Female athlete of the week: Jamie Ruttle
December 1, 2009
JAMIE RUTTLE
SCHOOL: Notre Dame
LEAGUE/CITY: Halton/Burlington
GRADE: 12
AGE: 17
- Led her team, 32-6 overall, in scoring in four of five Ontario quad-A basketball playoff games.
- A 6-foot-2 power forward, had a game-high 17 points in a 41-37 provincial gold medal loss to St. John's of Brantford.
- Picked to school all-star teams at three major tournaments.
- Chosen female athlete of the year at Notre Dame in grade 11.
- MVP at the University of Windsor tournament.
- Scored a game-high 31 points in a 62-49 win over St. Mary's (Hamilton) in the Golden Horseshoe championship.
- Also plays on school volleyball, softball and badminton teams.
- Will attend Canisius College in Buffalo next year on a basketball scholarship.
- Has an 80 percent academic average and interested in a career in marketing.
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