Two Langford teens will be hitting the ice with the best high-performance female hockey players in the province when they represent the Island at the BC Cup.
Tatianna Haggard, 13, and Alex Pears, 14, made the cut for the Under-16 girls Island zone team out of more than 50 hopefuls at a training camp in Port Alberni on Jan. 3.
TheyB次元官网网址檒l travel to 100 Mile House for the BC Cup tournament, matched up against the best from the other five zones from March 31 to April 3.
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Haggard, a Grade 8 student at John Stubbs memorial school, has been playing hockey since she was six years old. SheB次元官网网址檚 currently playing left wing with the South Island bantam A Breakers at Juan de Fuca hockey.
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Pears, in Grade 9 at Spencer middle schoolB次元官网网址檚 hockey academy, played on last yearB次元官网网址檚 Island U16 team.
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Both girls have future plans to play for CanadaB次元官网网址檚 national team when they get older.
The female U16 BC Cup is held on alternating years to the B.C. Winter Games. For more information, visit www.bchockey.net.
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