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Sign up next weekend for girls field lacrosse

by Glen Dundas (Login glendundas)

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Sign up next weekend for girls field lacrosse

Registration is scheduled for Sunday March 28 at Brampton Centennial Secondary School from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Brampton Girls Field Lacrosse under-15 house league program.

Girls aged 10 to 15 are invited to join the program. The under-19 rep team will practice from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the school so players can watch and register after if they wish.

The girls program with the Brampton Minor Lacrosse Association (BMLA) is entering its seventh season and it's the third year for the house league program which runs out of the OPP Fields on McLaughlin Rd., near Queen St.

The girls program is starting to show success. In the 2003 season, 10 Brampton graduates participated with Ontario University Athletics (OUA) teams. Jenny Held, of Queen's was the leading scorer in the OUA and MVP. She coaches in the under-15 program.

Held and three others were named to the OUA all-star team, Heidi Krasnozon of Brock, Pam Fairbridge of York and Melissa Kandola of Western. They are also involved with the house league program.

Members of the OUA champion Wilfrid Laurier team included Jenna Gavaris, Amanda Marshall and Kristin Moores.

Gena McPherson and Bryanne Gilkinson were members of Team Canada which won a bronze medal at the world under-19 championship. Gilkinson is now playing lacrosse at Stanford University, the first West Coast team to be ranked in the top 20 in Division I women's lacrosse. There are more than 200 US universities with women's lacrosse program and one of the goals of the program is to have more graduates playing there.

The under-15 house league program begins in May. League rules are designed to encourage fun and participation for all players. The game is also much different than the box version as it non-contact and played on a field with larger nets.

For information on the league contact Paul Gilkinson at 905-277-0032.



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