The Scotties Tournament of Hearts kicks off in Thunder Bay this weekend and Team Hollie Duncan will face Team Kerri Einarson tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.
WOODSTOCK/THUNDER BAY - The Scotties Tournament of Hearts kicks off today in Thunder Bay.
Only the wild card teams play tonight. Team Ontario, skipped by Hollie Duncan doesn't play until Saturday. They represent the Woodstock Curling Club.
Rachelle Strybosch is the only member actually from Woodstock and this will be first time at the major tournament. Team Duncan's first game is at 2:00 pm on Saturday against Team Canada skipped by Kerri Einarson.
Strybosch is the second on Team Duncan and she called the Heart FM studio last week to talk to Dan and Marcie about her love of curling. In the interview you can hear Rachelle talk about the following:
- How she first fell in love with curling at the Woodstock Curling Club.
- Her curling form and how she's always working to perfect it.
- How she became a member of Team Hollie Duncan.
- The difference between the curling brooms used today and the old-school corn brooms.
- How she's excited to compete at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the very first time.
You can listen to the full interview below.

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