Alberta skip Selena Sturmay delivers a rock during Scotties Tournament of Hearts action against Northern Ontario in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Sunday, February 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

By The Canadian Press

Sturmay, Calvert earn byes into finals at Canadian Curling Pre-Trials

Oct 23, 2025 | 2:22 PM

WOLFVILLE — Selena Sturmay and Braden Calvert locked up byes to their respective finals in Thursday’s afternoon draw at the Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials.

Edmonton’s Sturmay earned a bye to the women’s final with a 10-2 win over Victoria’s Kayla McMillan.

Sturmay and McMillan entered the penultimate round-robin draw tied atop the women’s standings. But a score of three followed by a steal of one allowed Sturmay (5-2) to close out the lopsided win in just eight ends and assure her first place in the round robin.

Calvert, from Winnipeg, finished atop the men’s round robin standings at 5-2 with an 8-6 win over Scott Howard of Navan, Ont.

Winnipeg’s Jordon McDonald topped Sam Mooibroek of Whitby, Ont., 10-8 in the final draw of the day and improved to 5-2, but sat second in the standings after losing to Calvert in group play.

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McDonald will face Howard (4-3) in a semifinal Friday, with the winner meeting Calvert in a best-of-three final.

On the women’s side, MacMillan (5-2) finished the round robin stage in second place after edging Winnipeg’s Beth Peterson 7-6 in the final draw.

MacMillan will take on Ashley Thevenot (4-3) of Martensville, Sask., in Friday’s semifinal. The winner will take on Sturmay in the best-of-three final.

In other women’s play Thursday night, Nancy Martin — also of Martensville — bested Edmonton’s Myla Plett 11-6, Thevenot topped Krista Scharf of Thunder Bay, Ont., 6-5, and Ottawa’s Danielle Inglis beat Sturmay 9-8.

The men’s and women’s winners of the pre-trials join the Montana’s Curling Trials fields next month in Halifax.

The trials determine Canada’s teams for February’s Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2025.

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