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WAVERLEY:<\/strong> Two girl baseball players from the Waverley\/Fall River area have been named to the provincial Senior Women\u2019s team that will represent the province at the 2022 Canadian Championships in Stonewall, Mb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leah Copeland and Julia Konigshofer were selected by Baseball N.S. from tryouts to be among the 15 players that makeup the roster. It also includes players from N.B., PEI, and NL as only N.S. sends a squad to the championships, scheduled for July 20-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On a beautiful May day, Copeland and Konigshofer spoke about making the team as they looked out at the field at McDonald Sports Park in Waverley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Konigshofer is excited about the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m really excited to have a national with this great group of girls,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s probably going to be my favourite team I play on this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”78″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”8″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said her and Copeland have been playing together for about three years but haven\u2019t had a chance to do so at nationals because of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is our first big nationals together,\u201d said Konigshofer. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Konigshofer and Copeland said both have been training everyday at One Last Rep Sports Training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said it was hard to grind it out with tournaments cancelled because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLast couple of years was really hard to train when you had nothing to look forward too,\u201d Konigshofer, who is amped to get started, said. \u201cIt\u2019s making us work a little harder knowing there is a national this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Copeland, a catcher, is also excited. She\u2019s playing on the U-16 and U-21 teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was one of my goals in the off-season to be able to make this team,\u201d the seemingly shy Copeland said. \u201cIt shows that all my hard work has paid off. I\u2019m really excited to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”84″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”95″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said the roster has a lot of talented players and getting the experience of playing and learning from them is something she\u2019s looking forward to taking advantage of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to learning from them,\u201d the Grade 11 Lockview High student said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Copeland is thrilled to be on a team with a friend like Konigshofer. She knows she has to work on her overall skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat us really cool,\u201d she said. \u201cYou don\u2019t usually get those opportunities often with the provincial programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She isn\u2019t the tallest on the team\u2014possibly being the smallest, but she looks at the advantage that has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSmall but mighty,\u201d said Copeland with a chuckle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”123″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”161″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other players on the team are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ellie Macaulay – NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jenna Jackson – NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jillian Stymest – NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ally Stymiest – NB<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avery Smith- NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carly Jackson – NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jaida Lee – NFLD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Molly Stright – NB<\/p>\n\n\n\n Makayla Addington – NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kate Hagen – NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tessa Hood – PEI<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rachel Boone – NS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abby Bush- NS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”25″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”164″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”111″] [adrotate banner=”156″] WAVERLEY: Two girl baseball players from the Waverley\/Fall River area have been named to the provincial Senior Women\u2019s team that will represent the province at the 2022 Canadian Championships in Stonewall, Mb. 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