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Page 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 3, 1997 Section Two Sports if Quantrill Shows Class This is the story that students and teachers at Dr. Ross Tilley Public School in Bowmanville didn't hear last Friday when Blue Jay relief pitcher Paul Quantrill spoke to them about the importance importance of getting an education. But it's a story that must be told as a reflection of the class that Paul Quantrill has. In the days leading up to last Friday, Quantrill's grandfather was very ill. The night before he was to speak to the students, his grandfather grandfather passed away. Speaking with Quantrill in the office of the principal prior to facing the students, it was easy to tell that lie was still shaken by the events of the past few days. It would have been easy for him to cancel, and everybody would have understood. But lie didn't. He kept his commitment and didn't disappoint disappoint the kids. He pul on a brave face, relayed a strong message about the positive effects school has had on his life, answered questions, and even stopped to sign autographs for a group of adults who had lined up inside the school's office afterwards. He even paused long enough to pose for a picture for our paper. So often professional athletes arc ridiculed and subjected to public scrutiny based on the huge salaries that they make. Their private lives often become public, and they arc judged as being arrogant, arrogant, greedy, etc. etc. We arc all guilty of painting them with the same brush. That's not the ease with Quantrill. Since graduating from the University of Wisconsin, lie has never turned down an interview request, and has been more than accommodating with his time when approached for a story in our paper. He spent close to an hour silting in the dugoul at SkyDomc one sunny afternoon a few years back while a member member of the Red Sox answering questions and talking baseball to a wide-eyed reporter who was out of his element. He has been called at his house and had a workout on his treadmill interrupted, yet lie still took the time to answer questions. And there was the time when an early morning phone call to his home awoke him from his bed, though he never, let on that it did. I was guilty of committing all of the above, but not once did lie make me feel like I had done something wrong. All of the above examples say a lot about the character and class of Paul Quantrill. As for his late grandfather, apparently he was one of Paul's biggest fans. With Ills unfortunate passing, lie now has a better scat from which to watch his grandson. Schickendanz Records Second Win Defeats Hare and the Hound 4-1 Major Squirt Soccer play continued last week seeing Schickendanz pitted against The Hare and The Hound at Maple Grove Fields. The scoring opened with Ashley Baker netting her first goal for Schickendanz. Tyler Wallace played a strong game in net keeping The Hare and The Hound off the scoreboard. Late in the first half Jeff Sahvay made an excellent pass to Brad Fegan who netted the ball to bring the score to 2-0. The second half saw Shelby Murray make a well executed pass to Kyle Robertson who connected with his second goal of the season. Jeff Walsh connected with a goal of his own to put The Hare and The Hound on the scoreboard. However, Brad Fegan was able to net in one more to end the scoring and give Schickendanz their second win in two games. Excellent goalkccping by Michael Hoskin in the second half contributed to Schickcndanz's win. BHS Selects Athletes of the Year School Breaks from Tradition with First-Ever Winners by Brad Kelly Staff Writer Angie Ross and Steve Dao will go down in Bowmanville High School history as the first-ever Athletes of the Year. Not that the school hasn't hasn't produced a number of lop-quality athletes during its long history. Quite the contrary, in fact. But, in the past, individual awards of this nature were never presented at the school. The emphasis was always on participating and building building a team concept. Although that philosophy philosophy hasn't changed, the school's Ministers of Sport came up with a criteria that recognized not only an athlete's contribution to varsity sports, but also his or her commitment to academics. academics. "It's not an award based on how many points an individual scores. It's more of a reflection of the overall commitment to the school," said the head of the phys-cd department, Bill Todd. The criteria that were taken into consideration for the award included: attendance record; a B average; playing two or more sports; being a quality quality player; dedication; and being coachable. Once coaches of the various teams submitted lists of prospective candidates, candidates, a short-list was made, based on the criteria, criteria, and a vote was taken. Both Ross and Dao were more than deserving winners. winners. Ross, a grade 12 student student who lists volleyball as her favourite spoil, played varsity volleyball, co-ed volleyball, soccer, badminton, badminton, and basketball. At one lime in the spring, she was trying to juggle three sports at once. Factor in school and the normal interests of an 18-year-old, and there wasn't a lot of time left over for the Female Athlete of the Year. "I was up very late a lot of nights," she said of finding the time for homework, homework, athletics, and working working part-time. She will he returning to BUS next year as an OAC student. Dao, who is also a volleyball volleyball fanatic, played on the school's volleyball, coed coed volleyball, basketball, and baseball teams. What makes his selection as Male Athlete of the Year a bit of a surprise, is that he is only in grade II. The 17-ycar-old helped both the volleyball and baseball teams qualify for LOSSA playoffs. In addition to the Athletes of Year, awards were also presented in most improved, most committed, committed, and most sportsmanlike sportsmanlike categories for each sport. In total, over 100 awards were handed out. The .awards ceremony shows the significant part that school athletics play in a student's life. Todd estimated that just over one-third of the students enrolled at BHS played on a school team during the past year. TOP ATHLETES - For the first time in the history of Bowmanville High School, a male and female athlete of the year was chosen during their annual athletic assembly. 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