Goderich has another new field hockey player breaking into the Ontario ranks, as 15-year-old Megan Kovats was able to crack the line-up of the Ontario U16 Girls indoor squad. With twice weekly training sessions in Guelph since December, the young defender said she has definitely learned a lot from University of Guelph and National coaches Michelle Turley and Nick Govia. “It was really challenging,” said Kovats. “They were really good at trying to teach you new skills for different indoor situations.” Kovats, whose been playing field hockey since grade eight, recently returned from her first international competition, making her debut in Pennsylvania in February at the pristine US Olympic training centre in Lancaster.“It was fun meeting so many new people, and I got to play at the actual training centre,” she said. Asked about the biggest improvements in her game, she replied getting better defensively, and taking penalty strokes. “My tomahawk is coming,” she laughed, referring to her backhand hit. The Goderich native just returned from a 10-day tour of Europe, playing against clubs in the Netherlands in Amsterdam and Arnhem. “It was really cool to see the skills of the other teams.” Next up for the defender will be the U18 Ontario tryouts for outdoor held in Brampton, and returning to play the Junior Women’s Provincial League season with her Goderich club team. Goodhue commits to Waterloo AOS-Goderich would like to congratulate forward Taylor Goodhue in committing to play in the Ontario University Association. The second year Goderich player will now ply her skills with the Waterloo Warriors, joining alumni Kailee Hewitt and Kyra Lewis. Goodhue recently competed with the Ontario Indoor U18 team after a stellar high school career that sees her graduate as a four-time OFSAA medalist, with hopes of still adding to that number at the end of this year’s soccer season.
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