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Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts
SponsorViterra
Established1948; 76 years ago (1948)
2024 host cityTisdale
2024 arenaRECPlex
2024 championSkylar Ackerman
Current edition

The Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the annual Saskatchewan provincial women's curling championship. The winning team represents Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the national women's championship. The bonspiel is organized by CURLSASK, the provincial curling association.

Format

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The number of teams participating and the format of the Saskatchewan Tournament of Hearts has varied over the years. In the most recent edition, in 2024, the bonspiel included 12 teams divided into two pools leading to a four-team page playoff.[1] Four teams qualified based on their national CTRS ranking; another four qualified based on their rank on the Saskatchewan Women's Curling Tour (SWCT); and the final four teams qualified via direct events, called the Women's Last Chance.[2]

Champions

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The Saskatchewan Tournament of Hearts has been contested annually since 1948, with the event cancelled only once, in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

In 1953, the Janet Perkin rink from Regina won the provincial title and the Western Canadian Ladies' Championship, the first organized competition for women that went beyond the province's borders, and which was hosted in Regina.[4] Saskatoon's Joyce McKee established an early run of dominance in the province, winning a record eight titles between 1954 and 1973, including five as skip. McKee won the first invitational national title in 1960 and the first official Canadian women's championship the following year, capturing the 1961 Diamond D Championship.[5] She won another national title in 1969 before teaming up with Vera Pezer for a then-record three consecutive provincial and national titles from 1971 to 1973, including the 1972 Macdonald Lassies Championship in Saskatoon.[6] Pezer's three straight titles were part of a run of six straight for Team Saskatchewan. In 2019, the Pezer rink would be ranked fifth in a national ranking of the greatest women's curling teams.[7] The top-ranked team was Sandra Schmirler's Regina rink, which won three provincial, national, and world titles in the 1990s, along with a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[7] Other Saskatchewan champions who went on to secure national titles include Dorenda Schoenhals, Emily Farnham, Marj Mitchell—whose rink also won Canada's first women's world championship in 1980[8]—and Amber Holland.[9] Sherry Anderson has won seven provincial titles, matching McKee's mark of five wins as a skip, with her first win coming in 1994 and her last in 2018.[10] Although Anderson has not won a national Tournament of Hearts, her rink did capture a record five straight Canadian senior championships between 2017 and 2022, and world seniors titles in 2018, 2019, and 2023.[11] The most recent provincial champion is Skylar Ackerman, whose rink won its first title at the 2024 Viterra Scotties.[12]

List of champions

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Teams in bold denote national championships. Western Canada champions (1953–1960) in italics.

Year Host Skip Third Second Lead Winning club
2024 Tisdale Skylar Ackerman Ashley Thevenot Taylor Stremick Kaylin Skinner Nutana Curling Club
2023 Estevan Robyn Silvernagle Kelly Schafer Sherry Just Kara Thevenot Twin Rivers Curling Club
2022 Assiniboia Penny Barker Christie Gamble Jenna Enge Danielle Sicinski Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre
2021 N/A Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan.
Team Sherry Anderson (Anderson, Nancy Martin, Chaelynn Kitz, Breanne Knapp) invited to represent Saskatchewan at Scotties.[3]
2020 Melville Robyn Silvernagle Stefanie Lawton Jessie Hunkin Kara Thevenot Twin Rivers Curling Club
2019 Humboldt Robyn Silvernagle Stefanie Lawton Jessie Hunkin Kara Thevenot Twin Rivers Curling Club
2018 Melfort Sherry Anderson Kourtney Fesser Krista Fesser Karlee Korchinski Nutana Curling Club
2017 Melville Penny Barker Deanna Doig Lorraine Schneider Danielle Sicinski Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre
2016 Prince Albert Jolene Campbell Ashley Howard Callan Hamon Ashley Williamson Highland Curling Club
2015 Assiniboia Stefanie Lawton Sherry Anderson Stephanie Schmidt Marliese Kasner Nutana Curling Club
2014 Tisdale Stefanie Lawton Sherry Anderson Sherri Singler Marliese Kasner Nutana Curling Club
2013 Balgonie Jill Shumay Kara Johnston Taryn Holtby Jinaye Ayrey Maidstone Curling Club
2012 Humboldt Michelle Englot Lana Vey Roberta Materi Sarah Slywka Tartan Curling Club
2011 Outlook Amber Holland Kim Schneider Tammy Schneider Heather Kalenchuk Kronau Curling Club
2010 Kindersley Amber Holland Kim Schneider Tammy Schneider Heather Kalenchuk Kronau Curling Club
2009 Swift Current Stefanie Lawton Marliese Kasner Sherri Singler Lana Vey CN Curling Club
2008 North Battleford Michelle Englot Darlene Kidd Roberta Materi Cindy Simmons Tartan Curling Club
2007 Balgonie Jan Betker Lana Vey Nancy Inglis Marcia Gudereit Caledonian Curling Club
2006 Yorkton Tracy Streifel Ros Tanner Kristen Ridalls Andrea Rudulier Granite Curling Club
2005 Assiniboia Stefanie Lawton Marliese Miller Sherri Singler Chelsey Bell CN Curling Club
2004 Meadow Lake Sherry Anderson Kim Hodson Sandra Mulroney Donna Gignac Delisle
2003 Balgonie Jan Betker Sherry Linton Joan McCusker Marcia Gudereit Caledonian Curling Club
2002 Melfort Sherry Anderson Kim Hodson Sandra Mulroney Donna Gignac Delisle
2001 Estevan Michelle Ridgway Lori Kehler Roberta Materi Joan Stricker Caledonian Curling Club
2000 Humboldt June Campbell Cathy Walter Karen Daku Leanne Whitrow Caledonian Curling Club
1999 Weyburn Cindy Street Brandee Davis Allison Tanner Shannon Wilson Moose Jaw
1998 Rosetown Cathy Trowell Kristy Lewis Daren Daku Kery-Lynn Schikowski Caledonian Curling Club
1997 Swift Current Sandra Schmirler Jan Betker Joan McCusker Marcia Gudereit Caledonian Curling Club
1996[13] Tisdale Sherry Scheirich Colleen Zielke Sandra Mulroney Judy Leonard Granite Curling Club
1995[14] Regina Sherry Anderson Kay Montgomery Donna Gignac Elaine McCloy Prince Albert
1994[15] Wadena Sherry Anderson Kay Montgomery Donna Gignac Elaine McCloy Prince Albert
1993[16] Shaunavon Sandra Peterson Jan Betker Joan McCusker Marcia Gudereit Caledonian Curling Club
1992[17] Yorkton Michelle Schneider Kathy Fahlman Joan Stricker Lorie Kehler Tartan Curling Club
1991[18] Regina Sandra Peterson Jan Betker Joan Inglis Marcia Schiml Caledonian Curling Club
1990[19] Humboldt Michelle Schneider Kathy Fahlman Joan Stricker Lorie Kehler Tartan Curling Club
1989[20] Regina Michelle Schneider Joan Stricker Lorie Kehler Leanne Eberle Tartan Curling Club
1988[21] Weyburn Michelle Schneider Jan Herauf Lorie Kehler Leanne Eberle Tartan Curling Club
1987[22] Nipawin Kathy Fahlman Sandra Schmirler Jan Betker Sheila Schneider Tartan Curling Club
1986[23] Regina Lori McGeary Gillian Thompson Christine Gervais Sheila Kavanagh Hub City Curling Club
1985[24] Tisdale Sheila Rowan Jean MacLean Maureen Burkitt Eileen Wilson Nutana Curling Club
1984[25] Swift Current Lori McGeary Gillian Thompson Christine Gervais Allison Earl Sutherland Curling Club
1983[26] Saskatoon Sheila Rowan Jean MacLean Judy Sefton Lillian Martin Nutana Curling Club
1982[27] Melville Arleen Day Shirley McKendry Velva Squire Dorthy Hepper Caledonian Curling Club
1981[28] Prince Albert Susan Altman Gloria Leach Delores Syrota Joan Sweatman Wadena
1980[29] Estevan Marj Mitchell Nancy Kerr Shirley McKendry Wendy Leach Caledonian Curling Club
1979[30] Melfort Barb Despins Lynne Fuller Elaine Farkas Diane Lynn Granite Curling Club
1978[31] Moose Jaw Charlene Goodwin Holly Webster Nancy Bint Betty Fairweather Hub City Curling Club
1977[32] North Battleford Crystal Brunas Bonnie Brandon Pamela Ochitawa Sharon Kvinlaug Prince Albert
1976[33] Weyburn Delores Miller Gaby Kot Margaret Woodard Jean Lowenberger Weyburn
1975[34] Yorkton Marj Mitchell Kendra Richards Nancy Kerr Florence Sanna Caledonian Curling Club
1974[35] Regina Emily Farnham Linda Saunders Pat McBeath Donna Collins Nutana Curling Club
1973[36] Saskatoon Vera Pezer Sheila Rowan Joyce McKee Lee Morrison Sutherland Curling Club
1972[37] Esterhazy Vera Pezer Sheila Rowan Joyce McKee Lee Morrison Sutherland Curling Club
1971[38] Tisdale Vera Pezer Sheila Rowan Joyce McKee Lee Morrison Sutherland Curling Club
1970[39] Swift Current Dorenda Schoenhals Cheryl Stirton Linda Burhnam Joan Andersen Nutana Curling Club
1969[40] Nipawin Joyce McKee Vera Pezer Lenore Morrison Jennifer Falk Hub City Curling Club
1968[41] Estevan Barbara MacNevin Fay Coben Florence Hill Avis Carr Delisle
1967[42] Prince Albert Betty Clarke Enid Anderson Jean Broeder Beverly Langton Caledonian Curling Club
1966[43] Moose Jaw Barbara MacNevin Fay Coben Florence Hill Avis Carr Delisle
1965[44] Melfort Barbara MacNevin Fay Coben Florence Hill Avis Carr Delisle
1964[45] Weyburn Janet Perkin Kay Krug Joyce Miller Doreen Thomas Caledonian Curling Club
1963[46] Saskatoon Mildred Binner Velma Starrak Peggy Johnson Jean Balderston Moose Jaw
1962[47] Yorkton Joyce McKee Sylvia Fedoruk Barbara MacNevin Rosa McFee Hub City Curling Club
1961[48] North Battleford Joyce McKee Sylvia Fedoruk Barbara MacNevin Rosa McFee Hub City Curling Club
1960[49] Regina Joyce McKee Sylvia Fedoruk Donna Belding Muriel Coben Hub City Curling Club
1959[50] Prince Albert Janet Perkin Win Rogers Joyce Miller B. Malesh Caledonian Curling Club
1958[51] Swift Current Donna Mathews Ella Baker Alice Park Rita Davidson Yorkton
1957[52] Saskatoon Phyllis Baldwin Y. Lindberg E. Schwanbeck D. England Bradwell
1956[53] Estevan Hazel Grigg[a] Millie Binnie Dot Crippen Elsie Paterson Moose Jaw
1955[54] Melfort Marj Olson Isobel Hill Mary Reed Flo Jackson Prince Albert
1954[55] Yorkton & Regina Joyce McKee Muriel Coben Maizie Johnston Vi Nesbitt Hub City Curling Club[56]
1953[57] North Battleford Janet Perkin Phyllis Day Jean Graham Joyce Miller Caledonian Curling Club
1952[58] Weyburn Maybell Spooner Eileen Sexsmith Philllis Barclay Merle Dertell Nutana Curling Club
1951[59] Prince Albert Marj Olson B. McQuarrie S. Johnstone J. Jackson Prince Albert
1950[60] Moose Jaw Margaret Walker[61] Dot Bell C. Jones S. Cavil Granite Curling Club
1949[62] Saskatoon Bessie McDonald Fern Braithwaite Jean Graham Gertrude Millar Granite Curling Club
1948[63] Regina J. Roberston Laura Kunkel Isabelle Sekulich Kay Sekulich Davidson

Notes

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  1. ^ Team was skipped by Grigg, but Binnie threw fourth stones.[53]

See also

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References

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