
Cameron stays alive in Tournament of Hearts playoff hunt with win over Smith
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Manitoba's Kate Cameron scored one in the 10th end for a crucial 5-4 win over Nova Scotia's Heather Smith in Thursday's opening draw.
Manitoba’s Kate Cameron scored one in the 10th end for a crucial 5-4 win over Nova Scotia’s Heather Smith in Thursday’s opening draw at the Canadian women’s curling championship.
Cameron improved to 4-3 with the win and will face British Columbia’s Clancy Grandy (5-2) in Thursday’s evening draw for the third and final Pool B playoff spot.
Tiebreak games have been eliminated at this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Head-to-head records are being used as the first metric to solve ties.
Ontario’s Rachel Homan and Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones had already locked down the other Pool B playoff spots heading into Thursday.
Homan (7-0) clinched top spot in the pool with a 9-3 win over New Brunswick’s Melissa Adams (2-5). Jones, who says she will retire from team curling after this season, improved to 6-1 with a 7-3 win over Ontario’s Danielle Inglis (3-5).
In Draw 16’s other result, Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories (2-5) posted a 13-2 win over Yukon’s Bayly Scoffin (0-7).
Pool A action was set to conclude Thursday afternoon. Alberta’s Selena Sturmay and four-time defending champion Kerri Einarson were tied atop the group with 6-1 records, with Sturmay holding the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Five teams were in the mix for the final Pool A playoff spot.













