Manitoba’s Englot into Hearts final with 9-8 win over Ontario’s Homan
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — As experienced a skip as Michelle Englot is, she’ll join her teammates in uncharted curling territory.
Manitoba punched their ticket to the final of the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 9-8 playoff win over Ontario’s Rachel Homan on Friday.
Englot, third Kate Cameron, second Leslie Wilson and lead Raunora Westcott will all play in the first Scotties Tournament of Hearts final of their careers Sunday.
At 53, Englot would be the oldest skip to win it. She’s skipped Saskatchewan seven times at the Hearts in almost three decades of competitive curling, but never in a final. The trophy is tantalizingly close.