1978 Macdonald Lassies Championship

1978 Macdonald Lassies Championship
Host citySault Ste. Marie, Ontario
ArenaSault Memorial Gardens
DatesFebruary 26–March 2
Winner Manitoba
Curling clubStony Mountain CC, Stony Mountain
SkipCathy Pidzarko
ThirdChris Pidzarko
SecondIris Armstrong
LeadPatti Vanderkerckhove
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The 1978 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 26 to March 2, 1978, at the Sault Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[1][2]

Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Cathy Pidzarko won the event by finishing round robin play with a 7–3 record. This was Manitoba's third championship with their last title coming in 1967.

This would be the last women's championship to have a champion determined by round robin and the last one before the creation of the Women's World Curling Championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick
Edmonton Thistle CC, Edmonton

Skip: Betty Cole
Third: Liz Gemmell
Second: Anne McGarvey
Lead: Shirley Fisk

Richmond CC, Richmond

Skip: Heather Haywood
Third: Bernice McCallan
Second: Shirley Snihur
Lead: Una Goodyear

Stony Mountain CC, Stony Mountain

Skip: Cathy Pidzarko
Third: Chris Pidzarko
Second: Iris Armstrong
Lead: Patti Vanderkerckhove

Bathurst CC, Bathurst

Skip: Karen McDermott
Third: Gisele Shaw
Second: Ilona Schnarr
Lead: Lillian Lavigne

Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island
Carol CC, Labrador City[4]

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

Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth

Skip: Penny LaRocque
Third: Brenda Shutt
Second: Charmaine Murray
Lead: Wendy Conrad

Forest City CC, London

Skip: Sheila Seltzer
Third: Louise Davison
Second: Jane Chalmers
Lead: Marlene Linton

Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown

Skip: Gloria Basha
Third: Marilyn Sutherland
Second: Wilma McLure
Lead: Marion Basha

Quebec Saskatchewan Northwest Territories/Yukon
Montreal Caledonia CC, Westmount

Skip: Carole Topp
Third: Nicole Labelle
Second: Katherine Randall
Lead: Ann Delage

Hub City CC, Saskatoon

Skip: Charlene Goodwin
Third: Holly Webster
Second: Nancy Bint
Lead: Betty Fairweather

Yellowknife CC, Yellowknife

Skip: Donna Alexander
Third: Doris Sekulich
Second: Cecille Ward
Lead: Dora Delmage

Map of teams

1978 Macdonald Lassies Championship is located in Canada
Cole
Cole
Haywood
Haywood
McDermott
McDermott
Seltzer
Seltzer
Basha
Basha
Topp
Topp
Goodwin
Goodwin
Alexander
Alexander
Provincial Winners

Round Robin standings

Final round robin standings[3]

Key
Lassies champion
Team Skip W L PF PA
Manitoba Cathy Pidzarko 7 3 73 48
Nova Scotia Penny LaRocque 6 4 77 62
Alberta Betty Cole 6 4 72 68
British Columbia Heather Haywood 6 4 80 68
Newfoundland Sue Anne Bartlett 5 5 81 71
New Brunswick Karen McDermott 5 5 71 73
Ontario Sheila Seltzer 5 5 77 81
Prince Edward Island Gloria Basha 5 5 61 83
Quebec Carole Topp 4 6 55 79
Saskatchewan Charlene Goodwin 4 6 73 69
Northwest Territories/Yukon Donna Alexander 2 8 58 76

Round Robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00).[3][5]

Draw 1

Sunday, February 26, 2:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 5 X 13
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 9
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (McDermott) 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 X 10
Ontario (Seltzer) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 7
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 2

Sunday, February 26, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Ontario (Seltzer) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 11
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 X 10
New Brunswick (McDermott) 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
Alberta (Cole) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 8

Draw 3

Monday, February 27, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 1 0 2 4 3 0 X X X X 10
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 0 0 0 0 2 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
Alberta (Cole) 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
Quebec (Topp) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (McDermott) 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 7
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Seltzer) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 8

Draw 4

Monday, February 27, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 2 X 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 X 11
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 6 X 13
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 9
New Brunswick (McDermott) 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Alberta (Cole) 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 X 12

Draw 5

Tuesday, February 28, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 X X 12
Quebec (Topp) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 5
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 2 2 X 11
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (McDermott) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4
Alberta (Cole) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 11
Ontario (Seltzer) 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 2 13

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 28, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Seltzer) 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 1 X 12
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Alberta (Cole) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 9
New Brunswick (McDermott) 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 X X 12

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (McDermott) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 X 10
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 10
Alberta (Cole) 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 4 X X 13
Ontario (Seltzer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 2 0 3 1 0 3 3 X X X 12
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 X 7
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4

Draw 8

Wednesday, March 1, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 X X X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X X 3
New Brunswick (McDermott) 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 X X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Seltzer) 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 X 11
Alberta (Cole) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 X 6

Draw 9

Wednesday, March 1, 7:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 3
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 1 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 X 8
Ontario (Seltzer) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 0 X 12
Alberta (Cole) 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 2 0 5 2 1 0 3 X X X 13
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 9
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 5

Draw 10

Thursday, March 2, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 9
Alberta (Cole) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ontario (Seltzer) 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 X 8
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 X 8
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (McDermott) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Manitoba (Pidzarko) 3 2 0 3 0 2 2 X X X 12
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 7
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 11

Tuesday, March 2, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Brunswick (McDermott) 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 7
Nova Scotia (LaRocque) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Newfoundland (Bartlett) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
Northwest Territories/Yukon (Alexander) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
British Columbia (Haywood) 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7
Prince Edward Island (Basha) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Saskatchewan (Goodwin) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 4
Alberta (Cole) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Quebec (Topp) 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7
Ontario (Seltzer) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 8

References

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