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Thompson. . | Under-18 women's hockey team * . ‘ \ ' Eby. who is heading into Grade ‘ that heat RC. Blue 2~l iti the finals 1. " ' 10 at Resurrection and was pan of held last week at the University of ‘ the OFSM winning team, is also a (algary. It was the second consecu» * Q, ’ f ’ converted soccer player. but she , tire national title for Team Ontario. fig, ‘ . doesn't have any divided loyalties. i which went undefeated at the < _. 7° ‘0 ’. J ‘ Field hockey is now her game, and ‘ championships held in ( algary. . 5“ y ' .. she was one of the youngest play- A 3-2 tie against BL. White in ' Q Q A ‘g . ers on the team. . round-robin play kept them from f ‘ ’ ‘ l' .. “I just fell in love with the t registering a perfect record, but all " ' Q i} , &- sport," said Eby. 16. “I tried out for 3 three girls were instrumental in ’ .-â€" the provincial team in my Grade 9 1 tlinchingthetitlc. . l‘t ‘ ‘ .'. year and it's just gone on from 1 } lltotttpstitt set up both goals‘itt ‘ ‘ there. . y the finals tsin against Bil, while fl“? fl \ Eby also has the chance to Win l Woodcrolt, a captain WIIl'l the s" 1' a another national title. She will be i Ontario team. was a vital cog in the ” suiting up for Ontario's Under-16 midfield as a link player for the . ’ team this week in Vancouver. and club. I h_\‘ proved to he a stalwart ‘ will be staying on for the Under~l6 defender lot lllt' team that allowed Amanda Wooden)". Maddie Thompson and Shannon Eby were key members olthe Ontario Under-18 field hockey national team training camp the the fewest goals against in the (our team that repeated as national champions in Calgary. Alta. last week. mm more week after. nainent “l'm a strong tackler and l'm not The three girls started the field the Unitersity it!" l‘orotito Varsity hoard for nationals. She said it wasn't weird at all afraid to go after the ball.” said Elly. hockey season on opposite sides of HItic-s this season. "It was a double “It was a great experience." said facing her old teammates. In fact. "It's good to be a little aggressive the pitch. Thompson and [by Victory for all the older girls, anti it Woodcroft. who has aspirations to she said it was nice being on the and not be afraid to be hit by the played for the Resurrection was neat to see all the younger girls make Team Canada. "The game winning side beating her old team, ball." Phoenix. while \\'oodt roll suited celebrating" was a lot faster out there. so it was "As mean as it might sound to Eby said it requires a lot of mn- ‘ up for the Sir lohn .~\. Macdoiiald Woodcroft said the experience great to see that and the level I say that, it felt good to beat my old ning, but she doesn't mind being i Highlanders. of Winning last year helped this need to reach to get there. school,” she said. “I didn't want the one that shuts down the oppos- llteir respectitt- t lubs met in time around. 'I he nerves weren't It was also a busy couple of them to beat my new school." ing team's best offensive players the ("NRA girls field hockey finals there as much and the veterans weeks of field hockey for Thomp- Thompson said the whole expe- “l have good endurance." said l’dl'llt'l’ this season. \\‘Ill1 the knew what to expect going into the son. who is heading into her Grade rience of winning an Ontario title Eby. who was also a competitive l‘hot-nis edging out the High» finals 12 year at Resurrection. She and a national championship has swimmer, "It comes to me natural lantlcrs II] a draittaiit In “it! Hit- "All the veterans helped out the remained in Calgary last week to been surreal. Her first love has Iy, but I still have to work at it,” ‘ two teams also met in llt('( \\'¢ iss't rookies were they could, anti we all take pan in a Field Hockey Canada always been soccer. but new field Eby said it's been an amazing ‘ finals and had a similar result \.\'ltlt worked together in llll‘ finals," said development camp hockey is complicating that rela- year, and said winning the nation- Rt-surrettion holding on for a J I Woodcroft "I took on route of a Thompson had an interesting tionship. alswasabigachievement. “in rule of passing off the hall this year perspective on the past season. She “Field hockey was just a high “I'm really good friends with all Woodcroft. who is iii her second anti getting opportunities for ottr started seriously taking tip the school thing and just for fun." said the girls on the team and to just be your Wllll leani Ontario. said it was team which was great." sport of field hockey when she was Thompson, who also plays rep soc- able to share that. all the stuff we ‘ nice to tit-fend their “lit“ and finish Woodcroft also played for the in Grade 9 at Sir Iohn A. Macdon- cer at the same time. “This year worked through the whole year. t tip the field hot kt-t season on .I ( anadiati national development alil. llut it was after she transferred everything came together the right was amazing.” she said. “Our goal ‘ “inning note. team in the |‘()tlf Nations (itip in to Resurrection that her real sue» way. was to he in that final game, and . "It tsas a great feeling." said \antoti\t-r leading up to the tour- cess came in the game. including "ldon't know ifit was my yearor winning it was the icing on the ‘ Woodt roft. who “I” he plating for littlllt‘nl, and said it was a spring- the()l-‘S.~\Atitle. just luck, whatever happened top." .'o.. , , . ,. , _‘ y Get your true custom n. T ,"=-' « ' i A; fut“ “5 ”if. . K W yrs... ,;, i f“ -, made orthotics at K -W - ' " , o o o & ORTHOTICS CLINIC J” Foot & 0mm!“ Chm 279 WEBER ST. N., UNIT 17 WATERLOO' ON “WM “def by Serge Petnisic, BSc, DCh,-Chiropodist most extended health plans www.kwfootandorthottcsclintc.com 51 9-884-4200 t