The young woman, who excels at soccer, also practices several other sports at her school such as basketball, volleyball and badminton. Here she’s pictured in the front row with fellow classmates, receiving the High School Girls Soccer award during the Cornwall Lions Club Sports Awards Night. —submitted photo
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confident smile appearing at the corner of her lips. “It’s what pushes me to be better.” Becoming a keeper seemed to have been Beitz’s destiny, for she became one quite by accident. “I used to be a striker and score a lot of goals when I was with the Blazers,” she maintained. “Then during this one game, our keeper got hurt and had to leave the game. They asked all of us if anyone wanted to replace her. No one did so I raisedmy hand and volunteered. Well, let’s just say that we won the game and I got hooked!” To be a good keeper, you must not only be dedicated, but also very confident. “You can’t score goals as a keeper, but you can surely stop them,” she explained. “You are the backbone of the team, the last line of defense.” It seems that the 17-year-old’s hard work and dedication has paid off. Earlier this year, she received amazing news fromMinnesota. “I got told I was accepted at the University of Minnesota,” she confided “I’ll be going there to study on a soccer scholarship.” She recently signed her letter of intent and will be joining the Golden Gophers soccer team next year. But the process for being accepted was a difficult one. “There’s so much competition,” she
added. “It’s very cutthroat.” But thankfully for Beitz, the team boasts quite a friendly and down to earth coach; Stephanie Golan. “She was very nice and mademe feel at home,” declared the soccer keeper. “She made me feel like it was all about me and no one else.” Couldn’t have done it without support As the Hol -Trinity student as learned, dedication does come at a price. “I play two to three games in Ottawa a week,” she declared “My father is a firefighter in Ottawa and he sometimes has 24 hour long shifts. So sometimes he comes all the way back to Cornwall, only to go back to Ottawa for one of my games or a practice.” Beitz’s parents a proud of their daughter’s accomplishments. “They are very happy for me,” expressed the young woman. So where exactly does she see herself in five years? “I hope to be playing for Team Canada but also playing professional soccer as a career,” she admitted. Unfortunately, she then goes on the say that players in Europe or the United States make a lot more than the ones who play in Canada. “I’d love to play in Europe though, they love soccer over there, and it’s amazing!”
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