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it oc ~SPORTS AND RECREATION SUNDAY JUNE 19, 1994 PAGE 25 Quaker State Quality' everytime/ 260 Speers Road Oakville‘s high school athletes of the year Conboy reaches OFSAA in field hockey and soccer f Karen Conboy could save only one sports highâ€" Elight from Queen Elizabeth Park School, it would AA. probably be last year‘s soccer triumph in the Halton finals over archâ€"rival Nelson high school of Burlington. She scored all three goals in a 3â€"1 upset over the threeâ€"time defending Ontario champions. Queen Elizabeth Park went on to win the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (Gâ€"HAC) champiâ€" onships, securing a berth in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) champiâ€" onships. There, they posted an impressive threeâ€"game winâ€" ning streak before bowing out to the eventual Ontario champions in a quarterâ€"final match. The team had been in the making since Grade 7 under coach Armondo Teves (who handed over the reigns to Jason Gibbons this year) and it was satisfying "to finally beat our main competitor (Nelson) to advance to OFSAA," she said. This year‘s highlight involved another trip to OFSAA â€" only with the field hockey team. The story is similar. In Grade 10, teacher Linda Saunders put the word out in gym class that a field hockey team was being formed, and "that first year, we won the junior Halton tournament," said Conboy. This year, the now veteran team went on â€" just like last year‘s soccer team â€" to win the the Halton and Gâ€" HAC titles, gaining a berth at OFSAA. There, they managed a fifth place finish. It wasn‘t the only Halton title she picked up this year. Along with partner Meghan Griffith, she won a Halton badminton title in ladies doubles. She never did get the chance, this year, of picking up some hardware for tennis â€" but only because her school didn‘t field a team. Last year, when it did, she was part of the tandem that won the Halton mixed doubles title. But back to this year. She was captain of the soccer team which didn‘t do quite as well, bowing out in the Halton semiâ€"finals, and she was a power hitter with the volleyball team, Soccer is her favourite sport â€" she is a member of the Burlington Bandits girls rep soccer team which last year finished third in the national championships in Edmonton â€" and that‘s the sport she will be pursuing at Sir Wilfred Laurier University where she will be takâ€" ing physical education this fall. "They made it to the nationals last year. I‘ve talked with the coach," she said. On the side, she certainly wouldn‘t mind finding a field hockey team, although she doesn‘t think there‘s one at Laurier. "I love competition," she explained. "I really enjoy playing on a team with people." Team work also describes her approach off the playâ€" ing field where each school day she helps a handiâ€" capped student for a half hour at lunch break. She volunteered for the formal committee, holds down a partâ€"time job as a super market store cashier, all the while maintaining an 83 per cent average. Career wise, she said "teaching is on the back of my mind." The school‘s athletic head, Gary Gregson, called her "a real team leader. When the chips are down, she‘s always there." The Oakville Beaver introduced an award for the town‘s high school athletes of the year in 1992. This year, the choice was difficult with so many worthy candidates on the slate and the decision boiled down, coincidentally, to two students from the same school â€" Karen Conboy and Nevin Campbell of Queen Elizabeth Park. After bureaucratic glitch, Campbell took flight V evin Campbell‘s highlight of the year â€" or for | | any of his school years, for that matter â€" was . C a 10th place finish at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track and field championships in the high jump. "Top 10 in Ontario â€" I was flying off the walls," he said, sheepishly. What made him treasure it even more was that it almost never got off the ground to begin with. He recalled warming up at the preliminary Halton high school meet, anxiously listening to the names of the competitors, and waiting for his own to come up. It never did, and he was stunned to learn that his name had been inadvertently left off the list. It was an honest mistake by a school official, he explained. And the end result was that "they wouldn‘t let me jump at Halton." Fortunately, however, he was given permission to compete at the next level â€" the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conference (Gâ€"HAC) championships â€" but only after he had talked to his viceâ€"principal and after a meeting had been convened among member athletic heads. "The end result was that they let me go on to Gâ€" HAC." ; There, the competition was tough with all three jumpers hitting the same height at 1.85 metres. The tieâ€" breaker formula (involving number of attempts) placed Campbell in second place, good enough to advance him to the regionals. There, he took first place with an even better leap of 1.87 metres. At OFSAA he improved a bit more to record his topâ€"ten mark of 1.9 metres. "I felt I had something to prove," he said. The previous year, he had finished third in Halton, second in Gâ€"HAC and "fifth or sixth" at the regionals. A multiâ€"sport athlete, he also played volleyball (middle), basketball (forward) and baseball. His basâ€" ketball team made it to the Halton high school semiâ€" (See ‘avid pianist‘ page 25) Robert Anderson will have to get used to a new coach this fall. The Oakville soccer star has accepted a full scholarship at a colâ€" lege in Georgia and for the first time since his age was measured in single digits, he‘ll have a coach other than his father. "He (his father, Rod Anderson) has coached me since I was seven years old," said Robert Anderson. That included stints in Burlington, Oakville, Toronto and Hamilton where the pair now perform their respective duties for the Hamilton Stanton Pipers. The T.A. Blakelock student tossed around a number of offers before deciding on Brewton Parker College. He was attracted by the full scholarship and "the nice weather." Although the team made it to their district finals where they lost last year, Robert said he‘s expected to come in as a starter and to show some leadership. That‘s exactly what he did at T.A. Blakelock where he was chosen * MVP. He didn‘t suit up for them last year, but two years ago, while ) ,| still a junior, he also nabbed the senior team‘s MVP award. 1 _ The move will certainly get him one step closer to his goal, both figuratively and physically: "My goal is to play professional soccer in the United States." . Robert Anderson TASTE OF THE MONTH ARN'EY RUCECE ©1994 McDonald‘s Restaurants of Canada Limited CHEESEBRURGERTMEANLE Ba(on and (heese Iovers have we got a meal for you! The Barney Rubble" Bacon Double Cheeseburger Meal. It starts with a delicious double burger, a round of bacon and a slice of processed cheddar cheese. Then we add a medium serving of McDonald‘s worldâ€"famous fries and a medium soft drink. But this meal is only here for a short while, so hop into your Flintmobile" and drop into Roc Donald‘s" today! ® ©1994 McDonald‘s Restaurants of Canada Ltd.