聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Sierra Meroniuk of Sturgis has focused her goals on realizing her dreams of continuing to play a higher calibre of hockey.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next big step for her will be playing with the AAA Weyburn Goldwings for the 2016-17 hockey season. She faced her first challenge of the first practice for the team of 16 girls on August 28 in Weyburn.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 "This will be the first time that I am playing hockey away from home," said Meroniuk. "I am very excited about the new challenges of playing a high calibre of hockey," she said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽She is scheduled to attend Weyburn High School enrolled in her Grade 10 academic school year. She will be billeted out to family friends and will face some of her biggest challenges in her hockey career.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Meroniuk started her hockey career at an early聽 age followed in聽 both of her brothers footsteps in the families back yard rink. She played hockey with the Preeceville Pats聽 in a coed league from the IP stage to Pee wee level.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In 2012, she joined an all girls hockey team, the Kamsack Flyer in the聽 run for聽 the provincial title. The team was runner up finalist in the Provincials for that year. That was Meroniuk's first real taste of playing with all girls. It steamed rolled into her continuing her career in the all girl league when she joined the Parkland Lions based out of Springside for the 2013-14 season.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 She helped propel her team to an undefeated season in the 小蓝视频 Saskatchewan Female Hockey League. "The experiences and friendships that I have built over the past few years have been tremendous. Playing in a all girl league has聽 enabled me to make better connections with girls the same age as me. It has been a聽 challenge but I am willing to make sacrifices to be able to follow my passion of playing hockey," she said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In the 2015 season she was selected to play for the Yorkton Gardon Crushers and played the season with them. She led they to second place finish in the 小蓝视频 Saskatchewan Female Hockey League. She was nominated by her peers as captain of the team. She 聽also won the most dedicated player of the season.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Meroniuk has always found that playing center has always been her strong position. "I am excited to start another chapter in my career. My passion and drive for hockey has lead me down a great road that I am looking forward to following my dreams. My biggest supports have been my parents Michael and Sheila Meroniuk. They have helped me to keep focused聽 and driven me聽 to practices and games . My coaches have also been a great help in teaching聽 and allowing me to become the player I am today," she said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Her hockey passion lead聽 her to also create a hockey stick in the Sturgis Composite High School shop class. It took her 8 months to create and was acknowledged and the very the聽 first hockey stick ever made in class at the school.聽 She joked that she was going to use her stick to play miniature golf. " I want to thank my shop teacher, Michael Andrusko for his patience and letting me use the shop after school to finish the stick," she said.
