42	47	28	32	5	7
Heather Heggestad (Thornhill)	2	5	40	47	32	29	6	12
Megan Balsdon (Dixie)	1	6	34	50	24	32	9	5

Round-robin results

Draw 4

Monday, January 30, 8:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Rachel Homan	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	5	X	X	11
Cathy Auld	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Megan Balsdon	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	X	5
Allison Flaxey	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	X	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Julie Tippin	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	8
Jacqueline Harrison	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heather Heggestad	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	6
Sherry Middaugh	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	7

Draw 5

Tuesday, January 31, 9:30 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Allison Flaxey	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	X	7
Heather Heggestad	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	X	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jacqueline Harrison	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	6
Rachel Homan	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Middaugh	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	6
Cathy Auld	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	2	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Megan Balsdon	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	7
Julie Tippin	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5

Draw 7

Tuesday, January 31, 7:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Megan Balsdon	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	X	X	3
Jacqueline Harrison	3	3	1	0	1	0	2	X	X	X	10

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heather Heggestad	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	6
Cathy Auld	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	7

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 1, 9:30 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Rachel Homan	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	X	9
Julie Tippin	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Middaugh	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	7
Allison Flaxey	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	8

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heather Heggestad	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	8
Megan Balsdon	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Auld	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	X	3
Jacqueline Harrison	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	X	6

Draw 10

Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Julie Tippin	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	2	X	X	8
Allison Flaxey	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	3

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Rachel Homan	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	6
Sherry Middaugh	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5

Draw 11

Thursday, February 2, 9:30 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Auld	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	7
Allison Flaxey	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Rachel Homan	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	X	7
Megan Balsdon	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	5

Draw 12

Thursday, February 2, 2:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jacqueline Harrison	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	7
Sherry Middaugh	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Julie Tippin	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	6
Heather Heggestad	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	7

Draw 13

Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Heather Heggestad	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	X	X	4
Rachel Homan	0	5	0	3	0	1	0	X	X	X	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Allison Flaxey	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	4
Jacqueline Harrison	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	7

Draw 14

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Megan Balsdon	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	5
Sherry Middaugh	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Julie Tippin	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	11
Cathy Auld	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8

Draw 15

Friday, February 13, 2:30pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Auld	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6
Megan Balsdon	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Middaugh	2	1	0	2	2	X	X	X	X	X	7
Julie Tippin	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	0

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Allison Flaxey	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	X	7
Rachel Homan	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jacqueline Harrison	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	6
Heather Heggestad	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	5

Tie Breaker

Friday, February 3, 7:30pm

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Auld	2	0	3	0	1	2	0	1	1	X	10
Allison Flaxey	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	4

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Final
						1	Jacqueline Harrison	4
	2	Rachel Homan	9			2	Rachel Homan	7
	3	Cathy Auld	3

Semi-final

Saturday, February 4, 9:00am

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Rachel Homan	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	2	X	X	9
Cathy Auld	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	3

Final

Sunday, February 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jacqueline Harrison	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	X	4
Rachel Homan	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	1	X	7

2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Rachel Homan 5th Ontario Provincial Championship title

Qualification

East and west regional qualifiers ran from December 16-December 19, 2016. Two teams from each region qualified.

East Qualifier

December 16–19, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa ^[8]

Teams entered:

• Kristina Adams (Ennismore)
• Cathy Auld (Dundas Valley)
• Megan Balsdon (Dixie)
• Chrissy Cadorin (Thornhill)
• Susan Froud (Stroud)
• Julie Hastings (Bayview)
• Heather Heggestad (Thornhill)
• Danielle Inglis (Ottawa Hunt)
• Cassandra Lewin (RCMP)
• Erin Macaulay (Rideau)
• Colleen Madonia (Thornhill)
• Angie Melaney (Lindsay)
• Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater)
• Erin Morrissey (RCMP)
• Samantha Peters (Rideau)
• Charlene Sobering (Rideau)
• Ashley Waye (Royal Canadian)

Brackets: ^[9]

	A Side					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					A Final
						Chrissy Cadorin		8
						Ashley Waye		1
											Megan Balsdon		3
											Chrissy Cadorin		6
						Megan Balsdon		12
						Cassandra Lewin		2
																Erin Macaulay		2
	Colleen Madonia		3													Chrissy Cadorin		6
	Angie Melaney		10			Sherry Middaugh		7
						Angie Melaney		2
											Sherry Middaugh		1
											Erin Macaulay		8
						Erin Macaulay		8
						Erin Morrissey		7
																					Chrissy Cadorin		2
																					Cathy Auld		8
						Julie Hastings		9
						Kristina Adams		6
											Julie Hastings		6
											Samantha Peters		5
						Samantha Peters		10
						Danielle Inglis		9
																Julie Hastings		5
																Cathy Auld		7
						Susan Froud		1
						Cathy Auld		12
											Cathy Auld		10
											Heather Heggestad		6
						Heather Heggestad		8
						Charlene Sobering		7

	B Side (top half)					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					To B Quarterfinal
											Colleen Madonia		6
											Heather Heggestad		8
						Colleen Madonia		8
	Ashley Waye		2			Cassandra Lewin		2
	Cassandra Lewin		9													Heather Heggestad		5
																Angie Melaney		4
											Samantha Peters		2
											Angie Melaney		9
						Erin Morrissey		6
						Angie Melaney		11

	B Side (Bottom half)				Semifinals				Finals
					Sherry Middaugh	8
	Danielle Inglis	2 1			Kristina Adams	3
	Kristina Adams	5							Sherry Middaugh	5
									Susan Froud	9
					Susan Froud	7
	Charlene Sobering	2			Megan Balsdon	3
	Susan Froud	10

	B Quarterfinal					B Semifinal					B Final
											Chrissy Cadorin		4
	Erin Macaulay		6								Heather Heggestad		5
	Heather Heggestad		7			Heather Heggestad		12
	Julie Hastings		4			Susan Froud		3
	Susan Froud		7

West Qualifier

December 17–19, at the Guelph Curling Club, Guelph

Teams entered:

• Kelly Cochrane (High Park)
• Michelle Fletcher (Burlington)
• Brenda Halloway (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite)
• Jacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua)
• Mallory Kean (Westmount)
• Jackie Kellie (Glendale)
• Stephanie LeDrew (Sarnia)
• Katie Moreau (Penetanguishene)
• Hollie Nicol (Royal Canadian)
• Jen Spencer (Guelph)
• Julie Tippin (Woodstock)

Brackets: ^[10]

	A side					Quarterfinal					Semifinal					Final
						Kelly Cochrane		9
						Hollie Nicol		3
											Jacqueline Harrison		8
	Jen Spencer		8								Kelly Cochrane		6
	Jackie Kellie		10			Jackie Kellie		4
						Jacqueline Harrison		8
																Jacqueline Harrison		7
	Stephanie LeDrew		2													Julie Tippin		2
	Katie Moreau		8			Julie Tippin		8
	Katie Cottrill		3			Katie Moreau		4
	Susan Froud		7								Julie Tippin		6
	Brenda Halloway		6								Mallory Kean		5
	Michelle Fletcher		7			Michelle Fletcher		8
						Mallory Kean		11

	B Side					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
											Mallory Kean		7
	Stephanie LeDrew		2								Hollie Nicol		1
	Hollie Nicol		9			Hollie Nicol		8
	Brenda Halloway		9			Brenda Halloway		3
	Jackie Kellie		2													Jen Spencer		6
																Mallory Kean		7
											Jen Spencer		9			B Final
											Kelly Cochrane		6
						Jen Spencer		10								Julie Tippin		9
	Michelle Fletcher		4			Katie Moreau		1								Mallory Kean		1
	Jen Spencer		8

Challenge Round

January 20–22, Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga ^[11]

Notes: ^[12]

• Courtney de Winter skipping the Ashley Waye rink.
• Lauren Wasylkiw skipping the Brenda Holloway rink.

Brackets: ^[13]

	A side					Quarterfinal					Semifinal					A Final
						Sherry Middaugh		7
	Erin Morrissey		4			Danielle Inglis		2
	Danielle Inglis		10								Sherry Middaugh		5
	Kristina Adams		3								Megan Balsdon		6
	Hollie Nicol		6			Hollie Nicol		5
	Courtney de Winter		1			Megan Balsdon		6
	Megan Balsdon		9													Megan Balsdon		6
	Lauren Wasylkiw		6													Julie Hastings		5
	Mallory Kean		5			Lauren Wasylkiw		1
	Angie Melaney		2			Chrissy Cadorin		7
	Chrissy Cadorin		10								Chrissy Cadorin		4
	Katie Moreau		2								Julie Hastings		7
	Julie Hastings		8			Julie Hastings		9
	Susan Froud		10			Susan Froud		6
	Erin Macaulay		3

	B Side (Top half)					Semifinals					Finals
						Danielle Inglis		10
	Mallory Kean		6			Angie Melaney		11
	Angie Melaney		7								Angie Melaney		6
											Erin Macaulay		8
						Hollie Nicol		6
	Katie Moreau		5			Erin Macaulay		8
	Erin Macaulay		7

	B Side (bottom half)					Semifinal					Finals
						Lauren Wasylkiw		9
						Erin Morrissey		7
											Lauren Wasylkiw		8
	Kristina Adams		9								Kristina Adams		7
	Courtney de Winter		1			Susan Froud		2
						Kristina Adams		8

	B Side					Semifinal					B Final
											Sherry Middaugh		7
	Erin Macaulay		6								Julie Hastings		6
	Chrissy Cadorin		7			Chrissy Cadorin		6
	Lauren Wasylkiw		3			Sherry Middaugh		8
	Sherry Middaugh		5

References

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External links

• Official website