Julia Konigshofer was recently announced as making the final roster for the U-15 Baseball Nova Scotia boys\u2019 team for the upcoming summer season. It\u2019s believed to be the first time a girl has ever made the boys roster at the U-15 level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Konigshofer, who came to N.S. three years ago from London, Ont. to attend Newbridge Academy, said she worked hard during the off-season focused on this year and making the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really big accomplishment for me,\u201d she said. \u201cGoing into tryouts my goal was to make the core team which is made up of 30 players from across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs soon as I made the core team, I knew I had what it took to make the final 15 player roster, and I did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The 15-year-old, who is a Lockview High student, said her dad, Mike gave her a call while he was at work to check her email. Mike was brought on as a coach of the team after the selections were made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI opened my computer to the Baseball N.S. website and screamed at my mom \u2018I made it! I made it,\u2019\u201d said Konigshofer. \u201cI was really excited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said it was so cool to see. She didn\u2019t underestimate how tough a decision it may have been for the coaches to place a girl on the boy\u2019s team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat hasn\u2019t happened in any of the boys\u2019 programs for N.S., so it may have been a tough choice for them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Konigshofer played on the U16 girls\u2019 team in Ontario for two years when she lived there, before moving to N.S. to attend Newbridge. She played U16 in N.S. for two years and then wanted a new challenge, so tried out for the U15 boys\u2019 team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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She said her U15 teammates have been nothing but accepting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll the boys are super nice and treat me like I\u2019m one of the guys,\u201d said Konigshofer. \u201cThere\u2019s more curiosity than anything. Many have heard about me. I\u2019m just another athlete to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Konigshofer said making the team shows all her hard work is paying off. Her goal is to make the Canadian National team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the hardest team I\u2019ve ever made and probably the best team I\u2019ve ever made,\u201d said the pitcher\/middle infielder, who is also a member of the N.S. Senior Women\u2019s team. \u201cI\u2019m really excited to play with them this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She talked a bit about being a member of the senior women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt will be another team that will allow me to be seen more by Team Canada,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good girls on that team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Konigshofer thanked her parents for their commitment to furthering her journey by selling their house in Ontario and moving to Waverley and finding new employment. Mike has opened, with a business partner, One Last Rep Sports Training in Dartmouth. The family moved to Waverley in 2019; Julia came to N.S. in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also thanked Cory Boutilier with One Last Rep Sports Training; and Ian Rowan-Legge from Atlantic Sports Performance for their help in getting her ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U15 boys\u2019 team will play in the Midget AAA division of the Bluenose League, and at Atlantic\u2019s this summer. The team has already played a double-header against East Hants at the Enfield Legion where she pitched an inning and struck out two. She also went two-for-five at the plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She thinks the community will support her as word gets out of her accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s big for the community and the province,\u201d said proud dad Mike. \u201cI think she\u2019s also the first girl in Canada to ever make a U15 boys\u2019 team as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Konigshofer is very humbled about what she has done by breaking down a barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really feel all that different to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like I stand out that much to people. To me I feel like I\u2019m just another athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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