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Letter from Ontario Basketball Letter from Kitchener Mayor - Carl Zehr Waterloo Mayor - Brenda Halloran Letter from Ontario Premier - Kathleen Wynne Letter from KW Lightning Girls Basketball Association Ontario Basketball Awards Editorial - Play 3x3 Editorial - AAU and Ontario Basketball Division 1 - Schedule Division 1 - Roster Division 2 - Schedule Division 2 - Roster Division 3 - Schedule Division 3 - Roster Division 4 - Schedule Division 4 - Roster Division 5 - Schedule Division 5 - Roster Ontario Basketball Merchandise Kitchener and Waterloo Map Division 6 - Schedule Division 6 - Roster Division 7 - Schedule Division 7 - Roster Division 8 - Schedule Division 8 - Roster Division 9 - Schedule Division 9 - Roster Division 10 - Schedule Division 10 - Roster Editorial - Club Excellence Editorial - Canadian Sport for Life OUA Player Profile - Danielle Boiago (McMaster University)
Printed by Medallion Press About Ontario Basketball Provincial Championships is owned and operated by Ontario Basketball, in collaboration with 18 host clubs throughout 12 Ontario communities. Over eight weekends each Spring, more than 16,000 athletes playing for nearly 1,200 club teams will compete for approximately 150 divisional provincial titles. Tournaments are held for both genders in all age categories between Under 10 through Under 19. In remaining dedicated to the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) model, teams are grouped into eight-team divisions to ensure quality competition and a positive playing environment. Ontario Cup remains one of the largest basketball events in North America. For updated scores, standings, photos and more, visit www.basketball.on.ca or follow us on Twitter @OBANews and use #ItAllStartsHere.
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MESSAGE FROM
THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
On behalf of the board of directors and staff, welcome to the 2013 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships. Ontario Cup represents the pinnacle of the season for many Ontario Basketball (OBA) teams, who under the guidance of dedicated coaches and passionate volunteers, arrived here with great preparation and leave with memories that will last a lifetime. This year, Ontario Cup is hosted in 12 communities representing all corners of the province. These communities offer a wealth of experiences that we encourage you to explore during your downtime. Thank you to the 20 Ontario Basketball member clubs who work extremely hard to ensure that Ontario Cup is an enjoyable experience for all. Please join us and take a moment to acknowledge the great work being done by the convenors, table officials, volunteers and those running concession and merchandise stands throughout the weekend. Most importantly, let us collectively acknowledge the achievement of more than 16,000 players on more than 1,150 teams who are participating at an Ontario Cup event this year. Let us all be reminded that this is a game in which we want to create a positive environment for all participants. Thank you to Ontario Basketball corporate partners and local sponsors for their enthusiasm and support of amateur basketball. Sport tourism is a growing business in Ontario and this event represents a significant impact on local economies. Members of the Ontario Basketball staff are available in all host cities. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the many programs and services available to you. Please enjoy yourself in this weekend of basketball celebration and competition. Yours in basketball,
Ken Urbach President
Michael T. Cvitkovic, ABC Executive Director
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Welcome everyone to the 2013 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships, being held March 22 – May 26, 2013. A special welcome to those attending the tournaments taking place in Kitchener on the weekends of April 26-28 and May 3-5. On behalf of members of council and the citizens of the City of Kitchener, it is my pleasure to invite each of you to personally experience the many attractions and outstanding hospitality for which our community has become so well known. During this tournament, athletes ranging from U10-U19 boys and girls can look forward to the opportunity to experience elite competition and to showcase the skills that they have worked so hard to develop throughout the season. I trust all the participants will have the opportunity to spend time with teammates, get to know members of the competing teams and form friendships that will last a lifetime. Thank you to all of the hard working volunteers and dedicated supports, including family members and friends, for your encouragement of these athletes and your commitment to basketball. You are excellent role models for our young athletes! Good luck and enjoy the tournament! Sincerely, Carl Zehr ~Mayor~ City of Kitchener
February 27, 2013 On behalf of the City of Waterloo, I would like to welcome you to the 2013 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships. We’re delighted that this tournament is coming to Waterloo. This community embraces sports, fitness and recreation, and is pleased these basketball championships will be held here. While you’re in Waterloo, I encourage you to explore all that this great city has to offer. There is so much to see and do here between games thanks to our recreational facilities, vibrant uptown, trails, parks, heritage elements, public art and much more. Whether you’re here as an athlete, a coach or a spectator, I truly hope you enjoy your time in Waterloo and at the tournament. Good luck!
Mayor Brenda Halloran City of Waterloo
Premier of Ontario - Première ministre de l’Ontario
March 22 – May 26, 2013
A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I am delighted to extend warm greetings to everyone attending and competing in the 2013 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships, organized by Ontario Basketball. Ontario enjoys a special connection to basketball, given that James Naismith, a native of Ontario, organized the first competitions. With the game coming to Canada as early as 1892, it can be safely said that it is a sport of enduring popularity — clearly demonstrated by the 2013 championships which are taking place 121 years later. I commend all the young athletes who are participating in these championships — your dedication and hard work have brought you to this exciting event. And to the parents and coaches: thank you for supporting these young people in their quest to excel in the sport they so obviously love. I wish to acknowledge Ontario Basketball for giving Ontario youth the opportunity to participate in organized basketball and for raising awareness of the positive role this sport can play in young lives — from building self-confidence to enhancing physical well-being. Please accept my best championship games.
Kathleen Wynne Premier
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April 26-28, 2013 Dear Players, Coaches, Managers and Fans, On behalf the KW Lightning girls’ basketball association, it is our pleasure to welcome you to Kitchener-Waterloo and the 2013 U16 girls Ontario Cup provincial championships. The KW Lightning girls’ basketball association is a non-profit organization that was formed 17 years ago to create an opportunity for girls to learn and develop basketball skills. Last year over 200 players participated on KW Lightning teams. Many athletes from our organization have moved on to have successful basketball careers at universities in both Canada and the United States. More importantly, they have developed into outstanding young ladies that give back to the game and the community. To the players: Your hours of practice to refine your individual and team skills have earned you the right to represent your city, town, village or district in this provincial championship. Play hard, play well and most importantly, enjoy this special moment in your basketball career. To the coaches and managers: Without your investments of time, energy and passion, none of this would be possible. Thanks for everything that you do to teach the wonderful game of basketball to your athletes. To the parents and family members: Thank you for all of the sacrifices (the delayed and missed meals, the extra driving and the financial commitments etc.) you make to allow your daughters/granddaughters/sisters/nieces to be part of Ontario’s basketball family. To the fans: Enjoy the incredible competition that you will be witness to this weekend. These athletes are the best and most dedicated basketball players in Ontario. Cheer loudly for your team and demonstrate respect for officials and opponents. Best wishes to everyone involved for a most memorable 2013 U16 girls Ontario Cup! Yours in basketball, Allan Bush President KW Lightning Girls’ Basketball Association
OABO Ontario Association of Basketball Officials
Winners will be honoured at the annual oba awards gala
FROM THE PLAYGROUND TO THE PODIUM, IT’S RESHAPING OUR GAME The international governing body for basketball (FIBA) has invested a tremendous amount of resources to fully develop the 3x3 game. FIBA introduced the 3x3, half-court version of basketball to a global audience at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, where it was regarded as the most popular sport throughout the Games. Last summer, Ontario Basketball (OBA) hosted one of three Canadian qualifiers for the 3x3 World Tour Championships. FIBA states that with more than 250 million players worldwide and among the most played recreational sports in the world, 3x3 will help the growth of basketball. Combine these initiatives with FIBA submitting an application for 3x3 to become an Olympic sport, and the once playground-only game is now becoming a world phenomenon. In addition to its high performance programming, FIBA, Canada Basketball and OBA have identified the significant impact the 3x3 game can have on skill development for active youth. There are tremendous benefits to having young children learn the game through 3x3 before being introduced to a full-court, five-on-five competition. BENEFIT 1: MORE TOUCHES In five-on-five games, one or two players can go an entire game rarely touching the ball. This especially happens in youth basketball where you have one or two dominant players who are by far the best ball handlers on the team. The team tends to get the ball into those players’ hands and those players tend to take the ball to the basket. The problem with this is that other players are not developing their skills when they don’t get to touch the ball, and the team isn’t developing as a whole.
Above: Eventual U13 Champions, SBA Blues taking on Kings Court at the inaugural OBA Challenge at Rexall Centre in July 2012.
In 3x3, it’s really difficult for two players to monopolize the ball and still play well. The third player gets involved almost by necessity. All players get to handle the ball and handle it a lot. This allows all players to develop their skills in live game play.
BENEFIT 2: MORE SPACING Even with the smaller bodies of young players, five-on-five games can be crowded affairs. Youth basketball isn’t the best time or place for a kid to learn to fight through double teams or pass into multiple coverage. 3x3 games loosen everything up and give young players more room to operate. This allows them to practice their basketball skills without overcrowding. Once the basic basketball skills of dribbling, passing, rebounding, shot selection, etc. are learned and mastered, then they can advance to learn to beat double teams and making passes into tight areas. BENEFIT 3: REMOVE PRESSES & ZONE DEFENCES 3x3 games remove the issue of presses and zone defences. They are strictly person-to-person. This again allows young players to learn and master the basics before moving on to more complex game play.
Above: KW Selects represented Toronto, Ontario at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters Competition in New York City on August 18-19, 2012
There soon may be structured provincial and national teams for 3x3 competition. There are countless 3x3 adult leagues throughout the province. More importantly, OBA and its stakeholders must strategize the most effective way to implement the 3x3 game in youth basketball since it serves as the best way for our children to increase skill development, confidence, enjoyment and the desire to play the game for life. With editorial from Canada Basketball.
ONTARIO BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION AND AAU The basketball landscape in this province, and the country, has changed significantly over the past few years. While Ontario Basketball (OBA) attempts to provide services and programming to all elements of the game, it is through collaboration and the strength of its member clubs that the mission is delivered. These clubs also provide OBA with the necessary knowledge and trends in the game to help shape its direction. The origin of clubs in Ontario stemmed mostly to provide concentrated basketball programming that complemented the high school season. Clubs would run teams after OFSAA finished and everyone would take the summer off. A chosen few would make Team Ontario while the many enjoyed “summer sports,” while others enjoyed an "off season" of rest and recovery. Things have changed significantly over the past few years. Today, many clubs run for an entire 12-month period - the good ones, who understand periodization - also understand the significant importance of rest and recovery periods to create optimal performance. While the less informed clubs simply run summer teams that, at times, can fragment the existing club system and overuse the athletes. In this day and age, it seems the best recruiters win the best athletes instead of clubs that understand the long-term development of an athlete. We need to help OBA member clubs do both; provide a pathway for athletes to develop their skills through international competition and opportunities for exposure. As the governing body for the sport of basketball in Ontario, it is vital for OBA to strengthen and protect its clubs and at the same time, educate parents and coaches about all the stakeholders in the game. In a study taken during the 2012 OBA season, more than half of the responding clubs indicated at least one of its teams play summer ball. As a result, OBA developed a three-year partnership with the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (AAU). Some OBA clubs with AAU experience understand the wide range of good and bad events that exist in the USA, no different than tournaments within Canada. This partnership will help teams who wish to travel with the education of recommended events. Through partnerships with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and AVIS-Budget car rental, the OBA is attempting to make summer travel easier for its members as well. The foundation of Ontario Basketball (OBA) remains its more than 200 member clubs that represent the game from Windsor to Ottawa; from Niagara to Thunder Bay; and everywhere in between. How, when, where and why they play the game is different than even just five years ago. The partnership with the AAU isn’t going to solve recruiting challenges or eliminate “rogue” clubs, but it will hopefully send the message that OBA recognizes it needs to address the challenges that face its member clubs and create a better environment for its members to flourish – whatever their basketball pathway might be. Above: Scarborough Basketball’s U16 Major Midget girls pose following their 2012 provincial championship in Kitchener-Waterloo.
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When James Parker, AAU Director of Sport, attended the announcement last year in Toronto, he indicated that OBA should become the focal point of AAU in the province and can also see the association coordinate AAU events within Canada. Beginning at these 2013 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships, the winners of Division One in U13-17 age categories will automatically qualify for the AAU National Championships. Many of these championship events are staged at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Zone in Orlando, Florida. OBA will cover the registration fees while teams will be required to fundraise in order to have the necessary fees for travel and accommodations. Some have confused AAU Above: Toronto Triple Threat celebrate their Division One title at the 2012 with NCAA exposure. While there are events Ontario Cup Provincial Championships in Ottawa. that may generate significant recruiting opportunities with college coaches, as an executive from NCAA indicated to the OBA membership at the Annual Meeting of the Members last year, “if you are good enough, they will find you in Canada.” The AAU summer circuit, for the most part, is simply additional competition for players and coaches who wish to develop over the summer months. That being said, there are major events that demand significant exposure opportunities for athletes. There is no reason why Team Ontario or OBA clubs cannot experience this side to the game. It does not exist for a chosen few who claim to have all the answers. The opportunities are endless for Ontario athletes to pursue a high performance basketball pathway. With increased quality of programming on home soil, OUA, CIS, OCAA is now a viable option. For those wishing to pursue NCAA basketball, and many have with great success, there needs to be increased education on the road to college scholarships. Because for every Anthony Bennett, Natalie Achonwa, Kevin Pangos and Dakota Whyte (all OBA and Team Ontario alumni), there are thousands who do not have a positive experience and we are all collectively to blame.
Above: Oakville Vytis claim the U14 Major Bantam Division One Championship following a hard-fought win over Brantford CYO in our nation’s capital.
A partnership with the AAU and an education partnership with NCAA are two ways OBA is attempting to serve its members. There is a long way to go before a true balance of power exists, but with the collective approach of 200 member clubs, OBA will get there – one dribble at a time.
2013 AAU Boys and Girls Basketball National Championships - Schedule Boys 6th Grade: July 22-28, 2013 in Hampton, Virginia. 7th Grade: June 23-30, 2013 in Memphis, Tennessee. 8th Grade: July 11-17, 2013 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. 9th Grade: July 9-14, 2013 in Little Rock, Arkansas. 10th Grade: July 22-28, 2013 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida.. Girls 6th Grade: June 23-28, 2013 in Hampton, Virginia. 7th Grade: July 12-17, 2013 in Kings Island, Ohio. 8th Grade: July 8-13, 2013 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. 9th Grade: July 8-13, 2013 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. 10th Grade: July 8-13, 2013 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida.
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 1
WCI
5:00PM
Caledon Cougars
WCI
8:00PM
Caledon Cougars Oakville Vytis #1
Toronto Triple Threat
SBA - Hill
6:30PM
KW Lightning #1 Advantage Titans
WCI
London Ramblers #1
9:30PM
Transway - Johnson
WCI
KW Lightning #1 Oakville Vytis #1 Advantage Titans
Toronto Triple Threat
London Ramblers #1 SBA - Hill Transway - Johnson
9:00AM
Caledon Cougars Advantage Titans
WCI
Toronto Triple Threat
WCI
12:00PM Transway - Johnson
WCI
3:00PM
Caledon Cougars KW Lightning #1
KW Lightning #1 10:30AM Oakville Vytis #1 WCI
WCI
1:30PM
WCI
4:30PM
WCI
Toronto Triple Threat
WCI
6:00PM
London Ramblers #1
7:30PM
WCI
London Ramblers #1
SBA - Hill Oakville Vytis #1 Advantage Titans
SBA - Hill Transway - Johnson
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 1
Advantage Titans Calliste, Monique Cevallos, Nicole Codinera, Jade Dunn, Jada- Diamond Evans, Carly Green, Desiree Isip, Maryjo Keane, Khara Simon, Tyler Telesford, Nikita Walker, Ebonie Wright, Ashley
HC - Christopher Francis
AC - Charmaine Babb
Oakville Vytis Baumgartner, Sam Findlay, Stephanie Fletcher, Megann Hrabinski, Caroline Iannazzo, Brianna Ougrinov, Ellen Rhooms, Tasja Steinauer, Kiana Stolzer, Elexa Wilson, Olivia
HC - Steinauer, Gina AC - Findlay, Jim M - Steinauer, Orlondo
Caledon Cougar Almero, Angela Dodig, Jessica Dodig, Mikaela Kernohan, Rachel Knill, Liza Landolfi, Sabrina McKee, Shelby Pirovic, Arianna Richards, Jessica Skimming, Nicole
HC - Dodig, Mike AC - Trkulja, Alex AC - Everett, Gord M - Dodig,Dawn
Scarborough Blues Hill Bennett, Sarah Chung, Gabriella Hall, Alexa Hendricks, Alanna Hill, Kate Kokonis, Julia Parkes, Keyira Radonjic, Nadelda Ribarich, Angela Smith, Julia
HC - Hill, Sam AC - Ferreira, Ted
KW Lightning #1
London Ramblers #1
DeBoer, Tara Hazineh, Alia Hentges, Bobbi-Sue Johns, Hunter McGlynn, Celia Sauve, Danielle Sawyer, Kailee Van Leeuwen, Kendra Kellerman, Isabella Wright, Candice Wright, Courtney Curran, Julia
Allder-Myrie, Melyna Bus, Nicole Chappell, Nikita Cotton, Zoe Coulthard, Sarah Cybulski, Kathryn Fischer, Allie Gruninger, Robyn Henderson, Kendall Hill, Cassidy McCullough, Maggie Nieuwenhuizen, Michaela Rybka, Sarah Valente, Michaela
HC - Nickel, Craig AC - Baptiste, Kandice AC - McIntyre, Matt
Toronto Triple Threat Allicock, Taylor Bloom, Lindsay De Castro, Kate De La Durantaye, Mahal Delas, Kianna Kinoshita, Laura Lovatsis, Anastasia Mooney, Brianna Pajkovic, Esme Sharp, Avolyn Tzvetkov, Karen
HC - Delas, Willie AC - DaSilva, Albert
HC - Angione, Robert AC - Carriere, Nicole
Transway Johnson Baldin, Rikayla Bovell, Halle Bozzo, Laura Clarke, Kayah Cohoon, Maddison Hamilton, Karley Hughes, Olivia Jara, Monika Mullen, Krysten Randall, Taylor Roch-Hanaka, Julia Trpcic, MacKenzie HC - Johnston, Mike AC - Hanaka, Mark AC - Randall, Anthony AC - Valvasori, Lauren
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 2
St David St. Catharines CYO 5:00PM Niagara Rangers
St. Catharines CYO Brampton Warriors Campbell
St David 8:00PM
Gloucester Wolverines
Windsor Valiants
St David Brampton Warriors 6:30PM Cornwall United #1 St David Guelph Phoenix 9:30PM Transway
Niagara Rangers Cornwall United #1
Gloucester Wolverines Blizzard Guelph Phoenix - Darling
Windsor Valiants Transway
St David St. Catharines CYO 9:00AM Cornwall United #1
St David Brampton Warriors 10:30AM Niagara Rangers
St David Gloucester Wolverines 12:00PM Transway
St David Guelph Phoenix 1:30PM Windsor Valiants
St David St. Catharines CYO 3:00PM Brampton Warriors
St David Niagara Rangers 4:30PM Cornwall United #1
St David 6:00PM
St David Windsor Valiants 7:30PM Transway
Gloucester Wolverines
Guelph Phoenix
ST
DAVID
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 2 Brampton Warriors Campbell Asare, Chelsea Boyington, Tristan Campbell, Angeline Campbell, Georgia Dixon, Teneshia Griffith-Wallace, Janika Rampersaud, Jennah Smith, Yanique Stewart, Brianna Velinor, Ciera Vickers, Aalysha Wilson, Sherral
HC - Campbell, Clive AC - Christopher, Ivor
Niagara Rangers Bowman, Lauren Bracken, Leah Bristowe, Hannah Campbell, Shannon Edmands, Grace Fontaine, Alysha Fuaco, Rebeccah Holmes, Sarah Naccarato, Emily Parkin, Lexy Regehr, Olivia
HC - Chehowski, Richard AC - Snyder, Emily M - Marando, Jim
Cornwall United Counties #1 Brown, Kebbie Campeau, Marni Carriere, Melanie Conti, Adriana Fontaine, Myriam Gellately, Sarah Grant, Emma Jeaurond, Emma Lamarche, Emilie Lefebvre, Sarah Leger, Melanie
HC - Lamarche, Guy AC - Fontaine, Stephane
Gloucester Cumberlan Blizzard Bair-Marshall, Sophia Blizzard, Tyra Branker, Michaela Carey, Ciara Dodd, Crista Ennis, Andreanne Gouchie-Provencher, Oksana Goudreau-Patterson, Sydney
Graves, Madison Istead, Michelle Kandiah, Trisha Lual, Aluat McAlear, Brooklynn Stewart, Ashley HC - Blizzard, Fabienne AC - Blizzard, Carlos AC - Bond, Laura AC - Istead, Pat M - Branker, Peter
Guelph Phoenix Darling Cain, Emma Cressman, Nicole Darling, Madelaine Gray, Emily Kate Herriot, Nastassja Iezzi, Jacklyn Korol, Emma Milne, Halle Santi, Meghan Sullivan, Tianna Wilson, Sydney Zen, Donna
HC - Darling, Ray AC - Cain, Kelly AC - Walkling, Brett M - Zen, Barb
St. Catharines CYO Rebels #1
Transway
Behring, Sarah Freeman, Sarah Iafrate, Samantha Ireland, Jessica Keltos, Samantha Oladipo, Olajumoke Rizzo, Annissa Ruetz, Karly Sestili, Claudia Sirignano, Christine Trivieri, Alexandra Valvano, Celina
Badke, Sarah Battaglia, Laura Benedetti, Vanessa Brown, Hannah Brown, Laura Canning, Kara Mirceta, Kristina Misale, Annamaria Nickerson, Haille Sitarski, Halle Vernon, Aisha Waud, Victoria
Barbuzzi, Anastasia Beausoleil, Kelsey Bevacqua, Madeleine Daguerre, Kayla Klassen, Alyssa Longmuir, Aleisha Malic, Angelina Marton, Aleah Sodade, Leka Welsh, Rylee
HC - Pirillo, Dante AC - Trivieri, John
HC: Badke, Ed AC: Misale, John
HC - Lewis-Longmuir, Andrea
Windsor Valiants
AC - Krusharovski, Aneta
U16
Major Midget girls Division
FCHI
5:00PM
FCHI
Goulbourn Hornets
8:00PM
Brantford CYO Orillia Lakers
FCHI
6:30PM
3
Kanata Cavaliers Grimsby Grizzlies
Kingston Impact London CYO
Kingston Impact London CYO 9:00AM
Brantford CYO Grimsby Grizzlies
FCHI
Goulbourn Hornets
FCHI
Brantford CYO Kanata Cavaliers Orillia Lakers Grimsby Grizzlies
12:00PM Kingston Impact FCHI
3:00PM
Orillia Lakers Grimsby Grizzlies
FCHI
Kanata Cavaliers 10:30AM Orillia Lakers FCHI
1:30PM
Brantford CYO Kanata Cavaliers
FCHI
Goulbourn Hornets
FCHI
4:30PM
London CYO
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 3
Brantford CYO
Goulbourn Hornets
Grimsby
Kanata Youth
Coon, Leah Dubois, Erin Dupont, Samantha Garner, Jennifer Girardi, Alexandria Gleason, Lexi Khounviseth, Oliva Kwasnik, Bridget Lemmon, Kassy MacKinnon, Rebecca Minutillo, Sarah Sakaluk, Summer
Barresi, Michela Blais, Julia Brownlee, Chloe Close, Anyssa Dinardo, Anyssa Hayton, Beth Hunt, Emma Kennedy, Katie Streatch, Emma Thomson, Aelah Tourigny, Gabrielle Tustian, Rachel
Baker, Kayla Cain, Avary Colling, Shannon D'Eon, Francesca DiPasquale, Jessica DiPasquale, Kiki Kurpe, Hannah Langelaan, Rachel Murray, Cassidy Plute, Cassandra Thomson, Taylor Wachner, Nicole
Boucher, Danielle Emmerson, Sierra Galipeau-Wilson, Alexe Galipeau-Wilson, Kylea King, Chloe Mackenzie, Jamie Negasi, Luwan Preston-Thomas, Sarah Shoveller, Emma St Michael, Megan van Eeghen, Petra Vervoort, Andreav
HC - Sullivan, Danielle AC - Keresturi, Kailey
HC - Streatch, Paul AC - Stouga, Jennifer AC - Tourigny, Michael
HC - DiPasquale, John AC - Harris, Aleesha AC - Pretto, Larry M - DiPasquale, Katia
HC - Wilson, Tony AC - St. Michael, Peter M - Emmerson, Janice
Kingston Impact #1
London CYO
Orillia Lakers
Bowman, Megan Dixon, Lilie Hawley, Reagan Kralik, Bayley Mulholland, Bridget Mumby, Jamie Platt, Alyssa Streight, Evangeline Treitz, Kristin Vancamp, Chelsea Wendland, Rebecca
Anyoun, Akuluel Benjamin, Brittany Fazakas, Rachel Hagarty, Nicole Haill, Laryssa Minielly, Megan Miranda, Britney Rodrigues, Jennifer Rozman, Melissa Thelwell, Kertiss Wilson, McKenzi
Baker, Rebecca Bergsma, Kaitlyn Burnett, Skylar Elbers, Brianne England, Emma Lee, Georgia MacNeil, Emily Ritcey, Emma Stockdale, Jessica Treash, Janelle
HC - Platt, Don AC - Wendland, Lee AC - Kralik, Mike
HC - Bennett, Colin
HC - MacNeil, Brad AC - Ritcey, Sally
VanAmelsvoort, Charlotte
YAAACE Bristol, Shadeah Brown, Naheelah Boachie, Emmanula Eubank, Shola Gyles, Jahnae King-Lawerance, Erika Lawson, Aliyah Morgan,Tainne Taylor, Makeba Taylor, Mellika Towler, Nicolet
HC - Kipp, Handel
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 4
Cameron Capital Xelles #1 5:00PM Oakville Venom #2
Cameron Stoney Creek NYB #1 6:30PM Timmins Select
Cameron Sudbury JAM 8:00PM Nepean Blue Devils #1
Cameron Oakville Venom #1 9:30PM Stoney Creek NYB #2
Timmins Select
Cameron Capital Xelles #1 9:00AM Timmins Select
Cameron Stoney Creek NYB #1 10:30AM Oakville Venom #2
Sudbury JAM
Cameron Sudbury JAM 12:00PM Stoney Creek NYB #2
Cameron Oakville Venom #1 1:30PM Nepean Blue Devils #1
Cameron Capital Xelles #1 3:00PM Stoney Creek NYB #1
Cameron Oakville Venom #2 4:30PM Timmins Select
Cameron Sudbury JAM 6:00PM Oakville Venom #1
Cameron Nepean Blue Devils #1 7:30PM Stoney Creek NYB #2
Capital Xelles #1 Stoney Creek NYB #1
Oakville Venom #2
Oakville Venom #1 Nepean Blue Devils #1
Stoney Creek NYB #2
CAMERON
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 4
Capital Xelles #1
Nepean Blue Devils #1
Oakville Venom #1
Oakville Venom #2
Boskovic, Jelena Coghlan, Keyanna Danforth, Kendra Elliot, Katelyn Hallarn, Julia Klassen, Jennica Lahey, Maddie Nicoletti, Brianna Nolan, Emma Sheridan-Allan, Jordyn Tebrake, Lauren Vujicic, Teodora
Buchanan, Ayana Dos Santos, Krystol Douglas, Mara Hughes, Liana Kays-Burden, Esther McNeil, Tiffany Sanvictores, Sophia Silisarenko, Samantha Vazquez, Diana Young, Rema
Binotto, Monica Garcia, Vanessa Horne, Amanda Hughes, Delaney Hughes, McKenna Mioc, Katarina Ognibene, Carrie Popa, Audrey Suchanek, Hayley Sullivan, Lisa
HC - Wakefield, Chris AC - Wakefield, Tanya M - Jolicoeur, Marc
HC - Tebrake, Jim AC - Cloutier, Catherine AC - Elliot, Larry
HC - McNeil, Toney
HC - Suchanek, Dave AC - Hughes, Mike M - Horne, Christine
Stoney Creek NYB #1
Stoney Creek NYB #2
Arichara, Brianna Jolicoeur, Karyne Mason, Brittany Mbuluyo, Tanni Mousambote, Adonaelle Zola
Peters, Elizabeth Rhodes, Michelle Scullion, Emma Thompson, Brianna Wakefield, Madeline Wall, Erika
Cerino, Alyssa Cerio, Alexa DiFalco, Simona Kozak, Cyaira Mariella, Alessandra Mattina, Samantha Mercuri, Natalie Persia, Cara Psarakis, Polly Shaw-Linger, Cayley
Brady, Ryleigh Brownell, Nicole De Giuli, Liana Kalkat, Harvir Marino, Audra Milutinovic, Emma
HC - Mariella, John AC - Psarikis, Bob AC - Shaw, Jodi
HC - Milutinovic, Roy AC - Thornhill, Mike AC - Giuli, Mary De
Musgrave-Thornhill, Aiyana
Stock, Nicole Waselynchuk, Kayley Woodbyrne, Jessica
AC - Kwiecinska, Alexandra
M - Briscoe, Monica
Sudbury JAM
Timmins Selects
Conlin, Nicole Cranston, Emily Derks, Emily Desormeaux, Megan Eldridge, Shannon Ferguson, Kristin Fyfe, Sheila Graham, Laura Laforest, Bailey Lebel, Brittany Zulich, Andrea
Beaudry, Krysta Caron, Kimberly Deschatelets, Kayla Desrosiers, Cassandra Genereux, Katrina Groulx, Desiree Lacasse, Melissa Marin, Melanie Poliquin, Melissa Roy, Megan Sabourin, Cassidy
HC - Desormeaux, John AC - McLean, Shirlene AC - Zulich, Dario
HC - Gilbert, Laurent AC - Castonguay, Rob
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 5
Grand River
5:00PM Grand River
Welland Saints
8:00PM
Welland Saints Toronto Lords
Grand River Collingwood Trailblazers 6:30PM Goulbourn Hornets #2
IEM Newmarket Dundas Dynamo
Grand River London 86ers
Welland Saints
Grand River Collingwood Trailblazers
Goulbourn Hornets #2
10:30AM Toronto Lords
9:30PM
Etobicoke Thunder
Collingwood Trailblazers
Toronto Lords Goulbourn Hornets #2
Grand River
9:00AM
IEM Newmarket London 86ers Dundas Dynamo Etobicoke Thunder
IEM Newmarket 12:00PM Etobicoke Thunder
Grand River
Grand River
Welland Saints
Grand River London 86ers
1:30PM
Grand River
Dundas Dynamo Toronto Lords
3:00PM
Collingwood Trailblazers
4:30PM
Grand River
IEM Newmarket London 86ers
Grand River
Dundas Dynamo
7:30PM
Etobicoke Thunder
6:00PM
GRAND
RIVER
Goulbourn Hornets #2
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 5 Collingwood Trailblazers
Dundas Dynamo
Etobicoke Thunder #1
Goulbourn Hornets
Brown, Hannah Dance, Taigan Garback, Lauren Girdwood, Brooke Lennox, Taylor McFarlane, Cierra Niecke, Rachel Osburn, Krystal Reynolds, Maya Stinson, Sabrina Vanhoecke, Cree Viragh, Devon
Euale, Chloe Foster, Kelly Freckleton, Taylor Fung, Kennedy Gillett, Rebecca Hughes, Rebecca Kerekesch, Katrina Lewitzky, Jessica Lillis, Isabella Pinto, Sabrina Stinson, Heather Triemstra, Melissa
Adeyinka, Baithat Andjelkovic, Nevena Beausoleil, Nicole Bejarano, Pamela Bejarano, Paula Bockaj, Amanda Cairns, Rachel Gruppuso, Leanne Kachala, Allison Mrvaljevic, Danila Stone, Georgia Wilke, Nicole
Puri, Ajai
HC - McCarl, Jason
HC - Kerekesch, Ralph AC - Fung, Patrick
HC - Turney, Sandy AC - Cairns, Rennie M - Wilke, Karen
HC - Ajai Puri M - Donaldson, Jane
IEM Newmarket
London 86’ers
Toronto Lords Gold
Appleby-Lanoue, Mikaela
Banks, Andrea Bebee, Shelby Cook, Robin Donaldson, Emily Griffin, Paige Norman, Hailey Prebinski, Kayla Puri, Serena Rajab, Serine VanGalder, Sarah
Welland Saints
Bakir, Noor Bogdan, Cristina Boogaards, Brooke Cole, Arriela Hierlihy, Kelsey Howlett, McKenzie Ibarra, Laura James, Jasmine Kelly, Madison MacNeil, Madison Pawlak, Selina Sinka, Jessica
Bennett, Emmalyn Daviault, Mya Daviault, Zoe Martins, Kristen Moir, Carly Opalach, Kassandra Ryan, Anna Skinner, Jasmyn Van Sas, Cindy VandenBrink, Jessica Vickers, Emma Wilson, Carlie
Almeida, Melanie Bond-Baldwin, Brandy Grant, Annabelle Ibrakovic, Ema Kissi, Akosiya Lopez, Ana Ngalulak, Sandrine Reynolds, Tiffany Romero, Anna Symeonides, Santana Tse, Alexandra Uculmana-Falcon, Magda Wright, Shanice
Bazylewski, Mckinley Carmichael, Bailey Dyson, Kaitlyn Ferrara, Brook Jones, Madeleine Leishman, Tabi Mundy, Emily Nazar, Hannah Nero, Emma Vajda, Tayler Williams, Hannah Williams, Tallulah
HC - Namocatcat, Matt AC - Ort, Vanno
HC - Daviault, Andre M - Wilson, Perry
HC - Melville, Leon AC - Brathwaite, Jordana AC - Mason, Jennifer AC - Taft, Shawn
HC - Holman, Steve M - Nero, Joe
2013 Ontario Cup T-Shirt Youth Medium to XX-Large Price: $20.00 OBA Zip-Hooded Sweatshirt Small to XX-Large Price: $60.00 Ontario Basketball Shorts Large to XX-Large Price: $20.00 OBA Long Sleeve Shirt Large to XX-Large Price: $30.00
OBA Golf Shirt Small to XX-Large Price: $45.00 Ontario Basketball Hat Adjustable Price: $20.00 Team Ontario Jersey Small to XX-Large Price: $60.00
Holiday Inn Kitchener-Waterloo Conference Centre Friday: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Glenview Park S.S. & Waterloo CI Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Forest Heights CI & Huron Heights Saturday: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 6
Preston 5:00PM
SBA - Lundgren
SBA - Lundgren Gloucester Wolverines
Preston 8:00PM
Oakville Venom #3
Preston 9:00AM
SBA - Lundgren
Basketball Wallaceburg
Preston 6:30PM
Barrie Royals
Preston 9:30PM
Ottawa South Cats Basketball
York North Avengers
Barrie Royals Gloucester Wolverines - DT
York North Avengers
Oakville Venom #3 Ottawa South Basketball Wallaceburg
Cats Basketball
York North Avengers
Preston Oakville Venom #3 12:00PM Cats Basketball
Preston Barrie Royals 10:30AM Gloucester Wolverines
Preston 1:30PM
Ottawa South
Gloucester Wolverines
Preston 3:00PM
SBA - Lundgren Barrie Royals
Preston 4:30PM
Preston 6:00PM
Oakville Venom #3 Ottawa South
Preston 7:30PM
PRESTON
Basketball Wallaceburg
York North Avengers
Basketball Wallaceburg
Cats Basketball
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 6
Barrie Royals Bertrand, Amanda Dannenberg, Hannah Djukic, Tamara Goodfellow, Emily Kennedy, Mollie Lyon, Brooklyn McCarthy, Maxine McGregor, Gemma Owens, Kaitlyn Owens, Olivia Plesh, Ryanne Strath, Allison Zimmerman, Brianna
HC - Douris, Marc AC - Perry, Tanya M - Goodfellow, Doug
Oakville Venom #3
Basketball Wallaceburg Aarssen, Courtney Cavanagh, Clancy DeWagner, Avery D'Hooge, Maggie Dupon, Paige Ezewski, Val Fink, Ryann Fischer, Sawyer Lucier, Alyssa Lucier, Danielle Stefanic, Julia VanDamme, Emily Verbeem, Allie
HC - Day, Janine AC - Fischer, Beth M - Bechard, Terri-Lyn
Ottawa South
Cats Basketball Deodato, Kallysta Gilmour, Alexandra Kennedy, Annie Kinstler, Holly Lefebvre, Emma Medeiros, Mara Nuvoloni, Kristina O'Neill, Danae Tavares, Cristina Whalen, Jenna Wolfgram, Hailey
HC - Medeiros, Dean AC - Medeiros, Paul
Scarborough Blues Lundgren
Gloucester Cumberland DT Abou Assali, Daniela Brown, Jacquie Diouf, Marguerite Khatib, Nadia Lavergne, Veronika Meto, Erada Minott, Kayla Monette, Gabrielle Presley, Ann Robert, Chelsea Thompson, Samantha Whelan, Elizabeth
HC - Tanasijevic, Dejan AC - Carnegie, Beverly AC - Robert, Stephen M - Whelan, Kevin
York North Avengers
Brazdeikyte, Ema Bultez, Sandrine Condron, Jillian Dhingra, Rachel Duric, Mikaela Jareckas, Laura Kamba, Ruth Lake, Louise Levreault, Anastasia Mehla, Priyan Rhooms, Alexia Siwek-Smith, Tayania
Alexander, Aarabi Craig, Kirsten Dimpengi, Marianne Forster, Sierra Halliday, Keisha Kuhar, Eva Maguire, Shanna Reid, Valerie Taylor, Sydney Tessier, Kyra Wall, Mackenzie Wrona, Darien
Abdul-Gafoor, Eman Ashmeade, Sharece Bradshaw, Teanna Brody, Victoria Brown, Justice Dakwar, Elyana Ellis, Takesha Grant, Seairra Hospedales, Danee Hunter, Hailey Maninay, Mia Tully, Latisha
Clarke, Olivia Corbett, Samantha de Souza, Claire Frappier, Julia Kennedy, Emma Layefsky, Sarah Lee, Courtney Legere, Emma Peck, Colleen Pryce, Hannah Sadler, Monika Taborek, Afton
HC - Carvalho, Tina De
HC - Tessier, Chris AC - Ranger, Danielle
HC - Scrafield, Stefan AC - Lundgren, Malissa
HC - Pryce, Howard M - Layefsky, David
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 7
Kingston Impact #2
Bluevale Kingston Impact #2 5:00PM Ottawa Shooting Stars
Bluevale Peterborough Power 6:30PM Huntsville Hurricanes
Bluevale North Toronto Huskies 8:00PM Red Raiders #1
Bluevale MUMBA 9:30PM KW Lightning #2
Peterborough Power Ottawa Shooting Stars- DT
Huntsville Hurricanes
North Toronto Huskies
MUMBA
Huron Heights
Kingston Impact #2
9:00AM
Huntsville Hurricanes
10:30AM
Huron Heights
North Toronto Huskies
Huron Heights
12:00PM KW Lightning #2
Niagara Falls Red Raiders #1
KW Lightning #2
Huron Heights
Kingston Impact #2
3:00PM
Peterborough Power
Huron Heights North Toronto Huskies
6:00PM
Huron Heights Peterborough Power
1:30PM
HURON
MUMBA Red Raiders #1
Huron Heights Ottawa Shooting Stars
4:30PM
Huron Heights
7:30PM
MUMBA
Ottawa Shooting Stars
Huntsville Hurricanes
Red Raiders #1 KW Lightning #2
HEIGHTS
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 7 Huntsville Hurricanes Berry, Alexis Carpenter, Hayley Earl, Phylicia Honderich, Sadie Moore, Merrissa Palangio, Carley Simson, Molly Smith, Taylor Sternaman, Emma
Kingston Impact #2 Amsden, Heather Brechin, Isabel Cantarutti, Cassandra Cowan, Jennifer Dennie, Emily Ferguson, Madisen Hojabr, Donya Larmand, Jessica Murphy, Kelsey Perin, Alexis Talbot-Cadue, Blythe Way Brackenbury, Bridget
HC - Nelson, Carl AC - Nelson, Jeffrey M - Berry, Tom
Niagara Falls Red Raiders #1
HC - Wendland, Lee AC - Kralik, Mike AC - Platt, Don
North Toronto Huskies
KW Lightning #2
MUMBA
Bahar, Khushee Campbell, Frances Enrique, Patricia Hofstetter, Payton Killing, Jordan Legue, Samantha Naylor, Olivia Potts, Sydney Ramcharan, Jasmine Riggan, Alisha Valencia, Maria Wilson, Tyrah
Agostino, Alana Ally, Suraiya Behboodi, Armita Brisland, Delaney Brough, Sarah Dell'Erede, Laura Girdler, Sydney Hebert, Caitlin Miller, Rhyena Najafi, Sana Taylor, Hannah Ward, Meredith
HC - Samuels, Shaun AC - DeBoer, Charmaine
HC - Parkes, Harvey AC - Najafi, Ali
Ottawa Shooting Stars
Peterborough Power
Berlingeri, Nicole Caruso, Sophia DelMundo, Rysa Elia, Brooklyn Karagias, Celia McCabe, Bryanna McLeod, Louisa Mussari, Melissa Schilz, Kristin Scott, Olivia Simon, Juliana
Astritis, Zoe Caplice, Erin Cartwright, Sarah Linker, Stephanie McCann, Heather Meyer, Emily Newell, Bronwyn Orcutt, Emma Richardson, Leah Roher, Jenna Scepanovic, Natalija Stanojevic, Natalia Steger, Monika Wallace, Chelsea
Barr, Heather Brinkman, Tobie Carroll, Janna Carter, Sydney Chadwick, Keira Dickey, Rachel Ellis, Olivia Haiboub, Yasmine MacDonald, Mara Maione, Kristina Sanguinety, Chiara Uwayesu, Eve Mercy
Brannan, Hailey Deller-Hadzi, Hailey Dextrase, Avery Earl, Olivia Flynn, Olivia Green, Mackenzie Kissel, Rhiannon Logel, Maggie Mangold, Kiersten Noonan, Alyssa Pryke, Ashley Shaughnessy, Sarah
HC - Borich, Marianne AC - Caruso, Domenic
HC - Edwards, Jey-son AC - Alexander, Barry AC - Astritis, Steve
HC - Muise, Chris AC - Barr, Stuart AC - Maione, Martin M - Barr, Kathryn
HC - Mangold, Julia AC - Pryke, Bill
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 8
Glenview #1 Cambridge Centaurs
Cambridge Centaurs
5:00PM
Etobicoke Rams
Glenview #1
Motion Kingsville Class
8:00PM
Glenview #1
6:30PM
East Toronto Etobicoke Thunder #2
Glenview #1 Brampton Warriors
9:30PM
Brockville Blazers
East Toronto Etobicoke Rams Etobicoke Thunder #2
Glenview #1 Cambridge Centaurs 9:00AM Etobicoke Thunder #2
Motion
Glenview #1
Brampton Warriors Kingsville Class Brockville Blazers
Motion 12:00PM Brockville Blazers
Glenview #1 Cambridge Centaurs
3:00PM
Glenview #1
6:00PM
East Toronto Motion Brampton Warriors
East Toronto 10:30AM Etobicoke Rams
Glenview #1
Glenview #1 Brampton Warriors
1:30PM
Kingsville Class
Glenview #1
Etobicoke Rams
4:30PM
Etobicoke Thunder #2
Glenview #1
Kingsville Class Brockville Blazers
7:30PM
GLENVIEW
#1
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 8 Brampton Warriors Dunkley Bell-Stephenson, Xenobia
Campos, Michelle Dosanjh, Komal Dyer, Racquel Florece, Sofia Grant, Mikayla Hinds-Auld, Danekia Isaac, kennyah Lee, Lexine Piercey, Sarah Primo-Duncan, Rianne Scott, Kaliyah Viscardi, Victoria Williams, Vanessa HC - Dunkley, Shean AC - Estrada, Alejandro AC - Freitas, Kevin
Etobicoke Rams
Brockville Basketball
Cambridge Basketball
East Toronto Jenesis
Ballantyne, Brittany Bates, Alex Bayles, Chelsea Calhoun, Taylor Cole, Sienna Montgomery, Jamie Moss, Sarah Rylands, Erin Scott, Rianne Stratton, Hanna Wilson, Emma Workman, Brianna
Barroso, Victoria Braga, Calysta Buck, Emma Cole, Megan Gordon, MacKensie Ivits, Laura Jewell, Brianne Leusink, Kayla Smith, Yasmeen Vieno, Kayla Wilson, Erin
Allen, Georgette Barrie, Kadiatu Boateng, Eno Bonso, Tracy Frederick, Deidra James, Tawah Johnson, Tai-yisha Kavezepa, Sheren Mawien, Nyandeng McKenzie, Latavia Nichol, Ashley Ogunboye, Esther Prempeh, Zipporah
HC - Joudoin-Miller, Samantha
HC - Jaipersaud, Harry AC - Leusink, Doug AC - Mitchell, Jenna
HC - Jackson, Phillip AC - Clunis, Cleveland AC - Opoku, Michael
AC - Usher, Kim M - Cole, Nadia
Etobicoke Thunder #2
Kingsville Class
Motion Basketball
Adams, Shannon Bailey, Violetta Barbieri, Jennifer Bruce, Karina Garcia, Maria Malfara, Amanda Muirhead, Holly Patry, Maev Popescu, Sydney Pryde, Ashlee Rzepka, Samantha Sakvarelidze, Lianna Snelling, Alison
Anderson, Emily Fernandes, Carly Kabu-Asante, Vanessa Kruja, Julia Langill, Sarah Mann, Keren Marcoccia, Jacqueline Muirhead, Tristen Perrella, Stefania Theophilou, Stephanie Turner, Albany Welsh, Kaisha
Bergs, Ava Denotter, Christine Dilaudo, Marissa Harris, Becca Hillman, Chelsea Lafleur, Hilary Manning, Jocelyn Mastronardi, Juliene McLaughlin, Marina Morin, Alysia Ramsay, Brooke Slingerland, Danielle Stanton, Marla Tiessen, Sarah Young, Melody
Adex, Victoria Amankuou, Ellen Carpenter, Shakera Collins, Vanessa Delumbilan, Abigail Duong, Cindy Eichie, Marvel Eisengberg, Tika Ford, Tianna Ndu, Chinenya
HC - Pearson, Paul AC - Slinger, Don AC - Kwan, Candace AC - Lee, Bruce
HC - Perrella, Marco AC - Muirhead, Gord M - Sidhu, Gurveen
HC - Lewis, Doug AC - Jones, Amy AC - Brockman, Misty M - Ferguson, Donald
HC - Peddie, Dwayne
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 9
Glenview #2 Orangeville Hawks
5:00PM
Haldimand Huskies
Glenview #2 Penetang-Midland
7:30PM
Orangeville Hawks Capital Xelles #2 Haldimand Huskies Glenview #2
Capital Xelles #2
10:00AM Haldimand Huskies
Penetang-Midland Arnprior Valley Pride Red Raiders #2
Glenview #2 Arnprior Valley Pride
11:30PM Red Raiders #2 Glenview #2 Orangeville Hawks
1:30PM
Capital Xelles #2
Glenview #2 Penetang-Midland
3:00PM Arnprior Valley Pride
GLENVIEW
#2
Red Raiders #2
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 9
Arnprior
Capital Xelles #2
Haldimand Huskies
Barr, Grace Clark, Kisha Forster, Alison Kenny, Logan MacMillan, Shelby Martin, Andrea McGrath, Magan Meek, Paula Melville, Sage Pettigrew, Emma Roach, Courtney Scott, Hannah Steele, Jenika
Armour, Kelsey Aupont, Carine Breiding, Bianca Dore, Sydney Elliott, Katrina Kazadi, Noella Lang-Dion, Claudia Mac Dondald, Jamie Powell, Hannah Suprunchuk, Tara Yablowski, Emaly Yorke, Alexis
Belliveau, Paula Chisholm, Thyra Claxton, Ashley Davison, Katelyn Dehghani, Fahren Fish, Sarah Leger, Emily Soules, Sarah Tower, Katelyn Vande Ven, Breanne Watson, Emily
HC - Heath, Jeff
HC - Wong, Shane AC - Fenton, James
HC - Davison, Eric M - Claxton, Peter
AC - Suprunchuk, Lindsay
AC - Wakefield, Chris
Niagara Falls Red Raiders #2
Orangeville Hawks
Penetanguishene-Midland
Campbell, Mackenzie Campbell, Taylor Fortuna, Caitlin Galati, Ginett Greco, Jenna Murray, Samantha Peek, Ally Skrebiec, Chelsey Sottile, Daniella Wendling, Justine Xu, Yuchen
Foullong, Vivian Kaehli, Stephanie Keller, Alexis Loder, Madison McAlpine, Olivia Pflance, Micaela Shannon, Kayleigh Sidhu, Kamaldeep Thompson, Jessica Wells, Emma White, Nicole
Frandsen, Ashley Frey, Holly Hackbart, Mikayla Howell, Emmalea Laurin, Renee Maurice, Sabrina Moreau, Teri-Lynne Schmitz, Andrea St. Amant, Jennifer
HC - Borich, Nick AC - Thomson, Natalie AC - West, Jeremy
HC - Verner, Greg M - Shannon, Dean
HC - Frey, Steven AC - McHugh, Terry
U16 Major Midget Girls DIVISION 10
Blessed Sacrament #2
Gold Medal
KCI
Blessed Sacrament #2
KCI
5:00PM
Lindsay Wildcats
7:30PM
Cornwall United #2
KCI
Grimsby Grizzlies #2
KCI
Lindsay Wildcats
9:00PM
Grimsby Grizzlies #2
KCI
Blessed Sacrament #2
Gold Medal Lindsay Wildcats Cornwall United #2 Grimsby Grizzlies #2
10:30AM Cornwall United #2
12:30PM Gold Medal
KCI
Cornwall United #2
KCI
Blessed Sacrament #2
2:00PM
Lindsay Wildcats
4:00PM
Grimsby Grizzlies #2
KCI
5:30PM
Lindsay Wildcats Gold Medal
KCI
Cornwall United #2
KCI
Blessed Sacrament #2
9:00AM Grimsby Grizzlies #2
KCI
10:30AM Gold Medal
U16 Major midget GIRLS DIVISION 10 Blessed Sacrament #2 Timms Ansaldo, Peyton Beach, Briar Cook, Alexis Field, Victoria Malcolm, Jillian Mercanti, Rebecca Panagakos, Kate Robinson, Joscelyn Spalding-Lawrence, Alize
Timms, Megan Williams-Dorey, Tyra Zotti, Sofia
Cornwall United Counties #2 Bedard, Bailey Cotnam, Andrea Doyon, Chantal Lalonde, Danika Lynch, Kristeen Marcil, Alix Martel, Glenna O'Brien, France-Anne Peeling, Trisstian Poapst, Abby Poirier-Froats, Becca Reid, Tracy Seguin, Allyson
Gold Medal Balassone, Nicole Boere, Nicole Burke, Kaitlind Corrin, Jenna Goodwin, Gillian Hakkers, Courtney Schepens, Emily Seaton, Megan Tsakoniatis, Cassidy Van Bakel, Jamie Zirkel, Ashley
Stewart, Erin HC - Timms, David M - Zotti, Onofrido
HC - Gellately, Alfred AC - Froats, Daniel
Grimsby Basketball
HC - Cheng, Ian AC - Campbell, Larissa M - Johnson, Virgil
Lindsay Wildcats
Barclay, Brier Bugarija, Sophia Cardwell, Trisha Fuller, Darby Joncas, Maddison Mantesso, Julia Roorda, Olivia Watt, Erin Wiersma, Madison Williscraft, Sarah
Cordick, Larissa Dawson, Jade Dawson, Jasmin Dowell, Emma Flynn, Sarah Hart, Kennedy Lyons, Elizabeth Pilgrim, Alicia Raven, Paige Rea, Kalcie Rea, Kassie Warren, Hayley
HC - Naccarato, Jerry M - Mantesso, Craig
HC - Flynn, Andrew AC - Mitchell, Mark M - Doucette, Lenore
BaSkeTBaLL June 30–July 6, 2013 (Boys & Girls 9–17) July 7–13, 2013 (Boys 9–17) July 21–27, 2013 (Girls 9–17)
NBA / WNBA / PRO AND NATIONAL TEAM PRESENCE AT OLYMPIA IN 2013
DANNY GREEN –
Over the course of the summer, within each basketball session a combination of 2 – 4 Past and Present NBA/WNBA/Pros and National Team Players will attend for up to 3 days – on and off the courts and inspiring and motivating campers to “Be their Best in Sport and Life”.
San Antonio Spurs
July 28–Aug 3, 2013 (Boys & Girls 9–18) Aug 11–17, 2013 (Boys & Girls 9–19) Aug 18–24, 2013 (Boys 9–19) Aug 25–31, 2013 (Boys & Girls 11–19)
The Proven Leader in Basketball / Personal Development Program: Entering its’ 5th Decade… Olympia has the track record of running over 200 Basketball / Motivational Sessions. These have been constantly refined and updated to keep it in the forefront as a provider of the latest in foundational basketball / self-development programming with implementation from our:
Top-Flight Resident Coaching Staff: 125 of the Ontario’s finest instructors from the ranks of University, College, Ontario Basketball Club, Regional / Provincial, High School & Elementary Coaches who uniquely meet the needs of every camper from beginner to advanced and motivate each player in moving towards fulfilling their performance potential.
Olympia’s PERSONALIZED Basketball Development Program Offers:
KYLE SINGLER –
MISTY MIMS –
Detroit Pistons
Connecticut Sun (WNBA)
• 7 – 7 day sessions throughout the summer with separate boys and girls programs with a ratio of 1 coach to every 6 or 7 campers • After an evaluation of skills and playing ability, each camper is placed in an “appropriate division”. • Basketball skill development is maximized through ability-matched fundamental stationwork, appropriately sequenced divisional level sessions and competitively-matched games/scrimmages.
Non-Stop Action: Weatherproof, 37,000 sq. ft. Field house & Gym with 6 Pro 94’ courts + 6 pro outdoor courts. More than 1 Spalding ball is provided for each camper to work with.
Progressively Sequenced & Comprehensive Training: Learn to Score:
JOEL ANTHONY –
CHASTITY MELVIN –
Miami Heat & Canadian National Men’s Basketball Team
Washington Mystics
a) from all over the court – balance, footwork, ball-handling & ball management skills b) from triple threat position c) with back to the basket d) in transition e) in 2-2 and 3-3 situations f) discover the techniques to improve your playing in 4-4 and 5-5 game situations.
Shut Down your Opponent: Learn to influence, close-out, help & recover, block-out, & rebound. This will be an intense, competitive week that will help you develop the tools and techniques ‘To Take Your Game To The Next Level’ of Play. Learning is expedited through video-selfanalysis.
Competitively-Matched Competitions: QUINCY ACY –
JOHN WALL –
Toronto Raptors
Washington Wizards
Campers play 2 games/scrimmages daily in a “matched-team”environment with equal playing time in separate boys & girls inter-league competition. • Plus numerous Olympia prizes are awarded for top performance in skill and for personal attitude for various contests, tournaments & camp championships. The Awards Ceremony is further augmented by dozens of “draw prizes” from our sponsors for all who attend.
7 Days of Training & Fun Activities: You really get your money’s worth and more with over 30 hours of scheduled training and game action. Plus 24 hours of daylight free time to work privately with coaches, practise, play pick-up games or take a real break to swim, sail, canoe, windsurf, kayak and relax with evening activities within the heartland of Muskoka. TREVOR BOOKER –
CHRISTIAN LAETTNER –
Washington Wizards
Former Duke University, 1992 Dream Team (USA), 13 year NBA veteran
PLUS - “Inner Balance” Life Skills Training
NBa / WNBa / PRO aND NaTIONaL TeaM PReSeNCe aT OLYMPIa IN 2013
SHAVLIK RANDOLPH –
SCOTT MACHADO –
CURLEY “Boo” JOHNSON –
BRADLEY BEAL –
GENE BANKS –
WALKER D. RUSSELL –
Washington Wizards
Houston Rockets
Harlem Globetrotter for 17 years
Washington Wizards
Assistant General Manager and Scout, Washington Wizards
Former Detroit Piston Scout New York Knicks
HEADLINE INSTRUCTORS 2013 BARRY HUTTON • June 30–July 6 (Boys & Girls 9–17) • President, Hamilton Wildcats Academy • Former Head Coach, Mohawk College • 2 time O.C.A.A. Coach of the Year • Inducted into O.C.A.A. – Hall of Fame for Basketball • Won various Midget, Junior and Senior titles at High School level.
BARRY HOWSON • July 7–13 (Boys 9–17) • Inductee, Cdn. Basketball Hall of Fame • World Master, M.V.P. (1994) • Member, 5 Cdn. Sr. Men’s Championship Teams • Former Cdn. Olympia, PAN-AM, World Team Member • Presently coaching St. Patrick’s (Sarnia)
LEO RAUTINS – Former National Team Member & Coach
KELLY DUNHAM • July 21–27 (Girls 9–17) • Assistant Coach, Mohawk College • Former, Head Coach Mohawk College & Former, Ass’t. Coach McMaster U • Ontario Jr. Women’s Team Head Coach 1998 & 2001 • National Champions -’98 to ‘00 • Canada Summer Games Silver Medalist, ‘01 • Ontario’s Coaching Excellence Award - Development Athletes
BILL PANGOS • July 28– Aug 3 (Boys & Girls 9–18) • Head Coach, York University Women’s Basketball • Basketball Canada, Learning Facilitator • OUA Champions 2007 • 5 time OUA East Coach of the Year
BILL BOURNE • Aug 11–17 (Boys & Girls 9–19) • Former, Basketball Canada Learning Facilitator • NCCP - Level 3 • Assumption College (Brantford) • Former Tech. Services Dir. Ontario Basketball • 4 CWOSSA, 5 COSSA, 18 County Titles in 30 yrs. coaching
SUPeR GRaDS
CORY JOSEPH – San Antonio Spurs and Canadian National Men’s Basketball Team
Olympia’s success can be measured many ways including its impressive roster of former campers and counsellors like: • Jay Triano – Former, Head Coach, Toronto Raptors • Chris O’Rourke – Head Coach, U of Guelph Men’s Team • Brad Rootes – Head Coach, Brock U, Men’s Team • Natalie Robinson – Former, Women’s National Team
• Sue Stewart – Former, Women’s National Team • Jesse Young – Men’s National Team • Heather Angus – U of Windsor • Emily McKay – Brock U • Kayla Pangos – York U • Elaine Hutton – U of Toronto • Jake Hutchcroft – U of Western
BARRY HUTTON • Aug 18–24 (Boys 9–19) • (See bio above)
CHRIS DOOLEY • Aug 25–30 (Boys & Girls 11–19) • Member Men’s National Coaching Staff 2001-2003 • Ont. Jr. Men’s Provincial Team, Head Coach ‘94-’97 • National Champions ‘95, ‘96 • ‘97 Cdn Games Silver Medalist • NCCP Level 3 Course Conductor • Notre Dame S.S. (Burlington) • Assistant Coach, University of Guelph
SUPPORTED BY: Olympia Sports Camp is an Official Partner of Ontario Basketball and a Proud Sponsor of Ontario Basketball’s “Fair Play Program”
Olympia Sports Camp is an Official Partner with Canada Basketball
Equipment Sponsor
BIG MaN / TaLL LaDY BaSkeTBaLL CaMP July 21–27, 2013 (Girls 13–17) GIRLS MUST BE 5’11 or TALLER August 18–24, 2013 (Boys 14–17) BOYS MUST BE 6’5 OR TALLER Olympia, Ontario Basketball and Canada Basketball are proud to offer a unique opportunity for basketball players in Ontario and other areas. The Tall Lady/Big Man camp will operate as a separate program, running at the same time as Olympia’s regular Basketball Camp. This is a joint effort to expand and discover hidden talent from Ontario and other areas. The camp will feature some of Ontario’s and North America’s top coaching personalities. The coaches are T.B.A. The sessions will be video-taped for self analysis.
Become part of an illustrious group of basketball players, improve on your basketball skills and take that step to the next level of play. Comprehensive Training includes: • Scoring from the elbow • Scoring in transition • Rebounding angles and intensity • Dominating the post • Shooting the three and more • The program will follow the Canadian Sport for Life principles
Olympia Sports Camp 145 Renfrew Drive, Unit 112 Markham, ON, L3R 9R6 Tel : 905-479-9388 Fax : 905-479-9313 Email: info@olympiasportscamp.com
Register online at: www.olympiasportscamp.com
OABO
GET INTO THE GAME...
Ontario Association of Basketball Officials
WE ARE LOOKING FOR OFFICIALS ACROSS THE PROVINCE.
Go one step further than the best seat in the house...get in the game. Enjoy the sport you love from the floor while: 路 staying active. 路 subsidizing your income. 路 acting as a community leader in sports. 路 developing your decision-making and communication skills.
Contacts: Don Thorne donthorne@sympatico.ca Tim Laurain tlaurain@basketball.on.ca
www.oabo.ca
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Club Excellence is a program built to support any sport, is third party operated, using fair and transparent methods to deliver a national certification program. It was developed by a group of likeminded organizations (Gymnastics Canada, Swimming Canada, CanoeKayak Canada, Athletics Canada, and Speed Skating Canada) who came together around the development and delivery of a national, workshop-based program designed to help sport clubs provide quality programming and effective club management practices. The certification program recognizes clubs and associations that invest in building capacity to meet and exceed a basic set of operating principles. The six core areas of Club Excellence are program delivery, coaching, people management, governance, financial accountability, and marketing, recruitment and revenue generation. Great sport organizations are those that develop strategies on the field and off. Club Excellence can help. Best of all, your club or association will be recognized for the investment made in establishing policies and processes to meet your day-to-day challenges.
CLUB EXCELLENCE WORKSHOP McBain Community Centre 7150 Montrose Rd. Niagara Falls, ON L2H 3N3 Saturday, June 1st 2013 9:00am – 5:00pm $25.00 per participant (plus applicable tax) Maximum two participants per member club Includes coffee, lunch and materials REGISTER ONLINE http://clubexcellencensc2.eventbrite.ca (613) 521-3340 ext.3226
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IS YOUR CLUB EXCELLENT? Participation in sport and recreation is more than just finding a club that wins a lot of basketball games. Throughout amateur sport in Canada, there exists an increased focus on accountability to parents and their children, risk management assessment, development programming, quality coaches and administrators, and fiscal transparency. It is for these reasons that Ontario Basketball (OBA) recently announced its partnership with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, True Sport Foundation and the Club Excellence Cooperative (CEC) to launch a basketball club excellence strategy throughout province. “We are proud of the more than 200 member clubs within Ontario Basketball that represent our sport in communities across Ontario. Most of these clubs are administered by dedicated local volunteers. The launch of Club Excellence will strengthen the capacity of our clubs and provide invaluable resources, enabling them to deliver the sport with excellence to the thousands of members who rely on our professionalism and quality standards,” said Ken Urbach, president, Ontario Basketball. “We share an incredible responsibility with our clubs to ensure our members enjoy a safe and rewarding basketball experience. OBA looks forward to working with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and continue to strengthen our existing member clubs.” OBA has joined leading national sport organizations in embracing the Club Excellence program which is helping to build a network of healthy, strong and sustainable sport clubs across Canada. As an Associate Member, OBA now enjoys access to a range of customized tools and resources to improve club programs. Targeted workshops will help member clubs become Club Excellence certified, building capacity in a number of critical areas including coaching, people management, governance, recruitment, financial accountability, marketing, and revenue generation. OBA will be working with its Regional Stakeholders Network and member clubs to identify the sport-specific categories required in addition to the Club Excellence mandated standards. The Club Excellence Cooperative (CEC) was created in 2007 with common goals to identify a stable and supportive environment for coaches, improve implementation of Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) at the community level, and ensure quality club programming. The Club Excellence program was then created to help build a network of healthy, strong and sustainable sport clubs and sport organizations, across Canada. Based on 30 standards, Club Excellence can help in building capacity within program delivery, coaching, people management, governance, financial accountability, and marketing, recruitment and revenue generation. Founding Members of the Club Excellence Cooperative (CEC) include Swimming Canada, Speedskating Canada, CanoeKayak Canada, Athletics Canada, Gymnastics Canada, and the True Sport Foundation. “OBA is the first major team sport organization to join Club Excellence. They clearly see the opportunity to apply the Club Excellence certification program to raise the quality of the sport at the grassroots level. We look forward to their contribution to our campaign to improve sport delivery at the local club level,” said John Edwards, Chair of Club Excellence Cooperative. Through the Associate Membership paid for by OBA, the Club Excellence program will be available to Ontario Basketball member clubs in good standing, focusing on all the characteristics of strong, sound clubs, from management to governance and program delivery. It will also allow OBA to provide discounts to their member clubs on Club Excellence services, and gives them a voice in the stewardship of this innovative, standards-based certification program. “Club Excellence represents a significant financial investment from OBA to its member clubs,” said Michael Cvitkovic, executive director, Ontario Basketball. “We believe this investment aligns our clubs more closely, provides strong risk management and continues our commitment to Canadian Sport for Life principles. OBA clubs are the foundation of our organization and so it is imperative that we provide them with the necessary resources to succeed. No matter where our parents and athletes live, they should expect the same services from their local clubs.” For more information, visit www.clubexcellence.com.
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WHY CAN’T WE? By: Michael T. Cvitkovic Most sports have recognized the issue. Children should not be playing an adult game. Baseball has had T-ball, Rookie Ball and other modified games for years. Soccer nets and fields are significantly smaller than professional standards all across the world. Tennis legend Roger Federer learned his craft with mini tennis - a smaller racquet, net and court with lighter tennis balls to encourage proper technique. We’ve all seen Sidney Crosby and those Timbit Hockey TV commercials. Yet a majority of our basketball youth can still be found attempting to shoot a NBA-sized ball on a 10-foot net from a 15-foot free throw line in full-court, five-on-five competition. It’s time we take a good look in the mirror. There is a large movement across the country called Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) or the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model. It’s been around for years and Ontario Basketball (OBA) has taken some steps to properly adapt. OBA has strong alignment with CS4L in the Train to Train (Girls 11-15 years; Boys 12-16 years) stage with programs such as Talent Identification and Development Program (TIDP) and the successful Team Ontario Under 14, 15 and 17 teams, however there exists a tremendous gap in earlier stages such as FUNdamentals (Girls 6-8 years; Boys 6-9 years) and Learn to Train (Girls 8-11 years; Boys 9-12 years). Teaching children physical literacy and investing quality gym time to catch, throw, jump, pivot, and balance must be a priority. So is creating a fun, inclusive environment that promotes skill development before competition and recognizes the social, emotional and psychological growth of young people. More practices, less games. It’s scientifically proven that children will become attracted or disinterested in a particular sport by the age of 12. That puts a lot of pressure on early childhood sport development, volunteer coaches, clubs, officials and parents. It is vital that all support networks for children, especially parents, understand the significance of developing the athlete in the child before the basketball player. Over the course of the next few months, Ontario Basketball will be participating in an in-depth CS4L review of the programs and services it currently offers. With its Regional Stakeholders Network and other basketball experts, OBA will formulize a long-term strategic plan to chart how it should address existing gaps. This will include a complete competition review. Change is challenging, but when it comes to our kids, isn’t it worth it? It’s time for basketball to step up and lead again. Together, let’s enjoy this significant transformation. If other popular sports can properly adjust their programming to ensure children are receiving age, stage and skill appropriate development, why can’t we? To learn more, visit www.CS4L.ca. Cvitkovic is the executive director of Ontario Basketball, having previously held sports management positions with York University, the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club and Tennis Canada.
The Talent Identification and Development Program (TID) is a systematic revision of the Player Development Program (PDP) that provides a clear pathway for athletes and coaches in the high performance stream. The outcomes of this restructuring include a downward shift in the ages of athletes that OBA high performance programs target and better alignment with the appropriate age categories as per the principles of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD). More athletes with high performance potential will be identified and provided the right training. Ontario Basketball is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the 2013 Talent Identification and Development Program as follows: Georgian College U12 Boys Centralized Camp: July 2 - 5 U12 Girls Centralized Camp: July 6 - 9 U14 Boys Centralized Camp: July 17 - 20 U14 Girls Centralized Camp: July 21 - 24 Abilities Centre / Durham College U16 Boys Centralized Camp: August 16 - 18 U16 Girls Centralized Camp: August 16 - 18 Georgian College U12 Identification Camp: August 21 - 23
Regional Tryouts ($25.00): April - May · Athletes receive a TID Nike / OBA Tshirt. Regional Training ($300.00): May - July · 360 selected athletes receive 30 hours of LTAD age / stage appropriate training. Centralized Camp ($350.00): July · 288 athletes receive an additional 35 hours of high performance training alongside the best players in Ontario. · Off-court strength and conditioning training. · Educational sessions (ie. Canada Basketball, NCAA, CIS, AAU). · Meals and accommodations (four days / three nights). · Special guest coaches. · Personal athlete evaluations. · Opportunity to be identified and selected for additional high performance development programs (ie. Centre for Performance, Team Ontario). · Nike / OBA shorts and reversible jersey. · Spalding composite basketball.
Regional Tryouts (Free): April - May Regional Training ($300.00): May - July · 720 athletes receive 30 hours of LTAD age / stage appropriate training. · Nike / OBA reversible jersey. Centralized Camp ($350.00): July · 240 athletes are chosen from regional training sessions. · Athletes receive an additional 35 hours of high performance training alongside the best players in Ontario. · Off-court strength and conditioning training. · Educational sessions (ie. Canada Basketball, NCAA, CIS, AAU). · Meals and accommodations (four days / three nights). · Special guest coaches. · Personal athlete evaluations. · Opportunity to be identified and selected to compete against the top 20 athletes in Ontario at the U12 Identification Camp in August. · Nike / OBA shorts. · Spalding composite basketball.
Regional Tryouts ($25.00): May - June · Athletes receive a TID Nike / OBA Tshirt. Regional Training ($300.00): June - August · 360 athletes receive 30 hours of LTAD age and stage appropriate training. Centralized Camp ($350.00): August · 288 athletes receive an additional 35 hours of high performance training alongside the best players in Ontario. · Tournament style competition. · Off-court strength and conditioning training. · Educational sessions (ie. Canada Basketball, NCAA, CIS, AAU). · Opportunity to be identified and selected for additional high performance development programs (ie. Centre for Performance, Team Ontario). · Meals and accommodations (four days / three nights). · Special guest coaches. · Personal athlete evaluations. · Nike / OBA shorts and reversible jersey. · Spalding composite basketball.
TEAM ONTARIO ALUMNI DANIELLE BOIAGO CONTINUES HER SUCCESS AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Danielle Boiago is a shining example of how hard work and strong support and coaching from an Ontario Basketball Association (OBA) club program can help a player achieve success wherever they go, be it at a university down the road or on a court across the Atlantic. Boiago made a name for herself coming up through the Blessed Sacrament program, an OBA club in her native Hamilton. It was as a member of the Blessed Sacrament Yellow Jackets that Boiago got her first taste of basketball on the world stage. The talented guard with a nose for scoring was chosen to represent Team Hamilton at the 2009 International Children's Games in Athens, Greece. She starred for her squad in Greece, lifting the team to the gold medal. The summer of elite hoops continued for Boiago that same year. After returning from Greece, she joined a powerful Team Ontario and represented her province at the U15 National Championship in Kamloops, B.C. An impressive performance there allowed her star to shine a little brighter. She finished second in the tournament in scoring, averaging 13 points per game, and was named tournament most valuable player, while lifting Ontario to the national crown.
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Not willing to settle for her success with Team Ontario U15, Boiago trained hard with her Blessed Sacrament teammates and coaches to earn a sport on Ontario's U17 entry to the national championship in each of the next two years. In her first year with Team Ontario U17 in 2010, Boiago's squad settled for silver but returned to the top of the podium in 2011. In 2012 Boiago competed for Blessed Sacrament once again, this time in the OBA-sanctioned JUEL , a league for the top U-19 female hoopsters in Ontario. Once again she was a star among stars in the JUEL circuit, being named the most valuable player of the league's all-star game. When Boiago announced she would play her university basketball with her hometown McMaster Marauders in 2012-13, the city of Hamilton was abuzz. And after having a phenomenal rookie campaign in Ontario University Athletics for the Marauders, where she led the OUA West in rookie scoring and finished eighth overall (15.3 PPG), Boiago was named the OUA West rookie of the year.
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Her accomplishments and success at every level of her basketball career can be traced back to her time as a member of an Ontario Basketball Association club; Hamilton's Blessed Sacrament.
WELCOME TO A FAIR PLAY FACILITY IN THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY, ONTARIO BASKETBALL WOULD LIKE YOU TO... CHEER AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. SUPPORT OUR COACHES, ATHLETES, OFFICIALS AND OTHER SPECTATORS. HAVE FUN AND ENJOY OURSELVES. ENJOY THE SPORT AND THE COMPETITION. ...BUT IF YOU DISRESPECT THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE FACILITY. Olympia Sports Camp is an official partner of Ontario Basketball and the proud sponsor of Ontario Basketball's Fair Play Program.