Scheidegger clinches first in Pool B at Scotties
PENTICTON, B.C. — Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger cruised to a 9-2 win over Quebec’s Emilia Gagne at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Scheidegger jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three ends then shut the door with a deuce in the eighth end on Wednesday at the South Okanagan Events Centre. She finished 6-1 atop Pool B in round-robin play. Quebec finished 3-4, placing sixth.
“They are a great little young team so we wanted to come out and play really well,” said Scheidegger, a teacher at Palliser Regional Schools in Lethbridge. “We knew that this game meant a lot to them as well for standings. We just stayed tough out there and managed to pull out a win.”
Gagne, a natural sciences student at College d’Alma, said it wasn’t their best game, but they were happy to play.