,, fl WWW-w.mso.mn ~21 l ' A Cinderella season 0 I C O ‘ Highlanders make it to the consolatwn ï¬nals of OFSAA QuadA girls hockey ï¬nals ; ‘ Br 30an: 3 . Chronicle Staff . I. 0 one was quite sure exactly } Nwhat an antique bronze , _ 1 was after the Sir John A. . 1 Macdonald Highlanders ï¬nished ' 1 fourth at the OFSAA girls hockey " championships in Stratford last ‘ Friday. But that didn't stop the girls on 3 { i this remarkable team from cele~ brating like it was like their Stanley Cup championship. even lining up .. for the traditional team shot to cel- :- . ' . ‘ ebrate the new medals hanging ;, " . “1 around their necks. . ~~ ‘ That's because three years ago ' _ . g _ . there were members of this High- {3 J A ‘ a. ; ‘ _ , landers squad who didn’t win a *' :7 ' single game in the inaugural sea- ‘ x .' we! son for girls hockey at the Waterloo ‘ {7’ ‘ “‘1' , . ‘ « - school. ‘ . «v .. g ‘7 y a“: J TWO short years later they found ' , t i » * ii: ‘ themselves in the championship " ;_ w: 4 round of the all-Ontario Quad A , v; w ' ' . ‘ ' ' i .33 1 girls high school hockey finals 3? . ._.,“ «:5le > l . ,1 y .. a? ‘ undefeated with impressive wins ï¬g; tigegi’i, . L g g: {I ’E lï¬-h " 1.: over No. 2-ranked Mother Theresa a}? 331* w ' 1 ,- ‘ â€*1 a. .. ’ ‘15:. 2"". a and No.5-ranked Bill Crothers. 7; fa. w . . y. a . as: . . The win over Mother Theresa '3 ’5'" 7 . . - .5: . H} f ' ‘ I ' V . a l 5 ~. was particularly impressive with a . . ' â€â€˜3'“ ‘ _ ,5. " ' ’ ‘ . . _ . the Highlanders trailing 1-0 in the '< ‘ I » 7 ' l 7» third before a Laura Baker goal . ,7 . ,f ‘ .. H l ‘ sparked at 2-1 comeback win. v ’ ~' ' ' was A 0-0 tie against St. Joe‘s Scol- The Sir John A. MacDonald Highlanders celebrate the antique bronze they earned at the OPSAA Quad A girls hockey dumpionships last Friday in Strat- lard Hall left them unbeaten in ford. The Highlanders went into the tournament ranked as the No. 12 seed in a tS-team toumarnent but surprised Memo-ranked teams in the province pool play. Not bad for a team to make ittothe bronze medal game. lawman ranked No. 12 in a 16-tearntouma- ment. of Barrie. the ability that our turn ha,†said their ï¬nalseason. amazing," Unfortunately, that set up a The HighlandersweredownZ-O Baxter, who isone ofthreegradu- “We got whereweare because 'lbeybothgavealotofcreditto semiï¬nal match up between the late in the third when Highlanders ating seniors on the squad includ- of our hard work.†said Hanrner. their coaching staff, especially Highlanders and the No. l-ranked blueliner Haley Baxter got her ing goalie Paige Hanrner and the 'The Grade 95 through to the Dave Ofï¬cer, the school guidance Paul Dwyer in the semiï¬nal round. rm on the board w'nh about ï¬ve team's leading scorer Amanda Grade 12s all did theirpart counsellor and veteran Junior B The Highlanders' Cinderella run minutes left to play. Woodcrol’t. “We‘re really proud of ‘We did this as a team and and university coach enlisted to ended with a 4-0 loss to the school “it was really exciting." she said. all of our y'ris.†that's how we got through No. 2 turn theirfommes maid. that eventually went on to win the "The puck just landed in the right Baneris the daughter ofWilfrid and No. 5 and got all the way 'l'm just so proud, this is a allâ€"Ontario title. spot." Lauder University athletic director throng: to fourth place.’ happy moment." he said. But it was more than a moral The Highlanders put on the Peter Baxter. and said her dad is While theywerepart oftheï¬rst (insider-Eng some ofthe teams victory that they still had a chance pressure for the remainder of the trying to convince her to come try g'fls hockey team at the school the and championships he’s won with to bring home a medal from the contest but couldn't come up with out for the Hawks program next two l7-year-olds said they never inthepasthesaidthis rankedrldit 1 bronze medal game. And the High- an equalizing goal. But there was year. But she and Hanmer are imagined the opportunities they up there as one ofhis best experi- . landers resiliency that saw them no hint of disappointment as the undecided about where they'll wouldgetthisyearwith SIAM. enoes. i claim earlier titles at WCSSAA and Highlanders celebrated what was a play at the nextlevel. . “The whole mentality has “It never ceases to amaze me } CWOSSA was on display again in sensational season. They were just happy to help changed on this man): said Rana. the ability of young people to work their consolation finals game "We were the underdogs com- build a legacy with the High- 'Fromwherewe've come, theiour- together for a common cause," he 1 against No. 4-ranked St. Joseph out ing in and we proved to everybody landers that will continue on alter ney has really been surreal and said. "I'm so proud oftheae girls.†. O y . Introducing the almost all-new 2005 to 2010 VW. ‘ _. \. Willi l 12-point inspection, additional 2-year or 40,000 km limilad wommty, (lid 2 years of roadside assistance. ‘ ' ‘ ' 9-...»â€" . ' _ - : ‘ p we ‘ \ ‘ o Valvmmummbï¬db Volkmgenpufe a ‘ ‘ fls‘h f“, 1 /o WMWMMHNW WWW ‘ t - w J, k i - v A . . : â€"«- Volkswagen Waterloo in :2: F.%M IQ __. â€NJ. I :L- ssoWabarerWaterloo ‘ â€"‘ » imam, ‘* mo M s I true-7470 Wm « F » ._....» www.mtodoom . p. ._. . â€1,523.“ _. . .ï¬â€™Eâ€"Lâ€""ZEE-E-?£~1~*Ew:-=E££=_-‘3éPEEE‘i-Zâ€"EEâ€"E~:.~‘€-’£iiâ€"Â¥E.EI