The 2015 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 19 to 25 at the Penetanguishene Curling Club in Penetanguishene, Ontario. The winning Julie Hastings team represented Ontario at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
The event marked the first tournament to exclude teams from Northern Ontario, which began to have its own entry into the Scotties, the 2015 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Qualification Process Due to the exclusion of Northern Ontario, qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed for 2015. Ten teams still qualify for the provincial tournament; two teams qualified from each of the four Ontario Curling Association regions, one team qualified from a second-chance Challenge Round, while the defending champion team (Allison Flaxey rink) automatically qualified.
The defending two-time national Scotties champion Rachel Homan rink once again did not participate in the qualification process, as her team won the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and therefore continued to represent Team Canada at the 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Qualification method Berths Qualifying team Defending champion 1 Allison Flaxey Region 1 Qualifiers 2 Rhonda Varnes Danielle Inglis Region 2 Qualifiers 2 Megan Balsdon Clancy Grandy Region 3 Qualifiers 2 Sherry Middaugh Shannon Kee Region 4 Qualifiers 2 Caitlin Romain Jacqueline Harrison Challenge Round Qualifiers 1 Julie Hastings
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club(s) Megan Balsdon Jessica Corrado Stephanie Corrado Laura Hickey Dixie CC, Mississauga Allison Flaxey Katie Cottrill Kristen Foster Morgan Court Listowel CC, Listowel Clancy Grandy Janet Murphy Melissa Foster Nicole Westlund Stephanie Matheson Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga Jacqueline Harrison Susan Froud Katelyn Wasylkiw Jordan Ariss Brant CC, Brantford Julie Hastings Christy Trombley Stacey Smith Katrina Collins Bayview CC, Thornhill Danielle Inglis Shannon Harrington Cassandra de Groot Kiri Campbell Ottawa CC, Ottawa Shannon Kee Pam Feldkamp Margot Flemming Halyna Tepylo Megan Arnold Westmount G&CC, Kitchener Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Lori Eddy Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater Caitlin Romain Kendall Haymes Kerilyn Mathers Cheryl Kreviazuk Glendale G&CC, Hamilton Rhonda Varnes Melissa Gannon Melissa McAuleyTeam Varnes Facebook page Rebecca Wichers Schreur Rideau CC, Ottawa
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Skip (Club)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends Julie Hastings (Bayview) 8 1 69 34 41 27 11 16 Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) 7 2 66 43 41 34 10 14 Jacqueline Harrison (Brant) 6 3 60 47 40 35 11 10 Clancy Grandy (Mississaugua) 5 4 59 58 35 37 8 9 Allison Flaxey (Listowel) 4 5 65 56 39 37 9 13 Caitlin Romain (Glendale) 4 5 48 61 31 35 117 Rhonda Varnes (Rideau) 3 6 44 61 32 3712 5 Danielle Inglis (Ottawa) 3 6 49 58 34 38 129 Shannon Kee (Westmount) 3 6 47 68 33 38 6 10 Megan Balsdon (Dixie) 2 7 39 60 32 40 14 6
Round-robin results Draw 1 Monday, January 19, 7:00 pm
Draw 2 Tuesday, January 20, 2:00 pm
Draw 3 Tuesday, January 20, 7:00 pm
Draw 4 Wednesday, January 21, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Thursday, January 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 7 Thursday, January 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 8 Friday, January 23, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 Friday, January 23, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
3 vs. 4 Saturday, January 24, 2:00 pm
1 vs. 2 Saturday, January 24, 7:00 pm
Semifinal Sunday, January 25, 9:30 am
Final Sunday, January 25, 4:00 pm
Qualification Southern Ontario zones will run from December 12-December 21, 2014. Two teams from each zone qualify for regionals.
Regional Qualifiers In Bold
Zone Qualification
Zone 1 December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Jennifer Harvey (Cornwall) Erin Morrissey (Ottawa) Danielle Inglis (Ottawa)
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region.
Zone 2 December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Celeste Butler-Rohland (Rideau) Rhonda Varnes (Rideau) Jaqui Lavoie (Rideau)
All teams qualified due to lack of teams in Region (event still held, however).
Bracket:
Zone 3 December 12–14, at the RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa
Teams entered:
Brit O'Neill (City View)
Due to lack of entries in region, no other team qualified from this zone.
Zone 4 December 19–21, at the Napanee & District Curling Club, Napanee
Teams entered: No teams entered (4A filled by Jennifer Harvey; 4B filled by Jacquie Lavoie)
Zone 5 Teams entered:
Emma Joyce (Lindsay) (automatically qualifies as only team)
One additional team will be selected from Zone 8.
Zone 6 December 6–7, at the Unionville Curling Club, Unionville
Teams entered:
Susan McKnight (Uxbridge) Janet McGhee (Unionville) Stephanie Van Huyse (Whitby)
Brackets:
Zone 7 Teams entered:
Julie Hastings (Bayview) Courtney de Winter (Richmond Hill)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 8 December 13–14, at the Dixie Curling Club, Mississauga
Teams entered:
Clancy Grandy (Mississaugua) Megan Balsdon (Dixie) Kelly Cochrane (High Park) Samantha Peters (Royal Canadian) Susan Baird (Dixie)
(One additional team qualifies to fill vacancy in Zone 5)
Brackets:
Zone 9 December 19–21, at The Club at North Halton, Georgetown
Teams entered:http://www.ontcurl.com/images/Draws/up-2z9_stoh.pdf
Emma Joyce (Orangeville) (automatically qualifies as only team)
Due to lack of entries in Region 2, no additional team will be selected for this zone.
Zone 10 Teams entered:
Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) Peggy Darmody (Penetanguishene)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 11
No teams entered.
Zone 12 December 13 at the Galt Country Club, Gambridge
Teams entered:
Courtney Gilder (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) Shannon Kee (Westmount)
Both teams qualify as there were no other entries.
Zone 13 December 6, at the Glendale Golf & Country Club, Hamilton
Teams entered:
Caitlin Romain (Glendale) Mallory Kean (Glendale) Marilyn Bodogh (St. Catharines Golf) Michelle Fletcher (Burlington)
Brackets:
Zone 14 Teams entered:
Cathy Auld (Listowel) (automatically qualifies as only team)
One additional team will be selected from Zone 13.
Zone 15 December 13, at the Brantford Golf & Country Club, Brantford
Teams entered:
Jacqueline Harrison (Brant) Chantal Lalonde (Woodstock) Amie Shackleton (St. Marys)
Brackets:
Zone 16 December 13, at the Chatham Granite Club, Chatham
Teams entered: Chrissy Cadorin (London) Bethany Heinrichs (Ilderton) Dianne Dykstra (Chatham Granite)
Brackets:
Regional Qualification Region 1 January 3–4 at the Smiths Falls Curling Club, Smiths Falls
Region 2 January 3–4 at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club, Oshawa
Region 3 January 3–4 at the Alliston Curling Club, Alliston
Region 4 January 3–4 at the Grimsby Curling Club, Grimsby
Challenge Round January 10–11, Brockville Country Club, Brockville
(Hastings must be beaten twice)
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