Maryfield’s Rachel Big Eagle qualifies for Scotties Tournament of Hearts
January 19, 2026, 10:42 am
The 2026 Bunge Prairie Pinnacle Women’s Provincial Curling Championship was held in Melville from January 5-11. Nine of the best teams battled for provincial supremacy. The event had plenty of local talent on display.
Rachel Big Eagle of Maryfield is the second for team Campbell, which will be moving on to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after the championship. She is no stranger to success on the curling ice and this event was no exception.
It was not a good beginning for team Campbell. Their first game was against team Tisdale. Tisdale scored in each of the first four ends to take a commanding 6-0 lead into the fifth end break. Team Campbell got on the board with one in the sixth before team Tisdale put up three in the seventh to make the final 9-1 in favour of team Tisdale.
After the opening defeat, Team Campbell rattled off six consecutive wins:
Team Martin 4 Team Campbell 7
Team Enge 6 Team Campbell 10
Team Orsted 2 Team Campbell 9
Team Barker 7 Team Campbell 12
Team Miller 6 Team Campbell 9
Team Selzer 6 Team Campbell 10
The winning streak had team Campbell in position to claim the top spot in the round robin. All they had to do was beat team Thevenot, who had yet to lose a game. It was the final game of round robin play. It did not go Team Campbell’s way. Thevenot cruised to a 9-4 victory. Despite the loss, Campbell still clinched a spot in the 1 vs 2 page playoff game. Which happened to be a rematch against team Thevenot.
In the playoff game team Thevenot opened the scoring by getting one in the first. The second end was blanked then team Campbell threw their first two punches, scoring two in the third and stealing three in the fourth. Thevenot scored a single in five. The score was 5-2 for team Campbell at the fifth end break. In the sixth Campbell increased her lead to 7-2. The teams swapped threes in ends seven and eight and team Thevenot scored a pair to close the gap to 10-7. Then it was time for handshakes. The final score was Thevenot 7 Campbell 10. Team Campbell advanced to the championship game.
In the championship game team Campbell went toe to toe with team Tisdale. Team Tisdale won their earlier matchup 9-1. The championship was a blankfest—there were a total of five blank ends in the contest. The game started with a blank end. In the second, Team Campbell scored once. Neither team scored in the third. In the fourth Team Tisdale scored a pair but team Campbell answered right back with two of their own and a 3-2 lead at the break. Ends six, seven and eight were blanked but Team Tisdale had the hammer. In the ninth team Tisdale scored a single. The game was tied playing ten. Team Campbell had the last rock advantage.
In the tenth end team Campbell used a crowded house to her advantage. Team Campbell didn’t even have to throw their final stone. Team Campbell wons 4-3.
Rachel Big Eagle is going back to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She had previously gone twice with team Zacharias as a Wild Card. This is the first time she will represent Saskatchewan at the event and also the first Scotties she will be at which will also have fans in the stands.
Despite all of the success Big Eagle has enjoyed, she has stayed humble and true to her roots. She has not forgotten where she came from.
“I am thankful to come from the community of Maryfield, a community so supportive of curling, supporting our dreams,” Big Eagle says. “High school curling to winter games—I know we will have their support.”
Maryfield won’t have long to wait to watch Big Eagle curl again. Team Campbell will now represent Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts from January 23 to February 1 in Mississauga Ontario.
Esterhazy’s Team Enge finishes 3-5
Team Enge curls out of Esterhazy. They finished with a 3-5 record at the Women’s Provincial Curling Championship, but every game was competitive and could have gone either way.
Despite falling short of making the playoffs, lead Jasmine Kerr was pleased with the experience.
“It was such a fun week!” Kerr says. “Although we didn’t get the result that we wanted, I was grateful to be able to compete in this event with such great teammates, ice, and competitors. It was extra special to be able to experience provincials together this year with my twin sister Jade and my Dad!
“Also, seeing so many people in the stands coming to support us was the icing on the cake. Thank you to Melville for hosting such a top-notch event!” Tweet
