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Here‘s Oakville‘s athletes of the year. Standing (from left to right): John Stodola (St. Thomas Aquinas), Amanda Fong (Oakville Trafalgar), Joe Perez (T.A. Blakelock), Pete Busseri (Loyola), Ian Dann (Oakville Trafalgar), Nevin Campbell (Q.E. Park) and Diana Berlingieri (Loyola). Sitting: Karolina Zmirak (St. Thomas Aquinas), Michelle Kolaric (T.A. Blakelock) and Karen Conboy (Q.E. Park). Inset: Kelly Gentleman and Jeff Brown from White Oaks. Oakvflle athletes of the year Halton‘s high school athletes of the year exchanged war stories at their annual barbecue and awards presenâ€" tation at La Salle Park in Burlington last Thursday. Here‘s a look at Oakville‘s athletes of the year, as choâ€" sen by their respective schools: FEMALE ATHLETES Karen Conboy, Queen Elizabeth Park School an OAC student who has maintained an 83 per cent average, she is looking forward to studying physical education at Sir Wilfred Laurier University this fall. She was captain of her field hockey team which finished fifth at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) championships; a power hitter for her volleyball team; captain of her soccer team which reached the Halton high school semiâ€"finals; and a Halton badminton champion in ladies doubles. A multiâ€"sport athlete, she was on the basketball (centre), volleyball (middle), soccer (striker) and track and field (Javelin, discus and shotput) teams. She made it to the regionals in shotput. The highlight for her was the trip to Exeter for the provinâ€" cial field hockey championships. Kelly Gentleman, White Oaks Secondary School: the OAC student has maintained an A average throughout her final year and is president of the White Oaks Athletic Council. Highlights for the year included being chosen to play for the Halton high school all star basketball and soccer teams. Outside of school, she was a member of the Etobicoke Spartan basketball team which recently won the Ontario preâ€" mier women‘s basketball title. This summer she is playing rep soccer for the Burlington Bandits Underâ€"19 team. This summer she will coach a boys underâ€"11 soccer team and at the White Oaks summer basketball camp. It‘s her second time being recognized as White Oak‘s athâ€" lete of the year. This fall she is off to university "to study physical education and to play basketball." Karolina Zmirak, St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School: the OAC student has maintained a 93 per cent averâ€" age and is looking forward to going to the United States on a basketball and academic scholarship. The captain of her basketball team, the point guard averâ€" aged 23 points and 10 assists a game. She helped her school to the Halton high school semiâ€"finals and made the allâ€"star team. It‘s her third time being recognized as St. Thomas Aquinas‘ athlete of the year. This summer, she said will keep busy with "basketball camps, summer leagues, training and working out." She was the captain of her volleyball team and played mixed doubles in badminton, ending up third in Halton. Highlights for her this year included making the Halton basketball semiâ€"finals, finishing third in Halton in mixed douâ€" bles and being selected for her third athlete of the year. Amanda Fong, Oakville Trafalgar High School: on the honor roll, she hopes to be accepted this fall into the . She was a setter on her school‘s volleyball team which won both the Halton high school and Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (Gâ€"HAC) championship and ended up fourth in Ontario. She also suited up for the basketball team for four years where she was a guard and played for one year on the softâ€" ball team, handling shortstop and second base duties. Besides playing sports, she also helped coach girls basâ€" ketball and volleyball teams. Her highlights include a ‘Leader of the Pack‘ coaching award; being selected to the volleyball allâ€"star team; the fourthâ€"place finish for her team at the Ontario high school championships; and being selected athlete of the year. She said the summer will have a lot of volleyball in store for her and in the fall she hopes to play recreational coâ€"ed volâ€" leyball in university Michelle Kolaric, T.A. Blakelock High School: an OAC student, she was a power hitter and setter on the volleyball team and point guard on the basketball team which lost in the Halton high school semiâ€"finals. Still, Michelle managed to nab an MVP award and gain a berth on the allâ€"star team. Diana Berlingieri, Loyola Secondary School: the stuâ€" dent of the month for October, the Grade 12 student was a forward on the basketball team, power hitter on the volleyball team ana played midfield on the soccer team. This fall, she will be back at Loyola where she again hopes to suit up for the basketball, volleyball and soccer teams. MALE ATHLETES ‘John Stodola, St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School: the OAC student has maintained an 84 per cent average and hopes to attend the University of Toronto although he does have a shot at some soccer scholarship possibilities south of the border. University of Toronto for physical therapy. This summer, she said she‘ll be busy coaching an underâ€"9 girls soccer team and with sports camps. He was captain of both the hockey team (defenceman) which made it to the Halton high school finals and the soccer team (striker/midfield) which won the Halton high school championship. He was also a setter on the volleyball team. A multiâ€"sport athlete, he played volleyball (middle), basketâ€" ball (forward), baseball (third base) and track and field (high jump). Highlights include reaching the two Halton finals (in soccer and hockey) and nabbing the hockey and volleyball MVPs. This summer he‘s suiting up for the Oakville Velebit soccer club in the Ontario Soccer League. Nevin Campbell, Queen Elizabeth Park School: the OAC student has maintained a 91 per cent average and looks forward to attending the University of Western this fall in the science program. Outside of the lecture theatre, he hopes "to play either basketball or track (high jump)." His basketball team made it to the Halton high school semiâ€"finals and in track and field recorded considerable sucâ€" cess in the high jump, finishing second in the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference, first at the regionals and 10th P werGar is Back * 440,000 prizes added * $5 bonus when you scratch and find a star. For a limited time only * It‘s a great way to play an old favourite" (See ‘lan Dann‘ page 20) FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1994 PAGE 19 Clint Lawrence has become a draft dodger. The 17â€"yearâ€"old White Oaks high school student was "pretty pleased" to be drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in last weekend‘s June free agent draft â€" one of only 39 Canadians in the roughly 1,500 playâ€" ers selected across North America. Draft Dodger â€" When he spoke to the Beaver earâ€" lier this week, his short term future was very much in the air. He had talked with the Dodgers before the draft and said he expected to hear from them again this week. "They‘re supposed to call and give me a couple of options, a couple of offers." On the other hand, he has also had a number of scholarship offers from U.S. colleges and said he could also go that route and hope "to go back in the draft, maybe even higher." If he signs, he said he would likely go down to Florida this month after school wraps up to play rookie ball. "I‘m not sure. I‘ve got to wait for the call. It‘s a big decision." %@6 Ml[/’ ESTABLISHED 1977 Misson Oak BR. suite. 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