Cameron advances to Canadian women’s curling championship semifinal with 6-4 win over Sturmay

Manitoba’s Kate Cameron has advanced to the Canadian women’s curling championship semifinal with a 6-4 win over Alberta’s Selena Sturmay.

Cameron scored three points in the third end and stole a point in the fourth to take early control of the playoff game between the tournament’s third and fourth seeds.

Team Manitoba-Cameron skip Kate Cameron encourages her teammates as they play Team Alberta in Page playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Ontario’s Rachel Homan and Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones meet in a later playoff game between the top two seeds.

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The winner earns an express ticket to Sunday evening’s final, while the loser drops to the semifinal to face Cameron in Sunday’s semifinal.

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Cameron is skipping a team at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the first time in her third career, although she’s previously appeared in six playing third for other skips.

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