DQ Athletes of the Week — March 9, 2017

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Mayfield Secondary School
Rory McDonald and Noah Chalifoux
This 15-year-old is a nordic skier who came in first in the Para Nordic Classic. He is also active in judo, with an orange belt to prove it. The Grade 10 student lives in Brampton. He was accompanied on the skiing course by his guide Noah Chalifoux, 17. When the skiing season is done, he is looking forward to rowing for school. The Grade 12 student lives in Brampton.

Brittney Gout
This Grade 12 student played centre of the schools varsity hockey team, which made it to the quarter-finals at ROPSSAA. She was also quarter back on the flag football team in the fall and is looking forward to playing field lacrosse in the spring. In the community, she plays rep hockey in the Brampton Canadettes organization. The 17-year-old lives in Campbell’s Cross.

Nikolas Schepis
This 16-year-old is a sledge hockey player, manning the right wing for the Central Ontario Team, which won silver last month in a tournament in Brantford. The team practises out of Mississauga, and he’s been playing about five years. In addition to hockey, he said he also follows soccer. The Grade 11 student lives in Bolton.

Hayley Maskell
The Grade 12 student is captain and assistant coach of the school’s archery team, which is just getting started for the season. The team finished ninth at OFSAA last year and she collected the individual bronze at ROPSSAA. She played flag football in the fall and is planning to play rugby in the spring. Away from school, she is a coach at Archers of Caledon. The 17-year-old lives in Caledon East.