2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship

2026 Northern Ontario Women's
Curling Championship
Host cityNorth Bay, Ontario
ArenaNorth Bay Granite Club
DatesJanuary 7–11
WinnerTeam Scharf
Curling clubFort William CC, Thunder Bay
SkipKrista Scharf
ThirdAshley Sippala
SecondKendra Lilly
LeadSarah Potts
CoachRick Lang
FinalistRobyn Despins
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The 2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship, the Northern Ontario women's curling championship, was held from January 7 to 11 at the North Bay Granite Club in North Bay, Ontario.[1] The winning Krista Scharf rink will represent Northern Ontario at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship in Mississauga, Ontario.[2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 Northern Ontario Men's Provincial Curling Championship, the provincial men's championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3][4]

Skip Third Second Lead Coach Club
Krysta Burns Sara Guy Laura Masters Laura Forget Rodney Guy Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury
Bella Croisier Piper Croisier Mya Smith Valérie Ouimet Ryan Lafreniere
Luc Ouimet		 Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury
Abby Deschene Mackenzie Daley Mia Toner Emma Acres Phil Mainville North Bay GC, North Bay
Robyn Despins Nicole Westlund-Stewart Samantha Morris Rebecca Carr Paul Carr Fort William CC, Thunder Bay
JoAnne Forget Janelle Courchesne Jami Bowman Tay Patterson North Bay GC, North Bay
Lauren Mann Oye-Sem Won Jen Gates Amanda Gates Idylwylde G&CC, Sudbury
Krista Scharf Ashley Sippala Kendra Lilly Sarah Potts Rick Lang Fort William CC, Thunder Bay

Map of teams

Burns
Croisier
Despins
Scharf
Deschene
Forget
Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship Teams

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[5]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE
Krista Scharf 6 0 – 49 26 26 20 5 9
Krysta Burns 4 2 – 49 28 28 18 1 11
Robyn Despins 3 3 1–0 36 36 23 23 2 7
Lauren Mann 3 3 0–1 46 44 25 26 3 2
Bella Croisier 2 4 1–0 31 41 24 27 1 9
Abby Deschene 2 4 0–1 37 39 23 22 4 9
JoAnne Forget 1 5 – 17 51 13 26 4 3

Round robin results

All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[3][6]

Draw 1

Wednesday, January 7, 8:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Abby Deschene 🔨 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 6
Krista Scharf 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krysta Burns 🔨 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 X X 7
Bella Croisier 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Lauren Mann 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
Robyn Despins 🔨 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 6

Draw 2

Thursday, January 8, 8:30 am

Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
JoAnne Forget 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 5
Lauren Mann 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 X 9

Draw 3

Thursday, January 8, 1:00 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krista Scharf 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
Bella Croisier 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Abby Deschene 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 X X X 4
Krysta Burns 🔨 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 X X X 10

Draw 4

Thursday, January 8, 5:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Abby Deschene 🔨 1 0 1 3 1 2 X X X X 8
JoAnne Forget 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Robyn Despins 🔨 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 X 9
Bella Croisier 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krista Scharf 🔨 2 0 2 0 5 1 0 X X X 10
Lauren Mann 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 X X X 5

Draw 5

Friday, January 9, 10:00 am

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Bella Croisier 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
JoAnne Forget 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Robyn Despins 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
Abby Deschene 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 7

Draw 6

Friday, January 9, 2:30 pm

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Lauren Mann 🔨 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 9
Krysta Burns 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 8

Draw 7

Friday, January 9, 7:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krysta Burns 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 3 X 11
Robyn Despins 🔨 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Lauren Mann 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 X 11
Abby Deschene 🔨 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 7
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
JoAnne Forget 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1
Krista Scharf 🔨 0 1 0 3 2 1 3 X X X 10

Draw 8

Saturday, January 10, 10:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
JoAnne Forget 🔨 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X X X 3
Robyn Despins 2 0 2 0 3 3 X X X X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krista Scharf 🔨 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 9
Krysta Burns 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X X 5
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bella Croisier 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 6
Abby Deschene 🔨 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5

Draw 9

Saturday, January 10, 7:30 pm

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Bella Croisier 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 8
Lauren Mann 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Robyn Despins 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
Krista Scharf 🔨 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Sheet F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krysta Burns 🔨 2 0 0 4 1 1 X X X X 8
JoAnne Forget 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1

Playoffs

Source:[7]

Semifinal Final
1 Krista Scharf 10
2 Krysta Burns 5 3 Robyn Despins 7
3 Robyn Despins 7

Semifinal

Sunday, January 11, 9:00 am

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krysta Burns 🔨 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5
Robyn Despins 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 7

Final

Sunday, January 11, 1:30 pm

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Krista Scharf 🔨 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 10
Robyn Despins 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7
2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship

Krista Scharf
12th Northern Ontario Provincial Championship title

References

  1. ^ "Women". Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "NOCA Men's & Women's Provincial Championship" (PDF). NOCA. NOCA. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ^ "Teams". 2026 Men's and Women's Provincial. Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Women's Round Robin - Standings". NOCA. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  6. ^ "Schedule". 2026 Men's and Women's Provincial. NOCA. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Women's Playoffs". CurlNOCA. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
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