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2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2017 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, was held January 30 to February 5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in Cobourg, Ontario. The winning Rachel Homan rink represented Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on home ice in St. Catharines, Ontario. Homan went on to win her third Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Manitoba's Michelle Englot in the final.

Qualification Process
Qualifying for the provincial Scotties changed again for 2017. Eight teams will qualify from two regional qualifiers (two each) and a challenge round. The top two southern Ontario teams in the CTRS standings (as of December 4) also qualified. ==Teams==
Teams
The event was headlined by the two-time national champion Rachel Homan rink who entered the event in first place on the World Curling Tour. Other top teams in the event included the 2016 WFG Masters and 2014 provincial champion Allison Flaxey rink, and five-time provincial champion Sherry Middaugh. The team lineups were as follows: ==Round-robin standings==
Round-robin results
Draw 4 Monday, January 30, 8:00 pm Draw 5 Tuesday, January 31, 9:30 am Draw 7 Tuesday, January 31, 7:30 pm Draw 8 Wednesday, February 1, 9:30 am Draw 9 Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 pm Draw 10 Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 pm Draw 11 Thursday, February 2, 9:30 am Draw 12 Thursday, February 2, 2:30 pm Draw 13 Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm Draw 14 Draw 15 Friday, February 13, 2:30pm Tie Breaker Friday, February 3, 7:30pm ==Playoffs==
Playoffs
Semi-final Saturday, February 4, 9:00am Final Sunday, February 5 ==Qualification==
Qualification
East and west regional qualifiers ran from December 16-December 19, 2016. Two teams from each region qualified. East Qualifier December 16–19, at the Oshawa Curling Club, Oshawa Teams entered: • Kristina Adams (Ennismore) • Cathy Auld (Dundas Valley) • Megan Balsdon (Dixie) • Chrissy Cadorin (Thornhill) • Susan Froud (Stroud) • Julie Hastings (Bayview) • Heather Heggestad (Thornhill) • Danielle Inglis (Ottawa Hunt) • Cassandra Lewin (RCMP) • Erin Macaulay (Rideau) • Colleen Madonia (Thornhill) • Angie Melaney (Lindsay) • Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater) • Erin Morrissey (RCMP) • Samantha Peters (Rideau) • Charlene Sobering (Rideau) • Ashley Waye (Royal Canadian) Brackets: West Qualifier December 17–19, at the Guelph Curling Club, Guelph Teams entered: • Kelly Cochrane (High Park) • Michelle Fletcher (Burlington) • Brenda Halloway (Kitchener-Waterloo Granite) • Jacqueline Harrison (Mississaugua) • Mallory Kean (Westmount) • Jackie Kellie (Glendale) • Stephanie LeDrew (Sarnia) • Katie Moreau (Penetanguishene) • Hollie Nicol (Royal Canadian) • Jen Spencer (Guelph) • Julie Tippin (Woodstock) Brackets: Challenge Round January 20–22, Mississaugua Golf & Country Club, Mississauga Notes: • Courtney de Winter skipping the Ashley Waye rink. • Lauren Wasylkiw skipping the Brenda Holloway rink. Brackets: ==References==
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