WATERLOO REGION (December 10, 2018) – On Monday, District 8 released their list of league all-stars’ and the league’s top individual honour went to Woodland point guard Sydney VanderHoef.
VanderHoef led the Cavaliers to an undefeated D8 regular season finishing with a 9-0 record averaging a 36.7 margin of victory. The Cavaliers went on to sweep the playoffs winning the D8 senior championship for the first time in school history.
Joining VanderHoef on the first team is grade 11 guard Mae Drost who scored a game high 15 points in the Cavaliers CWOSSA semi-final, and grade 12 guard Jenna Duimering who scored a game high 16 points in the CWOSSA championship game.
Supported by grade 10 second team all-star Kate Drost, the Cavaliers swept their OFSAA pool play games and finished with a fourth place antique bronze medal.
St. Benedict’s finished with the D8 silver medal led by first team all-star point guard Trinity Lombardi and second team all-star Kylie D’Souza.
Grade 12 Alliyah Rowe from Père-René-de-Galinée was named as a first team all-star averaging 15 points a game on the season. Grade 11 teammate, Aliya Misheal was named as a second team all-star.
Rounding out second team all-star selections are grade 11 guard Kiden Kibo from Resurrection and grade 10 forward Brooke Cameron from Monsignor Doyle.
See below for a complete list of all junior and senior girls basketball all-stars.
2018-19 District 8 Senior Girls Basketball MVP: Sydney VanderHoef, Woodland C.H.S.
First Team (Senior):
First Name |
Last Name |
Position |
Grade |
School |
Mae |
Drost |
Guard |
11 |
Woodland C.H.S. |
Jenna |
Duimering |
Guard |
12 |
Woodland C.H.S. |
Trinity |
Lombardi |
Guard |
12 |
St. Benedict C.S.S. |
Alliyah |
Rowe |
Guard/Forward |
12 |
E.S. Père-René-de-Galinée |
Sydney |
VanderHoef |
Guard |
12 |
Woodland C.H.S. |
Second Team (Senior):
First Name |
Last Name |
Position |
Grade |
School |
Brooke |
Cameron |
Forward |
10 |
Monsignor Doyle C.S.S. |
Kylie |
D’Souza |
Guard |
11 |
St. Benedict C.S.S. |
Kate |
Drost |
Post |
10 |
Woodland C.H.S. |
Kiden |
Kibo |
Guard |
11 |
Resurrection C.S.S. |
Aliya |
Misheal |
Guard |
11 |
E.S. Père-René-de-Galinée |
First Team (Junior):
First Name |
Last Name |
Position |
Grade |
School |
Tanya |
Damjanovic |
Guard |
10 |
Resurrection C.S.S. |
Taya |
Johnson |
Guard |
10 |
St. Mary’s H.S. |
Sarah |
Malnerich |
Guard |
10 |
St. Benedict C.S.S. |
Sophia |
Urosevic |
Guard |
9 |
St. Mary’s H.S. |
Grace |
White |
Guard |
9 |
St. David C.S.S. |
Second Team (Junior):
First Name |
Last Name |
Position |
Grade |
School |
Shelda |
Collins |
Guard |
9 |
St. Mary’s H.S. |
Lara |
Johnson |
Guard |
9 |
St. Benedict C.S.S. |
Macy |
Peters |
Guard |
9 |
Rockway M.C. |
Natalie |
Rondilla |
Guard |
9 |
St. David C.S.S. |
Delayne |
Scott |
Guard |
10 |
Resurrection C.S.S. |