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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 11 Aug 2010, p. 20

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But Waterloo's Jessica w v www.waterloochronlcle.ca BumsewndAmandaWwdcrofi.b01hl7.impressed ( . » so much at a training camp in March that both of ‘\ \‘ .‘ / , 1 “t them made the team and are r \N ”)4 . - expected to inject some youth and '> ‘ , 1‘ \ speed into the lineup as Canada 4 ‘ ‘3' l . .,. looks to repeat as World Cup z . > ’ champions . , " . ~j ( O Buttinger and Woodcroft got 0 \ the call about a month ago that « they would be going to the World 4 ' Cup qualifying tournament start- ing last weekend in Barquisirnento. Jessica Buttinger. left. and Amanda Woodcroft. far Venemela. right. are two of the youngest members of Canada's "We’re really excited because we National Women's Indoor field hockey team. put a lot of hard work into it the “mmm ”0'0 , past few months.” said Buttinger. ”I would say it's for sure more like hockey because “Thislshuge. you can bounce the ball off the boards. and it's defi- "Thia has been a life goal for me nitely closer quarters." Buttinger said. 2010/11 WATERLOO SISKINS JR‘ B HOCKEY to represent my country." "You can't run as far with the ball. so your stick Especially when you consider skills are really important." SEASON TICKETS Now AVAIIABLE! that some of their teammates are But Buttinger also has speed to burn, and comes into their 30s, and that they will be from a well-known family of athletes with older sisters facing some of the best indoor Maddie and Natalie both in the U.S. on athletic schol- Nm Ew 0‘ _ " field hockey players in the world in arships. one for track and the other for field hockey. I ODUCING THE N FLEX PACK the qualifying round and. they “At first it was dilferent for me, but i still can find . hope. the world championships. ways to use my speed." said Buttinger about the tran- No wasted tlckets. 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"Them aren’t 11 on the field like - "That’s another one of my goals," said Buttinger, outdoor. it‘s only five, and we play who is returning for her final year of high school at HOME OPENER: sundayt september 12th on a floor about the size of a bas- Resurrection. "If i could do something with field hock- _ . _ _ ketball court,‘ said Buttinger. ey that could get me to an amazing school that would With the season Just around the comer, the Stskms are also “There are boards along wide, begreat.‘ - ' - _ not tall ones, that you can the But until then her eyes are firmly on qualifying and IOOkmg for player billets and m game VOlunm' ball all" perhaps winning another World Cup title for Canada. 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