1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts

Canadian women's curling championship March 2026 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts Regina, Saskatchewan Agridome February 21–March 1 154,6882023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/02/2023-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-4.pdf Curling Canada 17 March 2023 85 19 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119060257/https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/02/2023-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-4.pdf dead Ottewell CC, Edmonton Cathy Borst Heather Godberson Brenda Bohmer Kate Horne Rona McGregor Darryl Horne (Anne Merklinger) 1997 1999 The 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the AgridomeRegina Leader-Post, 21 Feb 1998, pg C9 in Regina, Saskatchewan.1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts – team and player identification http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1998_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319202142/http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1998_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf 2012-03-19 2011-03-30 This was the last major tournament in which Sandra Schmirler participated in prior to her death in 2000. The total attendance for the week set a record 154,688 which broke the previous mark set in 1993 by exactly 66,666. As of 2025, this remains the attendance record for the event. Team Alberta, who was skipped by Cathy Borst won the championship as they defeated Ontario in the final 7–6 in an extra end. This was Alberta's fifth title overall and their first since 1981. This was also the only title skipped by Borst as well. Borst's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Kamloops, British Columbia where they won the bronze medal. Both the defending champions and the Saskatchewan provincial champions came from the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan making the Caledonian the first curling club to have two teams in the same tournament since the introduction of Team Canada in 1986. Teams The teams were listed as follows:1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts https://stats.curling.io/hearts/1998 Curling Canada Stats Archive Curling Canada 29 March 2023 Team Canada white AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitoba Caledonian CC, Regina Skip: Sandra Schmirler Third: Jan Betker Second: Joan McCusker Lead: Marcia Gudereit Alternate: Atina Ford Ottewell CC, Edmonton Skip: Cathy Borst Third: Heather Godberson Second: Brenda Bohmer Lead: Kate Horne Alternate: Rona McGregor Kamloops CC, Kamloops Skip: Sue Garvey Third: Jan Wiltzen Second: Allison MacInnes Lead: Val Lahucik Alternate: Lindsay Kosteniuk Brandon CC, Brandon Skip: Lois Fowler Third: Betty Couling Second: Sharon Fowler Lead: Jocelyn Beever Alternate: Maureen BonarNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNova ScotiaOntario Thistle St. Andrews CC, Saint John Skip: Kathy Floyd Third: June Campbell Second: Allison Franey Lead: Jane Arseneau Alternate: Mary Harding St. John's CC, St. John's Skip: Heather Strong Third: Kelli Sharpe Second: Michele Renouf Lead: Karen Thomas Alternate: Peg Goss Mayflower CC, Halifax Skip: Mary Mattatall Third: Angie Bryant Second: Lisa MacLeod Lead: Heather Hopkins Alternate: Hayley Clarke Rideau CC, Ottawa Skip: Anne Merklinger Third: Theresa Breen Second: Patti McKnight Lead: Audrey Frey Alternate: Christine McCradyPrince Edward IslandQuebec SaskatchewanNorthwest Territories/Yukon Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Tammi Lowther Third: Susan McInnis Second: Shelley Muzika Lead: Julie Scales Alternate: Donna Lank Riverbend Alma CC, Alma Skip: Marie-Claude Carlos Third: Nathalie Gagnon Second: Julie Blackburn Lead: Sylvie Fortin Alternate: Maude Martel Caledonian CC, Regina Skip: Cathy Trowell Third: Kristy Lewis Second: Karen Daku Lead: Keri-Lynn Schikowski Alternate: Nancy Inglis Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife Skip: Kelly Kaylo Third: Dawn Moses Second: Sharon Cormier"NT" Team Northwest Territories/Yukon alternate Kerry Koe threw second stones in Draw 16. Lead: Cheryl Burlington Alternate: Kerry Koe"NT" Map of teams left 400 200 Canada 650 10px Team Canada 10px Provincial Winners Canada 50.45 -104.60 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Schmirler Canada 53.53 -113.49 Black pog.svg 80 top Borst Canada 50.68 -120.34 Black pog.svg 80 top Garvey Canada 49.85 -99.95 Black pog.svg 80 right Fowler Canada 45.28 -66.08 Black pog.svg 80 top Floyd Canada 47.48 -52.80 Black pog.svg 80 top Strong Canada 44.66 -63.60 Black pog.svg 80 right Mattatall Canada 45.41 -75.70 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Merklinger Canada 46.24 -63.13 Black pog.svg 80 top Lowther Canada 48.55 -71.65 Black pog.svg 80 top Carlos Canada 50.45 -104.60 Black pog.svg 80 top Trowell Canada 62.45 -114.37 Black pog.svg 80 top Kaylo Round Robin Standings Final Round Robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker TeamSkipW Games wonL Games lostPF Points forPA Points againstEW Ends wonEL Ends lostBE Blank endsSE Stolen endsS% Shot percentage Cathy Borst 10 1 73 33 43 29 8 18 80% Anne Merklinger 8 3 81 56 43 47 3 6 79% Sandra Schmirler 7 4 74 57 44 39 7 11 80% Sue Garvey 6 5 67 65 46 46 3 13 75% Cathy Trowell 6 5 63 63 37 42 12 9 75% Kathy Floyd 5 6 70 73 47 45 3 10 73% Kelly Kaylo 5 6 56 78 41 46 11 4 70% Heather Strong 4 7 50 63 40 44 6 9 69% Lois Fowler 4 7 65 72 43 48 3 6 72% Mary Mattatall 4 7 70 79 45 51 3 7 75% Tammi Lowther 4 7 62 67 43 48 7 11 77% Marie-Claude Carlos 3 8 51 76 45 46 5 10 67% Round Robin Results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-06:00).Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian Women's Curling Championship https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121875476/ 29 March 2023 The Regina Leader-Post Newspapers.com February 20, 1998 C6 Draw 1 Saturday, February 21, 1:00 pm A (Strong) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 (Garvey) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 X 6 B (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 4 (Trowell) 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 2 X X 10 C (Schmirler) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 (Floyd) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 D (Lowther) 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 9 (Kaylo) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 4 Draw 2 Saturday, February 21, 6:30 pm A (Floyd) 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 10 (Fowler) 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 9 B (Borst) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 5 (Merklinger) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 C (Mattatall) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 9 D (Trowell) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 (Strong) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 Draw 3 Sunday, February 22, 9:00 am B (Strong) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7 (Mattatall) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 C (Merklinger) 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 5 X X 12 (Lowther) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 4 Draw 4 Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm A (Kaylo) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 (Schmirler) 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 X 10 B (Carlos) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 5 (Borst) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 6 C (Fowler) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 X 9 (Garvey) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 X 5 D (Mattatall) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 (Merklinger) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8 Draw 5 Sunday, February 22, 6:30 pm A (Garvey) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 7 B (Lowther) 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 (Floyd) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 C (Borst) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 (Kaylo) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 D (Schmirler) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 X 8 (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 Draw 6 Monday, February 23, 9:00 am A (Borst) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 7 (Floyd) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 B (Schmirler) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 (Garvey) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 C (Trowell) 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 D (Kaylo) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 (Fowler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 Draw 7 Monday, February 23, 1:00 pm A (Fowler) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 X 10 (Mattatall) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 5 B (Garvey) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 (Merklinger) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7 C (Lowther) 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 X 6 (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 D (Floyd) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 6 (Strong) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 Draw 8 Monday, February 23, 6:30 pm A (Carlos) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 (Lowther) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 B (Mattatall) 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 X 10 (Kaylo) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 6 C (Merklinger) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 (Schmirler) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 D (Strong) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0 (Borst) 2 0 2 1 2 1 X X X X 8 Draw 9 Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am A (Trowell) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 (Merklinger) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 B (Lowther) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 (Garvey) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 C (Mattatall) 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 7 (Floyd) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 4 D (Carlos) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3 (Schmirler) 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 X X 9 Draw 10 Tuesday, February 24, 1:00 pm A (Schmirler) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 (Mattatall) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 6 B (Floyd) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6 (Carlos) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 C (Kaylo) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 (Strong) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 D (Fowler) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5 (Borst) 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 6 Draw 11 Tuesday, February 24, 6:30 pm A (Borst) 0 4 0 4 1 1 X X X X 10 (Trowell) 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2 B (Merklinger) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 8 (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 5 C (Garvey) 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 X X 8 (Kaylo) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X X 3 D (Strong) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6 (Lowther) 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 Draw 12 Wednesday, February 25, 9:00 am A (Merklinger) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 (Strong) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 B (Trowell) 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 X X X 10 (Kaylo) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 3 C (Carlos) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 4 (Fowler) 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 X 8 D (Borst) 0 3 1 1 4 X X X X X 9 (Garvey) 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0 Draw 13 Wednesday, February 25, 1:00 pm A (Lowther) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 (Mattatall) 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 8 B (Schmirler) 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X 2 (Borst) 1 0 0 3 1 4 X X X X 9 C (Floyd) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 (Merklinger) 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 X 9 D (Kaylo) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 (Carlos) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 Draw 14 Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 pm A (Fowler) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 6 (Lowther) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 B (Mattatall) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 (Trowell) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 7 C (Strong) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 (Schmirler) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 X 8 D (Garvey) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 (Floyd) 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 9 Draw 15 Thursday, February 26, 9:00 am A (Floyd) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 9 (Kaylo) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 B (Strong) 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 X X 8 (Fowler) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3 C (Borst) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 6 (Mattatall) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3 D (Schmirler) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 6 (Lowther) 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 9 Draw 16 Thursday, February 26, 1:00 pm A (Garvey) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6 (Trowell) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 B (Carlos) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 4 (Strong) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 7 C (Lowther) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 (Borst) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 4 D (Kaylo) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 7 (Merklinger) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 Draw 17 Thursday, February 26, 6:30 pm A (Merklinger) 3 2 4 0 X X X X X X 9 (Carlos) 0 0 0 1 X X X X X X 1 B (Fowler) 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2 (Schmirler) 0 2 0 2 0 4 X X X X 8 C (Trowell) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 9 (Floyd) 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 8 D (Mattatall) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2 (Garvey) 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 X X 9 Tiebreaker Friday, February 27, 9:00 am B (Trowell) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4 (Garvey) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 6 Keri-Lynn Schikowski 91% Karen Daku 79% Kristy Lewis 78% Cathy Trowell 68% 79% Val Lahucik 79% Allison MacInnes 84% Jan Wiltzen 84% Sue Garvey 86% 83% Playoffs yes Page playoffs Semifinal Final 1 7 2 6 3 9 4 3 2 9 3 3 1 7 2 6 3 vs. 4 Friday, February 27, 1:00 pm C (Garvey) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 (Schmirler) 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 X X 9 Val Lahucik 81% Allison MacInnes 64% Jan Wiltzen 77% Sue Garvey 72% 73% Marcia Gudereit 80% Joan McCusker 84% Jan Betker 86% Sandra Schmirler 91% 85% 1 vs. 2 Friday, February 27, 6:30 pm C (Borst) 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 7 (Merklinger) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 Kate Horne 72% Brenda Bohmer 72% Heather Godberson 68% Cathy Borst 57% 67% Audrey Frey 85% Patti McKnight 78% Theresa Breen 89% Anne Merklinger 66% 79% Semifinal Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm C (Schmirler) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 (Merklinger) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 X X 9 Marcia Gudereit 80% Joan McCusker 78% Jan Betker 73% Sandra Schmirler 66% 74% Audrey Frey 88% Patti McKnight 75% Theresa Breen 81% Anne Merklinger 83% 82% Final Sunday, March 1, 12:30 pm C (Borst) 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 (Merklinger) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 Kate Horne 70% Brenda Bohmer 77% Heather Godberson 89% Cathy Borst 78% 79% Audrey Frey 84% Patti McKnight 74% Theresa Breen 85% Anne Merklinger 75% 80% Statistics Top 5 player percentages Final Round Robin Percentages KeyFirst All-Star TeamSecond All-Star Team Leads % NS Heather Hopkins 85 CAN Marcia Gudereit 84 PE Julie Scales 81 ON Audrey Frey 81 AB Kate Horne 78 MB Jocelyn Beever 78 Seconds % AB Brenda Bohmer 82 ON Patti McKnight 78 SK Karen Daku 77 PE Shelley Muzika 77 CAN Joan McCusker 76 Thirds % CAN Jan Betker 85 ON Theresa Breen 80 AB Heather Godberson 80 BC Jan Wiltzen 77 PE Susan McInnis 76 Skips % AB Cathy Borst 80 ON Anne Merklinger 76 CAN Sandra Schmirler 75 SK Cathy Trowell 72 PE Tammi Lowther 72 Perfect Games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Anne Merklinger (unofficial)Quebec conceded the game after the fourth end and therefore Merklinger's perfect game does not count as an official perfect game in the record books since she did not throw at least ten shots. Skip 8 Awards The all-star team and award winners were as follows.2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/02/2023-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-4.pdf Curling Canada 28 February 2023 148 19 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119060257/https://www.curling.ca/files/2023/02/2023-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-4.pdf dead All-Star teams Team Canada third Jan Betker became the first curler to be selected to the all-star team on four separate occasions as Betker was previously selected in 1987, 1994, and 1997 (first team). First Team Position Name Team Skip Cathy Borst Third Jan Betker (4) Second Brenda Bohmer Lead Marcia Gudereit Second Team Position Name Team Skip Anne Merklinger Third Heather Godberson (2) Second Patti McKnight Lead Heather Hopkins Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament. Beginning in 1998, the award was permanently named after Marj Mitchell who skipped her team to a Canadian championship in 1980 before dying from cancer in 1983. Name Team Position Anne Merklinger Skip Most Valuable Player Award The Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the curler chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round. Name Team Position Brenda Bohmer Second Ford Hot Shots The Ford Hot Shots was a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Mercury Mystique LS. Winner Runner-Up Score NB Allison Franey AB Kate Horne 17–15 Shot of the Week Award The Shot of the Week Award was voted on by TSN commentators and presented to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the championship. Name Team Position Anne Merklinger Skip Notes References 2 Category:Scotties Tournament of Hearts Scott Tournament of Hearts Scott Tournament Of Hearts, 1998 Category:Curling competitions in Regina, Saskatchewan Category:1998 in women's curling Category:February 1998 sports events in Canada Category:March 1998 sports events in Canada Category:Women's sports in Saskatchewan