CAMPBELL SPLITS HER TUESDAY GAMES

Defending champion Jennifer Jones downed Saskatchewan’s Jolene Campbell 11-5 Tuesday night for a third straight win after opening 1-2. Jones and Quebec’s Marie-France Larouche are both 4-2 at the Scotties in Grande Prairie.

Campbell dropped to 4-3 alongside Nova Scotia’s Jill Brothers, who was a 7-5 winner over Prince Edward Island’s Suzanne Birt.

Ontario improved to 3-3 to sit tied with Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson, who beat Stacie Curtis of Newfoundland and Labrador 8-5.

P.E.I. fell to 2-4, New Brunswick’s Sylvie Robichaud and B.C.’s Karla Thompson were 1-5 ahead of Newfoundland at 1-6.

The top four teams at the conclusion of the preliminary round Friday advance to the Page playoff.

On Wednesday, Saskatchewan faces Northern Ontario at 9:30 am and PEI at 2:30 pm on TSN.