Girls of the 性视界传媒 Storm 2006A softball team celebrated high school graduation with a special photo-op at a ball diamond.
Parents took photos of the players wearing grad-prom gowns at North Delta Community Park on June 29, weeks before everyone goes off to various post-secondary schools across North America this fall.
"What makes this group special is that all 12 girls will be continuing their education post-secondary, and 10 of them will be continuing their softball careers by playing at schools across the USA and one in Canada on athletic scholarships," proud parent Suzanne Milley told the Now-Leader.
"We think this is an amazing accomplishment for this little team out of 性视界传媒."
The rep team unites players from Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, Kelowna, Vancovuer Island, even the Kootenay region, with home games played at Cloverdale Athletic Park. This week they're competing in the local Canada Cup tournament.
One of the 12 girls couldn't attend the June 29 photo shoot, organized as a "milestone" event and to "let our community know that through their support of sponsorships and buying donuts or raffle tickets at our many fundraisers over the years, they have helped these young athletes achieve their dreams of playing the sport they love at the next level," Milley wrote in an email.
The team, coached by Shell Thompson with assistant Liv Malescu, includes graduating players Anya Coates (who'll study at Salt Lake City Community College, Utah), Ashton Fong (St. Clair College, Ontario), Caitlyn Dent (Western University, Ontario), Cassidy Bank (Salt Lake City Community College, Utah), Elli Thompson (Brown University, Rhode Island), Gracie Firth (Yavapai College, Arizona), Haydn Milley (Odessa College, Texas), Macy Ryder (SFU, B.C.), Marleigh Mitchell (Odessa College, Texas), Mataeya Trellert (Salt Lake City Community College, Utah), Paige Fennell (Salt Lake City Community College, Utah) and Paige Carruthers (University of South Carolina - Union, South Carolina).
Dent and Ryder chose to continue with academics, and the other 10 girls will continue to play softball at the college level, according to Milley.
