2008 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2008 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 21-27 at the Espanola Curling Club in Espanola, Ontario. Sherry Middaugh's rink from Coldwater, Ontario won their fourth provincial title.

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Curling Club
Meri Bolander Maggie Mazzuca Karen Cecutti Annette Lauzon-McDonald Copper Cliff Curling Club, Copper Cliff
Alison Goring Cathy Auld Leslie Bishop Melissa Foster Bayview Curling Club, Thornhill
Jenn Hanna Chrissy Cadorin Stephanie Hanna Lee Merklinger Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa
Tracy Horgan Jennifer Horgan Amanda Gates Andrea Souliere-Poland Idylwylde Golf and Country Club, Sudbury
Colleen Madonia Karri-Lee Grant Janet Murphy Julie Ann Columbus Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga
Krista McCarville Tara George Kari MacLean Lorraine Lang Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay
Janet McGhee Sara Harvey Susan Froud Candace Coe Uxbridge and District Curling Club, Uxbridge
Sherry Middaugh Kirsten Wall Kim Moore Andra Harmark Coldwater and District Curling Club, Coldwater
Julie Reddick Jo-Ann Rizzo Leigh Armstrong Stephanie Leachman Brant Curling Club, Brantford
Amy Stachiw Alissa Begin Lisa Foulds Larissa Stevens Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay

Standings

Team Win L
Middaugh (Coldwater) 8 1
McCarville (Fort William) 6 3
Goring (Bayview) 6 3
McGhee (Uxbridge) 6 3
Hanna (Ottawa) 6 3
Reddick (Brant) 5 4
Madonia (Mississaugua) 3 6
Horgan (Idylwylde) 3 6
Stachiw (Fort William) 2 7
Bolander (Copper Cliff) 0 9

Playoffs

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1  Sherry Middaugh 5  
2  Krista McCarville 6         2  Krista McCarville 6
      1  Sherry Middaugh 7   1  Sherry Middaugh 7
  3  Alison Goring 2  
3  Alison Goring 7
4  Janet McGhee 3  

Qualification

Southern Ontario Zone winners

Regional winners in bold. Challenge round qualifiers in bold and italics.

Zone Winner Club
1A Jenn Hanna Ottawa
1B Lauren Mann Ottawa
2A Joyce Potter Rideau
2B Tracy Samaan Rideau
3A Barb Kelly Carleton Place
3B Deb Karbashewski Carleton Place
4A Alison Levere Cataraqui
4B Lisa Farnell Cataraqui
5A Denna Schell Cannington
5B Lisa Kannakko Peterborough
6A Kathy Brown Sutton
6B Janet McGhee Uxbridge
7A Julie Hastings Bayview
7B Alison Goring Bayview
8A Colleen Madonia Mississaugua
8B Delaine Payton Scarboro
9A Kristy Russell Orangeville
9B Karen Rae Brampton
10A Sherry Middaugh Coldwater
10B Susan Morby Barrie
11A Suzanne Boudreault Port Elgin
11B Sheri Greenman Meaford
12A Dawn Sherk Guelph
12B Jen Issler Guelph
13A Stacey Brandwood Glendale
13B B. J. Strengel Dundas Granite
14A Marika Bakewell Palmerston
14B Becky Philpott Listowel
15A Julie Reddick Brant
15B Kelly MacIntosh Brant
16A Melanie Urquhart Chatham Granite
16B Amie Coward Ilderton

Northern Ontario championship

15 women's teams entered the Northern Ontario championship (the first ever, after the formation of the Northern Ontario Curling Association in 2007). The event was also held in Espanola, and ran from January 3 to 6. Tracy Horgan defeated Krista McCarville 7-6 to win the event. Amy Stachiew and Mari Bolander also qualified for the Ontario Scotties.[1]

References