June 11th, 2007
Softball Canada Names its 2007 Junior Women's National Team
(Ottawa, ON) - Seventeen (17) of Canada's brightest future female softball players have been named to the Junior Women's National Team and will represent Canada at the 8th ISF Junior Women’s World Championships in Enschede, Netherlands from June 20thto the 30th.
The athletes who have been chosen to represent Canada at the Junior Women’s World Championships are:
Jenna Caira, Toronto, ON
Pearl Coleshill, Toronto, ON
Emily Densem, Toronto, ON
Charlotte Dolan, Coquitlam, BC
Corrine Doornberg, Langley, BC
Robyn Draper, Brampton, ON
Megan Evans, Brooklin, ON
Jesslyn Hodge, Vancouver, BC
Jillian Lafrance, Calgary, AB
Katrina Lavadan, Scarborough, ON
Stephanie LeClair, Kitchener, ON
Richelle McGarva, Cloverdale, BC
Leah McIntosh, Whitby, ON
Tanya McLean, Delta, BC
Carly Moir, White Rock, BC
Heidi Purtzer, Scottsdale, Arizona
Jessica Tieszen, South Surrey, BC
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Mark Sanderson, Brampton, ON
Assistant Coach: Glenn Boles, St. Catherines, ON
Assistant Coach: Cherene Hiesl, Newmarket, ON
Assistant Coach: Melissa Basilio, Pickering, ON
Operations Manager: Harvey Stevenson, Victoria, BC
Athletic Therapist: Mike Austin, Toronto, ON
“I am excited about the team’s chances at the ISF Junior Women’s World Championships in Enschede, Netherlands” stated Mark Sanderson, Head Coach of the Junior Women’s National Team. “Now that the team has been picked, we have a few more days of practice in Ontario and three exhibition games in Enschede to fine tune our play. We have a good mixture of experienced and first year players and they look forward to the journey ahead.”
Softball Canada is the National Sport Governing Body for the development and regulation of softball in Canada. Its broad objectives are to promote, encourage and develop mass participation and international excellence in softball.
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For more information please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Sport/Recreation Management Intern
MBA in Sport and Recreation Management
University of New Brunswick
Coordinator: Marketing and Communications Services
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 ext 3105
gleblanc@softball.ca www.softball.ca
