ONTARIO U11
BASKETBALL
ATOM
GIRLS
LONDON
PRESENTS
ONTARIO CUP
MARCH
21-23
Letter from Ontario Basketball
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Letter from Whitby Mayor Joe Fontana
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Letter from Ontario Premier- Kathleen Wynne
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Letter from London Ramblers Basketball
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Ontario Basketball 3 x 3 Festival
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Draws: Division 1
12
Rosters: Division 1
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Draws: Division 2
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Rosters: Division 2
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Ontario Basketball Merchandise
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London Map
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Draws: Division 3
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Rosters: Division 3
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Draws: Division 4
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Rosters: Division 4
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Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame and Online Auction
23
Talent Identification and Development Program
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Ontario University Athletes Profile- Heather Lindsay
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About Ontario Basketball Provincial Championships is owned and operated by Ontario Basketball, in collaboration with 18 host clubs throughout 12 Ontario communities. Over eight weekends each Spring, more than 16,000 athletes playing for nearly 1,200 club teams will complete for approximately 150 divisional provincial titles. Tournaments are held for both genders in all age categories between Under 10 through Under 19. In remaining dedicated to the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) model, teams are grouped into eight-team divisions to ensure quality competition and a positive playing environment. Ontario Cup remains one of the largest basketball events in North America. For updated scores, standings, photos and more, visit www.basketball.on.ca or follow us on Twitter @OBANews.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR To all 2014 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships Participants, On behalf of the board of directors and staff of Ontario Basketball, we would like to take this opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to all the athletes, coaches, officials, parents, volunteers and spectators to the 2014 Ontario Cup Provincial Championships. Organizing a provincial tournament is a very time consuming endeavor. This year, Ontario Cup is being hosted in a dozen communities with nearly 16,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches among 1,150 teams. Please join us in thanking our tournament host committee and volunteers for all of their efforts in making this weekend possible. Thank you to all Ontario Basketball corporate partners and community sponsors for their continued support of amateur basketball in the province. Additionally, we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all the Ontario Basketball member clubs and our parents. Without the ongoing support and commitment from all our basketball communities across the province, OBA would not have the opportunity to develop our youth and have basketball continue to flourish in this country. The Ontario Cup Provincial Championships are the culmination and celebration of your efforts, commitment and development throughout the basketball season. Have fun, good luck and best wishes this weekend! Yours in basketball,
Greg Verner President
Jason Jansson Executive Director
ONTARIO BASKETBALL 55 Gordon Street, Suite 2A ~ Whitby, Ontario ~ L1N 0J2 info@basketball.on.ca ~ (416) 477-8075 ~ www.basketball.on.ca
On behalf of London Ramblers Basketball and Tourism London, I want to extend a warm welcome to all athletes, coaches and families attending the Ontario Cup Provincial Championships. We are delighted that London is hosting the event and it is our hope that you feel right at home as you visit with us. It is also my pleasure to wish the best of success to the teams competing in this major basketball event. Your talent and hard work have been recognized and we salute your accomplishments. We are very proud of our community and we are grateful to you for giving us the opportunity to showcase our city. London is renowned for our friendly hospitality, excellent attractions, superb shopping and dining facilities. We hope that during your stay you have an opportunity to enjoy some of our many attractions. My sincere thanks to the organizers and volunteers dedicated to the success of this event. We could not run a tournament of this magnitude without your time and support. I encourage all teams to play hard, play fair, be respectful and most of all, have fun! My best wishes to all for a fun-filled and successful tournament. Yours sincerely, Danielle Hall President, London Ramblers Basketball
Tele: (519) 850 – 4318
Web: www.londonramblers.com
OABO Ontario Association of Basketball Officials
U11 GIRLS - DIVISION ONE
FRIDAY TRANSWAY #1
#1
#3
GAME GAME 1 1
#6
STONEY CREEK STORM
WINDSOR VALIANTS
#4
GAME GAME 3 3
GAME GAME 2 2
4:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
4:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #2.
KW LIGHTNING #1
VYTIS #8 OAKVILLE JUZENAS
BRANTFORD CYO
#2
GAME 4
6:00 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
7:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
TORONTO #7 NORTH #5 HUSKIES
IEM NEWMARKET
SATURDAY W1
W2
W3
W4
GAME GAME 5 1
GAME GAME 6 2
GAME GAME 7 3
GAME 8
10:30 AM FANSHAWE COURT #1
9:00 AM FANSHAWE COURT #1
12:00 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
1:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
L2
L1
L4
L3
W5
W6
L5
L6
GAME GAME 9 1
GAME GAME10 2
GAME GAME11 3
4:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1.
7:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
3:00 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
W7
W8
L7
GAME 12 6:00 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
L8
SUNDAY L11
W11
GAME GAME13 1 9:00 AM FANSHAWE COURT #1
L12
L9
BRONZE GAME 3
GAME GAME14 2 10:30 AM FANSHAWE COURT #1
W12
W9
12:00 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1.
L10
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GOLD 1:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #1
W10
DIVISION 1 Transway #1 Alexa Daly Emily Capretta Jasmina Andric Jessica Anziano Jessica Grigg Jordan Denkers Julia Chiarot Kerra Dillon Michela Mazzocato Nina Kokic Peyton Marof Sophia Herrington
HC - Frank Marof AC - Brain Daly AC - Matt Denkers AC - Nick Andric IEM Newmarket Amy Alessandrini Anneliese Kenkel Holly Biasi Isaline Alexander Jasmine Lewis Jennifer Judges Kassandra French Madyson Koniaris Marina Trovato Maya Tsipris Megan Badita
HC - Joseph Kenkel AC - Stephen Alessandrini
Brantford CYO
Alexis MacKinnon Haley MacKinnon Kaitlyn Kellam Kennedy Little Kristen Clark Lauren Marcos Lili Crosby Montanna Ainsworth
Overeem Lauren Reilly Taylor Samantha Jonker Trinity Madia
HC - Tony Madia AC - Dave Clark
KW Lightning #1
Stoney Creek Storm
Alexa Madjercic Ariana Keka Chelsea Centurione Gracie Hamill Julia Toito Kaitlynn Nichols Madison Gaudet Megan Axiak Quinn Hardy Raquel DiPietro Rylee Johnston Samantha Tougher
NT Huskies
Alexa Davidson Alexandra Hamilton Cait Hilborn Devon Eisen Jillian Bernard-Jardine Emily Rose Julia Maletic Katherine Large Kamilah Henderson Kaura Sankaran Kate Ferguson Madeline Chapnik Natalie Rondilla Maya Carr Rebecca Grootendorst Molly Chadwick Sarah Malnerich Samantha Newman Sawyer Thompson-Brown Sophia Pawliw Tanja Damjanovic
AC - Joe Bradford
Alexandra Dimu Audrey Ntetani Emery Lucier Hayley Woods Jill Brush Kira Atherley Lexi Dodds Miranda Canty Morgan Maxey Samantha Clements Tira Atherley Victoria Sexsmith
HC - Jason Johnston HC - Tim Dodds AC - Tom Dimu AC - Jerry Wallace AC - Drew Smillie
Amorette Rubio Aneisha Bradford Delaney Scott Hannah McLean
HC - Susan Irwin Rondilla AC - Leah Ann Erickson
Windsor Valiants
Oakville Vytis Abigail Kanalec Ashley Elliott Chiara English Gillian Rodriguez Lee
Hannah James Helena Lasic Isabella Boyd Jessica Dougall Kaillin Hartman Madeline McWilliam Madison Tu Victoria DaSilva
HC - Jonathan Hamilton HC - Alana Juzenas
AC - Dan Pawliw
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AC - Julia Mulligan
U11 GIRLS - DIVISION TWO
FRIDAY #1 ST.CATHARINES REBELS #1
#3
GAME GAME 1 1
ETOBICOKE THUNDER
BRANTFORD BRIERS
#4
LONDON RAMBLERS #1
GAME 4
6:00 PM FANSHAWE COURT #2
6:00 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
#8
CALEDON COUGARS
#2
GAME GAME 3 3
GAME GAME 2 2
4:30 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
#6
STONEY CREEK NYB #1
HURON LAKERS
#7
7:30 PM CARLING HEIGHTS BLESSED SACRAMENT HORVATH
#5
SATURDAY W1
W2
W3
W4
GAME GAME 5 1
GAME GAME 6 2
GAME GAME 7 3
GAME 8
10:30 AM CARLING HEIGHTS
9:00 AM CARLING HEIGHTS
12:00 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
1:30 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
L2
L1
L4
L3
W5
W6
L5
L6
GAME GAME 9 1
GAME GAME10 2
GAME GAME11 3
4:30 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
7:30 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
3:00 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
W7
W8
L7
GAME 12 6:00 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
L8
SUNDAY L11
W11
GAME GAME13 1
10:30 AM CARLING HEIGHTS
W12
W9
BRONZE GAME 3
GAME GAME14 2
9:00 AM CARLING HEIGHTS
L12
L9
GOLD 1:30 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
12:00 PM CARLING HEIGHTS
L10
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W10
DIVISION 2 St. Catherines CYO Alison O'Connor Andrea Hebert Anna D'Arrigo Emma Kulik Isobel McKay Janee Harrison Makenna Patten Meghan McLaughlin
Milaina Wong Raegan Emonds Sydney Gill
Caledon Cougars
Ailen Stancov Anjuli Gosal Carly Magarelli Celine Rapallo Izabella Zingaro Jaya D'Souza Martina Dojincinovska Michelle Hristovski Nadia Gonzalez Natalia Calzato Samantha Janjanin
HC - Scott O'Connor HC - Mark D'Souza AC - Miles Kulik AC - Mary Magarelli
Blessed Sacrament
Etobicoke Thunder
Alexis Horvath Ashley Rolo Ava Faustini Cristina Corso Grace Lamont Javieline Gyening Karina DiPietro Kristen VanKampen Natalia Jara Nina Rajczak Pavan Dhami Taylor Henatyzen
HC - Yarko Horvath
Stoney Creek NYB #1
Brantford Briers
Eliana Mariella Ella Muraca Emma Allen Emma Fraser Lauren Candy Maxine Hull Maya De Long Nadia Bilopavlovic Natalia Musialowski Natasha Trifunovic Nicole Boccalon
Asha Grewal Ava Martin Emma Waite Erika Kunej Grace Adams Jordan Kingshott Jordan Sayles Kiran Grewal Lauren Grantham Madison Bosett Patience Raithby Stephanie Romany
HC - John Mariella AC - Mark Fraser
HC - Rebecca Polidori AC - Andrea Hawkins
Huron Lakers
London Ramblers
Amanda Hatnay Angelina Bockaj Ariella Alfred Diane Juodis Ella Okubasu Ella Root Katrina Brady Lauren Howorth Milena Jeremic Rosaleen Ryel Shannon Neita
Abbey Hall Ava Frankland Ava Phillips Emily VanHooft Fiona Elliott Hannah Elliott Lauren Harding Nicole Luciani Olivia Graham Rebecca King Ryann Turner Savannah Vanhooft
Cameron Hill Carson Millman Charlotte Conley Dania Halbouni Emily Agostinelli Haley Stinebrickner Haley Willits Isabella Cotton Kristin Son Kyra Spears Mallory Finn Neela Chanderdat Nya Miguel Taylor Soave
HC - Ian Neita AC - Susan Alfred
HC - Jeff Turner AC - Ed Vanhooft AC - Pauline Turner
HC - Karen Willits AC - Cheryl Finn
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OFFICIAL OBA AND ONTARIO CUP
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HQ - FANSHAWE COLLEGE Friday: 5pm - 9pm Saturday: 9am - 9pm Sunday: 9am - 2pm
OBA SHIRT YL - XXL Dark Grey $20.00
OBA HOODIE AXS - XXL Black $60.00
OBA LONG SLEEVE AXS - XXL Light Grey $30.00
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS Carling Heights: 10am - 1pm (Sat) Mother Theresa: 4pm - 7pm (Sat) John Paul II: 10am - 1pm (Sun)
Hotel Locations Staybridge Suites 824 Exeter Road, London N6E 1L1
Mother Teresa 1065 Sunningdale Road E. London N5X 3Y6 John Paul II School 1300 Oxford Street E, London N5V 4P7 **HEADQUARTERS** Fanshawe College 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. London N5Y 5R6
Carling Heights Community Centre 656 Elizabeth Street, London, N5Y 0A2
Hampton Inn 840 Exeter Road, London N6E 1L5 Homewood Suites 45 Bessemer Road, London Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn 591 Wellington Road S. London N6C 4R3 Four Points Sheraton 1150 Wellington Road S. London N6E 1M3 Courtyard Marriott 864 Exeter Road, London N6E 1L5 Hilton 300 King Street London N6B 1S2 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 374 Dundas Street, London N6B 1V7
U11 GIRLS - DIVISION THREE
FRIDAY KENT #1 CHATHAM WILDCATS
#3
GAME GAME 1 1
TECUMSEH SAINT CLAIR BEACH SAINTS
#4
ORANGEVILLE HAWKS
DUNDAS DYNAMO
GAME 4
7:30 PM FANSHAWE COURT #2
6:00 PM MOTHER TERESA
#8
PELHAM PANTHERS
#2
GAME GAME 3 3
GAME GAME 2 2
4:30 PM MOTHER TERESA
#6
BARRIE ROYALS
OAKVILLE VENOM
#7
7:30 PM MOTHER TERESA GUELPH PHOENIX VETTORETTO
#5
SATURDAY W1
W2
W3
W4
GAME GAME 5 1
GAME GAME 6 2
GAME GAME 7 3
GAME 8
10:30 AM MOTHER TERESA
9:00 AM MOTHER TERESA
12:00 PM MOTHER TERESA
1:30 PM MOTHER TERESA
L2
L1
L4
L3
W5
W6
L5
L6
GAME GAME 9 1
GAME GAME10 2
GAME GAME11 3
4:30 PM MOTHER TERESA
7:30 PM MOTHER TERESA
3:00 PM MOTHER TERESA
W7
W8
L7
GAME 12 6:00 PM MOTHER TERESA
L8
SUNDAY L11
W11
GAME GAME13 1
10:30 AM MOTHER TERESA
W12
W9
BRONZE GAME 3
GAME GAME14 2
9:00 AM MOTHER TERESA
L12
L9
GOLD 1:30 PM MOTHER TERESA
12:00 PM MOTHER TERESA
L10
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W10
DIVISION 3 CK Wildcats
Pelham Panthers
Abigail Stokes Adele Culverwill
Abigale Phillips Alissa Mete
Alexis Hewitt-Carrington
Calleigh Cunningham
Elyse Sprik Emma Patterson Erin O'Neill Ferrah Blackbird Kyra Joseph Lainie Scott Olivia Roesch Piper Phaneuf Zayda Sprik
Fallon Gervais Jillian Landry Katey Crawford Klaire Marr Lauren Cimato Madey Crawford Marina Belcastro Sophia Belcastro
HC -Dureck Culverwell HC - Agi Mete
AC - Quentin Sprik
Guelph Phoenix Alexandra Cluff Ashley Ciccia Elivia Garbuio Emma Capper Isabella Banni Jenna Jordon Koby Commandant Kristen Vettoretto Kyla O'Driscoll Lindsay Stewart Sara Gordon Sarah Cobey Talia Yawney
AC - Quinn Vos
Tecumseh Saints Allison Shaw Ally Trenholm Avery Campbell Dalyce McManus Erin McMahon Grace Howe Hailey McMahon Julia DiLuca Natasha Gombai Noor Sandhu Olivia Syal Reighan Dales
HC - Jodie Vettoretto HC - Darryl Howe AC - Eric Stewart
Barrie Royals
Orangeville Hawks
Alexa Paemurd Dylan Cullen Evia Chase Gillian Evans Kate Gross Katherine Harris Kory Hook Macy McManemy Olivia Beausoleil Sarah Hastings Scotia Hamilton Sophie Rennie
Alina Dineley Alyssa Trushinski Ella MacDonald Emily Bell Isabella Ferraro Jaime McNally Kendal MacGregor Mia Cannon Paige Millican Sarah Moniz Shaylin Merrick Vanessa Tetlock
HC - Michael Cullen AC - Gary Hamilton
HC - Terry Trushinski AC - Dana MacGregor
Oakville Venom
Dundas Dynamo
Andra Capannelli Avery Maxin Brianne Tharby Dakota North Grace Bradley Karrlyn Krenos Lameez Khan Lauren Byun Mara Vargatu McKinley (Kiki) Pugh Natalie Capannelli
Ally Ruksenas Charlotte Houston Clare Veldhuis Daulton Patterson Ella Vanturennout Grace Opsteen Jane Wright Kaylee Allan Madison Restauri Miriam Shore Olivia Farrell Sierra Morelli
HC - David Maxin AC - Melanie Maxin
HC - Martin Allan
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U11 GIRLS - DIVISION FOUR
POOLS
FRIDAY
POOL A
POOL B
1- OAVILLE VYTIS GAME MUELLER1 4- FLAMBOROUGH FIRE 5- BASKETBALL WALLACEBURG
2- MISSISSAUGA GAME MINOR 2 IRVING 3- TORONTO TRIPLE THREAT 6- CAMBRIDGE BASKETBALL
#1
#5
OAKVILLE VYTIS MUELLER
#2
MISSISSAUGA MINOR- IRVING
GAME GAME 1 3
GAME 2
6:00 PM JOHN PAUL II
7:30 PM JOHN PAUL II
BASKETBALL WALLACEBURG
#6
CAMBRIDGE BASKETBALL
#2
MISSISSAUGA MINOR- IRVING
SATURDAY #4
#5
FLAMBOROUGH FIRE
TRIPLE #3 TORONTO THREAT
#1
OAKVILLE VYTIS MUELLER
GAME GAME 3 1
GAME GAME 4 2
GAME GAME 5 3
GAME 6
10:30 AM JOHN PAUL II
12:00 PM JOHN PAUL II
3:00 PM JOHN PAUL II
4:30 PM JOHN PAUL II
BASKETBALL WALLACEBURG
#6
CAMBRIDGE BASKETBALL
#4
FLAMBOROUGH FIRE
#3TORONTO TRIPLE
SUNDAY FIRST IN POOL A
FIRST IN POOL B
GAME 7
GAME 8
8:30 AM JOHN PAUL II
10:00 AM JOHN PAUL II
SECOND IN POOL B
SECOND IN POOL A
THIRD IN POOL A
LOSER GAME 7
WINNER GAME 7
GAME 9
BRONZE
GOLD
1:00 PM JOHN PAUL II
2:30 PM JOHN PAUL II
LOSER GAME 8
WINNER GAME 8
11:30 AM JOHN PAUL II
THIRD IN POOL B
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THREAT
DIVISION 4 Oakville Vytis Alexandra Wight Asha Sunner Faith Munro Faith Nevado Isabelle Cresencia Jaimeson Vaillant Julia Cipriano Kaitlyn Eckert Lauren Service Madison Anton Megan Harraway Nikhita Khasriya
Mississauga Monarchs
Akili Bernard Alexis Remekie Brianna Bettencourt Brianna Tonner Cianah Miller Claire Halford Dana Zashi Ventenilla Diane XuImogen AddisIyana Knights Kaitlyn Kim Kiersten Tomas Mackenzie Irving Nadia Miftah
HC - Amy D'Ornellas HC - Cassandra Irving AC - Alan Tonner AC - Nina Mueller Wallaceburg Basketball
Toronto Triple Threat
Ana Dimopoulos Danielle Castelhano Elianna Wayne Helen Karkavitsas Kate McCallum Katerina Karkavitsas Maya Keating Melissa Cockhill Mijosee Diasonama Nyla PalmerWilliams Olivia Ashford Shanelle Matthew Tamara Cvijan Veronica Ivey
iAddy Leddy Amanda Locke Ella Post Hajer Elghamudi Hanna Milicevic Hannah Caron Jordan Ross Julianna Vasquez Kaitlyn Huston Katherine Leudy Lily Vrugteman Phoebe Littlejohn Sophya Cinti
HC - Jeff Byrne
HC - Angela Walzak AC - Jason Leudy AC - Bryan Cint
Ailish Paterson Ainslie Wilcox Amrit Arora Drue Costello Emma Savage Hayley Hood Holly Sittmann Katie Beckett Madeline Ford Moira Thorpe Reagan Newman Tijen Halil
HC - Bernie Suriani HC - Richard Ivey AC - Maria Suriani AC - Ted Karkavitsas AC - Kayla Suriani
Cambridge Basketball
Alana Ritchie Breana Ritchie Cassie Kipp Gracie Bunda Jay-Lynn Daly Cato Julia Veenstra Katie Forgie Kayla Laprise Kayla Nogueira Kayleigh Ritchie Parker Lacy Victoria Byrne
Flamborough Fire
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OUA FEATURED FEMALE ATHLETE: HEATHER LINDSAY - CARLETON RAVENS For Carleton Ravens rookie forward Heather Lindsay, the game of basketball has been the source of so many positive things. And much of the success she has found early in her university career can be traced back to her time with Ontario Basketball Association club programs. Heather got her start in organized basketball when she joined the Hornets of the Goulbourn Basketball Association in Stittsville, Ont., just outside of Ottawa, as an eighth grader. After a handful of seasons with the Hornets, where she worked tirelessly at improving her game, Heather moved on to join the prolific Ottawa Guardsmen program. While with the Guardsmen, Lindsay played on a summer Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team for her current Carleton Ravens head coach, Taffe Charles, and then the squad was taken over for the OBA season by Laura Bond, currently an assistant coach with the Algonquin Thunder of the OCAA.
Photo credit: Blair Hough
When she chose the Carleton Ravens, Heather was reunited familiar faces from her basketball past. In addition to Coach Charles, she was joined by longtime friend and former Goulbourn Hornet teammate Stephanie Carr. Having those familiar faces made the transition to OUA basketball a smooth one.
When asked how her experience in the OBA has helped prepare her she had nothing but praise for the organization and her fellow competitors. “OBA exposes a player to big games at an early age,” she said. “The provincial tournaments are so deep that any team has the chance to play for a medal, and a medal at provincials is a big deal.” Though Heather never claimed an Ontario Cup title with the Goulbourn Hornets or the Ottawa Guardsmen, her memories of the big tournaments will be with her forever. “In juvenile [with the Guardsmen in 2012] we had an undefeated season,” recalls Heather with a chuckle. “Once we got to provincials we lost our second game, the first loss of the year, on a foul at the buzzer where the player had to make one of two shots to win the game. We always joke about that game, that it will always be too soon to talk about it.” No matter what a player wants to get from the game of basketball, an Ontario Basketball Association club has it. Heather Lindsay is a shining example of how the experience with an OBA can help a player develop skills, but also develop relationship and work ethic, leading to success at the next level for basketball and for life.
WELCOME TO A FAIR PLAY FACILITY IN THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY, ONTARIO BASKETBALL WOULD LIKE YOU TO... CHEER AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. SUPPORT OUR COACHES, ATHLETES, OFFICIALS AND OTHER SPECTATORS. HAVE FUN AND ENJOY OURSELVES. ENJOY THE SPORT AND THE COMPETITION. ...BUT IF YOU DISRESPECT THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE FACILITY. Olympia Sports Camp is an official partner of Ontario Basketball and the proud sponsor of Ontario Basketball's Fair Play Program.