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All applications must be submitted to VP of Hockey Operations via Canada Post, Acton Arena (AMHA Box) or email. All information is available on the AMHA website. P.O. Box 46, Acton, Ontario L7J 2M2 N O T I C E ATHLETES of the Week MOORE PARK PLAZA 905-873-017668 Main St. N. (Hwy. 7)Georgetown Georgetowns Source for NEW and USED Sports Equipment! S P O R T S E X C H A N G E WARRIOR RBK HARROW STX CASCADE DeBEER BRINE LACROSSE GEORGETOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Casey Lyons Mike Parsons CHRIST THE KING ACTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Chris King Sarah Hickman Courtney Johnston JD Hartnagle Acton High School Athletes of the Week are Courtney Johnston and JD Hartnagle. Johnston, a mem- ber of the Bearcats swim team, was selected for her sec- ond place finish in the 100 metre IM and fourth place in the 100 metre freestyle, at the Bateman and White Oaks meets. Hartnagle, a member of the Bearcats senior bas- ketball team, was chosen for being a key player at the New York tourney, and for scoring 15 points in a recent game against KCC. Georgetown District High School Athletes of the Week are Casey Lyons and Mike Parsons. Lyons, a centre on the Rebels girls hockey team, was chosen for her goal against Abby Park. Parsons, a Grade 12 centre for the Rebels hockey, scored twice and set up another goal in Georgetowns 4-0 victory over rival Christ the King last week. Christ the King Catholic High School Athletes of the Week are Sarah Hickman and Chris King. Hickman, a power on the Jaguars junior volleyball team, was chosen for her great serving, hitting and passing, for an all-round great game against MMR. King, a shooting guard on the Jaguars junior basketball team, was selected for his 10 points scored against MMR. 4 Sports & Leisure, Friday, January 18, 2008 Running down the list of home- towns for the players on Ontarios under-14 girls team, most of the provinces major population centres such as Ottawa, Toronto, Kitchener and Thunder Bay are represented. Then there are a couple of place names Ballinafad and Terra Cotta that most people outside of Halton Hills likely havent heard of. So what are the chances that two local-area residents Jade Kovacevic of Ballinafad and Terra Cottas Nicole Waters are on the Ontario Soccer Associations roster of 25 players who will train throughout the winter in preparation for the 2008 cam- paign? Approximately 3,000 hopefuls were invited to attend tryouts begin- ning at the district level, with a select few progressing to the regional teams and eventually the 25-player provin- cial squad, which will cut seven more names from the list before competing in the national all-star tournament in July. Kovacevic and Waters, both 13, were key players last season for a powerhouse side from Oakville that won its regular-season crown, league cup title and was runner-up in the Ontario Cup competition. Yet the local duo were the only girls from their Oakville team to be selected to the provincial squad, which, coincidentally, is coached by Georgetown South resident Ruben Flores. It doesnt matter where they come from. They have to play well to make the team, but they have defi- nitely shown they have the ability to get there and theyll have to keep working hard at it, said Flores, who moved his family to this area after Halton Hills residents Jade Kovacevic (left) and Nicole Waters have advanced to the final stages of tryouts for Ontarios under-14 girls soccer team. Submitted photo Local duo eye spot on Ontario team playing professionally in Mexico, the U.S. and Italy. I selected them for the OSA Region 2 team because I know them really well and what kind of players they are. Theyre both fast, aggres- sive, determined and have good atti- tudes. Hopefully they can make it to the next level. Its an unbelievable achievement just to make it this far, when you consider the process they must go through. When asked what position they play, both girls chuckled, because that depends on the team theyre playing for. Flores preaches versatili- ty in his four-times-a-week training sessions at the Soccer Centre in Vaughan and will likely revolve his players around the pitch during upcoming exhibition tournaments next month in Buffalo, N.Y., Florida in March and Quebec in April. I usually play left defence for the Ontario team, but I was a forward when I first came to the team, and I play centre midfield for Oakville so, all over the place, said the 13- year-old Waters, a Grade 8 St. Francis of Assisi student. Like Waters, Kovacevic has played in an age group a year older than her birth date and both were members of the Georgetown Mustangs squad that won the presti- gious Robbie International tourney in 2006 and were also Ontario Cup semifinalists. A Stewarttown Public School stu- dent, Kovacevic lines up in midfield or on the left wing, but is as adept with her left foot as she is with the right. An accomplished track and cross-country runner, the Flambor- ough native has had to scale down her extra-curricular activities to meet her commitment to the OSA team. At school Ive had to stop run- ning because Im so busy, but with the soccer we still run and train quite a bit and were outside, even during the winter, said Kovacevic during her two-week holiday layoff. I play a lot during the week and sometimes its nice to get a break, but I never could get tired of just playing with the ball. Both girls expect to return to their Oakville club side this sum- mer. Another Georgetown teen who was a standout for the Mustangs 2006 Robbie champions, Maggie Darling, made it to the regional stage of tryouts for the Ontario under-14 girls team before deciding to con- centrate on other commitments. (Eamonn Maher can be reached at emaher@independentfreepress.com) EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer