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Rhythm of the beat Angelina Oates, Ramona Cruickshank, with Carnival Sensations Caribbean Society, dance to Phase III steel drums at Caribbean Festival in Memorial Peace Park, Sunday.
Ridge woman in World Cup Samuel Robertson Tech. grad met German soccer star boyfriend in London by Ne i l Co r b e t t staff reporter
André Schürrle and Montana Yorke savour Germany’s World Cup win on Sunday.
Maple Ridge’s own Montana Yorke was on the field at the World Cup, celebrating with her boyfriend, German soccer star André Schürrle. Schürrle had just set up the
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game-winning goal, earning the assist on the play that gave Germany the victory over Argentina in the final on Sunday. The image of Schürrle weeping into the arms of Yorke was one of the memorable moments of the post-game celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All the wives and girlfriends of the players came on to the pitch to celebrate with their men. “This is the best moment of my life. I had to cry because I was so overcome. I couldn’t stop it,” Schürrle said in a TV interview.
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Montana’s parents Stephen and Susan Yorke still live in Maple Ridge, and were at Vancouver’s Alpen Club for the World Cup final – and all the games. Watching their daughter and Schürrle in those emotional moments after the golden goal, on the sporting world’s biggest stage, was “pretty powerful stuff,” said Stephen. The British tabloid press follows the wives and girlfriends of “footballers,” dubbing them “WAGs”. There are stories, videos and pictures of the young lovebirds
Montana and Schürrle all over the Internet. Montana even has a fan page. The tabloid press has mistakenly referred to Montana as a model and waitress. Stephen said his daughter was briefly a hostess at the local Earls, but has never been a waitress or model. The 21-year-old graduate of Samuel Robertson Technical took a course in hotel management in Germany, and worked in the hospitality industry in London, England, as an office manager. See Soccer: World Cup, p8
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