Ancaster

Female – Sophie Lewis – grade 9 soccer and Katelyn Kennedy – touch football and Paige Bell – basketball

Male – Oliver Sant – volleyball and Jamie Zucker – golf

Dundas Valley

Female – Kira Verschoor – grade 9 soccer and Maria Pricop – tennis and Ella Hendricks – cross-country

Male – Thomas Nunan – grade 9 soccer and Gabriel Milliken – tennis and Ella Hendricks – cross-country

Guido de Bres

Female – Emma Lof – grade 9 soccer

Male – Damon DaSilva – grade 9 soccer

Nora Henderson

Female – Nathalie Robinson and Emma Cooper – field hockey

Male – Mainor Granados – football and Abdullah Saddik – football

Sherwood

Female – Chelsea Fletcher – field hockey and Shayla Bramer – grade 9 soccer and Adrianna Hill – tennis

Male – Spencer Maskell – football and Tyler Levy-Walker – grade 9 soccer and Kaelan Brisebois – tennis

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Cassandra Yardley – basketball

Sir John A Macdonald

Male – Wilson Moo – grade 9 soccer

Westdale

Female – Sophie Hollinshead – touch football and Natalie Begley – grade 9 soccer and Erin Anderson – tennis

Male – Graham Mercier – golf and Liam Boatsmith – tennis

HAMILTON (October 23, 2017) –  The Saltfleet Storm have regained their championship form defeating the Sherwood Saints 1-0 to capture the Hamilton public school board Division-I field hockey championship on Monday afternoon at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.

Hunter Cooper scored in the final minutes of the first half for the game’s only goal to notch which handed Saltfleet their fourth girls field hockey title in five seasons.   The Storm’s Skyler Cooper registered the shutout in the win

Saltfleet and Sherwood have met the last three years in the championship final with the Storm taking two of the three.

In the Division-II championship, Sir Winston Churchill walked away 2-0 winners over Nora Frances Henderson.  Goal scores for the Bulldogs were Sierra Estey and Mandy Heuberger

This marked the first championship the Bulldogs have celebrated on their new artificial turf field which opened just weeks ago.  The title is also the school’s fourth ever and first since the 2014-15 season.

Next up, Saltfleet will move on to the SOSSA (Southern Ontario Secondary School Association) championship set for Wednesday (Oct. 25) in Beamsville, Ont.. The Storm are vying for a berth into OFSAA provincial championship held November 2-4 in Burlington, Ont. at Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary. 

Ancaster

Female – Ava Stechey – cross-country

Delta

Male – Kyle Benoska – football

Dundas Valley

Female – Jenna Button – basketball

Male – Giulian Evans – football

G.P. Vanier

Female – Wozina Taguina – basketball

Guido de Bres

Female – Natalie Gelms – basketball

Male – Mitchell Jans – volleyball

Nora Henderson

Female – Lilian Tran – field hockey

Male – Evan Bryant – volleyball

Sherwood

Female – Chrissa Ndoy – touch football and Sarah Knetch-Watch – cross-country

Male – Attisyn Warburten – baseball and Anthony Tran – cross-country

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Alana Kirkland – basketball

Sir John A. Macdonald

Male – Josh Seager – football

Waterdown

Male – Jayce Hackett – baseball

Ancaster

Female – Bree Allan – basketball

Dundas Valley

Female – Andie Benton – basketball

Male – Louis DeSalvo – volleyball

Glendale

Male – Ed Rolfe – Football

Guido de Bres

Male – Jacob Jansema – hockey

Hamilton District Christian

Female – Natalie Winter – basketball

Male – Bridgely van der Mark – volleyball

Saltfleet

Female – Nicole McDonald – field hockey

Male – Nolan Ormerod – volleyball

Sherwood

Female – Sarah Simon – field hockey

Male – Quinn Horton – volleyball

Waterdown

Female – Anna Grabowski – cross-country

Male – Alex Seguin – cross-country

Westdale

Female – Anika Syroid – field Hockey

Westmount

Male – David Rule – cross-country

HAMILTON (November 2, 2017) – The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs held on to claim their first football title since the 1992-93 season edging the Glendale Bears 13-8 in the HWIAC division-II football championship on Thursday at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary.

The Bulldogs would build a 13-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter with two field goals coming from kicker Derek Flemming. Quarterback Owen Hinsberger would also find Joey Crouse for a short touchdown pass, with Flemming adding the convert to round out their scoring in the third quarter.

Glendale would try to mount a fourth-quarter comeback, getting on the board with just over nine minutes to play. Bears quarterback Ed Rolfe connected with Vince Patammoundy for a 30-yard strike to put the score at 6-0 and adding a safety minutes later.

Glendale would have two more opportunities to come out on top but would turn the ball over on downs with less than a minute to play to seal the victory for Sir Winston Churchill.

Churchill was the third-ranked team in Division-II football this season with a 4-2 record while Glendale ran the table on the league up until the final registering a 6-0 record.

Churchill’s last title came back in 1992-93 when they claimed a Division-III crown besting Sir John A. Macdonald 42-8. Their last appearance in a championship game was back in 2011-12 when theywere defeated by the now-closed Highland Secondary School.

In other HWDSB football action, the No. 1 ranked Sir Allan MacNab bested Saltfleet 43-7 to punch their ticket to the Division-I championship. Likewise, the Westmount Wildcats topped Westdale 39-0 to advance. The two teams will battle for the Division-I championship next Thursday (Nov. 9) at McMaster University. Kickoff is set for 1:00pm.

Ancaster

Female – Brooke Bowe – basketball

Dundas Valley

Female – Naomi Terhljan – cross-country – OFSAA team bronze medallist

Male – Ian Klassen – cross-country – OFSAA qualifier

Glendale

Male – David Filipovic – tennis and Rylee Cassidy – football

Guido de Bres

Female – Meaghan Koning – basketball

Hamilton District Christian

Male – Ethan Summerhays – cross-country

Nora Henderson

Male – Ruohullah Najibullah – football

Sherwood

Male – Inseuk Yoon – football

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Kyra Guzylak-Messam – basketball

Sir John A. Macdonald

Male – Kelvin Luu – volleyball

Westmount

Female – Maggie Todoruck – field hockey

Male – Max Gyimah – football

Shortly after the school year began there was talk of a girl in grade 9 who was ‘very good’ at tennis, that girl is Anastasija Zarac.  Anastasija has been playing tennis for almost 10 years and by age 8 she was named first in Ontario in the under 10 age group.  She was undefeated in the city finals and won SOSSA without surrendering a point to her opponents.  According to Glendale’s tennis coach, Anastasija is not only a skilled player, but she is an excellent model of a student athlete as she is very coachable, she works well with her teammates, she accepts the input of others, and she always puts forth her best effort.

Aside from playing tennis, she has been involved in Tae Kwan Doe for the past 3 years, and her participation and performance in cross country, track and field, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and three-pitch earned her the honour of athlete of the year from Glen Brae.  Additionally, Anastasija was a member of the junior girls’ basketball team and plans on trying out for volleyball and badminton later this year.  Anastasija has proven herself to be an asset to girls’ sports at Glendale.

There are few better student athletes than David Sprague.  He is a competitor, a leader, an outstanding student, and a model citizen.

David was the defensive MVP and on the field defensive captain of the senior football team this year.  As a middle linebacker, he lead the team in both tackles and interceptions.  David also played tight end in key situations and was the team punter.

David has played football in each of his years at Waterdown, and has also played tennis and pickleball.   This year, he won a bronze medal at OFSAA in the high school mixed doubles tennis competition.

Academically, David has achieved a sizzling 98% average in University level courses opening up opportunities in almost any career path.  Beyond athletics and academics, David sits on the DECA executive and is a student leader for GLOW (Great Leaders of Waterdown) and will help coach Waterdown’s junior football team.  David also volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and will surpass 125 volunteer hours this year.

What sets David apart from his peers are his maturity and leadership skills.  Here is an excerpt of an email to Waterdown’s principal about David,  from a Hamilton football referee which highlights these attributes –

Ms Bielak

 I would like to make you aware of a situation that occurred today where David Spragg, one of the captains of the football team, showed why he is one of the captains.

 I was the Referee of today’s Waterdown and Sherwood football game.  The first half was a bit chippy and included an ejection of a Waterdown player for deliberately stepping on a Sherwood player.    

 Prior to the start of the second half we always meet with the captains.  David asked to speak.  Without repeating word for word what he said, he apologized to the Sherwood captains for his teammates behaviour, calling it unacceptable.  He also said that he had spoken to the rest of the team and that they were there to play football the correct way and that they were going to do that for the rest of the game.  He was good to his word.

 I spoke with the coach about it after the game and he had no idea that David had taken this initiative, however he wasn’t surprised.

 I have been involved in officiating amateur football and basketball at all levels for 32 years.  I can honestly say I have never had something like that happen at any game I’ve been involved with.  This one act showed a level of leadership and maturity that was more than any high school athlete has shown in any game I have been involved with.  His parents should be proud of the young man that they are raising and he will do well in his future endeavours.

 Thank you

 Kevin Mickleboro

HAMILTON (November 9, 2017) – The Sir Allan MacNab Lions repeated as Hamilton public high school Division-I senior football champions on Thursday earning a 13-12 come-from-behind victory over the Westmount Wildcats at McMaster University.

With just under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, third-year quarterback Quincy Vaughn connected with receiver Eric Faubert near the back of the end zone to put the Lions out in front.

Sir Allan MacNab would then go on to hold on as Westmount would turnover the ball on their remaining three drives to give the Lions their second straight championship and third in four seasons.

Sir Allan McNab will now host McKinnon Park in the SOSSA West semifinal game on Wednesday, November 15 at Ron Joyce Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1:00pm.The winner of that game moves on to the SOSSA Championship held one week later (November 21) – also at Ron Joyce Stadium on campus at McMaster University.

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HAMILTON (November 10, 2017) – The Westdale Warriors captured the 2017-18 Senior Girls Division-I Championship besting the Waterdown Warriors 61-49 at McMaster University on Friday.

The win marked the 24th time in school history Westdale had won the senior girls’ title and marked the first time since the 2015-16 season they have landed on top of the public high school league.

Westdale’s Heidi Nelson poured in 20 points in the victory for Westdale while teammates Clare Smitherland had 11 points. Amy Stinson also recorded double-digit scoring in the win notching 10.

For Waterdown, Olivia Baker led the team in scoring with Beth Howlett adding 13 points in the loss.

Westdale used a 10-4 run in the early portion of the fourth quarter to pull away from Waterdown which led to their championship title. They advance to the SOSSA ‘AAA’ held next Thursday at Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary in Grimsby, Ont.

In the junior girls’ championship, the Sir Allan MacNab Lions earned their first junior girls basketball championship since 1996-1997 season besting Guido de Bres 44-35.

MacNab was powered by Sianda Bikker who poured in 20 points with teammate Ranya Belkir breaking into double digits with 11. Guido de Bres’ Natalie Gelms was the top scorer for the Gryphons notching 14 points in the loss.

The Lions were the underdog throughout the playoffs finishing as the four seed. They qualified for the final by upsetting the No. 1 ranked Hamilton District Christian High 48-31. HDCH was previously undefeated before facing the Lions. Guido was ranked third.

Sir Allan MacNab qualifies for the Junior ‘AA’ SOSSA championship scheduled for November 21 at Eden High School in St. Catharines, Ont. Guido will visit HDCH on Monday for a challenge game to determine the SOSSA Zone 1 representative for the A school classification at SOSSA.

In the senior division-II championship, Hamilton District Christian walked away as the top team defeating Sherwood 39-19.

Alyssa Hartman was the Knight top scorer posting 17 points in the win. Sherwood as led by Amber Hewitt who posted 15 of the Saints 19 points. The Knights will advance to the SOSSA “A” event which will be held next Thursday at Guido de Bres.

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HAMILTON (November 13, 2017) – The Ancaster Royals topped the Hamilton District Christian Knights 3-0 to earn the Hamilton public secondary school senior boys championship on Monday at Sherwood Secondary School

Ancaster controlled play during most of the match never trailing a set. Set scores for the game were 25-21, 25-18 and 25-20.

The championship is Ancaster’s 14th title in HWIAC play and first since 2014-15.

The Royals now advances to SOSSA (Southern Ontario Secondary School Association) “AAA” championship held next week at Sir Winston Churchill in St. Catharines, Ont. For Hamilton District, their season is not yet over with a challenge match set for tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:40 pm against Guido de Bres Christian with the Knights hosting. That game will determine the Zone 1 representative for SOSSA at the “A” level.

In the junior championship, the Westmount Wildcats roared back after a 2-0 deficit to win their ninth junior boy’s volleyball title 3-2 over the Westdale Warriors

Westdale edged out Westmount with 25-22 and 26-24 in the opening two sets.  After that, Westmount turned the tables using decisive 25-11 start their comeback rally.  That followed with a 26-24 victory and a 15-12 final set for the championship win.

The win is the first junior boy’s title for Westmount since 2008-09.

Westmount advances to SOSSA Junior “AA” championship contested at Sir Winston Churchill in St. Catharines, Ont on Wednesday, November 22nd. Hamilton District Christian and Sir Winston Churchill will square off tomorrow in a Junior “A” challenge match for the right to represent Zone 1 at SOSSA in the junior boys “A” championship.  That event also goes on November 22 at Dunnville High in Dunnville, Ont.

This year’s HWIAC boys volleyball championship was hosted at Sherwood Secondary School.

Ancaster

Female – Jessica Holmes and Victoria Renton – GAA Executive

Guido de Bres

Male – Edward Lof – volleyball

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Sianda Bikker – basketball

Waterdown

Female – Olivia Baker – basketball

Male – Ryan Mulholland – volleyball

Westdale

Female – Claire Sutherland Case – basketball

Male – Nathaniel Leighninger – cross-country

Ashley embodies the qualities of a student athlete.  Her commitment and success in her academics parallels her commitment and success in her sport – running!  Ashley’s cross country and track coach has the following to say about her: “Ashley Lof has led the Guido cross country team for four years.  Her dedication to intense training and commitment to achieving her very best have led to some fantastic results over the years.  As a grade 12 athlete, Ashley finished second at the HWIAC meet, fifth at SOSSA, and qualified to run at OFSAA for the third year in a row.  Ashley’s competitive spirit and desire to improve each and every training session and race were an inspiration to her teammates.  She could also be counted on to support, encourage, and cheer on her fellow athletes.  Ashley has also enjoyed much success on the track, qualifying for OFSAA as a midget in the 1500m and qualifying for OFSAA Regionals as a senior in the 3000m.”

Congratulations Ashley, you are very deserving of this recognition!

Ancaster

Female – Holly Connor and Abby Raymond – GAA Executives

Dundas Valley

Female – Sara Vogel – basketball

Male – Ethan Goodale – volleyball

Glendale

Male – Nathan Steeves  – basketball

Guido de Bres

Female – Ashlyn Knegt – basketball

HDCH

Female – Anna  Hartman – volleyball

Male – Evan Bremer – volleyball

Sherwood

Female – Amber Hewitt – basketball

Sir Allan MacNab

Male – Jack Morin – football

Sir John A. Macdonald

Male – Josh Urichuck – volleyball

Waterdown

Male – Liam Delmastro – hockey

Amy Stinson is a grade ten athlete who shows a dedication and work ethic much beyond her years. Her experience as a Transway basketball player has helped her earn a starting position on the senior girls basketball team since grade 9. She was an integral part of  Westdale’s recent city championship win – scoring from beyond the arc as well as driving to the basket,  and shutting down top opponents on the other team. She is also a starter for junior volleyball this year as left-side player and has already established herself as a leader, demonstrating that she is an incredible teammate and has much patience with less experienced players. Despite her busy extra-curricular schedule, her dedication to all tasks she completes carries over into the classroom where she excels in enhanced classes and challenges herself and others daily in fitness. Her drive to succeed and love of athletics are a powerful combination. Westdale is very lucky to have Amy as such an incredible role-model and we are excited to see what else she accomplishes in the future.

Thomas is truly an exceptional student athlete.  In his grade nine year he competed in five different sports.  He led his touch football team to a city championship, he played on the junior volleyball team and the grade nine rugby teams helping both to achieve great success.  He competed at OFSAA in Track and Field throwing both discuss and shot put.  An integral part of the junior basketball team, Thomas and his teammates defeated MacNab to win the city championship.  In his current grade ten year, Thomas continues to excel.  He led the junior volleyball team to an incredible season narrowly missing out on a birth in the city championship.  With the boys basketball season getting started, the Saltfleet community is excited to see what Thomas can accomplish this year. With all of his incredible accomplishments on the field and on the court, Thomas’ greatest contribution to Saltfleet continues to be his leadership, character and integrity.  If the gym needs to be set up, Thomas is there.  If his phys-ed class needs leadership, Thomas provides it.  His attitude is incredible.  He has achieved great things and in every area of Saltfleet and he makes those around him better.  We at Saltfleet look forward to the many incredible things Thomas will accomplish over the next few years.  Congratulations Thomas!

Ancaster

Female – Hannah Smith – touch football

Dundas Valley

Female – Taylor Cumming – basketball

Male – Kyle Crowe – water polo

Hamilton District 

Female – Jessica Sluys – basketball

Male – Josh Glasbergen – volleyball

Nora Henderson

Male – Daekwan Skene-Dennis – basketball

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Kari Om and Abbey Taylor – basketball

Male – Quincy Vaughn – football

Sir John A Macdonald

Male – Kelvin Luu – water polo

Waterdown

Male – Connor Snider – hockey

Meet Sarah Simon –  it’s hard to find her because she is one busy young lady.  Sarah is a triple threat at Sherwood – field hockey, volleyball and soccer.  She is heading to Florida for the Disney Showcase Field Hockey Tournament in January.  In her spare time she is a member of Student Council and the Sherwood Repertoire Band. Outside of school she sails and also plays rep field hockey, and when she is not doing that she is in cadets. Last time we checked there were only 24 hours in a day but Sarah manages to fill them all.  On top of all this she is a truly amazing young lady, always with a smile on her face and ready to help with anything you need.  She is the true definition of a well -rounded student athlete. Did we mention that Sarah is only in Grade 10!! Sherwood will get to keep her for a few more years and we can’t wait to see what else she can accomplish.  Congratulations Sarah!

Ancaster

Female – Paige Entwhistle – volleyball

Dundas Valley

Female – Grace Terhljan – volleyball

Male – Connor Goodes – basketball

Guido de Bres

Female – Bailey Vanderee – Volleyball

Male – Jacob Bager – basketball

Orchard Park

Female – Sandra Popovic – volleyball

Male – Milos Milisic – basketball

Nora Henderson

Female – Keira Vanderkolk – volleyball

Male – Travis Hunter – basketball

Sherwood

Female – Emily Williams – field hockey

Male – Matt Greczy – hockey

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Morgan Snow and Madison Curtis – volleyball

Sir John A. Macdonald

Male – Cyris Gentles – basketball

Since she walked through the door, grade 11 student Alyssa Hartman was involved in athletics at Hamilton District Christian High. Alyssa is key to our basketball, volleyball and soccer programs. In grade 10 she was a part of the senior girl’s basketball team that qualified for OFSAA, and a member of two OFSAA bronze medal soccer teams in her grade 9 and 10 years. No matter what sport she plays, Alyssa shows good athletic instincts, great coachability and leads by example. This past fall, Alyssa led the senior girls basketball team in rebounds, steals, and assists while becoming the second top scorer.  She was key to the team’s full court trap, and she worked equally hard on defence as she did on offence.  As the coaches go-to defender, her work ethic shows she enjoys it. Along with her physical skills, Alyssa demonstrates the ability to think the game and can recognize opposing teams strategy changes and readily suggests effective adjustments.  Finally, Alyssa shows exceptional sportsmanship – she is not selfish, she shows care for her teammates, and she loves to celebrate others successes. It is a joy and privilege to have Alyssa as a part of HDCH Athletics, and we look forward to her contributions in the future!