Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 6 Sep 2006, p. 18

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GABBY KOSZIWKA and ASHLEY NIXON Local duo place fourth Limehouse residents Ashley Nixon and Gabby Kosziwka were the talk of the Canadian Beach Volleyball Championships at Ashbridge's Bay in Toronto recently, knocking off a number of top seeds before running out of steam against the number one twosome in the semi-finals of the under-16 women's division. Seeded 22nd out of 40 teams at the nationals due to a poorerthan-expected finish at the Ontario championships, Nixon and Kosziwka recorded a 3-1 record in the preliminary round, placing second in their pool. Nixon suffered a shoulder injury in the team's second game that will likely require surgery, but perservered into the elimination stages. On day two, the Grade 11 Acton High School students were matched up with the fifth-seeded duo from B.C. and pulled off the upset, 22-20, 21-19. Facing the fourth-ranked Ontario squad of Facca-Whitaker in the quarter-finals, Nixon and Kosziwka prevailed 20-22, 22-20, 15-9 to move on to the final four against number-one seed Krizmanich-Rosso of Ontario, then were defeated 21-9, 21-6 by the eventual champions. In the bronze medal match, Nixon and Kosziwka lost 21-11, 21-18 to another Ontario team, Goc-Moloney, but were still thrilled to move up to fourth in the rankings as they graduate to the under-18 ranks. Kosziwka was unable to compete at the Ontario Summer Games in Ottawa with Nixon due to hockey commitments, so a replacement, Laura Bye of Burlington, was recruited. Heading into the tourney ranked eighth out of 16 teams, Nixon and Bye ended up placing sixth. Two Georgetown teams met up in the championship game of the Peel/Halton Select Girls' Soccer League tournament, with the under-18 Eagles posting a 3-0 win over their under-17 counterparts. Members of the under-18s were: Nika Ashrafi, Samantha Bridgewater, Jaime Broadbent, Laura Broadley, Mackenzie Cook, Veronique Fauvelle, Amanda Jennings, Danielle Larose, Olivia Martyniuk, Sadie McClure, Natalie McKenzie, Melissa Sabatini, Ashley Shantz, Megan Shantz, Laura Thompson, Alicia Wilton. Under-17 team members were: Michelle Agoston, Leanne Balogh, Chelsey Bouchey, Brittany Cubitt, Emily Field, Laura Haynes, Robyn Henderson, Christina Kendall, Jenna Mathe, Lauren Mansi, Silvija Maric, Cynthia Marshall, Megan McClure, Kylie McFadyen, Katie Morrow, Stephanie Sherren, Nadine Sproule, Shawna Thibodeau. Submitted photo Georgetown blanks Georgetown in P-H final For the first time in recent memory, two Georgetown teams met up in the championship game of the Peel/Halton Select Girls' Soccer League championship tournament, with the favoured under18 Eagles prevailing 3-0 over their under-17 counterparts at Cedarvale Park. Preliminary round-- Georgetown U-18 5, Oakville U-18 2: Natalie McKenzie (2G); Sam Bridgewater, Jaime Broadbent, Laura Thompson (G). Georgetown U-17 1, Erin Mills U-17B 0: Brittany Cubitt (G). Clarkson 3, Georgetown U-18 1: Laura Thompson (G). Erin Mills U-17B 3, Georgetown U-17 1: Sylvia Marij (G). Georgetown U-18 1, Burlington U-18 0: Melissa Sabatini (G). Georgetown U-17 1, Oakville U-17 0: Brittany Cubitt (G). Semi-finals-- Georgetown U17 1, Clarkson 0 (shootout): Lauren Mansi (G). Georgetown U-18 2, Erin Mills U-17B 1: Olivia Martyniuk, Natalie McKenzie (G). Championship-- Georgetown U-18 3, Georgetown U-17 0: Natalie McKenzie (3G).

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