Sherry Middaugh hit and stuck to score the winner in the extra end to beat defending champ Allison Flaxey 6-5 during Draw 7 action at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts Thursday night.
Middaugh and her Coldwater rink sit second in the round robin standings with a 6-1 record heading into the final day of round robin action while Flaxey of Listowel is 4-3 and tied for third.
Flaxey faced four in the fourth end but drew to the button to count one and followed that by stealing a point in the sixth to go up 3-1. Middaugh rallied with a deuce in seven to tie it and swiped singles in eight and nine to lead 5-3. Flaxey’s score of two in the 10th sent it into the extra frame where Middaugh prevailed.
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Elsewhere in Penetanguishene, Ont., Julie Hastings of Bayview-Thornhill qualified for the playoffs after defeating Ottawa’s Danielle Inglis 6-4. Hastings opened with single steals in the first three ends and Inglis drew to the button to get on the board with a point in four. Hastings countered with one in the fifth to make it 4-1.
Hastings missed a runback attempt in six and Inglis capitalized to score a deuce and narrow the score 4-3. Hastings made a hit and stick to score one in the seventh and take a two-point lead. The two rinks traded singles through eight and nine and Hastings ran Inglis out of rocks in the 10th.
Team Hastings now holds an unblemished 7-0 record while Team Inglis dropped to 2-5.
Shannon Kee of Waterloo (3-4) is hanging in there after drawing to the lid to score the winning point in the extra end for a thrilling 6-5 victory over Brantford’s Jacqueline Harrison (4-3).
Mississauga’s Clancy Grandy (3-4) stayed in contention with an 8-1 rout in five ends against Ottawa’s Rhonda Varnes (2-5). Grandy scored a deuce in the first, added another two in the third and stole pairs of points in the fourth and fifth.
Waterloo’s Caitlin Romain (3-4) upset Middaugh in the afternoon draw and followed up earning a 7-2 win in eight ends over Megan Balsdon of Mississauga (1-6) to remain in the mix as well. Romain broke a 2-2 tie scoring four in the six and stole one in the eighth to close out the game.