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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24th, 2013
Softball Canada Announces 2013 ISF Junior Women’s World Championship Roster
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is pleased to announce the seventeen (17) players who have been selected to represent Canada at the 2013 ISF X Junior Women’s World Championship in Brampton, Ontario from July 1-7. Softball Canada recently held a pair of regional evaluation camps, followed by a final selection camp that concluded on Friday.  â€œThe coaching staff and I are thrilled to work with this group of young athletes as we lead them to the ISF Junior Women’s World Championship on our home turf†said Junior Women’s National Team Head Coach Melissa Basilio. “To represent your country and wear the name across your chest is the highest honour. These young women showed a tremendous amount of heart and commitment over the course of the selection process, earning them a spot on our Junior National Team. I am confident that they will continue to represent our country with great pride and continue to work hard towards a gold medal on the World stage.† The athletes who have been selected by the coaching staff to represent Canada at the 2013 ISF X Junior Women’s World Championship in Brampton, Ontario from July 1-7 are:  Athletes
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#23
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Jordan Beck
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Vancouver, BC
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#20
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Riley Carter
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Uxbridge, ON
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#18
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Miranda Castiglione
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Brampton, ON
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#13
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Jocelyn Cater
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Delta, BC
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#2
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Victoria Charters
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Winnipeg, MB
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#19
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Emma Entzminger
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Victoria, BC
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#44
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Sara Groenewegen
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Surrey, BC
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#15
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Chelsea Jenner
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Abbotsford, BC
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#14
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Janet Leung
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Mississauga, ON
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#21
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Lindsey Ogilvie
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Surrey, BC
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#11
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Alexandra Sagl
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Burlington, ON
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#28
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Madison Schreyer
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Winnipeg, MB
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#9
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Aspen Searle
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Brantford, ON
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#6
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Holly Speers
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Surrey, BC
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#7
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Chelsea Strandlund
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Victoria, BC
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#5
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Hailey Unger
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Winnipeg, MB
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#4
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Keeley Van Blaricom
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Southey, SK
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 Alternates
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Paige Haley
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Pickering, ON
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Brittney-Jo Moffatt
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Curve Lake, ON
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Coaching Staff
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Head Coach
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Melissa Basilio
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Pickering, ON
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Assistant Coach
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Alison Bradley
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Pinkerton, ON
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Assistant Coach
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Glenn Boles
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St. Catharines, ON
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Assistant Coach
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Keith Mackintosh
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Saskatoon, SK
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Assistant Coach
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Rob Guenter
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Victoria, BC
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Assistant Coach
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Ken Leavoy
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Vancouver, BC
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Athletic Therapist
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Nikki Antonopoulos
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Caledon, ON
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Team Leader
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Lisa Down
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Saskatoon, SK
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Manager – National Teams
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Mike Branchaud
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Ottawa, ON
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 ISF Junior Women’s World Championship – Team Canada Schedule
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July 1
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Canada vs. Venezuela
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11:30am EDT
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July 1
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Canada vs. Great Britain
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2:00pm EDT
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July 2
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Canada vs. Czech Republic
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2:30pm EDT
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July 2
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Canada vs. Korea
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7:30pm EDT
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July 3
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Canada vs. Puerto Rico
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12:00pm EDT
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July 3
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Canada vs. United States
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7:30pm EDT
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July 4
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Canada vs. New Zealand
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7:30pm EDT
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July 5
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Playoff Round
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TBD
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July 6
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Playoff Round
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TBD
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July 7
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Medal Round
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TBD
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 All tournament games will be webstreamed by SportsCanada.tv for a one-time cost of $10.00, and will also have Pointstreak live scoring available for free. For more information about the event, please visit the official tournament website at http://www.jwwc2013.com or the International Softball Federation (ISF) website at http://www.isfsorftball.org.  How to Follow Team Canada
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc Manager - Marketing and Communications Softball Canada (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 gleblanc@softball.ca
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