MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Kerri Einarson is two wins away from her fifth Scotties Tournament of Hearts title.
Einarson’s Team Canada downed previously unbeaten Team Beth Peterson of Manitoba 8-5 in a Page 1-2 qualifier on Friday at the national women’s curling championship.
Einarson will face Team Kaitlyn Lawes in an all-Manitoba Page 1-2 game on Saturday. Lawes beat Team Christina Black of Nova Scotia 8-6 in the other Page 1-2 qualifier on Friday.
Lawes picked out Black’s stone touching the button with last rock in the 10th for a deuce to win.
The winner of Saturday’s Page 1-2 game earns a berth in Sunday’s final.
Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens will face Black, while Alberta’s Selena Sturmay will meet Peterson in Friday night’s Page 3-4 qualifiers. The winners advance to Saturday’s Page 3-4 game while the losers are eliminated.
Saturday’s Page 3-4 winner goes to Sunday’s semifinal against the Einarson-Lawes loser.
The winner of Sunday’s final will represent Canada at the world women’s curling championship in March in Calgary.
Meanwhile, the Scotties named its all-star teams on Friday:
Skip: Kelsey Calvert (Team Peterson, Manitoba)
Third: Selena Njegovan (Team Lawes, Manitoba)
Second: Michaela Robert (Team Armstrong, Ontario)
Lead: Karlee Burgess (Team Einarson, Canada)
Skip: Kerri Einarson (Team Canada)
Third: Danielle Schmiemann (Team Sturmay, Alberta)
Second: Laura Walker (Team Lawes, Manitoba)
Lead: Sarah Potts (Team Scharf, Northern Ontario)
Alberta skip Kayla Skrlik was named winner of the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award.
