Bill Roberts
Hayley and Tyler Brown each earned athlete of the year honours at Sir William Mulock Secondary School.
Sports
June 28, 2008 09:28 PM
By: John Cudmore
There’s not much time for sibling rivalry at the Brown household.
The kids are probably too busy playing one sport another for such antics.
Nor
would be a clear-cut advantage for either Tyler and Hayley Brown who
were named senior athletes of the year at Sir William Mulock Secondary
School in Newmarket.
Quality and quantity is the dual calling
card of the brother and sister combination that has parlayed skill and
participation to win six athlete of the year awards as students at
Mulock. Both were twice named top junior athletes at the school in
Grades 9 and 10.
“I wouldn’t say rivalry, although maybe it’s a
competition a bit,” said Tyler, 18, who shared his third top male
athlete award in four years with Alex McKee. “If we’re not on the same
team we practise together at home. I love to be active. And I love to
compete and put myself on the line and out there.”
While the
pair obviously must compete on different teams for most sports, they
have parlayed their talents for co-ed pursuits such as ultimate and
badminton.
“We’re a good team and help each other out,” said
Tyler, who will attend Wilfrid Laurier University next year to study
business. “We know each other so well. We can communicate and
understand each other. We can make up for each other’s weaknesses. It’s
not so much about skill sometimes as communication. I trust her.”
The
siblings both are academic stars, too, with marks in the 90s. But
growing up in a sports-mad home, it is the athletic angle that binds
them together.
“We’ve always played sports as a family,” said
Hayley, a scratch golfer, and a member of the Canadian Junior Golf
Association team headed for the Callaway Junior World Golf
Championships in July in San Diego. It is her second time qualifying
for the event.
“Our dad (Jeff) is a huge sports addict. People always wonder if we argue, but we get a long well so we make a good team.
”Being older, (Tyler) keeps me competitive in a lot of sports, but I’m ahead of him in golf.”
This
school year, the siblings were teammates in badminton and played on the
same line in ultimate. But the family name has been found on rosters
for a myriad of sports, including volleyball, basketball, golf, tennis
and track. Outside of school, both have squash on their resumes.
“I’m
not good enough to pursue some sports out of school, but it’s fun
playing a lot of sports in school,” said the 16-year-old Hayley, whose
golf game has already attracted interest from approximately 20 NCAA
schools. “Playing sports at school is a character builder and good for
team-building and friendships.”
Tyler capped his career at Mulock by earning the Raven’s Award, the top athletic award afford to students at the school.
Based
on an accumulation of points based on participation and achievement in
athletics, he finished with 326 points surpassing the former mark of
280. Students must acquire at least 250 points to be eligible.
“It’s probably the best award I’ve won at Mulock,” Tyler said. “It’s quite an honour.”
Hayley
will follow in her brother’s footsteps in one other area when she
returns for Grade 12 in the fall. She takes on the role of student
council president from her brother for the 2008-09 school year.
Ravens bowl over WarriorsThe
Mulock Ravens trio of Mark Drummond, Dwayne Larson and Josh Doner
needed an extra end to edge Huron Heights Warriors 12-11 Wednesday in
the final of the inaugural mixed trebles high school lawn bowling
tournament at the Newmarket Lawn Bowling Club.
Brad McLellan, Rene Guggino and Jacob Johnson represented Huron Heights.
The following list recognizes the senior athletes of the year at school’s in The Era-Banner’s readership area:Aurora Golden Eagles
Girls — Tina Ahn, Louise Facca, Beth Hagarty.
Boys — John Meikle.
Cardinal Carter Celtics
Girls — Lainie Smith.
Boys — Marc Horton.
Denison Huskies
Girls — Kayla Pangos.
Boys — Calum MacKenzie.
Huron Heights Warriors
Girls — Heather Kendall.
Boys — Andrew Schmid, Erik Hakim.
Keswick Cougars
Girls — Natalie Buck.
Boys — Zachary Ferguson.
King City Lions
Girls — Melissa Nevin.
Boys — Bryan Park.
Mulock Ravens
Girls — Hayley Brown.
Boys — Tyler Brown, Alex McKee.
Newmarket Raiders
Girls — Lisa Watson.
Boys — Brett Murray, Ben Horgan.
Our Lady of the Lakes Bulldogs
Girls — Amanda Liddle.
Boys — Nathan Viera.
Sacred Heart Crusaders
Girls — Caleigh Whitaker.
Boys — Scott Laws.
Sutton Sabres
Girls — Kyla Van Gaalen.
Boys — Dylan Mundy.
Williams Wildcats
Girls — Ashlyn Kerr.
Boys — Steven Donches.
– Compiled by John Cudmore