2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

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2017 Ontario Scotties
Tournament of Hearts
Host city Cobourg, Ontario
Arena Cobourg Community Centre
DatesJanuary 29–February 5
Winner Rachel Homan
Curling club Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa
Skip Rachel Homan
Third Emma Miskew
Second Joanne Courtney
Lead Lisa Weagle
CoachAdam 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.

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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 MethodBerthsQualifying Team
CTRS leaders2 Rachel Homan
Allison Flaxey
East Qualifier2 Cathy Auld
Heather Heggestad
West Qualifier2 Jacqueline Harrison
Julie Tippin
Challenge Round2 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]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub(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)WLPFPAEnds
Won
Ends
Lost
Blank
Ends
Stolen
Ends
Jacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua)614833312779
Rachel Homan (Ottawa)526038343156
Cathy Auld (Dundas Valley)4356633838911
Allison Flaxey (Guelph)434552293773
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater)3445403323813
Julie Tippin (Woodstock)344247283257
Heather Heggestad (Thornhill)2540473229612
Megan Balsdon (Dixie)163450243295

Round-robin results

Draw 4

Monday, January 30, 8:00 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Rachel Homan Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03020105XX11
Cathy Auld 00201010XX4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Megan Balsdon 001010120X5
Allison Flaxey Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010104000X6
Sheet C12345678910Final
Julie Tippin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg20010202018
Jacqueline Harrison 00201020106
Sheet D12345678910Final
Heather Heggestad Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020110206
Sherry Middaugh 00102002027

Draw 5

Tuesday, January 31, 9:30 am

Sheet A12345678910Final
Allison Flaxey Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010131010X7
Heather Heggestad 001000102X4
Sheet B12345678910Final
Jacqueline Harrison 01101002016
Rachel Homan Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020110105
Sheet C12345678910Final
Sherry Middaugh 01011010206
Cathy Auld Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100302028
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Megan Balsdon 010010100227
Julie Tippin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000201011005

Draw 7

Tuesday, January 31, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Megan Balsdon 0002010XXX3
Jacqueline Harrison Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3310102XXX10
Sheet B12345678910Final
Heather Heggestad Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00002021106
Cathy Auld 21110100017

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 1, 9:30 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Rachel Homan Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg402010011X9
Julie Tippin 010101100X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Sherry Middaugh 00202101107
Allison Flaxey Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg03010030018

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 pm

Sheet C12345678910Final
Heather Heggestad Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11002100038
Megan Balsdon 00200010205
Sheet D12345678910Final
Cathy Auld Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000102000X3
Jacqueline Harrison 002010012X6

Draw 10

Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Julie Tippin 10310102XX8
Allison Flaxey Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01001010XX3
Sheet B12345678910Final
Rachel Homan 01010202006
Sherry Middaugh Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10100010115

Draw 11

Thursday, February 2, 9:30 am

Sheet C12345678910Final
Cathy Auld 01010021027
Allison Flaxey Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10002200106
Sheet D12345678910Final
Rachel Homan 020110102X7
Megan Balsdon Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201001010X5

Draw 12

Thursday, February 2, 2:30 pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Jacqueline Harrison Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00020202017
Sherry Middaugh 10101010105
Sheet B1234567891011Final
Julie Tippin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110002020006
Heather Heggestad 001110101117

Draw 13

Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Heather Heggestad Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1010101XXX4
Rachel Homan 0503010XXX9
Sheet B12345678910Final
Allison Flaxey Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010101X4
Jacqueline Harrison 101102020X7

Draw 14

Sheet C12345678910Final
Megan Balsdon Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002010200X5
Sherry Middaugh 010202012X8
Sheet D1234567891011Final
Julie Tippin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2000101220311
Cathy Auld 003201000208

Draw 15

Friday, February 13, 2:30pm

Sheet A12345678910Final
Cathy Auld Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg01100100126
Megan Balsdon 20001010004
Sheet B12345678910Final
Sherry Middaugh Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21022XXXXX7
Julie Tippin 00000XXXXX0
Sheet C12345678910Final
Allison Flaxey Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001003030X7
Rachel Homan 010010101X4
Sheet D12345678910Final
Jacqueline Harrison Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg21000002016
Heather Heggestad 00110110105

Tie Breaker

Friday, February 3, 7:30pm

Sheet E12345678910Final
Cathy Auld Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg203012011X10
Allison Flaxey 020100100X4

Playoffs

Semifinal Final
1 Jacqueline Harrison 4
2 Rachel Homan 92 Rachel Homan 7
3 Cathy Auld 3

Semi-final

Saturday, February 4, 9:00am

Sheet B12345678910Final
Rachel Homan Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11040102XX9
Cathy Auld 00101010XX3

Final

Sunday, February 5

Team12345678910Final
Jacqueline Harrison Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100102000X4
Rachel Homan 001030021X7
2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
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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:

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 Melaney10 Sherry Middaugh 7
Angie Melaney 2
Sherry Middaugh 1
Erin Macaulay8
Erin Macaulay8
Erin Morrissey 7
Chrissy Cadorin 2
Cathy Auld 8
Julie Hastings 9
Kristina Adams 6
Julie Hastings 6
Samantha Peters 5
Samantha Peters10
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 Madonia8
Ashley Waye 2 Cassandra Lewin 2
Cassandra Lewin9 Heather Heggestad 5
Angie Melaney 4
Samantha Peters 2
Angie Melaney9
Erin Morrissey 6
Angie Melaney11
B Side (Bottom half) Semifinals Finals
Sherry Middaugh 8
Danielle Inglis 2 1 Kristina Adams 3
Kristina Adams5 Sherry Middaugh 5
Susan Froud9
Susan Froud7
Charlene Sobering 2 Megan Balsdon 3
Susan Froud10
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 Froud7

West Qualifier

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

Teams entered:

Brackets: [10]

A side Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Kelly Cochrane9
Hollie Nicol 3
Jacqueline Harrison 8
Jen Spencer 8 Kelly Cochrane 6
Jackie Kellie10Jackie Kellie 4
Jacqueline Harrison 8
Jacqueline Harrison 7
Stephanie LeDrew 2 Julie Tippin 2
Katie Moreau8 Julie Tippin 8
Katie Cottrill 3 Katie Moreau 4
Susan Froud7 Julie Tippin 6
Brenda Halloway 6 Mallory Kean 5
Michelle Fletcher7Michelle 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 Halloway9Brenda Halloway 3
Jackie Kellie 2 Jen Spencer 6
Mallory Kean 7
Jen Spencer9B Final
Kelly Cochrane 6
Jen Spencer10 Julie Tippin 9
Michelle Fletcher 4 Katie Moreau 1 Mallory Kean 1
Jen Spencer8

Challenge Round

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

Notes: [12]

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 Wasylkiw6 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 Froud10Susan Froud 6
Erin Macaulay 3
B Side (Top half) Semifinals Finals
Danielle Inglis 10
Mallory Kean 6 Angie Melaney11
Angie Melaney7Angie Melaney 6
Erin Macaulay8
Hollie Nicol 6
Katie Moreau 5 Erin Macaulay8
Erin Macaulay7
B Side (bottom half) Semifinal Finals
Lauren Wasylkiw9
Erin Morrissey 7
Lauren Wasylkiw8
Kristina Adams9Kristina Adams 7
Courtney de Winter 1 Susan Froud 2
Kristina Adams8
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

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