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50 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday June 20, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Halton high school league recognizes top senior athletes Continued from page 49 Trailblazers' MVP in both basketball and softball. Johns, 18, will attend Lakehead University in Thunder Bay next year, where she hopes to graduate with honours and also remain involved in organized athletics. King's Christian · Tristan Sandhu had a taste of both individual and team success at King's this past year. The 17-year-old qualified for OFSAA in cross country last fall, then helped the Cavaliers to their first Halton Division 2 basketball championship in the winter season. He was KCC's MVP in cross country, basketball and track. Sandhu, who aspires to be a physiotherapist, will attend McMaster University in the fall and plans to run cross country for the Marauders. · Monica Sidrak competed in cross country, basketball and track and field for the Cavaliers. Sidrak, 17, helped KCC to a silver medal at the 2007 Ontario Christian School Athletic Association girls' basketball championships. She will attend Albany College of Pharmacy next year and intends to suit up for the school's women's basketball team. Loyola · Leah Franco's volleyball abilities helped her land an athletic scholarship at Queen's University, but she also excelled in several other sports at Loyola. Franco helped the Hawks finish fourth at the provincial girls' AAA soccer championships and was part of the Loyola team that upset the perennially-powerful Nelson Lords during the Halton girls' basketball regular season. The 18-year-old also helped the Hawks to an OFSAA appearance in girls' volleyball. She hopes to play for the Queen's varsity volleyball club for the next four years as she studies kinesiology and rehabilitation therapy. · Fifth-year student Marco Rodrigues suited up for the Hawks' football, hockey, badminton and rugby teams this past year. He helped Loyola's badminton team to the Halton title and lists the Hawks' near-upset of the Assumption Crusaders in the regional semifinals (Loyola led for three quarters before succumbing 7-1) as one of his athletic highlights at the school. Rodrigues, who won a silver medal at the Canada Football Cup three years ago, hopes to play CIS football with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues next year. He will also pursue a degree in physical education. Oakville Trafalgar · Elizabeth Philp was a key part of OT's field hockey and rugby squads, helping the Red Devils to a 54-0 rout of Notre Dame in this year's Halton rugby final. She was the MVP of the field hockey team, which reached the regional final before falling to Notre Dame. She lists the Red Devils' 2-1 victory over the Irish in the 2006 final as one of her top moments in an OT uniform; the Devils went on to win bronze at OFSAA that season. Philp, 18, plans to play field hockey and study engineering at Queen's University in the fall. · OT's junior male athlete of the year in the past, Scott Asselstine earned the honour as a senior this season. The 18-year-old was the MVP of the Red Devils' football team, also playing hockey and rugby. He earned an OFSAA rugby bronze during his time at OT. Asselstine intends to play rugby, and possibly football, at Acadia University. St. Thomas Aquinas · Cassandra Russo starred in field hockey, ice hockey and soccer for the Raiders. She was the MVP of Aquinas' field hockey team and was named the MVP in a Halton allstar ice hockey contest. She is also a multitime MVP of Aquinas' soccer teams, and leaves the school having won two OFSAA soccer medals (gold in 2006, silver in `08). Russo, 18, hopes to play both hockey and soccer at an American school and has her sights set on becoming a fitness trainer. · Jaime Neefs' selection as co-female athlete of the year at Aquinas is the fourth consecutive year she's won a major athletic award. She was named the school's most promising female athlete in Grade 9, the junior ath- lete of the year in Grade 10 and the female athlete of the year in Grade 11. Best known for her soccer abilities, Neefs helped the Raiders to three OFSAA appearances and two medals while at Aquinas. She also went to provincials once with the Raiders' basketball team and twice with the school's volleyball squad. Neefs, 17, will study kinesiology and play soccer at McMaster University next year. · Trevor Williams wasted no time in making an impact on Aquinas athletics. Transferring to the school this year, Williams was the point guard of the Raiders' basketball team that won OFSAA bronze. He was also part of the Aquinas football team that reached the Halton tier 2 finals, and played soccer for the Raiders in the spring. The 18-year-old aims to play college basketball in the future. T.A. Blakelock · Ashley Langdon was Blakelock's MVP in field hockey this year, also playing volleyball for the Tigers. The 18-year-old said the improvement of Blakelock teams over the years was her highlight at the school. She will study health sciences at the University of Western Ontario in the fall, where she plans to continue competing in a variety of sports. · Stephen Saunders captained the Tigers rugby team that enjoyed a breakthrough year, going 5-0-2 in Halton play. He was also the captain of the school's football team and played for the hockey team. Saunders, 18, would like to play rugby at Queen's University -- where he will study engineering -- and intends to continue playing hockey as long as he can. White Oaks · White Oaks coaches were not the only ones impressed by Carrie Kalata's rugby abilities this season. Kalata was also selected as the Wildcats' MVP by Barbados coaches during White Oaks' rugby tour earlier this spring. She also played basketball and volleyball for the Wildcats. The 18-year-old's athletic goals are much like the Participaction slogan: to keep fit and have fun. She will study concurrent education at Brock University this fall. · Jake Dutkiewicz received similar recognition in rugby this season, awarded MVP honours by his own coaches as well as the Barbados staff during the White Oaks trip. He also played basketball and football for White Oaks this past year. The 18-year-old Dutkiewicz's greatest passion, however, is baseball. He hopes to land a scholarship and pursue a career on the diamonds, and will take the following year off school to sharpen those skills. NO TAX HELD OVER THIS WEEKEND O N LY ! 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