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I," 3 ‘ J“ " - athletic kid and she just makes good deci- § at; . 3°31: 0523;335:325: lahne Montgomery SIAM goalie Cat Hubbard peeks through the crowd during a match last Thursday at Woodside Park in Kitchener. Although she has roots as a Hubbard replaces '5'sz Burns be tween hockey player, she has thrived in the goaltending posm‘ on. says head coach Laurie Montgomery. mm mason more the i for the Hi landers. - ID] $35M“ gradg:ated after last year's ‘l'm a pole vaulter. I do track and field: Mongomery Although the Highlanders are mostly OFSAA win. that's my main thing.” said larsson. adding “I have never said to them, ‘we're going to Grade 12 students, many of them don't have Forward Anna 13,530” says having a solid that the skills do cross-over. OFSAA this year.’ We just play the best field experience starting on a field hockey team. goalie helps t0 put the team at ease and “All the running and speed gives you such hockeywe can. If that's a sixth place finish in ”Experience. yes, experience playing at a focus on Offence a little bit more. a big advantage. Also. body awareness is a WCSSAA. we’re happy with that. If that's a higher level. not so much. They've obviously "She's awesome. We had no idea. She just huge part of it. Everything helps." gold medal finish at OFSAA, that’s amazing." been around the sport and they have been a , decided this year that she was going to 80 in Montgomery speaks highly of her top Although Montgomery says there is little part of our success, but this is maybe the next and she's helping us so much. it‘s such a scorer. pressure to perform. the girls on the team first time they're stick-in-hand wearing the relief because you know Cat‘s got it when it “She's just an all~around athlete. She's now can't change history â€" the squad is jersey and playing a lot of minutes." said gets back there? said [mt]. really picked up this sport and the thing I known for winning. Montgomery. . The team maybe getting the same results appreciate most about her is that she‘s not “It's about getting the best out of them," The WCSSAA field hockey season wraps . as last year, with a 7, l .3 record thus far, but one-sport minded.” said Montgomery. said Mongomery. up on Thursday. . it isn't the same team by any means “She trains outside and does all of her _ .- ‘ . t. ' r ,~ . ': Most notably, Nikki Woodcroft, a former track, but she also 8085 {'0 field hockey clin~ . 9e. ; . . 7 5 , :L': .3 'wilf‘fi‘i2;1»-”»?, _; . ‘ , star on the team. has moved on to the Uni- '“fmd tries toget hem?“ . , n ' m t, . ‘ i a f: “' ' ‘ .1. versity of Toronto Varsity Blues. where she Sport '5 taking hf" In a '01 0f leCUOHS. 31.555533; 3'3 43.14.15; [4,” if" 7 . at). , ‘ .. 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