Tbaytel Major League of Curling

Team McCarville captured the Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship with a 6-4 win over Sudbury's Krysta Burns.

The two teams will tangle in a rematch of last year's Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship.

Thunder Bay rink has played six win-or-go-home games at the provincial curling championship in Little Current, has won all six of them and is now two wins away from the title.

Trevor Bonot has earned a spot in Sunday's semifinal and will take on the winner between Brian Adams Jr. and Zach Warkentin.

Thunder Bay rinks will play each other Saturday afternoon for a spot in Sunday morning's semifinal. Krista McCarville rink remains undefeated atop the women's standings.

Defending champions needed a deuce in the 10th end to squeak past Sudbury's Krysta Burns.

Local hopeful Zach Warkentin stayed alive with a 6-4 win over Chris Silver, eliminating the Thunder Bay rink in C-side play.

On the men's side, Thunder Bay's Zach Warkentin kept his team's hopes alive with a 7-1 win over Matthew Hunt.

Thunder Bay's Krista McCarville will open defence of her Northern Ontario title, taking on Thunder Bay's Robyn Despins as the women's competition opens.

Three Thunder Bay teams are down to their last chance at the Northern Ontario men's curling championship in Little Current.