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Ashley Dukeshire, left, Savine Boisvert and Meaghan Kivell are members of Oak Bay High school’s senior girls soccer team that is raising money for breast cancer research. Arnold Lim/News staff
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A handful of games into a season that started March 27, they are about 10 per cent of the way to their goal, planning to hit it by the end of soccer season June 1. They also hope to again be involved in the provincial finals where they took home second place last year. “We want to place in the top five in B.C. We are a fairly new team this year but our goal is to get into provincials and get into top five and raise awareness around our cause,” Boisvert said. PlEASE SEE: Mom’s health an inspiration, Page A8
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No matter how well they play, this soccer team’s biggest goal won’t be met on the field. Scoring $10,000 in donations tops the list for the Oak Bay High school’s senior girls soccer team as they tackle the fight against breast cancer heading into a new season where their humanitarian efforts will outshine any glory they experienced on the pitch. “We have a lot of kids that realized early on, their roles are a lot more than just
hearts on a different prize, none more so being a student, especially because they than team captain Sabine Boisvert whose realize how lucky they are to be living mother suffered from the where they are living,” disease as she grew up. said head coach Brent “The girls decided “I was in the eighth Garraway. “It is a big thing to get involved this year to step up and do grade (when my mother) had breast cancer. She is with different issues, something more than a survivor of the disease the girls decided this and so it’s important to year to step up and do just play.” raise awareness and funds something more than - Brent Garraway so I can support her being just play.” cancer free and going Donning pink jerseys through the battle,” the Grade 12 student and pink socks, the 19 girls on the team said. “That is a cause important to me ranging from Grade 10 to Grade 12 take because of my mother.” to the field with their heads and their
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