1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship

The 1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 25 to March 2, 1979, at the Town of Mount Royal Arena in Mount Royal, Quebec. This was the last women's championship to be sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco and also the first event to feature a playoff.

1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship
Host cityMount Royal, Quebec
ArenaTown of Mount Royal Arena
DatesFebruary 25–March 2
Winner British Columbia
Curling clubNorth Shore WC, North Vancouver
SkipLindsay Sparkes
ThirdDawn Knowles
SecondRobin Wilson
LeadLorraine Bowles
Finalist Manitoba (Pidzarko)
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Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Lindsay Sparkes won the event by defeating Manitoba 7–4 in the final after also finishing first in the round robin with an 8–2 record. This was BC's fourth championship overall and the second skipped by Sparkes, who also won in 1976. The Sparkes rink also went on to represent Canada in the inaugural Women's World Curling Championship, the 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship which they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[1]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Lethbridge CC, Lethbridge

Skip: Myrna McQuarrie
Third: Barb Davis
Second: Gayle Pilling
Lead: Diane Smummach

 North Shore WC, North Vancouver

Skip: Lindsay Sparkes
Third: Dawn Knowles
Second: Robin Wilson
Lead: Lorraine Bowles

 Stony Mountain CC, Stony Mountain

Skip: Chris Pidzarko
Third: Rose Tanasichuk
Second: Iris Armstrong
Lead: Patti Vande

 Bathurst CC, Bathurst

Skip: Anne Orser
Third: Pat Maher
Second: Elvera Kennah
Lead: Shirley Gammon

Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Carol CC, Labrador City

Skip: Sue Anne Bartlett
Third: Patricia Dwyer
Second: Joyce Narduzzi
Lead: Mavis Pike

 CFB Halifax CC, Halifax

Skip: Penny LaRocque
Third: Brenda Shutt
Second: Colleen Jones
Lead: Charmaine Murray

 Boulevard CC, Toronto

Skip: Pat Reid
Third: Sandi Norton
Second: Carmel O'Malley
Lead: Lynda Stoyka

 Community CC, Crapaud

Skip: Elayne Thompson
Third: Ruth Cutcliffe
Second: Louise Thompson
Lead: Julie Robinson

Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Baie-D'Urfé CC, Baie-D'Urfé

Skip: Lorraine Bowes
Third: Faye Gardiner
Second: Joan Brown
Lead: Barbara Donnelly

 Granite CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Barb Despins
Third: Lynne Fuller
Second: Elaine Farkas
Lead: Diane Lynn

 Hay River CC, Hay River

Skip: Margaret Whitlock
Third: Marion Clifford
Second: Delaine Kardash
Lead: Amber Schroter

Round Robin standings

Final Round Robin standings[1]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Team Skip W L PF PA
 British ColumbiaLindsay Sparkes82
 ManitobaChris Pidzarko73
 NewfoundlandSue Anne Bartlett73
 SaskatchewanBarb Despins73
 Nova ScotiaPenny LaRocque73
 QuebecLorraine Bowes73
 AlbertaMyrna McQuarrie64
 OntarioPat Reid37
 Prince Edward IslandElayne Thompson19
 Northwest Territories/YukonMargaret Whitlock19
 New BrunswickAnne Orser19

Tiebreakers

Five teams were tied for second, therefore there were three tiebreakers. The two remaining teams advanced to the semifinal.[1][2]

  Winners to Semifinal
    
 Saskatchewan 10
 Newfoundland 12
 Newfoundland 9
 Quebec 3
 Nova Scotia 5
 Manitoba 8

Tiebreaker #1

Thursday, March 1, 6:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 X 9
 Quebec (Bowes) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3

Tiebreaker #2

Thursday, March 1, 10:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
 Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 X 8

Tiebreaker #3

Thursday, March 1, 10:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Saskatchewan (Despins) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 10
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 12

Playoffs
Semifinal Final
1  British Columbia 7
2  Manitoba 10 2  Manitoba 4
3  Newfoundland 2

Semifinal

Friday, March 2, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Manitoba (Pidzarko) 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 X X 10
 Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2

Final

Friday, March 2, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 British Columbia (Sparkes) 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 7
 Manitoba (Pidzarko) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4

References
  1. "1979 Macdonald Lassies". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. Phillips, Randy (March 1, 1979). "Quebec lassies come back". The Montreal Gazette. p. 45. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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