Ronda and
her younger sister, Renee, played one year together on a
Roseville boys mites team. Ronda was 5 and Renee was 3.
. Both progressed through the Roseville youth boys
programs, but always playing on different teams.
Their
neighbors and playing companions were the Brodts.
Winny Brodt was three years older than Ronda and would be the inaugural Ms Hockey winner.
The trio often played spirited games of boot hockey in the
backyards and driveways of their homes. "We practiced
a lot, and I especially learned a lot from watching Winny
play."
Ronda took
her lumps from Winny in those games, which often included
her older brother, Luke Curtin. Luke skated for
Roseville High School, then went on to play
in the Western Hockey League. |
| The
Curtins' garage door had taken a beating from tennis balls and hockey
pucks over the years, so in an effort to spare it additional
abuse the Curtin girls sometimes left
it up.
Sometimes an errant shot has
cleaned off a shelf inside the garage and brought a fatherly
rebuke from Ron Curtin. ``Those
pucks and tennis balls don't always hit the net,'' he said.
``I've had a few things
broken when they were knocked off the
shelf." |
| Ronda, Renee,
and Winny were united in 1995-96 on the first Roseville
girls varsity team. Winny (senior), Ronda (freshman),
and Renee (7th grade). They went undefeated and won
the state championship.
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Her High School
Stats |
|
Year |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
Pts/Gm |
|
1995-96 |
Roseville |
H.S. |
26 |
74 |
63 |
137 |
5.27 |
|
1996-97 |
Roseville |
H.S. |
28 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
4.89 |
|
1997-98 |
Roseville |
H.S. |
|
43 |
46 |
89 |
|
|
1998-99 |
Roseville |
H.S. |
|
61 |
46 |
107 |
|
|
Totals |
105 |
251 |
219 |
470 |
4.48 |
|
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Ronda
Curtin, Senior, is all smiles after scoring four
goals in the 1999 State Tournament championship
game.
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Ronda
cuts loose with her big slapshot to score a goal
for the Gophers. |
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Ronda Curtin's Accomplishments:
* 1995-96
First Team All-State.
* 1996-97
First Team All-State.
* 1997-98 First Team All-State.
* 1998-99 First Team All-State.
* No.2 on the Top Career
Scorers listing with 470 pts.
[Behind
her younger
sister Renee's 544 points.]
* All State-Tournament pick four times.
* 1997 Player of the Year
* 1999 Ms Hockey
* Member of the Girls All-Time Top Players
listing. |
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