The 2012 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Ontario's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 23 to 29 at the Kenora Curling Club in Kenora, Ontario. The winning team of Tracy Horgan represented Ontario at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished with a 4-7 record.
Qualification Process Ten teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. Four teams qualified from Northern Ontario, two teams qualified from Regions 1&2, two teams qualified from regions 3&4 and two teams qualified from the Challenge Round.
Teams Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Team 1 Northern Ontario provincial 1st-place finish 1 Krista McCarville Team 2 Northern Ontario provincial 2nd-place finish 1 Marlo Dahl Team 3 Northern Ontario provincial 3rd-place finish 1 Tracy Horgan Team 4 Northern Ontario provincial 4th-place finish 1 Laura Pickering Teams 5 & 6 Regions 1 & 2 Qualifiers 2 Cathy Auld Rachel Homan Teams 7 & 8 Regions 3 & 4 Qualifiers 2 Allison Nimik Kathy Brown Teams 9 & 10 Challenge Round Qualifiers 2 Sherry Middaugh Jenn Hanna
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) Cathy Auld Janet Murphy Stephanie Gray Melissa Foster Mary Chilvers Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga Kathy Brown Janet Langevin Abbie Darnley Margie Hewitt King Curling Club, Schomberg Marlo Dahl Rhonda Skillen Oye Sem Won-Briand Jessica Williams Karlee Jones Port Arthur Curling Club, Thunder Bay Jenn Hanna Pascale Letendre Stephanie Hanna Trish Scharf Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Alison Kreviazuk Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club, Ottawa Tracy Horgan Jennifer Seabrook Jenna Enge Amanda Gates Idylwylde Golf & Country Club, Sudbury Krista McCarville Ashley Miharija Sarah Lang Liz Kingston Kari Lavoie Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Coldwater and District Curling Club, Coldwater Allison Nimik Lori Eddy Kimberly Tuck Julie Columbus St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas Laura Pickering Mackenzie Daley JoAnne Comé Allison McLeod North Bay Granite Curling Club, North Bay
Standings Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends Rachel Homan (Ottawa) 9 0 65 39 40 32 9 11 Tracy Horgan (Idylwylde) 7 2 60 42 38 29 12 11 Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) 6 3 55 47 37 34 17 11 Krista McCarville (Fort William) 6 3 57 46 34 32 14 10 Cathy Auld (Mississaugua) 5 4 59 45 34 33 14 9 Marlo Dahl (Port Arthur) 5 4 60 49 38 32 18 10 Kathy Brown (King) 3 6 42 60 31 35 15 7 Allison Nimik (St. Thomas) 2 7 40 56 29 37 10 2 Jenn Hanna (Ottawa) 2 7 52 59 34 40 12 8 Laura Pickering (North Bay Granite) 0 9 29 78 22 38 13 0
Results
Draw 1 January 23, 7:00 PM CT
Draw 2 January 24, 2:00 PM CT
Draw 3 January 24, 7:00 PM CT
Draw 4 January 25, 2:00 PM CT
Draw 5 January 25, 7:00 PM CT
Draw 6 January 26, 2:00 PM CT
Draw 7 January 26, 7:00 PM CT
Draw 8 January 27, 2:00 PM CT
Draw 9 January 27, 7:00 PM CT
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 January 28, 2:00 PM CT
3 vs. 4 January 28, 7:00 PM CT
Semifinal January 29, 9:30 AM CT
Final January 29, 2:00 PM CT
Qualification Southern Ontario zones run from December 9 to 11, 2011, and December 16 to 19, 2011. Two teams from each zone qualify to two regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to the provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier.
The Northern Ontario provincial championship were held from December 8 to 11 at the Copper Cliff Curling Club in Copper Cliff, Ontario. Four teams qualified out of the Northern Ontario championship.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Southern Ontario Zone Qualification
Zone 1 December 10–11 at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Jenn Hanna (Ottawa Curling) Rachel Homan (Ottawa Curling) Jennifer Harvey (Cornwall)
Zone 2 December 9–11 at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Tracy Samaan (Rideau) Christine McCrady (Rideau) Lauren Mann (Rideau) Laura Payne (Rideau) Marla Weinberger (Rideau)
Zone 3 December 9–11 at the Pakenham Curling Club, Pakenham
As there were no teams entered in this zone, seeds 3A and 3B will be filled by seeds from Zone 7.
Zone 4 December 16–18 at the Brighton & District Curling Club, Brighton
Lisa Farnell (Loonie)
As there was only one team entered in this zone, Farnell will be seeded as seed 4A, and seed 4B will be filled by a seed from Zone 7.
Zone 5 December 17–18 at the Beaverton Curling Club, Beaverton
Julie O'Neill (Lindsay) Jaimee Gardner (Peterborough C.C.) Angie Melaney (Lakefield)
Zone 6 December 10–12 at the Sutton Curling Club, Sutton West
Susan McKnight (Uxbridge) Lesley Pyne (Annandale)
Zone 7 December 17–18 at the Bayview Golf & Country Club, Thornhill
Kirsten Wall (Donalda) Julie Hastings (Bayview) Shawnessy Johnson (East York) (Zone 3A Qualifier) Colleen Madonia (Thornhill) (Zone 3B Qualifier) Christine Anderson (Leaside) (Zone 4B Qualifier) Joanne Heffernan (Bayview) Danielle Bourque (Leaside) Jan Carwardine (Leaside)
Zone 8 December 17–18 at the Oakville Curling Club, Oakville
Cathy Auld (Mississaugua) Ashley Waye (Royals) Kelly Cochrane (High Park)
Zone 9 December 10–11 at the King Curling Club, Schomberg
Kathy Brown (King) Kristy Russell (Shelburne) Meagan Tervail (Brampton) Julie Reddick (King) Alison Goring (Milton)
Zone 10 December 10–11 at the Barrie Curling Club, Barrie
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) Heather Marshall (Orillia) Sarah Picton (Stroud) (Zone 11B Qualifier) Lynne Middaugh (Orillia) Kristeen Wilson (Midland) Julie Truscott (Parry Sound)
Zone 11 December 16–18 at the Blue Water Curling Club, Owen Sound
Leslie Bishop (Port Elgin)
As there was only one team entered in this zone, Bishop will be seeded as seed 11A, and seed 11B will be filled by a seed from Zone 10.
Zone 12 December 9–11 at the Elmira & District Curling Club, Elmira
Suzanne Frick (Guelph Curling) Karen Sagle (Guelph Curling) Sheri Smeltzer (Fergus) (Zone 14A Qualifier) Anne Dunn (Galt Country) (Zone 14B Qualifier) Tracey Jones (Arthur) Courtney Hodgson (Guelph Curling) Janet McGhee (Guelph Curling) Kathy Ryan (K–W Granite)
Zone 13 December 17–18 at the Hamilton Victoria Club, Hamilton
Katie Lindsay (Welland) Chrissy Cadorin (Glendale) Lorna Howarth (Hamilton Victoria) Sharon Lederman (Hamilton Victoria) Michelle Fletcher (Burlington Curling)
Zone 14 December 16–18 at the Harriston Curling Club, Harriston
As there were no teams entered in this zone, seeds 14A and 14B will be filled by seeds from Zone 12.
Zone 15 December 18 at the Woodstock Curling Club, Woodstock
Allison Nimik (St. Thomas) Dianne Dykstra (Brant) Heather Carr Olmstead (St. Thomas)
Zone 16 December 10 at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
Lisa Moore (Highland) Marika Bakewell (Highland) Katie Lambert (Ilderton)
Regions 1 & 2 January 6–8, Gananoque Curling Club, Gananoque
Regions 3 & 4 January 6–8, Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Challenge Round January 13–15, Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa
Northern Ontario Provincials The Northern Ontario provincials were held from December 8 to 11, 2011, at the Copper Cliff Curling Club in Copper Cliff, Ontario. The top four teams advanced to the provincial playoffs.
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) Marlo Dahl Rhonda Skillen Oye Sem Won-Briand Jessica Williams Port Arthur Curling Club Tracy Horgan Jennifer Seabrook Jenna Enge Amanda Gates Idlywylde Golf & Curling Club Ashley Kallos Angela Lee-Wiwcharyk Alissa Begin Andrea Milionis Port Arthur Curling Club Sandra Lahti Amanda Mahaffy Jamie Ward Renee Higgins Roxanne Barbeau Copper Cliff Curling Club Louise Logan Margaret McLaughlin Amanda Corkal Monique Schryer Copper Cliff Curling Club Krista McCarville Ahsley Miharija Sarah Lang Liz Kingston Kari Lavoie Fort William Curling Club Laura Pickering Mackenzie Daley JoAnne Comé Allison McLeod North Bay Granite Curling Club
Standings Skip (Club)WL Krista McCarville (Fort William) 5 1 Marlo Dahl (Port Arthur) 5 1 Tracy Horgan (Idlywylde) 4 2 Laura Pickering (North Bay Granite) 3 3 Louise Logan (Copper Cliff) 2 4 Ashley Kallos (Port Arthur) 2 4 Sandra Lahti (Copper Cliff) 0 6
Results
Draw 1 December 9, 10:30 AM ET
Draw 2 December 9, 3:00 PM ET
Draw 3 December 9, 7:30 PM ET
Draw 4 December 10, 9:30 AM ET
Draw 5 December 10, 2:30 PM ET
Draw 6 December 10, 7:30 PM ET
Draw 7 December 11, 9:00 AM ET
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