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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, M ay 23 ,2 01 9 | 34 Mike Knoepfli, Cristy Nurse, Rod Pasma and the Bianchi Family, Sunny Acres Farms. After leading George- town to the OFSAA cham- pionship in 1986, Berent- son accepted a scholarship to Western Michigan Uni- versity at a time when ath- letic scholarships to U.S. colleges for Canadians were not common outside of hockey. Berentson led the Bron- cos to Mid-American Con- ference championships in three of her four seasons at the school, earning cham- pionship MVP honours in her senior season. She was a two-time conference first-team all-star and 30 years after graduating, she still holds five school re- cords, including her 611 kills in one season. "Some of them have dis- appeared, which is fine," she said. "I'm surprised I'm even still on the board." And while some of her marks have been sur- passed, she still ranks among the top 10 career kills, service aces and points per set. Following her college career, which earned her induction into the school's athletic hall of fame in 2007, she played for Cana- da at the 1990 world cham- pionships in Beijing, Chi- na. She also signed on to play professionally in Eu- rope, first in Switzerland and then France. Berentson still consid- ers those years a career highlight. "It was exciting getting to experience a different culture," she said. "I got to meet people from all over the world and play against some of the people I had played against in the U.S." Shoulder and hip inju- ries eventually forced her to retire, but Berentson never lost her love for the sport. "I just loved playing vol- leyball," Berentson said. "It was always the most comfortable place for me." Going into the Halton Hills Sports Hall of Fame with Berentson will be: Emily Boycott, rhythmic gymnastics Boycott is one of Cana- da's most decorated Spe- cial Olympians. She has re- presented Canada at three Special Olympic World Summer Games, winning 16 medals (10 gold, six sil- ver). She was twice named Ontario's Special Olym- pics athlete of the year and earned four overall cham- pionships at the Canadian Special Olympics and the World Down Syndrome Games. She was recently awarded one of the 50 Me- dallion Awards presented by Special Olympics Onta- rio to mark the 50th anni- versary of the first Special Olympics in Canada. Mike Knoepfli, hockey Knoepfli is one of only four players to score 100 goals and one of only six to record 200 points in Jr. A with the Georgetown Raid- ers, despite playing just three seasons. The team later retired his number. Knoepfli was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played four seasons at Cornell University, win- ning two conference cham- pionships with the Big Red, and was named team captain in his senior year. He earned four team awards at Cornell, recog- nizing his leadership, aca- demic achievement and dedication. Knoepfli went on to play 11 seasons of pro hockey in Switzerland. Cristy Nurse, rowing Nurse was a member of the Canadian women's rowing team from 2010 to 2016. She represented Can- ada at several world cham- pionships, winning four silver and two bronze med- als. Nurse was named to the Canadian Olympic team in 2016 for the Rio Games, where Canada finished fifth. That year she was named the Rowing Cana- da's senior athlete of the year. Prior to switching to rowing, Nurse was a mem- ber of the Guelph Gryph- ons Ontario university championship basketball team. She was also named the University of Ottawa's ath- lete of the year while at- tending law school in the nation's capital. Rod Pasma, hockey A standout with the Georgetown Gemini Jr. B team, Pasma was drafted ninth overall in the Onta- rio Hockey League (OHL) draft and a year later the Washington Capitals se- lected him in the second round of the 1990 NHL draft. Following three sea- sons in the OHL, he played for Laurentian University where he was named team captain. After a season of minor pro hockey, Pasma switched his focus to the administrative side of the game. In 1998, he joined the NHL's operations depart- ment, supervising offi- cials. He then began work- ing his way through the minor leagues in variety of roles from the Central Hockey League, to the East Coast Hockey League and to executive vice-president of hockey operations for the American Hockey League. He now holds the same title with the NHL, managing the nightly op- erations of the league's vid- eo room. Sunny Acre Farms (Bianchi Family), hockey Recognized as minor hockey's "super sponsor," Sunny Acre Farms has sponsored hockey in Georgetown for 50 years, specifically a long-stand- ing affiliation with the lo- cal midget AA team. Walter Bianchi started the sponsorship in the 1960s. Since his death in 2001, his son Gary has car- ried on the tradition. Both Walter and Gary were more than team spon- sors, though. They were fans of the team as well, with both being fixtures in the stands over the years, cheering on the team at both home and away games. Sunny Acres has also supported the Georgetown Hockey Heritage dinner for more than 40 years. Induction ceremonies will be held Thursday, June 20 at the John Elliott Theatre. Former Toronto Rock standout Sandy Chapman will be the keynote speak- er. There will be a recep- tion at 6 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30. For more information, contact Glenda Nixdorf at 905-873- 1360. 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