The road to the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer continues with an update from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Heather Strong and her St. John’s Bally Haly team of Laura Strong, Jen Cunningham and Stephanie Korab captured the Newfoundland & Labrador Scotties Women’s Curling Championship on Saturday, January 21 in convincing fashion. Trailing 3-1 to Laura Phillips after three ends in the four-day event’s finale, Strong tied the game with a deuce in the fourth end, before stealing 2 in the fifth, 1 in the sixth, 2 in the seventh and 1 in the eighth for the 9-3 win.
Heather Strong with represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alberta (Photo Andrew Klaver)
Her trip to Red Deer for the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be Heather Strong’s tenth crack at the Canadian women’s championship. Twice she has finished with 7-4 records on the national stage: in London in 2006 and in Regina in 2008. Younger sister Laura has been along for six previous national shootouts, but this is the first year she’ll play third stone at the Scotties.