Skip Tracy Fleury came out of COVID-19 isolation to throw a last-rock takeout to give her Wild Card 1 team from Manitoba an 8-6 win over Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville Thursday to lock up first place in Pool A at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Team Nunavut second Kaitlin MacDonald stumbled on a stone in the seventh and Team Northern Ontario was awarded a steal of three as a result, helping them to a 7-6 win to improve to 3-1.
Northern Ontario rink doubles up Suzanne Birt foursome 10-5 on Saturday night to share top spot in Pool A standings after two days of action at the Gardens.