Cvrkalj Named to Patriot All-Academic Team
Lehigh Freshman (and Bluevale '11 graduate) Stefan Cvrkalj was one of 6 players from the Lehigh men's basketball team to be named to the Patriot League All-Academic team.
To be considered for the squad, players had to post a GPA of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Cvrkalj registered a 3.79 in his first year as a business student.
You can find more information on Lehigh's site here.
Miller (U17), Krajisnik/Simic (U15) To Team Ontario
As announced by Barry Hayes on Twitter, Juwan Miller has been named as one of the members of the Team Ontario U-17 squad.
Miller's family has recently moved into the Huron area of Kitchener, and I expect to see him suiting up for the Huskies next season.
Meanwhile, down in the U15 ranks, two CWOSSA players made Team Ontario as Savo Krajisnik (Bluevale) and Sasha Simic (Cameron Heights) were on the squad. Krajisnik may not be a name familiar to CWOSSA high school followers as he played up for the Knights' senior squad this past season as a grade nine.
Meanwhile, down in the U15 ranks, two CWOSSA players made Team Ontario as Savo Krajisnik (Bluevale) and Sasha Simic (Cameron Heights) were on the squad. Krajisnik may not be a name familiar to CWOSSA high school followers as he played up for the Knights' senior squad this past season as a grade nine.
CWOSSA Classifications Still TBD
Though usually announced towards the end of June, the CWOSSA classifications for the 2012-13 school year have yet to be posted to the CWOSSA website.
On the surface, it would appear as though Huron Heights (1214 FTE students in 2011-12) is poised to make the jump to "AAAA", especially with the amount of development in SW Kitchener. Waterloo-Oxford and Elmira are traditionally "AAAA" size, but as rural schools have traditionally petitioned to play at the "AAA" level. North Park, Guelph CVI and Jacob Hespeler were all AAA schools within about 50-60 students of the "AAAA" cutoff.
The importance with all of that is if all current "AAAA" schools remain as such, and two "AAA" schools move up, CWOSSA would likely switch to an 8-team draw for basketball championships.
Achonwa & Aubry Off To Olympics
By virtue of their Canada Day win over Japan (71-63) at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Canadian Women's Team has qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London later this month. The squad features two former CWOSSA players, Chelsea Aubry (Grand River/Kitchener) and Natalie Achonwa (REDA via Centennial/Guelph). Good luck at the games!
Any News, Notes?
Feel free to e-mail mark@cwossabasketball.com with any information that comes up over the summer, such as post-secondary commitments, AAU scores/stats, etc.!
