The 2017 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Saskatchewan was held from January 24–29 at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in Melville. The winning Penny Barker team represented Saskatchewan at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Moose Jaw's Penny Barker won her first provincial women's title, sealing the victory after a hit for four points in the final, defeating North Battleford's Robyn Silvernagle. The Barker rink was ranked 7th going into the tournament, and only made the playoffs after winning a tiebreaker match. She then won three straight playoff games to claim the title. The 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be the first national championship for all four members of the Barker rink. The team is the first Moose Jaw-based team to win the provincial title since 1999.
Dayna Demers, third for the Silvernagle rink won the Marj Mitchell Award for sportsmanship and competitiveness.
Teams Notably absent from the 2017 Saskatchewan Scotties is the defending champion Jolene Campbell rink. She failed to qualify for provincials after a 1-3 record at the "last chance" event. The top seed in the event was the Chantelle Eberle rink, who was ranked 38th on the World Curling Tour money list. The top Saskatchewan team on the WCT money list was 4-time provincial champion Sherry Anderson who got the second seed. The event also included 4-time provincial champion Stefanie Lawton.
The teams are listed as follows:
Skip Third Second Lead Club(s) Sherry Anderson Jessica Hanson Krista Fesser Brie Spilchen Nutana Curling Club, SaskatoonBrett Barber Sherry Just Colleen Ackerman Rachel Fritzler Biggar Curling Club, Biggar Penny Barker Deanna Doig Lorraine Schneider Danielle Sicinski Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre, Moose Jaw Chantelle Eberle Kristie Moore Larisa Murray Debbie Lozinski Callie Curling Club, ReginaStefanie Lawton Beth Iskiw Sherri Singler Jessica Illes Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon Nancy Martin Ashley Quick Meaghan Frerichs Teresa Waterfield Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon Mandy Selzer Erin Selzer Megan Selzer Sarah Slywka Balgonie Curling Club, Balgonie Robyn Silvernagle Dayna Demers Cristina Goertzen Kara Thevenot Twin Rivers Curling Club, North Battleford Kim Schneider Shalon Flemming Natalie Bloomfield Kristy Johnson Kronau Curling Club, Kronau
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers
WL Silvernagle 7 1 Lawton 6 2 Martin 5 3 Barker 4 4 Barber 4 4 Eberle 3 5 Anderson 3 5 Selzer 3 5 Schneider 1 7
Scores Draw 1 Silvernagle 7-6 Anderson Eberle 8-5 Selzer Lawton 9-5 Martin Barber 7-6 Schneider
Draw 2 Selzer 10-5 Martin Lawton 10-7 Barber Barker 9-8 Anderson Silvernagle 6-4 Eberle
Draw 3 Lawton 8-6 Barker Silvernagle 6-5 Schneider Barber 4-3 Selzer Martin 8-7 Anderson
Draw 4 Silvernagle 9-1 Barber Martin 6-4 Barker Eberle 10-3 Schneider Selzer 5-4 Lawton
Draw 5 Barker 9-3 Selzer Lawton 8-4 Schneider Barber 12-4 Anderson Martin 6-5 Eberle
Draw 6 Lawton 8-3 Eberle Anderson 9-5 Selzer Martin 5-3 Silvernagle Schneider 8-7 Barker
Draw 7 Anderson 8-3 Schneider Barber 7-6 Martin Barker 7-4 Eberle Silvernagle 7-6 Selzer
Draw 8 Eberle 11-4 Barber Silvernagle 6-5 Barker Selzer 11-6 Schneider Lawton 10-7 Anderson
Draw 9 Martin 9-5 Schneider Anderson 10-4 Eberle Silvernagle 8-2 Lawton Barker 8-6 Barber
Tiebreaker Barker 9-3 Barber
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, January 28, 8:00pm
3 vs. 4 Saturday, January 28, 8:00pm
Semifinal Sunday, January 29, 1:00pm
Final Sunday, January 29, 6:00pm
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