Big turnout for Team Scheidegger sendoff ahead of Scotties Tournament of Hearts

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The Scheidegger team stole two points in the extra end to edge Shannon Kleibrink’s team from Okotoks 8-6 during the final at the Jiffy Lube Alberta Scotties in Medicine Hat on Jan. 14.

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Scheidegger admits it means a lot to represent Lethbridge and southern Alberta in the tournament.

“It was awesome to play the provincials in Medicine Hat because we were so close to home, and we had a lot of friends and family that were able to make the trip to support us. I like to say this is a win not just for us, but something we can share with the community,” Scheidegger said, adding there’s been a lot of people in Lethbridge, Picture Butte and Diamond City that have supported them over the years so it’s a little celebration for everybody.

The bright lights of the TSN cameras will be one of the challenges of competing in a national event, but Scheidegger says they’ve gotten some experience with that this season already.

“I think the Grand Slams that we’ve been competing in throughout the past season have been really helpful for us to get that TV experience, working with the cameramen and getting mic’d up and things like that,” she continued. “Then the trials we competed in were covered by TSN, so I think that was helpful for us to get a feel for how things are going to work, which helps alleviate any nervousness about what’s coming.”

With a room full of family, curlers and supporters on hand to celebrate the accomplishment of the rink from southern Alberta, and what’s to come, Scheidegger says there’s lots of excitement ahead of this weekend.

“It’s going to be there until we get going, but it was nice that we played another Grand Slam in Camrose after provincials. We didn’t do so well there, and that brought us down a couple notches. We’re really competitive so we’re excited to get things going and get the competitive edge back,” Scheidegger stated.

The rink is made up of Scheidegger as the skip, Cary-Anne McTaggart as the third, Kristie Moore as the lead and her sister Jessie as the second.

“It’s really special to be able to share this with my sister and the rest of our family as well. Cary-Anne has been a staple on our team for four or five years now, so we’ve developed a friendship. It’s nice having that friendship on a team because you spend so much time together. For us it’s not just about curling but about the comradery and friendship of being able to do this together,” Scheidegger said.

Now just three days away from the Scotties getting underway, and despite the big nationally known names on the card, Scheidegger says her squad is ready to go.

“We’ve played against Jennifer Jones quite a bit this year, so we have that experience already,” Scheidegger continued. “There’s a lot of teams we haven’t competed against, but it is a national event. Everyone going there will be playing their best and we know regardless of who we’re playing we have to bring our ‘A’ game.”