2017 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2017 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Northern Ontario women's curling championship, was held January 18–24 at the Nipigon Curling and Event Centre in Nipigon, Ontario. The winning Krista McCarville rink represented Northern Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.[1] The win sent McCarville to her sixth national Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

2017 Northern Ontario
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Host cityNipigon, Ontario
ArenaNipigon Curling and Event Centre
DatesJanuary 18–22
WinnerTeam McCarville
Curling clubFort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay
SkipKrista McCarville
ThirdKendra Lilly
SecondAshley Sippala
LeadSarah Potts
FinalistTracy Fleury
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For the third straight year, the final featured the McCarville rink from Thunder Bay against the Tracy Fleury rink from Sudbury. McCarville had won the Northern Ontario in 2016 as well,[2] and went all the way to the finals of the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Despite this, the Fleury team were the higher ranked rink going into the tournament. In the final, Team McCarville stole single points in the 4th and 5th points and then two points in the sixth end en route to winning the Northern Ontario championship.[3]

The event was a double-round robin, from which the top two teams played in a final match for the championship.[4]

Teams
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateClub
Tracy FleuryJennifer WylieJenna WalshAmanda GatesCrystal WebsterIdylwylde Golf & Country Club, Sudbury
Krista McCarvilleKendra LillyAshley SippalaSarah PottsFort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay
Hailey BeaudryKendra LemieuxEmily CooneyErin TomaltyFort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay
Larissa MikkelsenShana MarchessaultAli McCullouchKady StachiwPort Arthur Curling Club, Thunder Bay

Standings
Skip W L
McCarville51
Fleury51
Beaudry[lower-alpha 1]14
Mikkelson[lower-alpha 1]05

Scores

The scores are as follows:[5]

January 18
Draw 1
  • Fleury 14-5 Beaudry
  • McCarville 9-2 Mikkelson

January 19
Draw 2
  • McCarville 10-2 Beaudry
  • Fleury 9-2 Mikkelson
Draw 3
  • McCarville 7-10 Fleury
  • Mikkelson 7-8 Beaudry

January 20
Draw 4
  • Mikkelsen 4-8 McCarville
  • Beaudry 3-9 Fleury
Draw 5
  • Mikkelsen 3-9 Fleury
  • Beaudry 3-9 McCarville

January 21
  • McCarville 5-4 Fleury

Final

Saturday Jan.21 7:30 Pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tracy Fleury 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6
Krista McCarville 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 10
2017 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Krista McCarville
6th Northern Ontario Women's Championship title

Notes
  1. Teams Beaudry and Mikkelson did not play their final match.

References
  1. "Nipigon, Ont. to host Scotties Tournament of Hearts regional qualifier - Thunder Bay - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  2. "Fleury rink heads to Nipigon for Scotties provincials". Sudbury.com. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  3. "Ontario's best curlers come to town". Northumberland Today. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  4. Leith Dunick (2017-01-18). "McCarville, Fleury earn wins to open Northern Ontario Scotties". TBNewsWatch.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  5. "2017 Scotties Provincial Women's Championship". Curlnoca.ca. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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