Manitoba Ontario lead at Hearts

ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Ontario’s Rachel Homan and Manitoba’s Michelle Englot stayed unbeaten and out front at the Canadian women’s curling championship Monday.

Homan downed Alberta’s Shannon Kleibrink 6-4 and was joined at 4-0 by Englot, who was a 10-5 winner over Stacie Curtis of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Homan stole single points in ends six to eight. Englot recovered from giving up a steal of three in the fifth end to Curtis by scoring seven in the last five.

Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories, who won a pre-tournament qualifying round to get into the main draw, was 3-1 following a a win over B.C.’s Marla Mallett.