Ontario’s Mooibroek, Nova Scotia’s Purcell to face off for Brier playoff spot

Ontario’s Sam Mooibroek and Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell will meet for a playoff spot at the Montana’s Brier after the skips were victorious in Thursday’s early draw. Mooibroek rebounded from a lopsided 11-5 loss to Alberta’s Brad Jacobs on Wednesday with a convincing 8-4 win over Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith in morning action at … Read more

Nova Scotia’s Black to face Manitoba’s Einarson in semifinal at Tournament of Hearts

Christina Black’s deployment of a five-player rotation on her curling team, instead of the traditional four players and alternate, delivered Saturday in a playoff win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont. Black’s Nova Scotia team reached Sunday’s semifinal at the Canadian women’s curling championship with an 8-7 win over Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik, … Read more

Nova Scotia’s Black edges Alberta’s Skrlik to reach semifinal at Tournament of Hearts

Christina Black’s curling team from Nova Scotia has advanced to the semifinal at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., with an 8-7 win over Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik. Black will meet the loser of a later playoff game between defending champion Rachel Homan and Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson. The winner of that game gets … Read more

Manitoba’s Einarson, Nova Scotia’s Black keep Scotties playoff race tight, improve to 5-2

The race for playoff spots at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was a fight to the finish. While defending champion Rachel Homan, Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik and B.C.’s Corryn Brown secured spots early in Pool A, the three playoff teams from Pool B remained in flux heading into the final draw of that pool. Ontario’s Danielle … Read more