Rhonda Varnes (born April 14, 1984 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler. She currently skips her own team in Winnipeg.
Career Varnes grew up in Manitoba, where she won the 2001 Manitoba Juvenile Provincial Championship. As a junior curler, she played in three provincial junior championships as a skip. Her first season on the World Curling Tour was 2005–06. That season, she was the youngest skip at the 2006 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts where she led her Stonewall Curling Club rink to a 3–4 record. After the season she joined the Linda Stewart rink for one season. The team made it to the 2007 Manitoba Scotties, finishing with a 4–3 record. After one more season as a skip in Manitoba, Varnes moved to Ottawa in 2008.
In 2015, Varnes and her team of Melissa Gannon, Erin Macaulay and Rebecca Wichers-Schreur qualified for their first Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. In 2016, Varnes moved back to her home province of Manitoba where she joined the Briane Meilleur rink at Third.
Teams Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate 2014–15 Rhonda Varnes Melissa Gannon Erin Way Rebecca Gravelle 2015–16 Rhonda Varnes Melissa Gannon Erin Way Rebecca Gravelle Andrea Sinclair 2016–17 Brianne Harris Rhonda Varnes Janelle Lach Sarah Neufeld 2017–18 Rhonda Varnes Jenna Loder Katherine Doerksen Danielle Robinson 2018–19 Rhonda Varnes Holly Scott Larissa Murray Claire Murray 2019–20 Kelly Stiksma Rhonda Varnes Ocean Pletz Bailey Horve Chantal Allan 2020–21 Emma Wallingford Rhonda Varnes Melissa Gannon Kayla Gray 2021–22 Emma Wallingford Rhonda Varnes Melissa Gannon Kayla Gray 2022–23 Rhonda Varnes Janelle Lach Hallie McCannell Jolene Callum Sarah-Jane Sass 2023–24 Rhonda Varnes Cheyenne Ehnes Mikaylah Lyburn Joanne Tarvit Dayna Lee 2024–25 Darcy Robertson Rhonda Varnes Brooklyn Meiklejohn Kylie Lippens Erika Campbell 2025–26 Darcy Robertson Rhonda Varnes Brooklyn Meiklejohn Kylie Lippens Erika Campbell 2026–27 Rhonda Varnes Grace Beaudry Emily Ostrowsky Kylie Lippens Erika Campbell
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External links
Team Website