The 2014 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Ontario, was held from January 6 to 12 at the Soo Curlers Association in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The winning team represented Ontario at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal.
The event marked the final tournament to include teams from Northern Ontario, which began to have its own entry into the Scotties beginning in 2015.
Qualification Process Ten teams qualify for the provincial tournament through several methods. Four teams qualified from Northern Ontario, two teams qualified from Regions 1 and 2, two teams qualified from regions 3 and 4 and two teams qualified from the Challenge Round.
The defending champion Rachel Homan did not need to participate in the qualification process, as she won the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and therefore represented Team Canada at the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Northern Ontario Playdowns - 1st Place Finish 1 Tracy Horgan Northern Ontario Playdowns - 2nd Place Finish 1 Ashley Kallos Northern Ontario Playdowns - 3rd Place Finish 1 Kendra Lilly Northern Ontario Playdowns - 4th Place Finish 1 Dawna Premo Regions 1 & 2 Qualifiers 2 Hollie Nicol Cathy Auld Regions 3 & 4 Qualifiers 2 Allison Flaxey Sherry Middaugh Challenge Round Qualifiers 2 Julie Hastings Julie Reddick
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Tracy Horgan Jenn Horgan Jenna Enge Amanda Gates Idylwylde Golf & Curling Club, Sudbury Ashley Kallos Oye-Sem Won Laura Vieira Jessica Williams Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Kendra Lilly Laura Forget Courtney Chenier Amanda Corkal North Bay Granite Curling Club, North Bay Dawna Premo Lindsay Miners Megan St. Amand Michelle MacLeod Soo Curlers Association, Sault Ste. Marie Hollie Nicol Stephanie LeDrew Danielle Inglis Courtney Davies Donalda Curling Club, Don Mills, Toronto, Ontario Cathy Auld Janet Murphy Stephanie Matheson Melissa Foster Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga Allison Flaxey Katie Cottrill Lynn Kreviazuk Morgan Court Listowel Curling Club, Listowel Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Coldwater & District Curling Club, Coldwater Julie Hastings Cheryl McPherson Stacey Smith Katrina Collins Bayview Country Club, Thornhill Julie Reddick Carrie Delahunt Megan Balsdon Laura Hickey Blue Water Curling Club, Owen Sound
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends Allison Flaxey (Listowel) 7 2 70 44 32 27 9 15 Julie Hastings (Bayview) 7 2 55 51 32 33 17 2 Julie Reddick (Blue Water) 6 3 48 48 35 32 12 9 Kendra Lilly (North Bay Granite) 6 3 64 50 38 34 10 10 Cathy Auld (Mississaugua) 5 4 58 51 40 33 7 11 Tracy Horgan (Idylwylde) 5 4 61 47 38 31 12 9 Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) 4 5 46 52 31 37 14 6 Ashley Kallos (Fort William) 3 6 53 65 34 39 11 6 Hollie Nicol (Donalda) 2 7 53 65 34 37 10 9 Dawna Premo (Soo) 0 9 26 78 22 40 6 0
Round-robin results Draw 1 Monday, January 6, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, January 7, 7:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, January 8, 1:00 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, January 8, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Thursday, January 9, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Thursday, January 9, 1:00 pm
Draw 2 Friday, January 10, 9:00 am
The draw was postponed due to mechanical issues.
Draw 8 Friday, January 10, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 Friday, January 10, 7:30 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, January 12, 9:30 am
Final Sunday, January 12, 4:00 pm
Qualification Southern Ontario zones ran from November 22-December 8, 2013. Two teams from each zone qualify to 2 regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier.
The Northern Ontario provincial championship occur from December 13 to 15 in 2013 at the Soo Curlers Association in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Four teams qualify out of the Northern Ontario championship.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Southern Ontario Zone Qualification
Zone 1 December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered: Katie Morrissey (Ottawa) (automatically qualifies as only team)
Zone 2 December 6–8, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Laura Payne (Rideau) (qualifies due to lack of entries in Zone 1) Samantha Peters (Rideau) Jacqueline Lavoie (Rideau) Rhonda Varnes (Rideau)
Zone 3 December 7, at the Carleton Heights Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Brit O'Neill (City View) Lauren Mann (Pakenham)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 4 December 8, at the Trenton Curling Club, Trenton
Teams entered:
Lindsay McKeown (Cataraqui) Lisa Farnell (Loonie)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 5 December 7 at the Lindsay Curling Club, Lindsay
Teams entered:
Angie Melaney (Lakefield) Julie O'Neill (Lindsay) Emma Joyce (Lindsay) (qualifies due to lack of entries in Zone 6)
Zone 6 December 7–8 Port Perry Community Curling Club, Port Perry
Teams entered:
Susan McKnight (Uxbridge) (automatically qualifies as only team)
Zone 7 November 23–24, at the Thornhill Country Club, Thornhill
Teams entered:
Julie Hastings (Bayview) Hollie Nicol (Donalda) (qualifies due to lack of entries in Zone 8) Courtney de Winter (Richmond Hill) Chrissy Cadorin (Thornhill)
Zone 8 November 23–24 at the Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga
Cathy Auld (Mississaugua) (automatically qualifies as only team)
Zone 9 December 7–8, at the Milton Curling Club, Milton
Teams entered:
Heather Graham (King) Marika Bakewell (Markdale)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 10 November 23 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene
Teams entered:
Joanne Gill (Parry Sound) Sarah Picton (Stroud) Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater)
Zone 11 November 22–24 at the Meaford Curling Club, Meaford
Teams entered:
Julie Reddick (Blue Water) (automatically qualifies as only team)
Zone 12 December 7 at the Fergus Curling Club, Fergus
Teams entered: Kristy Russell (Elora) Sheri Smeltzer (Fergus) Taylor Mellor (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Jen Spencer (Westmount) (qualifies due to lack of entries in Zone 11)
Zone 13 December 8, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
Teams entered:
Michelle Fletcher (Burlington) Ashley Waye (Glendale)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 14 December 8, at the Palmerston Curling Club, Palmerston
Teams entered:
Jamiee Gardner (Listowel) Allison Flaxey (Listowel)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 15 December 7, at the St. Thomas Curling Club, St. Thomas
Teams entered:
Jacqueline Harrison (Brant) Chantal Lalonde (Woodstock) Heather Carr-Olmstead (Norwich)
Zone 16 December 6–8, at the Sun Parlour Curling Club, Leamington
Teams entered: Dianne Dykstra (Chatham-Granite) Bethany Heinrichs (Ilderton)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Regions 1 & 2 December 13–15 at the Cataraqui Golf & Country Club, Kingston
Regions 3 & 4 December 14–16, Guelph Curling Club, Guelph.
Challenge Round December 20–22, Bradford & District Curling Club, Bradford
Northern Ontario Provincials The Northern Ontario provincial championship was held from December 13–15 at the Soo Curlers Association in Sault Ste. Marie.
Round-robin standings
KeyTeams to Provincials
Skip W L Tracy Horgan (Idylwylde) 4 0 Ashley Kallos (Fort William) 3 1 Kendra Lilly (North Bay Granite) 2 2 Dawna Premo (Soo) 1 3 Liane Fossum (Port Arthur) 0 4
Scores Kallos 6-4 Lilly Horgan 10-6 Fossum Premo 7-5 Fossum Horgan 7-5 Lilly Horgan 9-8 Kallos Lilly 8-3 Premo Lilly 9-5 Forrum Kallos 7-5 Premo Horgan 9-3 Premo Kallos 10-4 Fossum
References
External links
Results at Playdowns.com Results at Curlingzone.com