FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26th, 2017 Â
2017 Junior Women’s National Softball Team Selection Camp
(Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Junior Women’s National Team will hold a Selection Camp May 29 to June 3 in Cloverdale, B.C. with thirty-three (33) athletes from the Junior Women’s National Team Athlete Pool invited to compete for a spot on the 2017 roster.  Following the Selection Camp, the coaching staff will select a group of seventeen (17) athletes to compete for Team Canada in the upcoming season. The team will regroup in Surrey, B.C. to compete in Elite Division of the Canada Cup from July 8-16 before heading to Clearwater, Florida to play in the WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship from July 24-30.  Team Canada matched its all-time best finish of fourth at the previous Junior Women’s World Championship held in Oklahoma City, OK in 2015. The United States won the Gold medal, with Japan taking Silver and Puerto Rico earning Bronze. The athletes who will be attending the Junior Women’s National Team Selection Camp from May 29 to June 3 in Cloverdale, B.C. are: Â
First Name |
Last Name |
Hometown |
Emma |
Adams |
Rockwood, Ont. |
Brianna |
Aguilar-Beaucage |
Fort McMurray, Alta. |
Jaime |
Barta |
Portage La Prairie, Man. |
Sarah |
Benn |
Oakville, Ont. |
Kara |
Bilodeau |
Cumming, GA |
Amy |
Claydon |
Cambridge, Ont. |
Danielle |
de Ruiter |
Surrey, B.C. |
Eleanor |
Demchenko |
Saskatoon, Sask. |
Carmen |
Eilertsen |
Victoria, B.C. |
Shaina |
Eyre |
Pitt Meadows, B.C. |
Hannah |
Finkelstein |
Richmond, B.C. |
Abbey |
Fortin |
Langley, B.C. |
Hayley |
Grice |
Surrey, B.C. |
Melanie |
Groenewegen |
Surrey, B.C. |
Zoe |
Hicks |
Boissevain, Man. |
Alexis |
Huggart |
Treherne, Man. |
Katie |
Humhej |
Surrey, B.C. |
Amanda |
Janes |
Brampton, Ont. |
Rebecca |
Jones |
Toronto, Ont. |
Isabella |
Kennedy |
Brentwood Bay, B.C. |
Cassie |
Matlock |
Edmonton, Alta. |
Cameryn |
Maykut |
Winnipeg, Man. |
Grace |
Messmer |
Surrey, B.C. |
Becki |
Monaghan |
Spruce Grove, Alta. |
Elizabeth |
Murphy |
Maple Ridge, B.C. |
Maria |
Palmegiani |
Surrey, B.C. |
Nicole |
Rivait |
Oakville, Ont. |
Amber |
Schneider |
Stonewall, Man. |
Brooke |
Turkalj |
St. Jacobs, Ont. |
Mia |
Valcke |
St. Marys, Ont. |
Kim |
Vibert |
Regina, Sask. |
Desirae |
Villanueva |
Surrey, B.C. |
Allyse |
Volpe |
Toronto, Ont. |
Athletes returning from the 2015 Junior Women's National Team Â
Coaching Staff
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Position |
Name |
Hometown |
Head Coach |
Keith Mackintosh |
Melfort, Sask. |
Assistant Coach |
Trevor Ethier |
Saskatoon, Sask. |
Assistant Coach |
Rob Guenter |
Victoria, B.C. |
Assistant Coach |
Haylee O'Neill |
Oakville, Man. |
Athletic Therapist |
Nikki Antonopoulos |
Caledon, Ont. |
Team Manager |
Tiffany Jordan |
Guelph, Ont. |
-SC- For more information, please contact: Gilles LeBlanc Manager - Marketing & Communications Softball Canada p: (613) 523-3386Â poste 3105 | m: (613) 795-1996 w: www.softball.ca | e:Â gleblanc@softball.ca
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