Tenth end
Campbell hammer. Campbell laying two side by side top four foot, with Tisdale frozen to stone on left. Two Tisdale guards and a Campbell guard out front at skips rocks. Tisdale gets through the port to get one of Campbell's counters, Campbell attempts to draw back in but comes in way heavy, sliding back 12 foot. Tisdale attempts to draw in for shot but wrecks out front. Campbell doesn't have to throw her final rock, and the Jolene Campbell riink are your 2026 Bunge Prairie Pinnacle champions with a 4-3 victory!
Campbell, third Robyn Silvernagle, second Rachel Big Eagle, lead Dayna Demmans and coach Ben Gamble are now off to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts beginning Jan. 23 in Mississauga, Ont.
Ninth end
Tisdale hammer. All sorts of rocks in play this time, with Campbell sitting first and second shot in the four foot, Tisdale third shot in the eight foot and all of it on the t-line behind a Campbell guard. Campbell throws another long guard. Tisdale peels the long guard and angles in off a corner guard to sit full eight foot, Campbell still first and second shot on the button and four foot, as well as fourth shot top eight foot. Campbell draws in to back bite back of button and sit three. Tisdale has to draw most of the button for one, and thanks to some great sweeping, she makes it. 3-3 tie heading into the 10th end.
Eighth end
Tisdale hammer. You'll never guess, but it's another clean end, almost identical to the seventh. Campbell hits and sticks on Tisdale counter back 12 foot and sits half back eight foot. Tisdale hits and sticks to sit full back eight foot. Campbell hits and sticks to grab a piece of the four foot. Tisdale hits and rolls out and the blank-o-rama continues. 3-2 Campbell through eight ends
Seventh end
Tisdale hammer. Another pretty clean end, as Tisdale lays one in the left eight foot at Campbell's first shot. She'd make the take out and roll back 12 foot, Tisdale makes nose hit and sits full back 12. Campbell hits and sticks to bite back eight foot, Tisdale hits and rolls out for another blank. 3-2 Campbell through seven ends.
Sixth end
Tisdale hammer. Much more wide open end this time around at skips stones, with Tisdale sitting one back 12 foot. Campbell hits and sticks in eight foot. Tisdale hits and rolls back 12 foot. Campbell hits and rolls to back 12 foot in front of Tisdale rock that's out of the rings. Tisdale has a hit for the blank and it's good. 3-2 Campbell through six ends.
Fifth end
Campbell hammer.Tisdale tries to run back guard on Campbell rock sitting top 12 foot but misses, leaving Campbell's counter wide open. Campbell attempts to draw into the four foot but just rubs her rock in the 12, leaving the shooter sitting open full four foot and Campbell counting two.Tisdale double attempt only gets rock in 12, leaving Campbell sitting one open in the four foot. Campbell attempts a split off a guard in front for three, but can't get the shooter to roll in, and she settles for two. 3-2 Campbell heading into the fifth end break.
Fourth end
Tisdale hammer. Campbell hits and sticks with first shot to lay two, one back of eight foot centreline, the other in the eight foot touching the 12. Tisdale third shot left 12. Tisdale hits and sticks on Campbell rock in the eight to lay one. Campbell tries double with final rock and only gets one, Tisdale has an open hit and stick for two and she makes it. 2-1 Tisdale after four ends.
Third end
Tisdale hammer. Campbell laying two behind t-line in left side of rings, one touching the four foot and the other biting the edge of the 12-foot. Campbell hits rock touching four and rolls to edge of eight in front of Campbell stone touching the 12. Tisdale hits front rock and jams on the back, rolls shooter to edge of eight foot with Campbell second shot back 12. Campbell hits Tisdale counter and rolls out, giving Tisdale a shot at a blank with a hit and roll. She makes it and it's a blank, 1-0 Campbell after three ends.
Second End
Campbell hammer. Tisdale laying two in the four foot and eight foot wide open in the left side of the rings at skips stones. Tisdale throws a short guard and Campbell peels it off with her first shot. Tisdale guards again, Campbell has to draw full four foot for one and bites a piece of the button. 1-0 Campbell through two ends.
First End
The two rinks keep things clean in the opening end, leaving Campbell with an open hit and roll out on a Tisdale rock in the back of the 12 foot, and she easily makes the shot. Blank and it's 0-0 after the first end.
3:06 p.m.
Campbell has last rock in the first end thanks to coming through the Page Playoff 1-2 game, and we're underway in Melville!
3:04 p.m.
The teams are on the ice for pregame introductions and ceremony, and we’re moments away from the first stones! By the way, you can watch the game on YouTube by clicking right here
3:00 p.m.
A week of intense competition is about to come to a close in Melville as Jolene Campbell is set to take on Jana Tisdale in the Bunge Prairie Pinnacle provincial women’s curling championship final.
Campbell and her Regina Highland rink of third Robyn Silvernagle, second Rachel BIg Eagle, lead Dayna Demmans and coach Ben Gamble are the top seed heading into the final, having put together a 6-2 record to finish second in the round robin and advance to the Page Playoff 1-2 game. There, Campbell took a 10-7 win over Martensville’s Ashley Thevenot to move directly into the title game.
Tisdale and her Highland rink of third Stephanie Bukurak, second Chantel Martin, lead Carla Anaka, alternate Jill Springer and coach Marcia Gudereit had a more circuitous route to the final, beginning when they won their final game of the round robin to finish 5-3 and claim the final playoff spot. Tisdale then took a 10-6 win over Moose Jaw’s Penny Barker in the Page 3-4 game to advance to the semifinal, where she’d score in an extra end to take an 8-7 win over Thevenot.
So who is going to emerge as the provincial champion? Stick around to find out!
