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D2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 7, 1999 H alton High School athletes o f the year The annual barbecue fo r the Halton high school athletes o f the year was held just before the end o f the school year. This year, the Roman Catholic school board was not represented as their athletes missed the first part o f the school sports season because o f the teachers dispute. The Oakville athletes are listed first (see photo)... JASON MARR, Oakville Trafalgar, age 18, OAC, height 6'0", weight 170, class average 82% Sports played: volleyball and soc­ cer. Highlights: captain and setter for senior volleyball team which finished second to Blakelock two years in a row. Captain of the senior soccer team the past Xwo years. Had two goals as stopper/sweeper. He was MVP for both teams this year. Next year: University of Waterloo, honours kinesiology. Academic goals: optometry, phys­ iotherapy and chiropractic. Athletic goals: university volley­ ball. ANDREA GARDINER, Oakville Trafalgar, age 18, OAC, 5'10", class average 84% Sports played: basketball, volley­ ball, badminton, track and field and softball. Highlights ... 1999, senior female athlete of the year, 6th at OFSAA in senior shotput ... 1997, senior basket­ ball OFSAA bronze, senior female athlete of the year ... 1995/96, basket­ ball MVP and track and field MVP, OFSAA bronze jn midget shotput, gold in junior Halton volleyball ... 1994/95, gold in junior Halton basket­ ball. Next year: University of Western Ontario Academic goals: degree in psychol­ ogy or acceptance into Richard Ivey School of Business. Athletic goals: university track and field team, throwing events ... univer­ sity basketball or volleyball starting in second year (because of ACL replace­ ment surgery this summer). TAMMY THOMAS, White Oaks, age 18, OAC, height 5'6", class average 82% Sports played: badminton, soccer, track and field, volleyball, coed vol­ leyball, field hockey and coached midget girls volleyball team. Highlights: three-time Halton and G-HAC gold medal champion for 100m dash (1996, 1997, 1999) ... provincial competitor for 100m dash (1996, 1999) ... junior athlete of the year in 1997 and senior athlete of the year in 1999 ... MVP for field hockey (1996), MVP for volleyball (1997), outstanding athlete for track and field (1996, 1999). Next year: Brock University. Academic goals: would like to maintain honour roll status ... honours bachelor of physical education fol­ lowed by a year of teachers' college to pursue a career in teaching. CHRISTINE HUNTER, White Oaks, age 19, OAC, height 5'5", class average 85% Sports played: basketball, volley­ ball, soccer (high school), provincial soccer (94-97), rep soccer (91-99). Photo by Ron Kuzyk At annual barbecue for Halton high school athletes of the year was held near the end of the school year, and the Oakville contingent posed for a photo. BACK ROW: Miro Majorahn (Q.E. Park), Jamie Sabo (Iroquois Ridge), Josh VanWieren (Q.E. Park), Jamie Conboy (Blakelock), Jason Marr (Oakville Trafalgar) and Andrea Gardiner (Oakville Trafalgar). FRONT ROW: Sally Carter (Q.E. Park), Christine Hunter (White Oaks), Tammy Thomas (White Oaks), Cam Olsen (White Oaks), Leea Fortune (Blakelock) and Allison Hoy (Iroquois Ridge). Highlights: hardest shot (85 km); national champions (95), high school soccer MVP at York University (96 and 98), MVP high school basketball and soccer (98 and 99). Next year: Suny Buffalo (soccer scholarship). Academic goals: engineering degree Athletic goals: to continue to play soccer at a high level. CAM OLSEN, White Oaks, age 18, Grade 12, height 5'7", weight 155, class average 88% Sports played: basketball, soccer and track and field Highlights: most improved (senior boys soccer), MVP for senior boys basketball. Next year: OAC's at White Oaks Academic goals: maintain average Athletic goals: to play university basketball ALLISON HOY, Iroquois Ridge, age 18, OAC, height 5'8", class aver­ age 82% Sports played: basketball, volley­ ball and soccer Highlights: led Iroquois Ridge senior girls basketball to first playoff win ... with five three-point shots, averaged 15 points, five assists and eight rebounds ... MVP for basketball ... captain of both basketball and vol­ leyball teams ... and co-captain of soc­ cer team. Next year: University of Guelph Academic goals: medicine or teach­ ing Athletic goals: possibly play bas­ ketball for Guelph. JAMIE SABO, Iroquois Ridge, age 18, OAC, height 6'2", weight 240, class average 70 per cent Sports played: senior varsity base­ ball, varsity hockey. Highlights: fourth on hockey team in points ... hit four home runs in two OFSAA games for varsity baseball ... hockey team won Volpe division, Halton title, G-HAC title ... only lost one game in regular season in both hockey and baseball with a combined record of 22-1-1 ... hockey team won Vermont tourney. Next year: unsure Academic goals: study business at university ... to do well on SAT's in order to get into tier one school. Athletic goals: play some good baseball this summer and get a schol­ arship to a good school in the U.S. ... to play varsity hockey and baseball. LEEA FORTUNE, Blakelock, age 18, OAC, height 5'7", class aver­ age 75%. Sports played: junior and senior volleyball, junior and senior basket­ ball, track and field and varsity soft- ball. Next year: Brock University Academic goals: graduate from university and be an athletic therapist. Athletic goals: continue to partici­ pate in sports throughout university. JAMIE CONBOY, Blakelock, age 19, OAC, height 6', weight 215, class average 75%. Sports played: volleyball, hockey and golf. Highlights: Halton champions in volleyball, team captain of hockey team. Next year: Acadia University in Nova Scotia Academic goals: specializing in sports management Athletic goals: play varsity hockey. JOSH VAN WIEREN, Q.E. Park, age 19, OAC, height 6'7", weight 230, class average 82%. Sports played: volleyball, basket­ ball and track and field. Highlights ... track and field, Halton champion in shot put and dis­ cus, G-HAC champion in discus ... basketball, all-star game, Sheridan Cup all-star, Brebeuf tourney team MVP Next year: University of Waterloo Academic goals: masters degree in environmental science. Academic goals: to play varsity basketball at the university of Waterloo. SALLY CARTER, Q.E. Park, age 17, Grade 12, height 5'4", class aver­ age 93% Sports played: field hockey, swim­ ming, badminton, soccer and cross country. Highlights: captain of field hockey team, reached Halton finals ... bad­ minton, Volpe, Halton and G-HAC champion and 9th at OFSAA ... com­ peted at OFSAA in cross country ... part of Halton champion swimming team and competed at OFSAA Next year: Q.E. Park. Academic goals: keep average above 93% ... participate in math con­ tests ... strive to highest potential. Athletic goals: help Q.E. Park to OFSAA in field hockey ... place high­ er than fourth in OFSAA badminton ... qualify in an individual event in OFSAA swimming ... win Halton soc­ cer MIRO MAJORAHN, Q.E. Park, age 18, Grade 12, height 6', weight 158, class average 75% Sports played: soccer, badminton and swimming. Highlights: soccer, Volpe and Halton champs and G-HAC finalists ... badminton, qualified for Halton's and placed 6th ... swimming, 100m breast stroke Halton record, Halton and G- HAC champion both individual and team. Qualified for OFSAA and won two individual gold medals (in 50 free and 100 breast) and bronze with free relay team. Next year: Q.E. Park. Academic goals: maintain a solid average .... college or university, preferably university, study kinesiolo­ gy or vet medicine. Crusaders host Burl-Oak challenge Saturday The Oakville Crusaders rugby club recently held one of their annual tournaments for the U-16 contact 10-aside rugby and under-14 mini non-contact. Joining the Crusaders in the U-16 contact games were Burlington and York Yeoman. All three teams are in the in the central division of the 12-team club league which culminates at Fletchers Field at the end of October for the Hong Kong Bank of Canada Cup, Bowl Plate. The Crusaders dropped both of their games 7-5 to Burlington and 32-5 to York Yeoman. York Yeoman defeated Burlington 7-0. The U-14 minis had a successful day all around with Hamilton and Burlington teams hooking up with the Crusaders. All players were presented with a medal present­ ed by Monilex Sports and the Niagara Old Boys. UPCOMING Summer brings a hiatus to the regular rugby league season but the Oakville Crusaders are keeping plenty busy. This Saturday, they're hosting the first annual Burl-Oak Cup which is a whole series of friendlies, starting at 11 a.m., between the Crusaders and the Burlington Centaurs. It will pit at least five different teams, represent­ ing the men's teams, the women's team, the over-35s, the U-16 midgets and the U-14 mini (non-contact) rugby teams. An U-18 team and a second men's team may also be added. In the spirit of the day, the score will run continu­ ously through the games. Club organizers have also invited their respective mayors out for the festivities with the mayor of the losing town being asked to wear the victor's jersey. "What they don't know is that we're going to pick the sweatiest player," quipped Crusader Joe McAllister. This Friday night, 10 p.m. the Crusaders will show the first Tri-Nation match between New Zealand and SQuth Africa (Australia is the other team). Photos by Peter J. Thompson The Oakville Crusaders club recently held one of their annual tournaments for the U-16 contact (left photo) and the U-14 mini, co-ed, non-contact (right photo) divisions. This Saturday, both teams will be involved in the Burl-Oak Cup which pits the Crusaders against the Burlington Centaurs. Halton High School athletes of the year