V-ball all-stars named

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Decosse, defender, Carson Graham, Grade 11; Erik Evans, defender, Argyle, _ Grade 12; Brent - Hawksworth,: | midfielder, Windsor, ‘Grade 12; Kevin Iker, striker, Argyle, Grade 12;. Sina Khashroo, mid- fielder, Carson Graham, Grade’ 11; - David MacCallum, midfielder, _ Argyle,.Grade 12; Jon Poli, defender, Sutherland. Grade -. 12; Sean "Rooney, midfielder, St. Thomas Aquinas, Grade 12; Ranjit « Thandi; ‘striker, Howe Sound, Grade 11. © : HONOURABLE MEN-

© TIONS: Andrew Gillis, goal- -

keeper, Howe Sound, Grade 11; Chris Pizzinato, defend- “er, Carson Graham,. Grade

* 12;“Marco Pontilio, ’ goal- .

- keeper, St. ‘Thomas Aquinas, Grade 10; Sean Regan, mid- fielder, Grade. midfielder, - Argyle,”

er, Argyle, Grade 12.°

For senior girls volleyball, : the all-stars were as follows: so Rachel

Baumann, : middle blocker, :

“FIRST TEAM: .-

Grade’: 12; Erin Gjernes "power: ‘hitter, Handsworth, ‘Grade :...12;

Lauren® Karst, setter, West:

Colby, McAllister, Burns help Devils |

Vancouver, _ Grade». 12; Katherine. Jensen, middle

side,” Sentinel Grade: 11; Kendra Samson setter, Handsworth; Grad

Scaldaferri, middle | ; West _ Vancouver, .

“SECO. N D TE AM: Jennifer Brun, power hitter, Windsor, Grade 12; Morgan power — hitter, Grade: 12; - Lisa * power.” hitter, Carolyn power’. hitter, Grade. It; Katlyn

TIONS: Tamara‘Innes, mi ¢ locker, “St.

-Johnson,: poy Handsworth;

ja, Mardon, power hitter, - d Vancouver, Grade : 12; .

Romero, * setter, Grade “11; Gabby Sirovieza, J power : Carson Graham, Grade 12.:

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‘Carson Graham, - “113+ Colin Szaroz,- Grade - 11; ‘Greg’ Walker, goalkeep- . er; ’ Collingwood: Grade 10; Brian .Wiltiamson, midfield:

Wednesday, December 6, 2000 — North Shore News - 53

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Sent

Jan-Christian Sorensen

News Reporter jorensen@usnews.com

DON’T let her appear- ance fool you — Sentinel science teacher Sarah Miller leads a

‘double life.

High school educator by day, Canadian national ringette team all-star by night.

Superhero? Maybe not.

But to her students at the West Vancouver secondary school where she teaches, she’s a hero in her own right. :

Miller was recently in Europe with the national team,

’ playing for the World Ringette

Championship title.

The. team. secured the North American title and a berth in the world champi- onship final by downing Team on. Nov. 8 in Stockholm, Sweden. Miller had an assist and scored a goal in the blowout victory. ©

Canada then advanced: to the two-game gold

“medal - final . series against. European» champion . * Finland. -

The Finns edged the Canucks 5-4 and grabbed

two points in the opening game. The Canadians. ‘needed a win in regulation time in the followup game to. force a playoff, but Finland managed to hold Canada to a 5-5 tie to take the title. .

- The~ Canadians previously dropped a summit

‘series to the Finns three games to two in °98. Miller

was also a member of that team.

Originally from Ontario, Miller ventured west to take a position teaching science at Sentinel this fall.

Her students followed the team’s progress from

‘the Ringette Canada Web site on a regular basis.

“They were checking it out and were pretty

: excited about i it ‘all,” said Miller,

nel’s very Gi

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

NATIONAL Ringette team member Sarah Miller, centre, is surrounded by some . of.the science students she teaches at West Vancouver’ s Sentinel.

She said it was frustrating that aside from her young charges in the classroom, most people didn’t

even know about the fact that Canada was in the’

world championship.

“I don’t think anybody even really knew about it-except people that know ringette. | mean, just talking to people who’ saw the tie game. against Finland said it was the most exciting game they've seen.”

“I don’t think it was even : mentioned on the TV :

over here.” That despite the fact that the 37-year-old game

is played by more than 24,000 girls; women and.

boys on more than 2,000 teams across the country

with 2,100 officials and 10,000 coaches also in the

ranks.

Miller herself has played in''seven - Canadian

Ringette .Championship . events. — winning. four

‘gold, a pair of silver and a bronze — and was named

THE GSL Blue Devils had three coaches that

2000 season.

” Besides Ray Burns, the “boys were guided by John McAlister

- helped the flag one division team through its.

tte ringer

an all-star six times in the fast decade. The University of Guelph grad has been playing ever since she was four years old and saw a : neighbour playing a game. “My parents say I was just mes- merized,” said Miller... She said she loves the North Shore but misses the snow. She’s looking forward to get- ting the shovel back in hand when she travels home for the “holidays: She said ringette has a much | larger following back east than ~ it does in B.C. . “[ think it probably has a lot to * do with the season,” she. said. -“Back home you have to play some sort of winter. sport or » you'll: go crazy. Here I find a. lot of the girls play. soccer or.

field hockey and those options 2 :

were never available to me back home. It was basically play ringette or ski and there aren’t °- a lot: of ski- hills where Pm: - from.” Playing tor the national team involves a pretty | hefty financial. commitment — each player. must pony up $2,000. before’ joining the’ team. Some

~ secure sponsorships, but most expenses are “strictly a

out of pocket;

“Work-wise it’s a sacrifice, too: As a teacher you dor’ t ger! that time. It’s a ‘non-paid, two-week vaca- tion.”

She said that. while increased ° funding. would. ;

make zhings easier for her to represent the country

in international-level events, she'll still take the hit in the wallet to play the sport she loves.

Miller hopes that the lack of funding ‘and expo“ . . “sure won't have a detrimental effect on young girls

looking to choose between ringette and hockey, however. “Now the problem is girls are saying | “why

‘should I bother. (playing ringette) if it doesn’t have .* ae . the (exposure) and [ don’t have a chance to go to:

the Olympics? Pil play hockey instead. 2.

Part of the City’s plan to revitalize Lower + Lonsdale ©

Thomas : , Grade’ 1]; Jennifer -

“hitter, :

: and head coach and team manager Steve Colby. e /: The team went 0-9 until the last gi game of the season, when i “ they edged the Packers 14-12. “setter, St.: Thomas”: Grade-b1;-Kelly® ; ii blocker, |

— Jan-Christian Sorensen

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