2012 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2012 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Ontario's women's provincial curling championship, was held from January 23 to 29 at the Kenora Curling Club in Kenora, Ontario. The winning team of Tracy Horgan represented Ontario at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta, where they finished with a 4-7 record.

Qualification Process

Ten teams qualified for the provincial tournament through several methods. Four teams qualified from Northern Ontario, two teams qualified from Regions 1&2, two teams qualified from regions 3&4 and two teams qualified from the Challenge Round.

Teams	Qualification method	Berths	Qualifying team
Team 1	Northern Ontario provincial 1st-place finish	1	Krista McCarville
Team 2	Northern Ontario provincial 2nd-place finish	1	Marlo Dahl
Team 3	Northern Ontario provincial 3rd-place finish	1	Tracy Horgan
Team 4	Northern Ontario provincial 4th-place finish	1	Laura Pickering
Teams 5 & 6	Regions 1 & 2 Qualifiers	2	Cathy Auld Rachel Homan
Teams 7 & 8	Regions 3 & 4 Qualifiers	2	Allison Nimik Kathy Brown
Teams 9 & 10	Challenge Round Qualifiers	2	Sherry Middaugh Jenn Hanna

Results

Draw 1

''January 23, 7:00 PM CT''

Draw 2

''January 24, 2:00 PM CT''

Draw 3

''January 24, 7:00 PM CT''

Draw 4

''January 25, 2:00 PM CT''

Draw 5

''January 25, 7:00 PM CT''

Draw 6

''January 26, 2:00 PM CT''

Draw 7

''January 26, 7:00 PM CT''

Draw 8

''January 27, 2:00 PM CT''

Draw 9

''January 27, 7:00 PM CT''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''January 28, 2:00 PM CT''

3 vs. 4

''January 28, 7:00 PM CT''

Semifinal

''January 29, 9:30 AM CT''

Final

''January 29, 2:00 PM CT''

Qualification

Southern Ontario zones run from December 9 to 11, 2011, and December 16 to 19, 2011. Two teams from each zone qualify to two regional tournaments, and two teams from each of the two tournaments qualify to the provincials. Two additional teams qualify out of a second chance qualifier.
The Northern Ontario provincial championship were held from December 8 to 11 at the Copper Cliff Curling Club in Copper Cliff, Ontario. Four teams qualified out of the Northern Ontario championship.
Regional Qualifiers In 'Bold'''''

Southern Ontario Zone Qualification

Zone 1

December 10–11 at the RCMP Curling Club, OttawaJenn Hanna Rachel Homan

Jennifer Harvey

Zone 2

December 9–11 at the RCMP Curling Club, OttawaTracy Samaan Christine McCrady

Lauren Mann
Laura Payne
Marla Weinberger

Zone 3

December 9–11 at the Pakenham Curling Club, Pakenham
As there were no teams entered in this zone, seeds 3A and 3B will be filled by seeds from Zone 7.

Zone 4

December 16–18 at the Brighton & District Curling Club, BrightonLisa Farnell
As there was only one team entered in this zone, Farnell will be seeded as seed 4A, and seed 4B will be filled by a seed from Zone 7.

Zone 5

December 17–18 at the Beaverton Curling Club, BeavertonJulie O'Neill Jaimee Gardner

Angie Melaney

Zone 6

December 10–12 at the Sutton Curling Club, Sutton WestSusan McKnight

'''Lesley Pyne '''

Zone 7

December 17–18 at the Bayview Golf & Country Club, ThornhillKirsten Wall Julie Hastings Shawnessy Johnson Colleen Madonia

Christine Anderson
Joanne Heffernan
Danielle Bourque
Jan Carwardine

Zone 8

December 17–18 at the Oakville Curling Club, OakvilleCathy Auld Ashley Waye

Kelly Cochrane

Zone 9

December 10–11 at the King Curling Club, SchombergKathy Brown Kristy Russell

Zone 10

December 10–11 at the Barrie Curling Club, BarrieSherry Middaugh Heather Marshall Sarah Picton

Lynne Middaugh
Kristeen Wilson
Julie Truscott

Zone 11

December 16–18 at the Blue Water Curling Club, Owen SoundLeslie Bishop
As there was only one team entered in this zone, Bishop will be seeded as seed 11A, and seed 11B will be filled by a seed from Zone 10.

Zone 12

December 9–11 at the Elmira & District Curling Club, ElmiraSuzanne Frick Karen Sagle Sheri Smeltzer Anne Dunn

Tracey Jones
Courtney Hodgson
Janet McGhee
Kathy Ryan

Zone 13

December 17–18 at the Hamilton Victoria Club, HamiltonKatie Lindsay Chrissy Cadorin

Lorna Howarth
Sharon Lederman
Michelle Fletcher

Zone 14

December 16–18 at the Harriston Curling Club, Harriston
As there were no teams entered in this zone, seeds 14A and 14B will be filled by seeds from Zone 12.

Zone 15

December 18 at the Woodstock Curling Club, WoodstockAllison Nimik Dianne Dykstra

Heather Carr Olmstead

Zone 16

December 10 at the Chatham Granite Club, ChathamLisa Moore Marika Bakewell

Katie Lambert

Regions 1 & 2

''January 6–8, Gananoque Curling Club, Gananoque''

Regions 3 & 4

''January 6–8, Penetanguishene Curling Club, Penetanguishene''

Challenge Round

''January 13–15, Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa''

Northern Ontario Provincials

The Northern Ontario provincials were held from December 8 to 11, 2011, at the Copper Cliff Curling Club in Copper Cliff, Ontario. The top four teams advanced to the provincial playoffs.

Results

Draw 1

''December 9, 10:30 AM ET''

Draw 2

''December 9, 3:00 PM ET''

Draw 3

''December 9, 7:30 PM ET''

Draw 4

''December 10, 9:30 AM ET''

Draw 5

''December 10, 2:30 PM ET''

Draw 6

''December 10, 7:30 PM ET''

Draw 7

''December 11, 9:00 AM ET''