The 1983 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 championship, was played in Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

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Teams

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba
Crestwood Curling Club, Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... Skip: Cathy Shaw Third: Christine Jurgenson Christine Jurgenson Christine "Chris" Jurgenson is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She is a former World Champion, and is currently the Canadian senior champion.... Second: Sandra Rippel Lead: Penny Ryan	Richmond Winter Club, Richmond, British Columbia Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border... Skip: Heather Kerr Third: Berniece McCallan Second: Sherry Lethbridge Lead: Sandy McCubbin	Granite Curling Club Granite Curling Club (Winnipeg) The Granite Curling Club, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the oldest curling club in Western Canada. It has produced many national and world champions. The original Granite Curling Club dates back to 1880. Its current downtown location was built in 1912. It is often considered to be the "St... , Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... Skip: Patti Vande Third: Carol Dunstone Second: Iris Armstrong Lead: Maureen Bonar Maureen Bonar Maureen Bonar is a Canadian curler.Bonar is a four time provincial champion- twice as a skip.After having won the 1982 provincial junior championships as skip, Bonar joined up with Patti Vande as her lead and won the 1983 provincial championships earning them the right to represent Manitoba at the...
New Brunswick	Newfoundland	Nova Scotia
Capital Winter Club, Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art... Skip: Grace Donald Third: Connie Bothwell-Myers Second: Carolyn McKay Lead: Stella Keays	Carol Curling Club, Labrador City, Newfoundland Skip: Ruby Crocker  Third: Rene Crocker Second: Barbara Pinset Lead: Sandra Brawley	CFB Halifax Curling Club, Halifax Skip: Penny LaRocque Third: Sharon Horne Second: Cathy Caudle Lead: Pamela Sanford
Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec
Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury... Skip: Anne Provo Third: Lorraine Lang Lorraine Lang Lorraine Lang is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.In 1981, Lang won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship playing lead for her future husband Rick Lang.... Second: Marlene Delorenzi Lead: Valerie Adams	Charlottetown Curling Club, Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... Skip: Kim McLeod Third: Cathy Dillon Second: Karen MacDonald Lead: Kathie Burke	Buckingham Curling Club Buckingham Curling Club The Buckingham Curling Club is an historic curling club located in Buckingham, Quebec. It is the only curling club located within the city limits of Gatineau.... , Buckingham, Quebec Buckingham, Quebec Buckingham was a city located in the Outaouais region of the province of Quebec. Since January 1, 2002, it has been part of the amalgamated city of Gatineau which merged five former municipalities, including Masson-Angers, Buckingham, Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau, into a single entity... Skip: Agnes Charette Third: Linda Raby Second: Guylaine Deschatelets Lead: Odette Raby
Saskatchewan	Northwest Territories/Yukon
Nutana Curling Club, Saskatoon Saskatoon Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....   Skip: Sheila Rowan Third: Jean MacLean Second: Judy Sefton Lead: Lillian Martin	Whitehorse Curling Club, Whitehorse Whitehorse, Yukon Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in... Skip: Shelly Bildfell Third: Elizabeth McCrae Second: Louise McCrae Lead: Dale Sanderson

Standings

Locale	Skip	W	L	Shot Pct.
Nova Scotia	Penny LaRocque	8	2	70
Northwest Territories  Yukon	Shelly Bildfell	8	2	64
Alberta	Cathy Shaw	7	3	73
Manitoba	Patti Vande	6	4	69
British Columbia	Heather Kerr	6	4	65
Ontario	Anne Provo	4	6	66
Saskatchewan	Sheila Rowan	4	6	65
Quebec	Agnes Charette	4	6	64
Prince Edward Island	Kim McLeod	4	6	63
	Ruby Crocker	4	6	62
New Brunswick	Grace Donald	0	10	62

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Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Draw 10

Draw 11

Playoffs

Player Percentages
/Yukon Yukon Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
Dale Sanderson	71%	Penny Ryan	90%
Louise McCrae	71%
Elizabeth McCrae	63%	Sandra Rippel	79%
Shelly Bildfell	68%	Cathy Shaw	78%
Total	68%	Total	83%

* Alberta’s third Christine Jurgenson

Christine Jurgenson

Christine "Chris" Jurgenson is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She is a former World Champion, and is currently the Canadian senior champion....

 was unavailable for this game, Penny Ryan and Sandra Rippel each threw three stones per end, with Ripple holding the broom for Cathy Shaw

Final

Player Percentages
Pamela Sanford	79%	Penny Ryan	76%
Cathy Caudle	68%
Sharon Horne	60%	Sandra Rippel	78%
Penny LaRocque	84%	Cathy Shaw	78%
Total	73%	Total	77%

* Alberta’s third Christine Jurgenson

Christine Jurgenson

Christine "Chris" Jurgenson is a Canadian curler from British Columbia. She is a former World Champion, and is currently the Canadian senior champion....

 was unavailable for this game, Penny Ryan and Sandra Rippel each threw three stones per end, with Rippel holding the broom for Cathy Shaw