2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship
| 2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | North Bay, Ontario |
| Arena | North Bay Granite Club |
| Dates | January 7–11 |
| Winner | Team Scharf |
| Curling club | Fort William CC, Thunder Bay |
| Skip | Krista Scharf |
| Third | Ashley Sippala |
| Second | Kendra Lilly |
| Lead | Sarah Potts |
| Coach | Rick Lang |
| Finalist | Robyn 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 represented 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
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
- ↑ "Women". Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- 1 2 "NOCA Men's & Women's Provincial Championship" (PDF). NOCA. NOCA. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Teams". 2026 Men's and Women's Provincial. Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Women's Round Robin - Standings". NOCA. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ "Schedule". 2026 Men's and Women's Provincial. NOCA. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Playoffs". CurlNOCA. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
