Ontario Women's Curling Championship

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The Ontario Women's Curling Championship, formerly the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the Southern Ontario provincial curling championship for women's curling. The tournament is run by Curling Ontario, the curling association for Southern Ontario. The winning team represents Team Ontario at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

History

The first women's provincial championship occurred in 1956 in North Bay, and was known as the "all-Ontario ladies' curling championship". It pitted the winners of three regional women's curling associations (the Ontario Ladies' Curling Association, covering Southern Ontario, the Northern Ontario Curling Association, covering Northeastern Ontario and the Western Ontario Ladies' Curling Association, covering Northwestern Ontario) against each other in a two-day, double round-robin series.[1]

In 1960, the tournament expanded to four teams, with the winner from Eastern Ontario added to the event, and was reduced to a single round robin. The winner represented Ontario at the Eastern Canadian Championship that year.[2] Each provincial tournament in Eastern Canada would be referred to as "Dominion Silver 'D' competitions, after the Dominion supermarket chain became a sponsor.[3] The tournament went back to a double round robin the following year[4] (with four teams), with the winner going on to represent Ontario at the first official national championships, the 1961 Diamond D Championship. After a Quebec team from Noranda qualified as the Northern Ontario representative in the 1963 championship, the Ontario Ladies Curling Association voted to limit the event to just Ontario teams going forward.[5] In 1964, the field was expanded to six teams, with the addition of two more Southern Ontario qualifiers.[6] Due to a governing body dispute, Southern Ontario teams were barred from the 1968 tournament, leaving just three entries (Eastern Ontario, Northern Ontario and North-Western Ontario) to play a double round robin.[7] The event remained a three-team event until 1972 after the dispute with the Southern Ontario Ladies Curling Association was resolved in 1971.[8] The three Southern Ontario teams were added back, making the event a six team, single round robin event once again.[9] This six team round robin format lasted until 1987,[10] when the field was expanded to a ten team round robin. During this time, the event was known as the Ontario Lassies from c. 1975 to 1982 following the sponsorship of Macdonald Tobacco, and then as the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1982, following the sponsorship of Scott Paper.

Until 1991, the team with the best round robin record won the provincial championship. In 1991, a three-team playoff was introduced, with the top team earning a bye to the final.[11] A page playoff was added in 2003, which involved adding a fourth playoff team. The event was re-named the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2007 when Scott Paper was sold to Kruger Inc.

In 2015, Northern Ontario earned its own direct entry to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts, and so the Ontario Hearts would thus be a championship for teams from Southern Ontario only. The event remained a ten team event with a four team page playoff until 2017, when it was reduced to eight teams with a three team playoff. In 2018, the event adopted a 12 team triple knockout format for the first time, followed by a page playoff. In 2019, it returned to eight teams with a three team playoff. A last minute decision by CurlON added a ninth team for the 2020 event. The 2021 event was cancelled for the first time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. CurlON appointed a team to represent the province at that year's Hearts. The 2022 event was suspended due to the new provincial regulations caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and CurlON appointed a team again for the second straight year. An eight-team provincial championship was still held in 2022, but in April that year, well after the national championship, with the winner earning a bye to the 2023 provincial championship. In 2023, the event was expanded to twelve teams.

After 2024, Kreuger Inc. stopped sponsoring all provincial and territorial women's championships,[12] and the event was subsequently renamed the Ontario Women's Curling Championship in 2025.

Champions

National champions are indicated in bold. Teams from Northern Ontario are indicated in italics, as prior to 2015, Northern Ontario did not have their own provincial championship. National champions get an automatic bye into the following years' national championships, so they cannot defend their provincial championship. A national championship has been held since 1961, although the provincial women's championship has been held since 1956.

1956–1990

Hearts Winning team Winning club City Hearts rec. Host site
1956 Emily Woolley, Dardie Smith, Mrs. H. J. Coon,[13] Jane Clark Toronto Granite Club Toronto n/a North Bay[1]
1957 Edna Teskey, Jean Beardsley, Veryl Finlay, Anne Trussler Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club Kitchener n/a Toronto[14]
1958 Edna Johnston, Lyne Beave, Marnie Brunton, Edith Ross[15] Sudbury Granite Club[16] Sudbury n/a Port Arthur[17]
1959 Emily Woolley, Barbara Gibson, Jane Clark, Mary Mills Toronto Granite Club Toronto n/a Sudbury[18]
1960[2] Elsie Forsyth, Helen Morgan, Anne Brown, Ina Oikonen[19] Fort William Curling Club Fort William 3—1 (E. Can)[20] Peterborough[2]
1961 Emily Woolley, Dardie Smith, Barbara Gibson, Jane Clark Toronto Granite Club Toronto 5–4 Fort William[4]
1962 Fern Irwin, Jane Hanna, Erva Law, Ethel Garland St. George's Golf & Country Club Islington, Etobicoke 4–5 Toronto[21]
1963 Emily Woolley, Dardie Smith, Jane Clark, Mary Mills Toronto Granite Club Toronto 7–3 North Bay[5]
1964 Helen Hanright, Lyllis Fulton, Lousie Denny, Russ Manning RCN Curling Club Ottawa 5–4 Cornwall[6]
1965 Fern Irwin, Regina Johnson, Erva Law, Fern MacDonald Dixie Curling Club Cooksville 5–4 Port Arthur[22]
1966 June Shaw, Shirley Wiebe, Dorothy Holmgren, Joan LeCain Kenora Curling Club Kenora 5–4 Dundas[23]
1967 June Shaw, Shirley Wiebe, Dorothy Holmgren, Joan LeCain Kenora Curling Club Kenora 5–4 Copper Cliff[24]
1968 Peggy Wherrett, Shirley Lake, Doreen McKay, Audrey Tew Dryden Curling Club Dryden 3–6 Kingston[25]
1969 June Shaw, Shirley Wiebe, Faye Devins, Dorothy Holmgren Kenora Curling Club Kenora 7–2 Sault Ste. Marie[26]
1970 Kay O'Neill, Thelma Graves, Shirley Keeley, Doreen Main Kingston Curling Club Kingston 6–3 Terrace Bay[27]
1971 Helen Sillman, Norma Knudsen, Elaine Tetley, Marilyn Walker Thunder Bay Curling Club Thunder Bay 5–4 Arnprior[28]
1972 Helen Sillman, Norma Knudsen, Marilyn Walker, Elaine Tetley Thunder Bay Curling Club Thunder Bay 2–7 Schumacher[9]
1973 Isobel Munro, Thelma Lindsay, Geraldine Macklem, Vyvienne Johnston Arnprior Curling Club Arnprior 6–3 Thunder Bay[29]
1974 Dawn Ventura, Alma Millikin, Sharon Skinner, Joyce Potter RA Centre Ottawa 6–3 Hamilton[30]
1975 Bea Cole, Brenda Essery, Jane Chalmers, Deanne Buchan Ivanhoe Curling Club London 3–6 Arnprior[31]
1976 Dawn Ventura, Cathy Craig, Lorie Mackie, Rhea Pilon RA Centre Ottawa 6–3 Sudbury[32]
1977 Nini Mutch, Wyn Hushagen, Doris McKenzie, Rosina Lewicke, Sheila MacIsaac[33] Humber Highland Curling Club Etobicoke 8–2 Barrie[34]
1978 Sheila Seltzer, Louise Davison, Jane Chalmers, Marlene Linton Forest City Curling Club London 5–5 Woodbridge[35]
1979 Pat Reid, Sandi Morton, Carmel O'Malley, Linda Stoyka Boulevard Club Toronto 3–7 Ottawa[36]
1980 Christine Bodogh, Marilyn Darte, Norma Quesnell, Mary Gellard St. Catharines Golf & Country Club St. Catharines 7–5 North Bay[37]
1981 Sheila Seltzer, Brenda Buchanan, Marcia Poulin, Beth Dykalski Sudbury Curling Club Sudbury 6–4 Thunder Bay[38]
1982 Carol Thompson, Lynn Reynolds, Lindy Marchuk, Wendy Inouye Royal Canadian Curling Club Toronto 6–4 St. Thomas[39]
1983 Anne Provo, Lorraine Lang, Marlene Delorenzi, Valerie Adams Fort William Curling Club Thunder Bay 4–6 Kingston[40]
1984 Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Cynthia Kane, Fran Gareau Humber Highland Curling Club Etobicoke 5–5 Sault Ste. Marie[41]
1985 Pam Leavitt, Susan Bell, Beverly Mainwaring, Debbie Brosseau Roseland Curling Club Windsor 3–7 Dryden[42]
1986 Marilyn Darte, Kathy McEdwards, Christine Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn St. Catharines Curling Club St. Catharines 11–1 Ottawa[10]
1987 Carol Thompson, Anne Dunn, Kimberley Duck, Lindy Crawford Royal Canadian Curling Club Toronto 6–5 Toronto[43]
1988 Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy Kennedy Lakehead Curling Club Thunder Bay 10–5 Sudbury[44]
1989 Jill Greenwood, Yvonne Smith, Carol Davis, Fran Gareau Humber Highland Curling Club Etobicoke 4–7 Nipigon[45]
1990 Alison Goring, Kristin Turcotte, Andrea Lawes, Cheryl McPherson Bayview Curling Club Thornhill 9–4 Brampton[46]

1991–present

A playoff was added in 1991. Runners up from Northern Ontario in italics.

Hearts Winning team Winning club City Hearts rec. Host site Runner up skip (Club)
1991 Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Diane Pushkar Fort William Curling Club Thunder Bay 8–5 Ottawa[47] Marilyn Bodogh (St. Catharines)
1992 Kim Clark, Tracy Kennedy, Patty Wilson, Peggy Barrette Port Arthur Curling Club Thunder Bay 4–7 Timmins[48] Marilyn Bodogh (St. Catharines)
1993 Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey Frey Rideau Curling Club Ottawa 7–5 Thunder Bay[49] Alison Goring (Bayview)
1994 Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey Frey Rideau Curling Club Ottawa 4–7 Ottawa[50] Marilyn Bodogh (St. Catharines)
1995 Alison Goring, Christine McCrady, Diane McLean, Mary Bowman Bayview Curling Club Thornhill 7–4 Brantford[51] Heather Houston (Thunder Bay)
1996 Marilyn Bodogh, Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Jane Hooper-Perroud St. Catharines Curling Club St. Catharines 11–3 Sault Ste. Marie[52] Anne Merklinger (Rideau)
1997 Alison Goring, Lori Eddy, Kim Moore, Mary Bowman Bayview Curling Club Thornhill 8–6 Peterborough[53] Heather Houston (Thunder Bay)
1998 Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey Frey Rideau Curling Club Ottawa 9–5 Kenora[54] Heather Houston (Thunder Bay)
1999 Kim Gellard, Sherry Scheirich, Sally Karam, Allison Ross Unionville Curling Club Unionville 4–7 Niagara Falls[55] Janet Brown (Sutton)
2000 Anne Merklinger, Theresa Breen, Patti McKnight, Audrey Frey Rideau Curling Club Ottawa 11–2 Timmins[56] Darcie Simpson (Rideau)
2001
Details		 Sherry Middaugh, Janet Brown, Andrea Lawes, Sheri Cordina Coldwater & District Curling Club Coldwater 9–5 Kingston[57] Anne Merklinger (Rideau)
2002
Details		 Sherry Middaugh, Janet Brown, Andrea Lawes, Sheri Cordina Coldwater & District Curling Club Coldwater 9–4 Thunder Bay[58] Darcie Simpson (Rideau)
2003
Details		 Anne Dunn, Lindy Marchuk, Gloria Campbell, Fran Todd Galt Country Club Cambridge 5–6 Mississauga Darcie Simpson (Rideau)
2004
Details		 Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Andrea Lawes, Sheri Cordina Coldwater & District Curling Club Coldwater 8–5 Copper Cliff Elaine Uhryn (Soo)
2005
Details		 Jenn Hanna, Pascale Letendre, Dawn Askin, Stephanie Hanna Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 10–6 Ottawa Krista Scharf (Fort William)
2006
Details		 Krista Scharf, Tara George, Tiffany Stubbings, Lorraine Lang Fort William Curling Club Thunder Bay 4–7 Fort Frances Janet McGhee (Uxbridge)
2007
Details		 Krista Scharf, Tara George, Tiffany Stubbings, Lorraine Lang Fort William Curling Club Thunder Bay 6–6 Mississauga Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater)
2008
Details		 Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Kim Moore, Andra Harmark Coldwater & District Curling Club Coldwater 9–4 Espanola Krista McCarville (Fort William)
2009
Details		 Krista McCarville, Tara George, Kari MacLean, Lorraine Lang Fort William Curling Club Thunder Bay 6–5 Oakville Alison Goring (Bayview)
2010
Details		 Krista McCarville, Tara George, Ashley Miharija, Kari MacLean Fort William Curling Club Thunder Bay 9–5 Thunder Bay Tracy Horgan (Idylwylde)
2011
Details		 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 8–3 Thornhill Krista McCarville (Fort William)
2012
Details		 Tracy Horgan, Jennifer Seabrook, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates Idylwylde Golf & Country Club Sudbury 4–7 Kenora Rachel Homan (Ottawa)
2013
Details		 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 12–1 Waterloo Cathy Auld (Mississaugua)
2014
Details		 Allison Flaxey, Katie Cottrill, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Court Listowel Curling Club Listowel 3–8 Sault Ste. Marie Julie Hastings (Bayview)
2015
Details		 Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Collins Bayview Country Club Thornhill 5–6 Penetanguishene Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater)
2016
Details		 Jenn Hanna, Brit O'Neill, Stephanie Hanna, Karen Sagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 6–5 Brampton Rachel Homan (Ottawa)
2017
Details		 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 12–2 Cobourg Jacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua)
2018
Details		 Hollie Duncan, Stephanie LeDrew, Cheryl Kreviazuk, Karen Sagle Royal Canadian Curling Club Toronto 5–7 Whitby Danielle Inglis (Dixie)
2019
Details		 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 10–4 Elmira Julie Tippin (Woodstock)
2020
Details		 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 11–3 Cornwall Hollie Duncan (Royals)
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.
Team Homan (Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney) represented Ontario at Scotties.[59]		 10–3 N/A N/A
2022
Details		 Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Joanne Courtney
Team Duncan (Hollie Duncan, Megan Balsdon, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Bobbie) represented Ontario at Scotties[60]		 Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 4–4
(Team Duncan)		 Thornhill Carly Howard (Mississaugua)
2023
Details		 Rachel Homan (Fourth), Tracy Fleury (Skip), Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 6–3 Port Elgin Hollie Duncan (Woodstock)
2024
Details		 Danielle Inglis, Kira Brunton, Calissa Daly, Cassandra de Groot Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Ottawa 3–5 Dorchester Carly Howard (High Park)
2025
Details		 Danielle Inglis, Kira Brunton, Calissa Daly, Cassandra de Groot Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club Ottawa TBD Cobourg Chelsea Brandwood (Niagara Falls)

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Other Ontario teams at the Hearts

Beginning in 1986, the national Tournament of Hearts champion automatically earned a berth for the following years' national championship as "Team Canada". The first Ontario team to play as "Team Canada" at the Hearts was Marilyn Darte in 1987. Northern Ontario was granted their own team in 2015 (see Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts). A Wildcard entry was added in 2018, which was expanded to three entries in 2021. Two of these entries became prequalifying entries in 2024.

Hearts Team name Team members Club City Hearts rec.
Template:STOH Team Canada Marilyn Darte, Kathy McEdwards, Chris Jurgenson, Jan Augustyn St. Catharines Curling Club St. Catharines 4–7
Template:STOH Team Canada Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy Kennedy Lakehead Ladies Curling Club Thunder Bay 10–4
Template:STOH Team Canada Heather Houston, Lorraine Lang, Diane Adams, Tracy Kennedy Fort William Curling Club Thunder Bay 7–5
Template:STOH Team Canada Alison Goring, Kristin Turcotte, Andrea Lawes, Cheryl McPherson Bayview Golf and Curling Club Thornhill 7–6
Template:STOH Team Canada Marilyn Bodogh, Kim Gellard, Corie Beveridge, Jane Hooper Perroud St. Catharines Curling Club St. Catharines 5–6
Template:STOH Team Canada Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 13–0
Template:STOH Team Canada Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 8–5
Template:STOH Wild Card #3 Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Allison Flaxey, Joanne Courtney Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 4–4
Template:STOH Ontario–Homan Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa 11–0
Template:STOH Team Canada Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes Ottawa Curling Club Ottawa TBD

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