SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Sunday was medal day at the 2014 OCAA Curling Championships at Soo Curlers, with nine teams all vying for the prize of provincial glory after a grueling championship tournament that began Wednesday.

In semi-final play three teams punched their tickets to the finals in men's, women's and mixed divisions. The Niagara Knights (Cody Smith skip) took an extra end to defeat the Algonquin Thunder (Cassandra Lewin skip) 7-6 to secure their spot in the mixed final. The Mohawk Mountaineers (Kendall Haymes skip) ran the Sault Cougars (Megan St. Amand skip) out of rocks in the eighth end in women's play to claim a final seed. Defending champion Fanshawe Falcons (Kelly Schuh skip) were defeated by the Humber Hawks (Bob Meijer skip) 7-4 in eight ends to take the last final spot. With the modified page playoff Algonquin, Sault and Fanshawe claimed OCAA curling bronze medals.

In the mixed final, a closely contested game was broken wide open when Humber Hawks skip Kyle Mills made a double take out in the seventh end to take four on their way to a 8-2 victory over the Niagara Knights. The win was the first OCAA championship for Humber in 28 years in curling as they completed the championship undefeated while the Niagara Knights claim the silver medal.

The women's final was a bit of redemption as the two-time defending national champion Fanshawe Falcons led by skip Shannon Kee controlled the flow of the game to best Mohawk 7-4 in eight ends to claim OCAA gold. The championship win is something that eluded the Falcons the past two years as they claim their first women's title since 1988 while Mohawk captures OCAA silver. The last final of the day came down fittingly to the last rock thrown as the Sault Cougars Chris Glibota drew the four-foot as the packed house erupted to give the Cougars the men's championship over the Humber Hawks 5-4. This marks the second title for the Cougars in three years for provincial gold while Humber took the silver.

OCAA CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

Men
Gold: Sault
Silver: Humber
Bronze: Fanshawe
 
Women
Gold: Fanshawe
Silver: Mohawk
Bronze: Sault
 
Mixed
Gold: Humber
Silver: Niagara
Bronze: Algonquin
 
Fair Play Awards
Men's Fair Play (dedicated to Ron Fearon), Seneca
Women's Fair Play (dedicated to Vern Dow), St. Clair
Mixed Fair Play (dedicated to Hap Holman), Sault

Championship All-Stars

Men's First-Team All-Stars
Skip: Jason Whitehill, Fleming
Vice: D.J. Ronaldson, Fanshawe
Second: Matt Pretty, Fanshawe
Lead: Mark Dugas, Sault
 
Women's First-Team All-Stars
Skip: Kendall Haymes, Mohawk
Vice: Christina Borgs, Fanshawe
Second: Kaitlyn Knipe, Fanshawe
Lead: Sarah Jagger, Humber
 
Mixed First-Team All-Stars
Skip: Cassandra Lewin, Algonquin
Vice: Jennifer O’Shaughnessy, Fanshawe
Second: Andrew Denny-Petch, Algonquin
Lead: Heidi Beck, Humber
 
Men's Second-Team All-Stars
Skip: Chris Glibota, Sault
Vice: Logan James, Mohawk
Second: Shawn Watt, Humber
Lead: Jackson Cox, Fanshawe
 
Women's Second-Team All-Stars
Skip: Shannon Kee, Fanshawe
Vice: Gen Bernier, Humber
Second: Nikki Steep, Mohawk
Lead: Meghan White, Fanshawe
 
Mixed Second-Team All-Stars
Skip: Kyle Mills, Humber
Vice: Kyle Hinskens, Algonquin
Second: Curtis Nelson, Humber
Lead: Allison Mondloch, Niagara

Source: Sault College