Scotties

Rachel Homan booked an express ticket to the Canadian women’s curling championship final with an extra-end 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones in an intense playoff game Saturday night. Jones needs a win over fellow-Manitoban Kate Cameron in Sunday afternoon’s semifinal to earn an evening rematch with Homan for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts title in […]

The road to another Canadian women’s curling championship for Rachel Homan and Jennifer Jones shortened with playoff wins while Kerri Einarson’s bid for five straight titles came to an end Friday. Homan and Jones, with a combined nine Scotties Tournament of Hearts crowns between them, will clash in Saturday’s playoff game between the top two […]

Thirty-four years have passed since the last time an all-rookie team won the Canadian women’s curling championship. So 22-year-old Skylar Ackerman and her unbeaten team of Saskatchewan first-timers might be due. In front of plenty of boisterous green-clad friends, families and supporters at Calgary’s WinSport Event Centre on Sunday afternoon, the young team from Saskatoon’s Nutana Curling […]

A new rink will be representing Saskatchewan at the Scotties. Skylar Ackerman’s rink from Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon won the Provincial Scotties with a 10-9 win over Nancy Martin’s rink in 11 ends. Ackerman’s rink was 4-1 during the round robin and defeated Martin’s rink on Saturday to advance to Sunday’s final. The Scotties […]

A trip to Calgary is on the line with the Viterra Provincial Scottiesgetting started on Wednesday in Tisdale. Twelve rinks will compete for the prized Saskatchewan green jackets. The first eight squads that qualified for the Scotties were Team Nancy Martin (Martensville), Team Skylar Ackerman (Saskatoon), Team Michelle Englot (Regina), Team Sherilee Orsted (Moose Jaw), […]

The first eight rinks that have qualified for the Viterra Provincial Scotties in Tisdale were announced on Wednesday. Over the last four months, teams have gathered pointed on the tour circuit. Here are the first qualifiers for the Provincial Scotties. The remaining four spots will be determined in the last chance event in Assiniboia Dec.15-17. […]

  Kerri Einarson won a fourth straight Canadian women’s curling championship Sunday with a 10-4 win over Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones in the final. Einarson, third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris became just the second team to win four consecutive Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Colleen Jones’ foursome won four in a row from 2001 […]

  Robyn Silvernagle’s rink played their final game of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops on Thursday. They were defeated by PEI’s Suzanne Birt by a score of 7-6. With the loss, Saskatchewan will finish the Scotties at 2-6. In other matchups in the first draw of the day, Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada remains […]

  It was a tough Tuesday for Robyn Silvernagle’s rink at the Scottie Tournament of Hearts. They suffered a pair of losses in Kamloops. In their opening contest of the day they were defeated Kaitlyn Lawes rink 8-3 in 9 ends. That was followed by a 10-3 loss to Kerri Einarson’s Team Canada squad. With […]

  It has been a tough start for Saskatchewan at the Scotties of Tournament of Hearts, as they sit at 1-3 after their first four games. On Monday, the Robyn Silvernagle rink was defeated by Quebec 9-5. The Saskatchewan team will be busy on Tuesday with a pair of matchups. They will meet the Wild […]