1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts

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1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts
Host cityRegina, Saskatchewan
ArenaAgridome
DatesFebruary 21–March 1
Attendance154,688[1]
Winner Alberta
Curling clubOttewell CC, Edmonton
SkipCathy Borst
ThirdHeather Godberson
SecondBrenda Bohmer
LeadKate Horne
AlternateRona McGregor
CoachDarryl Horne
Finalist Ontario (Anne Merklinger)
« 1997
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The 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the Agridome[2] in Regina, Saskatchewan.[3] This was the last major tournament in which Sandra Schmirler participated in prior to her death in 2000. The total attendance for the week set a record 154,688 which broke the previous mark set in 1993 by exactly 66,666. As of 2023, this remains the attendance record for the event.[1]

Team Alberta, who was skipped by Cathy Borst won the championship as they defeated Ontario in the final 7–6 in an extra end. This was Alberta's fifth title overall and their first since 1981. This was also the only title skipped by Borst as well. Borst's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Kamloops, British Columbia where they won the bronze medal.

Both the defending champions and the Saskatchewan provincial champions came from the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan making the Caledonian the first curling club to have two teams in the same tournament since the introduction of Team Canada in 1986.

Teams[edit]

The teams were listed as follows:[4]

Team Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba
Caledonian CC, Regina

Skip: Sandra Schmirler
Third: Jan Betker
Second: Joan McCusker
Lead: Marcia Gudereit
Alternate: Atina Ford

Ottewell CC, Edmonton

Skip: Cathy Borst
Third: Heather Godberson
Second: Brenda Bohmer
Lead: Kate Horne
Alternate: Rona McGregor

Kamloops CC, Kamloops

Skip: Sue Garvey
Third: Jan Wiltzen
Second: Allison MacInnes
Lead: Val Lahucik
Alternate: Lindsay Kosteniuk

Brandon CC, Brandon

Skip: Lois Fowler
Third: Betty Couling
Second: Sharon Fowler
Lead: Jocelyn Beever
Alternate: Maureen Bonar

New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario
Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John

Skip: Kathy Floyd
Third: June Campbell
Second: Allison Franey
Lead: Jane Arseneau
Alternate: Mary Harding

St. John's CC, St. John's

Skip: Heather Strong
Third: Kelli Sharpe
Second: Michele Renouf
Lead: Karen Thomas
Alternate: Peg Goss

Mayflower CC, Halifax

Skip: Mary Mattatall
Third: Angie Bryant
Second: Lisa MacLeod
Lead: Heather Hopkins
Alternate: Hayley Clarke

Rideau CC, Ottawa

Skip: Anne Merklinger
Third: Theresa Breen
Second: Patti McKnight
Lead: Audrey Frey
Alternate: Christine McCrady

Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Tammi Lowther
Third: Susan McInnis
Second: Shelley Muzika
Lead: Julie Scales
Alternate: Donna Lank

Riverbend Alma CC, Alma

Skip: Marie-Claude Carlos
Third: Nathalie Gagnon
Second: Julie Blackburn
Lead: Sylvie Fortin
Alternate: Maude Martel

Caledonian CC, Regina

Skip: Cathy Trowell
Third: Kristy Lewis
Second: Karen Daku
Lead: Keri-Lynn Schikowski
Alternate: Nancy Inglis

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Kelly Kaylo
Third: Dawn Moses
Second: Sharon Cormier[a]
Lead: Cheryl Burlington
Alternate: Kerry Koe[a]

Round Robin Standings[edit]

Final Round Robin standings[4]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Team Skip W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%
 Alberta Cathy Borst 10 1 73 33 43 29 8 18 80%
 Ontario Anne Merklinger 8 3 81 56 43 47 3 6 79%
 Canada Sandra Schmirler 7 4 74 57 44 39 7 11 80%
 British Columbia Sue Garvey 6 5 67 65 46 46 3 13 75%
 Saskatchewan Cathy Trowell 6 5 63 63 37 42 12 9 75%
 New Brunswick Kathy Floyd 5 6 70 73 47 45 3 10 73%
 Northwest Territories/Yukon Kelly Kaylo 5 6 56 78 41 46 11 4 70%
 Newfoundland Heather Strong 4 7 50 63 40 44 6 9 69%
 Manitoba Lois Fowler 4 7 65 72 43 48 3 6 72%
 Nova Scotia Mary Mattatall 4 7 70 79 45 51 3 7 75%
 Prince Edward Island Tammi Lowther 4 7 62 67 43 48 7 11 77%
 Quebec Marie-Claude Carlos 3 8 51 76 45 46 5 10 67%

Round Robin Results[edit]

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00).[4][5]

Draw 1[edit]

Saturday, February 21, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Strong) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
 British Columbia (Garvey) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 4
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6
 New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 9
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 2[edit]

Saturday, February 21, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Floyd) (has hammer) 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 10
 Manitoba (Fowler) 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5
 Ontario (Merklinger) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) (has hammer) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8
 Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5
 Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2

Draw 3[edit]

Sunday, February 22, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Newfoundland (Strong) (has hammer) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Merklinger) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 5 X X 12
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4

Draw 4[edit]

Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Carlos) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 5
 Alberta (Borst) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Fowler) (has hammer) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 X 9
 British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) (has hammer) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 9
 Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8

Draw 5[edit]

Sunday, February 22, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 British Columbia (Garvey) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6
 Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) (has hammer) 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
 New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 X 8
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3

Draw 6[edit]

Monday, February 23, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7
 New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
 British Columbia (Garvey) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) (has hammer) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
 Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
 Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4

Draw 7[edit]

Monday, February 23, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Fowler) (has hammer) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 X 10
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Garvey) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6
 Ontario (Merklinger) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 X 6
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Floyd) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 6
 Newfoundland (Strong) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 8[edit]

Monday, February 23, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Carlos) (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 X 10
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Merklinger) (has hammer) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Strong) (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
 Alberta (Borst) 2 0 2 1 2 1 X X X X 8

Draw 9[edit]

Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5
 Ontario (Merklinger) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
 British Columbia (Garvey) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) (has hammer) 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 7
 New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Carlos) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
 Canada (Schmirler) 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 X X 9

Draw 10[edit]

Tuesday, February 24, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Floyd) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
 Quebec (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
 Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Fowler) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
 Alberta (Borst) 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 6

Draw 11[edit]

Tuesday, February 24, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) (has hammer) 0 4 0 4 1 1 X X X X 10
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Merklinger) (has hammer) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 8
 Manitoba (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Garvey) (has hammer) 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 X X 8
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Strong) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5

Draw 12[edit]

Wednesday, February 25, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Merklinger) (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
 Newfoundland (Strong) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) (has hammer) 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 X X X 10
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Carlos) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4
 Manitoba (Fowler) 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) (has hammer) 0 3 1 1 4 X X X X X 9
 British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0

Draw 13[edit]

Wednesday, February 25, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 6
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X 2
 Alberta (Borst) 1 0 0 3 1 4 X X X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Floyd) (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
 Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
 Quebec (Carlos) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 14[edit]

Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Fowler) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 6
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Strong) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Garvey) (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6
 New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 9

Draw 15[edit]

Thursday, February 26, 9:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 New Brunswick (Floyd) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 9
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Strong) (has hammer) 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 X X 8
 Manitoba (Fowler) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Alberta (Borst) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 6
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 9

Draw 16[edit]

Thursday, February 26, 1:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Garvey) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Quebec (Carlos) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
 Newfoundland (Strong) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Prince Edward Island (Lowther) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
 Alberta (Borst) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Northwest Territories/Yukon (Kaylo) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 7
 Ontario (Merklinger) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 6

Draw 17[edit]

Thursday, February 26, 6:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Ontario (Merklinger) (has hammer) 3 2 4 0 X X X X X X 9
 Quebec (Carlos) 0 0 0 1 X X X X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Fowler) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 2 0 2 0 4 X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 9
 New Brunswick (Floyd) 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (Mattatall) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
 British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 X X 9

Tiebreaker[edit]

Friday, February 27, 9:00 am

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Trowell) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4
 British Columbia (Garvey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 6
Player percentages
 Saskatchewan  British Columbia
Keri-Lynn Schikowski 91% Val Lahucik 79%
Karen Daku 79% Allison MacInnes 84%
Kristy Lewis 78% Jan Wiltzen 84%
Cathy Trowell 68% Sue Garvey 86%
Total 79% Total 83%

Playoffs[edit]

3 vs. 4[edit]

Friday, February 27, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Garvey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
 Canada (Schmirler) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X 9
Player percentages
 British Columbia  Canada
Val Lahucik 81% Marcia Gudereit 80%
Allison MacInnes 64% Joan McCusker 84%
Jan Wiltzen 77% Jan Betker 86%
Sue Garvey 72% Sandra Schmirler 91%
Total 73% Total 85%

1 vs. 2[edit]

Friday, February 27, 6:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Borst) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 7
 Ontario (Merklinger) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6
Player percentages
 Alberta  Ontario
Kate Horne 72% Audrey Frey 85%
Brenda Bohmer 72% Patti McKnight 78%
Heather Godberson 68% Theresa Breen 89%
Cathy Borst 57% Anne Merklinger 66%
Total 67% Total 79%

Semifinal[edit]

Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Canada (Schmirler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
 Ontario (Merklinger) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 X X 9
Player percentages
 Canada  Ontario
Marcia Gudereit 80% Audrey Frey 88%
Joan McCusker 78% Patti McKnight 75%
Jan Betker 73% Theresa Breen 81%
Sandra Schmirler 66% Anne Merklinger 83%
Total 74% Total 82%

Final[edit]

Sunday, March 1, 12:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
 Alberta (Borst) (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
 Ontario (Merklinger) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6
Player percentages
 Alberta  Ontario
Kate Horne 70% Audrey Frey 84%
Brenda Bohmer 77% Patti McKnight 74%
Heather Godberson 89% Theresa Breen 85%
Cathy Borst 78% Anne Merklinger 75%
Total 79% Total 80%

Statistics[edit]

Top 5 player percentages[edit]

Final Round Robin Percentages[4]

Key
First All-Star Team
Second All-Star Team
Leads %
Nova Scotia Heather Hopkins 85
Canada Marcia Gudereit 84
Prince Edward Island Julie Scales 81
Ontario Audrey Frey 81
Alberta Kate Horne 78
Manitoba Jocelyn Beever 78
Seconds %
Alberta Brenda Bohmer 82
Ontario Patti McKnight 78
Saskatchewan Karen Daku 77
Prince Edward Island Shelley Muzika 77
Canada Joan McCusker 76
Thirds %
Canada Jan Betker 85
Ontario Theresa Breen 80
Alberta Heather Godberson 80
British Columbia Jan Wiltzen 77
Prince Edward Island Susan McInnis 76
Skips %
Alberta Cathy Borst 80
Ontario Anne Merklinger 76
Canada Sandra Schmirler 75
Saskatchewan Cathy Trowell 72
Prince Edward Island Tammi Lowther 72

Perfect Games[edit]

Player Team Position Shots Opponent
Anne Merklinger (unofficial)[b]  Ontario Skip 8  Quebec

Awards[edit]

The all-star team and award winners were as follows.[6]

All-Star Teams[edit]

Team Canada third Jan Betker became the first curler to be selected to the all-star team on four separate occasions as Betker was previously selected in 1987, 1994, and 1997 (first team).

First Team[edit]

Position Name Team
Skip Cathy Borst  Alberta
Third Jan Betker (4)  Canada
Second Brenda Bohmer  Alberta
Lead Marcia Gudereit  Canada

Second Team[edit]

Position Name Team
Skip Anne Merklinger  Ontario
Third Heather Godberson (2)  Alberta
Second Patti McKnight  Ontario
Lead Heather Hopkins  Nova Scotia

Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award[edit]

The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament. Beginning in 1998, the award was permanently named after Marj Mitchell who skipped her team to a Canadian championship in 1980 before passing away from cancer in 1983.

Name Team Position
Anne Merklinger  Ontario Skip

Most Valuable Player Award[edit]

The Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the curler chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.

Name Team Position
Brenda Bohmer  Alberta Second

Ford Hot Shots[edit]

The Ford Hot Shots was a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Mercury Mystique LS.

Winner Runner-Up Score
New Brunswick Allison Franey Alberta Kate Horne 17–15

Shot of the Week Award[edit]

The Shot of the Week Award was voted on by TSN commentators and presented to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the championship.

Name Team Position
Anne Merklinger  Ontario Skip

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Team Northwest Territories/Yukon alternate Kerry Koe threw second stones in Draw 16.
  2. ^ Quebec conceded the game after the fourth end and therefore Merklinger's perfect game does not count as an official perfect game in the record books since she did not throw at least ten shots.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 85. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Regina Leader-Post, 21 Feb 1998, pg C9
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b c d "1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian Women's Curling Championship". The Regina Leader-Post. Newspapers.com. February 20, 1998. p. C6. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. p. 148. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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