By Canadian Press

Homan secures playoff berth in Tournament of Hearts with win over B.C.

Feb 19, 2025 | 11:53 AM

THUNDER BAY — Rachel Homan’s curling team secured a playoff spot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 7-5 win over B.C.’s Corryn Brown.

Homan improved to 6-0 at the Canadian women’s curling championships. The defending champions had two games remaining in Pool A’s preliminary round.

The top three teams in each pool of nine advance and Homan was chased by three teams at 4-2 — B.C.’s Brown and Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik and Selena Sturmay.

Sturmay was a 10-8 winner of New Brunswick’s Melissa Adams in Wednesday’s morning draw.

Saskatchewan’s Nancy Martin beat Nunavut’s Julia Weagle to get to 4-3. Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville thumped Prince Edward Island’s Jane DiCarlo 15-2 and was 3-4.

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Nova Scotia’s Christina Black and Ontario’s Danielle Inglis at 4-1, and Quebec Laurie St-Georges at 4-2, were the frontrunners heading into the Pool B draw.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2025.

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Team Canada skip Rachel Homan calls a sweep during Scotties Tournament of Hearts action against British Columbia in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

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