2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship

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 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

2026 Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship is located in Ontario

Burns
Croisier

Despins
Scharf

Deschene
Forget

Mann

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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Women". Northern Ontario Curling Association. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[2] "2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Curling Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[draw-3] "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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