Tbaytel Major League of Curling

Thunder Bay rink downed Ontario No. 1 8-3 on Thursday to improve to 4-2 in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

The Saints stole a pair in the eighth end to pull out an 8-6 win over Cornwall's St. Joseph Panthers.

Kelly will play third, with Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala and Sarah Potts rotating in and out of the team's front end.

Manitoba scored two in the 10th to take the opening-round match 9-7.

Finishing third at this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts brought mixed emotions for the team, which has medaled four times in the past 13 years, but has yet to win gold.

Team Northern Ontario settles for bronze after last year's runner-up finish.

Thunder Bay's Karlee Everist and Team Nova Scotia still have a shot in Saturday's 3-4 Page Playoff against three-time defending champion Kerry Einarson.

Team Northern Ontario scored one in nine to tie Newfoundland and Labrador, then stole another point in 10 to pull out an 8-7 win.

Team Northern Ontario is 6-1 with one draw remaining in round-robin play in Kamloops, B.C.

Skip Krista McCarville made a come-around draw, facing a Kerry Galusha stone in the back four-foot, to edge the Northwest Territories 5-4 on Tuesday night, improving to 5-1 at the Scotties.