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Kevin has the pic- i. 4 i 1}; . - w and quickly fell in love with the i lure to prove it. ; rt‘ ‘ ' s; \ sport. ; Wearing a Team Canada iersey 3 ‘ (Q\ P4 * “N ~ I! made for an intimidating I at a Canada-US. women's field ; - "‘ /' " g ‘ first-time experience at provincial hockey test series. with the nation- . " ' / ‘r‘m- tryouts. al anthem playing in the back- 1 CA NAD ‘The rest of the parents were ground. it was a proud moment for 5 q A I . saying, ‘oh yeah. my daughter's the l6-year-old Waterloo native. played for 11 years) Or, ‘oh, my ‘That was a cool experience' A - C AN ADA _ daughter's played for 10 years." Eby said. "Putting on the jersey for ‘ Eby's dad. Kevin. said. the first time was the moment -' , “Meanwhile. here I am watch- where you're like. “I'm actually ‘ ing Shannon. who had just fin- doing this . , . this is really happen- ‘ ished her first high school field mg ’ y ; hockey season. sa9lng, ‘Yeah. well, "Idon'tknowwhatlwasthinkâ€" j mykid'splayedfor lZgamet." ing. maybe ‘Oh my God, what is _ - But Eby‘s interest continued to going on right now?" ~ , , build 3 she started playing at the Three years after being intro» club level and last year earned a ducal to the sponasaflgsun-ec. firmkmflmywmtmkflmmwkwflmmkm call-up fiomthgunder-IGOnmrio tion Catholic Secondary School School student Show Eby played their first international games with the under-17 wormn's field hockey team squad to mm um.“ nation- student. Eby was one of 26 players AV“ 4-8 m VWW- al championdlip-winning team. invited to join the national mm Depending on how Team women's under-17 team for a four American under-19 squad. locals (who also plays in the NCAA at homand look up to before helping Ontario tryouts 80. a” P1103 (0 time test series in Vancouver tmm Amanda Woodmfi, or the Univer- Penn State University). who basi- the Highlanders to a pair olOFSAA play dub and emitted-level field Apr“ 4 (0 3, a “me“? fl" Septem- sity of Toronto. and lessica cally taught me how to play field championship appearances hockey 3831“ this summer before bct'S junior Pan‘Amen'Cfln Cham- Buttinger, of NCAA Duke Universi- hockey. Then you look at Forest againstthe Phoenix. preparing for Resurrection's PlONShipi ty. made up one-half of the four Heights, who had Tegan and But she also had a soccer and OPS-KANE defencelnthefall. > Only (hm? players from 0015508 non~B.C.-based players invited. Emma (Stairs, both current and ice hockey backgound to fall back if all goes well, Eby hopes to British Columbia were invited to Not bad for a city of less than former national team members) on. which wasa bighelpaswell. continue playing at the university ioin the national under- 17 team 150,000 people. something Eby “It's having those older players “I always say that field hockey is level once she finishes her Grade that finished the series with a 2~2 said can be traced to Waterloo's when you’re cominginto Grade 9 a mixture of both.” saidWoodcroft. 12 year. record, including lihy's friend and high school programs. who can teach you because a lot of a Grade 10 student at SIAM. “M- "i would love to go to the states sir lohn A. Macdonald Secondary “There's a lot of older kids who the coaches haven't necessarily tioningâ€"wise it's like soccer, but on a scholarship. but i would also school student Nikki Woodcrolt. have played at a high level before," experienced field hockey. Most of hands-wise it's kind of like hockey. love playing in Canada too," she another Waterloo native. said liby, who won hack-to~back them are hockey coaches" So I feel like I had the best of both said. “There's nothing wrong with It was a similar situation on the (WSAA championships with the At SlAM. Nikki Woodcraft had worlds" playing field hockey in Canada. I under-21 team. which swept the Phoenix in 2010and 2m 1. “For me. her older sister Amanda. the reign- Meanwhile. Eby is the local just want to play at university and tourgame test series with the we had lessica and Nat Buttinger ing (iIS rookie of the year. to learn exception when it comes to that'swhatmygoalis.” OTTAWA & MONTREAL AS LOW AS 594 OR 5122 EACH WAY| O _ . « 7. a, r x - "when w“: 4 e , » o ‘ ’ f if "I“! ‘ " g " 3a ' if? ‘ ‘ ‘ ' {fig 3 » o c ' ' ~ “ “ - v,â€" . r;. it???" - l y a %I@Is ‘ “WMMMWMMWwIsz -\ 5 . "Miamiasterwaytotmvelhaeucwmmisliwbest Ob... 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