Hockey patent likes the fact rep players not allowed to play in HSSAA hockey league | CL I disagree with Ms. Bonnie Adams' assessment in her letter to the edi tor (bit.ly/2zmnOc1) in the Nov. 20 issue of the Beaver. We had six years of rep hockey with our son and he enjoyed many successes. He had some really good years and wonderful experi ences, for sure, but also had years that were tarred by the ridiculous politics of some adults involved. He was certainly not the only one affected. We found the move to high school hockey very refreshing. Letter to the editor Suddenly, there was no parental involvement, no parental sponsor ships, no parental influence and no parental control. No politics. No parent coaches. The best players available at the school make the team. I don't know why rep players are allowed in other sports (perhaps a difficulty in getting enough play ers?) but I can say with certainty that it is impossible to make a full com m itm ent to a high school team while still playing rep hockey. In rep, there were m any weeks when we were on the ice every day. You sign an agreement that you will make the rep team your No. 1 priority. That means, by definition, that your high school comm itment would have to be secondary. How is that fair and inclusive to all? It' s not. And, frankly, there are other kids who want to play. We have seen some house league players emerge as better players than some of the former rep players. Some may not have had the money or backing to play rep but deserve a shot at mak ing the school team. A rep first policy just makes it less fair for other kids. F ar from being inclusive, Ms. Adams' position only furthers the elitism and politics (and yes, money) of rep hockey; rep players would get a spot on a school team, only to be absent whenever a rep game, practice or dryland workout conflicted. A non-rep player who perhaps could really bring some thing to the team is left off the ros ter. In truth, this would only mar ginalize the high school effort. The fact that other jurisdictions allow rep hockey players does not make it the right decision. It seems to me to be less about making the high school experience fair and inclusive and more about the results adults want to achieve. oo David Johannesson, > Oakville Bruins volleyball women finish semester with weekend sweep continued from p. 14 Sheridan recorded 9 8 digs -- 30 more than Cambrian -- with three players topping the 2 0 mark. Sta cey Gregorini led the way with 27, Rachel Abrahams had 21 and Joelle Parnham had 20. Taylor Ley had eight kills, four blocks and four service aces and Tamia CooperEvelyn also had eight kills to go along with 16 digs. The Bruins also had a strong ser vice game, recording 15 aces, three times as many as Cambrian. Joelle Parnham and Dana Renfrew each had three. The victory completed a week end sweep as Sheridan cruised to a 2 5 -1 5 , 2 5 -1 1 , 25-1 5 win over Bo real Saturday. "It was nice to finish the semes ter with back-to-back wins," head coach Scott Hunt said. "W e found another gear today against Cam brian, which I had been hoping we could get to. It was great to see us playing up to find another level of what we're capable of." Cooper-Evelyn recorded a dou ble-double with 13 kills and 11 digs against Boreal. Aune had sev en kills and Abrahams had six, as well as team-high 13 digs. Gregorini also hit double figures in digs with 11. W ith the wins Sheridan im proved to 5-4. The Bruins return to the court with home matches Jan. 13 against St. Clair and Jan. 14 against Niagara. -- Sheridan Bruins Kiana Steinauer sets rebounding mark to earn player-of-week laurels Kiana Steinauer was named the Northeast-10 Conference basket ball player of the week after setting a school record in helping South ern Connecticut State University win its sixth straight game. Steinauer grabbed 2 3 rebounds, eclipsing the school record of 22 set by Jack ie Beathea set in N o vember of 2 0 1 5 , in a 6 8 -6 3 win over Adelphi University last Sat urday. T he sop h om ore forw ard was so d om in an t on the glass th at her 17 defensive rebounds m atch ed the offensive total for the entire Adelphi team . H er six offensive rebounds w ere tw ice as m any as any o th er player on either team . Proving there was m ore to her game than ju st rebounding, Steinauer w ent 5-for-5 from beyond the arc on her way to a career-best 23 points. Her last three-pointer Oakville's Kiana Steinauer (7) set a South ern Connecticut State University record with 2 3 rebounds in last Saturday's win over Adelphi University. She was named North east-10 Conference player of the week. cam e with 2 :2 6 to play in the fourth quarter, giving the Owls som e breathing room after Adelphi had cu t an 11-p oin t advantage to ju st three. Overall she shot 8 1 .8 per cent (9-fo r-11) from the floor. Steinauer also had two assists and a block while playing all 40 minutes. After an 0 -2 start to the season, the Owls have won six straight while going 4 -0 in Northeast-10 Conference play. Steinauer leads the conference with 11.0 rebounds per game while leading Southern Connecticut in scoring with 12.5 points per game. 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