FAB FOUR – The winning St. Francis volleyball teams pose for a pic after the Dawson Invitational Volleyball Tournament (DIVT) Oct. 29 at Robert Service High School in Dawson City. St.Francis swept F.H. Collins in all four finals of the tourney.
St. Francis sweeps Dawson Invitational Volleyball Tournament
Whitehorse’s St. Francis of Assisi school swept all four division finals of the Dawson Invitational Volleyball Tournament (DIVT).
By Morris Prokop on November 8, 2022
Whitehorse’s St. Francis of Assisi school swept all four division finals of the Dawson Invitational Volleyball Tournament (DIVT).
The tournament took place at Robert Service School in Dawson Oct. 27-29.
18 teams competed in four divisions consisting of Grades 9-10 and Grades 11-12, each with boys and girls divisions.
Dave Rawlings, a phys-ed and science teacher at Robert Service, was the tourney’s organizer.
“The tournament went really well,” he recalled. “It was really nice to see a lot of the communities come join us again for our 43rd DIVT, and it was nice to have Whitehorse back again this year … just to have those extra (teams) on the court.”
“We had rural representation from Watson Lake, Haines Junction, and Faro. Our rural representation was down this year but we had much higher Whitehorse representation versus last year.”
Porter Creek Secondary School and CSSC Mercier also took part in the tourney.
According to Rawlings, conflicting scheduling played a part in the drop in the number of rural teams.
The tourney finals turned out to be a two-horse race.
“St. Francis swept the tournament with first place in all divisions and F.H. Collins was the runner up in all (the divisions),” related Rawlings.
He added “It’s an amazing tournament and it takes weeks of planning, then it’s over so shortly, but we do it because it’s fun.”
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Secondary School would like to extend a big Thank You to Lotteries Yukon for their travel assistance funding the Dawson Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Dawson. All 4 of our teams went on to win! Everyone involved had an amazing time and gained valuable experience from the trip.
The Citadel Phoenix blanked the Auburn Drive Eagles 39-0 to capture the School Sport Nova Scotia football championship on Sunday at Saint Mary’s University.
The Phoenix dominated on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Drew Clothier threw one touchdown pass and ran for a pair while running back Sascha Steenbeek scorched the Eagles for 185 yards on the ground and a major. Defensive tackle Ethan Legere was a major disrupter on defence for Citadel with two sacks and a fumble recovery for a touchdown and Jacob Fougere and AJ Metlej each had an interception.
“That was a great team performance, and a great team win,” said co-head coach Jon Dyer. “Our players played so well, battled early and stuck with the plan.”
The victory capped an unbeaten year for the Phoenix, who went 8-0 in the regular season and won both playoff games.
“Hats off to Auburn on a great season, they will be back again I’m sure,” said Dyer. “But today was about our seniors and the effort and commitment they made all year. The team was near perfect today and we were perfect for the season.”
It’s a return to high school football supremacy for the Phoenix, who won 11 of 12 titles from 2008 to 2019. COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 season and Auburn won its first provincial banner in 2021.
2022 PEISAA Senior A and AA Mikasa Volleyball Provincials
Monday, November 7 at École François-Buote 4:00pm Senior A Men Bronze Colonel GraySenior HS vs École La-Belle-Cloche 5:45pm Senior A Women Bronze Bluefield High School vs ÉcoleFrançois-Buote 7:30pm Senior AA Women Bronze École Evangéline vs Westisle Composite High School
Wednesday, November 9 at ÉcoleFrançois-Buote 4:00pm Senior A Women Gold Immanuel Christian School vs Morell Regional High School 5:45pm Senior A Men Gold Grace Christian School vs École Sur Mer 7:30pm Senior AA Women Gold École Sur Mer vs Souris Regional School
Thursday, November 10 at Stonepark 2:00pm Int A Girls Bronze Englewood vs Evangeline 3:45pm Int A Boys Bronze Belfast vs Stonepark 5:30pm Int AA Girls Bronze SIS vs East Wiltshire 7:15pm Int AA Boys Bronze SIS vs Queen Charlotte
Thursday, November 10 at Ch’town Rural 3:00pm Sr AAA Women Semi Kensington vs Rural 4:30pm Sr AAA Women Semi Three Oaks vs Colonel Gray 6:00pm Sr AAA Men Semi Rural vs Colonel Gray 7:30pm Sr AAA Men Semi Three Oaks vs Bluefield ** Note – No Admission fee for Semi Finals
Saturday, November 12 at Stonepark 10:00am Int A Girls Gold Souris vs Vernon River 12:00pm Int A Boys Gold Hernewood vs Ecole Sur Mer 2:00pm Int AA Girls Gold Birchwood vs Stonepark 4:00pm Int AA Boys Gold Montague vs Stonepark
Saturday, November 12 at Ch’town Rural 10:00am Sr AAA Women Bronze 12:00pm Sr AAA Men Bronze 2:00pm Sr AAA Women Gold 4:00pm Sr AAA Men Gold
James M Hill High School 06-42 Rothesay High School
12 A-sideAA
École Mathieu-Martin 32-27 École L’Odysée
12 A-side AAA
Saint John High School 22-23 Riverview High School
9-A side – Rothesay High School
12 A-side AAA – Riverview High School
12 A-sideAA – École Mathieu-Martin
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Nearly 1,000 high school athletes from across the province flocked to Colwood’s Royal Roads University on Saturday (Nov. 5) for a chance to take home gold at the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships.
The event has not been held on Vancouver Island since 2014, and in honour of its long-awaited return, a special course was set up on the grounds of Hatley Castle to allow the athletes and the coaches, family, and friends cheering them on, to compete with a spectacular backdrop.
“This may be the most stunning setting ever for a B.C. championships, with the vistas of the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountain range and the beauty of Hatley Castle,” said course designer Jeff Hunt in a news release. “This will also be one of the most spectator-friendly courses as spectators will be able to cheer the athletes on over two creek jumps, multiple challenging corners, steep climbs, and a long straightaway for exciting finishes.”
Throughout the morning and early afternoon, thousands of spectators lined the course for races in the para athlete, junior girls, junior boys, senior girls and senior boys categories.
As the racers entered the home stretch set against the backdrop of the Esquimalt Lagoon, their fans would rush across the field to meet them at the finish line.
Ronan Weins of J. L. Jackson Secondary School in Salmon Arm took home gold in the para athlete category, Oak Bay High School’s Charli Mlotshwa won the junior boys race, Alexa Dow of Frances Kelsey Secondary School in Mill Bay won the junior girls race, while Tyler Browne of Oak Bay High School won the senior boys, and Ruby Broadbent of North Saanich’s Parkland Secondary School took home gold for the senior girls.
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B.C. high school cross-country championships set to run Saturday at Royal Roads
If the more than 900 runners need any inspiration today in the B.C.
If the more than 900 runners need any inspiration today in the B.C. high school cross-country championships at Royal Roads University, they only need look up at the presenters during the awards ceremony, as the medals will be handed out by two-time Olympic medallist triathlete Simon Whitfield and two-time Olympic 1,500-metre runner Hilary Stellingwerff.
The senior girls’ favourite, Ruby Broadbent of Parkland Secondary who took to running to stay fit for soccer during the pandemic, will be looking to defend her title from last year and has international-career dreams of her own as the Canadian U-18 champion will have several NCAA and U Sports teams recruiting her. Broadbent, with a gifted stride, routinely ran in the senior boys’ races during the Lower Island season and won.
Broadbent’s biggest challenge today will come from another Island athlete – Ella Ballard of Royal Bay, who was third last year in the provincials at Jericho Beach in Vancouver. On the senior girls’ team side, Oak Bay and Dover Bay come into provincials after finishing 1-2 in the Island championships held last month in Port Alberni.
Tyler Brown is the senior boys’ Island champion and leads a deep Oak Bay team. Also vying for the boys’ team championship will be a thorough squad from Nanaimo District Secondary, which placed a close second to Oak Bay at the Island championships.
“We have some of the best runners in Canada competing this weekend,” said race director Jeff Hunt, who coaches the St. Michaels University School team, and designed the course, as the provincial championships return to the Island for the first time since 2014.
“This may be the most stunning setting ever for a B.C. championships, with the vistas of the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountain range and the beauty of Hatley Castle, and we are excited to have the best high school runners in the province here to experience it,” added Hunt, in a statement.
Hunt described the course as spectator accommodating with easy access for supporters along a course that will feature tricky corners, steep inclines, two creek jumps and a long straightaway to the finish line.
The Para athletes will cover a 2K course, the junior boys and girls will run a 4Kcourse and the senior boys and girls will each race 5K. The Para race starts at 9:15 a.m. with the junior girls off at 10 a.m., junior boys at 10:45 a.m., senior girls at 11:30 a.m. and senior boys at 12:15 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 1 p.m.
It could be Canada’s Team Tommorow on display this morning at Royals Roads.
“Some of the previous winners of Ontario’s and B.C.’s high school championships have gone on to become Olympians and Canadian record holders. A majority of these champions will be recruited by NCAA and U Sports programs for cross-country and track,” wrote Canadian Running Magazine, following last year’s provincials at Jericho Beach.
It should be no different today among this year’s champions at Royal Roads.
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