Provincial Women’s History

Year of First Provincial Women’s Championship: 1952

Format: In 1972, 4 teams competed for the title. In 1973, 16 competed with 4 groups playing a semi-modified knockout with the winner of each group playing a straight knockout championship. From 1977 to 2000, the teams played a semi-modified knockout event. In 2001 the current round robin draw with the page playoff was introduced.

Sponsors: 1952 – 1960 Eaton’s (T. Eaton Company) 1961 – 1967 Silver D (Dominion Stores) 1968 – 1972 Rose Bowl 1973 – 1981 Manitoba Lassie (MacDonald Tobacco) 1982 - 2006 Manitoba Scott Tournament of Hearts (Scott Paper Ltd) 2007 - Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Kruger Products)

Year of First Western Canadian Women’s Championship: 1953

Manitoba Teams Winning Western Canadian Women’s Championship 1955 Ethel Wright, Norma McLean, Jean McKenzie, Phyllis Flock 1959 Isabelle Ketchen, Doris McFarlane, Isabel Phillips, Ruth McConnell

Year of First Canadian Women’s Championship: 1961

Manitoba Teams Winning Canadian Women’s Championship 1965 Peggy Casselman, Val Taylor, Pat MacDonald, Pat Scott 1967 Betty Duguid, Joan Ingram, Laurie Bradawaski, Dot Rose 1978 Cathy Pidzarko, Chris Pidzarko, Iris Armstrong, Patti Vande 1984 Connie Laliberte, Chris More, Corinne Peters, 1992 Connie Laliberte. , , Janet Arnott 1995 Connie Laliberte, Cathy Overton, Cathy Gauthier, Janet Arnott 2005 , Cathy Overton Clapham, , Cathy Gauthier 2008 Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2009 Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2010 Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2015 Jennifer Jones, , Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen 2018 Jennifer Jones, , Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen

Year of First World Women’s Championship: 1979

Manitoba Team Winning World Women’s Championship 1984 Connie Laliberte, Chris More, Corinne Peters, Janet Arnott 2008 Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn Askin 2018 Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen, Shannon Birchard

Individual Statistics

Most Provincial Women’s Championships Won by an Individual: 8 Jennifer Jones (2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018)

Most Appearances at Provincial Women’s Championship: Chris Scalena 26

Most Games Played at Provincial Women’s Championship: 180 176 162 Cathy Overton-Clapham 147 Karen Fallis 142 Chris Scalena 134 Jennifer Jones 126 125 Janet Arnott 124 Kristy McDonald 119 Carey Kirby 116 Jill Officer 116 Barb Mehling 114 Connie Laliberte 114 110 Colleen Kilgallen 110 Karen Rosser 110 109 Joelle Brown 105 104 Vanessa Foster 101 Karen Klein 100 Leslie Wilson 100

Most Wins at Provincial Women’s Championship Darcy Robertson 119 Barb Spencer 115 Cathy Overton-Clapham 105 Jennifer Jones 100 Karen Fallis 93 Janet Harvey 92 Jill Officer 91 Janet Arnott 88 Raunora Westcott 88 Kristy McDonald 83 Connie Laliberte 81 Barb Mehling 75 Chris Scalena 72 Leslie Wilson-Westcott 72 Lois Fowler 68 Jill Thurston 67 Karen Klein 63 Maureen Bonar 63 Carey Kirby 62 Karen Rosser 61 60

Clubs Winning Most Provincial Women’s Championships Fort Rouge 13 St. Vital 9 Deer Lodge 7 Brandon 5 Fort Garry 4 Flin Flon 4 Portage 4 East St. Paul 2 Granite 2 Stony Mountain 2 Souris 2

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