The best female high school basketball players from Oxford County will take the court this Thursday as Woodstock Collegiate Institute hosts the yearly Captains/Veterans All-Star game.
This event showcases 18 senior players and eight junior players from five schools in the TVRA East Division.
The city team includes athletes from Woodstock Collegiate, College Avenue, and Huron Park, while the county team features players from Lord Dorchester and Glendale.
Glendale’s Grace Gilvesy rebounds and scores against Huron Park earlier this season. Woodstock Collegiate Institute will host the annual Captains/Veterans All-Star game Thursday at 7 p. m. (Chris Abbott/Tillsonburg News)
This game was established in 1983 by Bill Gillespie, a coach, teacher, long-time basketball official, and community volunteer. Gillespie passed away on March 11, 2016, at the age of 71 due to cancer.
A member of the Woodstock Sports Wall of Fame, Gillespie coached basketball at Huron Park secondary school. He also played varsity basketball at Waterloo Lutheran University, which is now Wilfrid Laurier University, along with competing with the Woodstock Kings in local leagues and playing overseas in the World Masters Games.
Initially designed as a senior basketball game for students in grades 11 to 13 when it started in 1983, a junior game was added later on. In 1998, after Gillespie’s retirement, the Oxford Basketball Referees Association began hosting it. Over eight years with them, the game moved between different high schools until Huron Park took over hosting duties in 2006. A few years later, Woodstock Collegiate became the main host for girls’ teams in fall and boys’ teams in spring.
Players are chosen by each school’s coaching staff based on their skills, commitment to the sport, leadership abilities both on and off the court.
Admission costs $5 for adults, $3 for students; kids under ten can attend for free.
All proceeds will go towards Woodstock Collegiate’s Festive Campaign.
If You Go
What: The annual girls’ Captains/Veterans basketball game
When: Thursday, Nov. 28th at 7 p. m.
Where: Woodstock Collegiate Institute located at 35 Riddell St.
How much: $5 for adults; $3 for students; free entry for kids under ten
Why: To raise funds for WCI’s Festive Campaign and honor student-athletes
ROSTERS
City Team
WCI – Samantha Craven – Guard
WCI – Jordan Ross – guard
WCI – Natalie Shapton – guard
WCI – Kayla Wieringa – guard
WCI – Beth Ewing – guard
WCI – Jaycee Gilbert – guard
WCI – Jaime Magoffin – guard
WCI – Lauren Shaw – centre
Huron Park – Alyssa Lupton – forward
Huron Park – Maija Stuart – guard
Huron Park – Amanda Witmer – guard
CASS – Lauren Dalueg – forward
CASS – Hailey Friesen – guard
Coaches: Chris Coyle, Mike Ewing and Jason Poole
County Team Lord Dorchester – Sydney Champion – guard Lord Dorchester – Angel Ledgley – centre Lord Dorchester – Annika Nolte – guard Lord Dorchester – Claudia Zavitz – forward Lord Dorchester – Sarena Beaudry – guard Lord Dorchester – Leaha Johnston – guard Lord Dorchester – Amber Ledgley – centre Lord Dorchester – Ruby Sebinagana – forward Glendale – Jenn Demaree – forward Glendale – Grace Gilvesy – forward Glendale – Jaime Oliver – forward Glendale – Jordan Oliver – guard Glendale- Jaden Stockmans-guard Coaches: Pam Grass and Raelene Stockmans
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