B.C.'s Corryn Brown, Alberta's Kayla Skrlik, Saskatchewan's Nancy Martin and defending champion Rachel Homan opened the Canadian women's curling championship with victories on Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont.
B.C.'s Corryn Brown, Alberta's Kayla Skrlik, Saskatchewan's Nancy Martin and defending champion Rachel Homan opened the Canadian women's curling championship with victories on Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont.·Team Canada skip Rachel Homan calls a shot during the opening draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Friday.
Alberta's Kayla Skrlik iced a three-player rotation because lead Geri-Lynn Ramsay was ill, and doubled New Brunswick's Melissa Adams 8-4. Martin grabbed a 5-1 lead over McCarville after four ends and held off a hometown team supported by many of the 2,430 in the 3,700-seat Fort William Gardens. Martin scored three with her last throw of the 10th end.
Skrlik, Margot Flemming and sister Ashton played short-handed with Ramsay sidelined and alternate Crystal Rumberg not expected to arrive in Thunder Bay until Monday.
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