Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville delivers a rock while playing Manitoba at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, February 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville defeated Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones 11-8 at the Canadian women’s curling championship Saturday.
McCarville was a finalist in last year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., where her team lost to Kerri Einarson in the championship game.
Jones is a six-time Canadian champion.
Three-time champion Rachel Homan of Ontario opened with a 12-3 victory over Stacie Curtis of Newfoundland and Labrador in the tournament’s second draw.
Casey Scheidegger’s wild-card team from Lethbridge, Alta., defeated another wild card, Meghan Walter of East St. Paul, Man., 5-3.
Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories picked up a 6-4 win over New Brunswick’s Andrea Kelly, who was the bronze medallist in Thunder Bay.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2023.
