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Fort Frances rallied from a 3-0 down on Friday night to upset the North Stars 4-3 as the SIJHL playoffs got underway on three fronts.

Jennifer Baxter, the team's second, left the game after one end after receiving bad new from home, but her teammates rallied behind her for an 8-7 win over Alberta's Kayla Skrlik.

Northern Ontario's 15 points tied a Hearts era record for a single-game performance, but fell short of the overall Scotties Tournament of Hearts record of 18, set 63 years ago.

Four-time champion Kerri Einarson battled back from five down to Manitoba's Kate Cameron to pull out a 10-9 win on Tuesday night at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Krista McCarville skipped her team to a second straight Scotties Tournament of Hearts win on Tuesday, an 8-4 triumph over Nunavut .

Northern Ontario scored a 10-4 win on Monday night and improved to 1-4 at the Gardens this week.

Sudbury and Toronto-based rink will represent the region at the Tim Hortons Brier, starting Feb. 28 in Kelowna, B.C.

Veteran skip made a game-winning draw in the 10th to edge Emma Artichuk 6-5 to capture the Northern Ontario Women's Curling Championship.

Thunder Bay's Krista McCarville is gunning for her fifth straight Northern Ontario title, while Thunder Bay's Dylan Johnston is back in the championship for the second time, eight years after his first appearance.

Thunder Bay skip managed to score four in the 10th, down three to start the end, to pull off a 9-8 win over Timmins' Lauren Mann.