Athlete of the Week (September 17-21)

Each week HWDSB Athletics will honour it’s secondary’ schools Athlete’s of the Week.  

Ancaster HS

• Girls’ Field Hockey – Rebecca Scobie

Delta SS

• Girls’ Basketball – Summer Milben

Dundas Valley SS

• Mike Norris (Football)
• Megan Spenler (Girls Basketball)

Glendale SS

• Boys’ Football – Nathan Steeves

Saltfleet DHS

• Girls’ Field Hockey – Nicole McDonald
• Boys’ Football – Sam Guenther

Sherwood SS

• Girls’ Field Hockey – Sierra Agner 
• Boys’ Football – Spencer Maslen 

Waterdown

• Boys’ Football –Dilawar Amin

Westmount

• Boys’ Football – Justin Gray

The following competitors qualified for the SOSSA Championship held next Monday at Twenty Valley Golf Club.

Ancaster (332)
Jacob Searles 79
Jamie Zucker 83
Weston Farnworth 84
Adam Brankovic 86
Andrew Edgar 90

Waterdown (363)
Tyler Schaap 81
Charlie Smith 88
Jacob Dietz 94
Christian Lawson 100

Dundas Valley (367)
Jakob Beck 86
Matthew Persadie 88
Kevin Rorie 95
Scott Justason 98

Singles
Ethan Irvine – Westmount 80
Owen Prinzen – HDCH 88
Jesse Manzin – Westdale 89

Female Singles
Vanessa Lin – Ancaster 73
Victoria Playfair – Ancaster 94
Jasmine Reardon – HDCD 106
Fiona Kerr – Westdale 109

HWDSB Senior Tennis Championship Results (2018-19)

Hosted September 27, 2018 @ Rosedale Tennis Club, Hamilton, Ontario

Open Boys Singles

• Daniel Korkut (Ancaster HS)
• Adrian Posmag (Waterdown DHS)

Open Girls Singles

• Sasha Shulkia (Ancaster HS)
• Violetta Ziborov (G. P. Vanier)

Open Mixed Doubles

• Versailla Kahnamoui / Xavier Kahnamoui (Waterdown DHS)

Senior Boys Singles

• Daniel Lee (Sir Allan MacNab SS)
• Kyle Burley (Sherwood SS)

Senior  Girls Singles

• Ananya Agnihotri (Orchard Park SS)
• Erin Anderson (Westdale SS)

Senior  Girls Doubled

• Rachel Price / Erin Rigby  (Waterdown DHS)
• Zoli Mayer / Abbi Venezelos (Westdale SS)

Senior  Boys Doubles

• Stefan Mitrocic / Branko Zdelarik (Orchard Park SS)
• Liam Boatsmith / Dima Ignjatovic (Westdale SS)

Senior  Mixed Doubles

• Dana Wilson / Caroline An (Westdale SS)
• Brad Sands / Sophie Templeton (Ancaster HS)

Each week HWDSB Athletics will honour it’s secondary’ schools Athlete’s of the Week. Here are this week’s top student-athletes!

Ancaster HS
Girls’ – Kennedy Sardor (Basketball)
Boys’ – Matt Drury (Tennis)

Delta SS
Girls’ – Charlise Marquis (Touch Football)
Boys’ – Mike MacDonald (Baseball)

Dundas Valley SS
Girls’ – Jessica Hils, Touch Football
Boys’ – Jack Lewis, Cross Country

Glendale SS
Girls’ Belma Boskovic (Basketball)
Boys’ Siahil Jatana (Touch Football)

GP Vanier
Girls’ Wozina Taguina (Basketball)

Hamilton DCH
Girls’ – Alyssa Hartman (Basketball)
Boys’ – Evan Bremer (Volleyball)

Nora Frances Henderson SS
Girls’ – Victoria Cale (Field Hockey)
Boys’ – Evan Bryant (Volleyball)

Saltfleet DHS
Girls’ – Sofija Djurcic (Basketball)
Boys’ – Aiden McMillan (Volleyball)

Sherwood SS
Girls’ – Isabella Bourgeois (Basketball)
Boys’ – Quinn Horton (Volleyball)

Sir Allan MacNab SS
Girls’ Brianne Brown (Basketball)
Boys’ – Eric Sheridan (Football)

Waterdown DHS
Girls’ – Rachel Price & Carleigh Lissack (Touch Football)
Boys’ – Carter Routledge (Football)

Westdale SS
Girls’ Sophie Hollingshead (Touch Football)

Westmount
Girls’ Deanna Wardell / Macayla Botting (Touch Football)
Boys’ – Kyle Nalepa (Football)

Due to the amount of rainfall and questions HWDSB Athletics is receiving regarding it’s events planned for October 2, 2018, we are providing a status update for secondary athletics programming.  NOTE this is subject to change

As of  3:00pm on Monday, October 1, 2018

• Girls Grade 9 Soccer – Postponed – Mohawk field is likely to be closed on October 2
  • Information about both the Boys & Girls tournaments will be forthcoming once logistics are secured with the City.
• Junior Tennis @ Rosedale Club – Will proceed on Oct. 2 as scheduled (start time has been adjusted to 11:30am)
• Field Hockey – Will proceed on Oct. 2 as scheduled.  (Heritage Green Turf is open)
• Baseball – Decision to be made before 12:00pm on Oct. 2 (presently they will remain scheduled as is)
  • For October 1st postponed games – teams should be prepared to play on Thursday or Friday.  Information will be distributed to schools coaching staff.

Please speak with your school’s coach for updated information.

HWDSB Senior Tennis Championship Results (2018-19)

Hosted October 2, 2018 @ Rosedale Tennis Club, Hamilton, Ontario

Junior Boys Singles

• Shane Green  Waterdown
• Jeremy Ho  (Westmount SS)  

Junior Girls Singles

• Ana Zarac  (Glendale SS)                   
• Leila Becirspahic  (Orchard Park SS)

Junior  Girls Doubled

• Emma McNabney / Victoria Lee (Ancaster HS)
• Emma Sardo / Natalie Begley (Westdale SS)

Junior Boys Doubles

• Marko Mitrovic / Bozidor Zdjelaric (Orchard Park SS)
• Philip Luke / Lachlan Deathe (Westdale SS)

Junior  Mixed Doubles

• Cole Honchar / Alisson Menke-Boizo (Waterdown DHS)
• Ariel Browne / Nolan Sirkett-Wetherald (Westdale SS)

Each week HWDSB Athletics will honour it’s secondary’ schools Athlete’s of the Week.  Here are this week’s top student-athletes!

Ancaster HS

• Girls’ – Olivia Korkut (Soccer)
• Boys’ – Thomas Sant (Volleyball)

Delta SS

• Girls’ – Tiona Brown (Basketball)
• Boys’ -Ali Curri (Special Olympics – Unified Soccer)

Dundas Valley SS

• Girls’ – Jenna Button (Basketball)
• Boys’ – Louis DiSalvo (Volleyball)

Glendale SS

• Girls’ – Mila Pojuzina (Basketball)
• Boys’ – Meriton Ismaili (Volleyball)

GP Vanier

• Girls’ – Haoua Abaker Malloum
• Boys’ – Drake Morris

Guido de Bres CHS

• Girls’ – Tamryn Vanderwoude – (Basketball)
• Boys’ – Landen Beijes (Volleyball)

Hamilton DCH

• Girls’ – Chelsea Siebenga (Soccer)
• Boys’ – Brendan Vanderkruk (Soccer)

Nora Frances Henderson SS

• Girls’ – Jada Price
• Boys’ – Peyton Meloche (Volleyball)

Orchard Park SS

• Girls’ – Amy Barlow (Basketball)

Saltfleet DHS

• Girls’ – Samantha Tougher (Basketball)
• Boys’ – Jordan Murphy (Football)

Sherwood SS

• Girls’ – Gwyneth Jarrett / Holli Chassie (Tennis)
• Boys’ – Kyle Burley (Tennis)

Sir Allan MacNab SS

• Girls’ – Alana Kirkland (Basketball) Ariyanna Lee (Basketball)
• Boys’ – Adam Secord (Volleyball)

Sir John A. Macdonald SS

• Boys’ – Josh Seager (Football)

Sir Winston Churchill SS

• Girls’ – Rylee Murphy-Scott (Basketball)
• Boys’ – Charet Pok (Volleyball)

Waterdown DHS

• Girls’ – Anna Grabowski (Cross Country)
• Boys’ – Matt Robinson (Baseball)

Westmount

• Girls’ – Jillian O’Connell (Field Hockey)
• Boys’ – David Rule (Cross Country)

DUNDAS, Ont. (October 17. 2018) Dundas Valley made a clean sweep of the overall team awards at the 2018 HWIAC Cross Country Championship on Wednesday at Christie Lake Conservation Area

For full results see below.

HAMILTON (October 18, 2018) – Saltfleet Storm repeated as HWIAC Girls Field Hockey Champions on Thursday downing the Westdale Warriors 6-1 at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Field.

Mallory Mackesy potted a hatrick to lead the Storm to its fourth title in five years. Also scoring for Saltfleet were Nasya Palmer, Nicole McDonald and Rachel Rioux.

For the Warriors, Julia Stavnitzky opened the scoring at the sixth minute of the match.

The two schools are not done with each other as Saltfleet and Westdale will meet in the SOSSA (Southern Ontario Secondary School Association) semifinal set for Wednesday (Oct. 24) morning at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School facing off at 9:00 am. That winner will advance to the SOSSA Championship at 2:00pm. Both teams are vying for a berth into OFSAA provincial championship held November 1-3 in Burlington, Ont.

In the Division-II championship, Westmount earned a 2-1 victory in overtime besting Sir Winston Churchill on their home field. Jillian O’Connell netted the game winner in the third minute of overtime. Clare Johnston had the other goal for Westmount.

Congratulations to the Girls Field Hockey team for winning the Division II City Championship! 2-1 in OT against Churchill pic.twitter.com/pxI4aAREz7

— Westmount Athletic Council (@Wac2018_2019) October 18, 2018

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ANCASTER, Ont. (October 19, 2018) – The Ancaster Royals put an exclamation mark on their 2018-19 baseball season cruising to a 15-1 win over the Westmount Wildcats in the HWIAC Championship on Friday at Ancaster Community Park.

The Royals juggernaut offence was powered on Friday by Matt Sargeant and Colin Muir. Both players went three for four at the plate. Sargeant scored four runs and knocked in two RBI’s while Muir scored three times and had three RBI’s. Tyler Wilson was also a top contributor, scoring a run and batting in two more.

Ancaster starter Shane Jeffrey was solid in his three innings of work striking out five Westmount batters and allowing no hits.

Westmount showed life in the fourth inning when Dylan Wardell scored on a Sawyer Smith RBI double. That would be all that the Wildcats would get as the Royals shut the door.

The Royals finished with a perfect 8-0 record, earning six wins in the regular season and then posting a 8-2 semifinal win over the Sherwood Saints before exploding in the final against Westmount.

Ancaster was unchallenged all season long winning five of their six regular season games by 10 runs or more. The only team that kept it close against the Royals was the Waterdown Warriors who held Ancaster’s offence to just two runs in their game back on October 4. Defensively, Ancaster was just as sharp, allowing nine runs during their entire campaign.

This is the first title for the Royals since the 2015-16 season after finishing runner up the previous two seasons. They avenged their 2016-17 championship loss against Westmount which was a 1-0 extra inning heartbreaker.

Overall the Royals have claimed five HWIAC baseball titles appearing in 10 of the last 12 championships. They are the winningest program with Waterdown the next closest team with three titles.

In the Spring, Ancaster will represent the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (Zone 1) at the SOSSA championship. The event is tentatively set for May 30th and will be hosted by St. Michael’s CHS in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Stay Connected with HWDSB Athletics
For schedules, results and news visit: http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/athletics or follow us on Twitter @HWDSB_athletics​

Results from the 2018-19 SOSSA Tennis Championship held October 15, 2018 at the Welland Tennis Club.  HWDSB student-athletes are noted in red-bold

2018-2019 SOSSA Senior Tennis Results

High School Division

Senior Girls Singles

1^st –Marcelina Szmurlo (Jean Vanier)
2^nd – Dylan Wall (St. Francis)
3^rd – Isabelle Newkirk (Governor Simcoe)

Senior Boys Singles
1^st – Guilian Berezowski (St. Paul)
2^nd – Steven Lovricks (A.N. Myer)
3^rd – Kyle Burley (Sherwood)

Senior Girls Doubles
1^st – Addie Hambley & Hannah Zanetti (Centennial)
2^nd – Sophie Pilote & Giselle Rugigana (Confederation)
3^rd – Julia MacInnis & Ashley DeMita (Denis Morris)

Senior Boys Doubles
1^st – Evan Kernaghan & Nathan Sousa (Notre Dame College)
2^nd– Liam Boatsmith & Dima Ignjatovic (Westdale)
3^rd – Stefan Mitrocic & Branko Zdelarik (Orchard Park)

Senior Mixed Doubles
1^st – Graeme Staples & Emily Burkholder (Notre Dame College)
2^nd – David Li & Coco Wu (NCC)
3^rd – William Pierce & Taylor Kerr (Governor Simcoe)

2018-2019 SOSSA Senior Tennis Results – Open/Ranked Division

Open Boys Singles
1^st – Adrian Posmag (Waterdown)
2^nd– Daniel Korkut (Ancaster)
3^rd – N/A

Open Boys Doubles
1^st – Tanner Bedard & Cole Bedard (E.L. Crossley)
2^nd– Nicholas Li & Mavryck Gatt (A.N. Myer)
3^rd – N/A

Open Girls Singles
1^st – Aleks Paramentic (A.N. Myer)
2^nd – Aleksandra Shulkin (Ancaster)
3^rd – Violetta Ziborov (G.P. Vanier)

Open Mixed Doubles
1^st – Nicholas Murdaca & Jovana Paramentic (A.N. Myer)
2^nd – Versailla Kahnamoui & Xavier Kahnamoui (Waterdown)
3^rd – Noah Seca & Payton Latcham (Blessed Trinity)

2018-2019 SOSSA Junior Tennis Results

Junior Girls Singles
1^st– Anastazija Zarac (Glendale)
2^nd – Daphne Wen (A.N. Myer)
3^rd – Leila Becirspahic (Orchard Park)

Junior Boys Singles
1^st– Wesley Khan (Centennial)
2^nd – Eesa Huq (St. Francis)
3^rd – Isaac Newkirk (Governor Simcoe)

Junior Girls Doubles
1^st– Isabela Song & Jayden Pelletier (E.L. Crossley)
2^nd – Emma McNabney & Victoria Lee (Ancaster)
3^rd – Mana Gritter & Kara Poulis (Heritage Christian)

Junior Boys Doubles
1^st– Bozidar Zdjelaric & Marko Mitrovic (Orchard Park)
2^nd– Lucas Ponting & Leo Williston (Notre Dame)
3^rd–  Blake Train & Blake Hall (GFESS)

Junior Mixed Doubles
1^st– Bryer Gregoire & Tanios Harb (St. Francis)
2^nd – Callum Berry & Tess Jansen (Notre Dame)
3^rd – Gaetano Manco & Catherine Orr (St. Paul)

Summer Millben is a grade 12 student who is involved in every aspect of life at Delta. She is a committed athlete who rallied to put a senior girls basketball team together this year when it looked like the team wouldn’t run. As the team heads into the second half of their season, Summer is excited to lead them to the playoffs in Division-2.

Through her leadership and commitment she has been an integral part of many teams and intends on playing volleyball, pickleball, orienteering, badminton,ultimate and track and field this year on top of touch football and basketball…all the while maintaining a part-time job and playing club basketball outside of school! She is a member of the GAC and is always on board to run all the events that make Delta an amazing place to be! She is hoping to go to Mohawk next year in the Criminal Justice program. Summer is the definition of a well-rounded student athlete who is a fierce competitor and a natural leader.

As Delta is closing at the end of this year, we know you’ll uphold the honour of being Delta’s final Featured Female Athlete of the Year! Congratulations Summer! Keep making Delta proud!

Each week HWDSB Athletics features a “Feature Athlete of the Week” randomly chosen from one of our secondary schools competing in HWIAC play.  Watch for this feature every Wednesday!

Nathan Steeves was an easy choice for this award. Nathan just capped off another tremendous season for the Varsity Football Bears. Playing on both sides of the ball with skill and determination, Nathan was a difference-maker in every game this fall. Coach Cheeseman and many others around the building consistently describe him as a natural leader, hard-worker, role model and a ‘coach’s dream’. Self-disciplined, motivated and always looking for new ways to improve, Nathan is the epitome of the ‘student-athlete’. Congratulations and well-deserved!

Each week HWDSB Athletics features a “Feature Athlete of the Week” randomly chosen from one of our secondary schools competing in HWIAC play.  Watch for this feature every Wednesday!

Hamilton, ON – November 2, 2018: More than 1,700 of the best high school cross country runners from across the province will converge on Christie Lake Conservation Area on Saturday, aiming to make a name for themselves at the 2018 OFSAA Cross Country Championship hosted by Dundas Valley Secondary School.

The 2018 @OFSAAXC is almost here. Organizers are putting finishing touches on the course and #HamOnt is ready to welcome the province! Good luck to all competitors @OFSAA @Dundas_ValleySS @HWDSB pic.twitter.com/VxdAjANWkM

— HWDSB Athletics (@HWDSB_athletics) November 2, 2018

The event features seven races and showcases several decorated student-athletes, including several past champions. Among them is Aurora’s Cameron Ormond (Aurora HS), who is aiming for her fourth straight OFSAA title. Ormond won the girls Grade 9 title in 2015 and followed that performance by collecting the junior title in 2016. Last year, she was the top runner in the senior girls race and has her eyes set on a second straight senior title.

Ottawa’s Joe Fast (Ridgemount HS) also returns and is looking for his third straight OFSAA cross country title, having collected the individual Grade 9 title in 2016 and then claimed the junior race last year in 2018. Other returning champions from previous years include EJ Boston (Maximilian Kolbe HS – Aurora), Roman Mironov (Father John Redmond CSS – Toronto), Haily Davis (JF Ross CVI – Guelph) and Nick Mota (Newmarket HS – Newmarket).

Last year’s team champions include Vincent Massey Secondary School (Windsor), which won the boys title along with Leaside High School (Toronto), which picked up the overall girls championship title.

Local runners to watch are Quincy Rotsaert-Smith (Dundas Valley SS) in the midget girls event while Cooper Norton (Orchard Park SS) will contest the midget boys race. In the junior events, Anna Grabowski (Waterdown DHS), will be one to watch in the junior girls race, with Lachlan Perigord of St. Mary’s CSS competing on the boys side. In the prestigious senior events, Sarah Cushnine (Westdale) will look for a top placement while Ethan Summer-Hays (Hamilton DCH) will look for a top finish in the boys race.

Among HWDSB schools, Dundas Valley secondary (midget girls) and Westdale secondary (senior girls) have a good chance to place in the team events with a home course advantage.

This weekend’s championship follows pre-OFSAA event Dundas Valley hosted on October 3. Top runners from that event were midget girls: Alysia Maurice (Humberview SS – Caledon); midget boys: Health McAllister (London Central – London); junior girls: Emily Bryce (Saugeen District SS – Port Elgin); junior boys: Eric Campbell (Sir Winston Churchill SS – Niagara Falls); senior girls: Abbey Yuhasz (Resurrection CSS – Kitchener, Ont.); senior boys: Foster Mallecck (St. Mary’s HS – Kitchener, Ont.); para-girls: Kealyn Cherwaiko (Georgetown HS – Georgetown) and para-boys: Owen Konkle.

Hamilton has experienced significant rainfall in recent days, so the course will be wet. However, Meet Director Michael Smith of Dundas Valley Secondary School says that Christie Lake Conservation Area and the volunteer crew is ready.

“The rain definitely made for a wet setup on Thursday, but the show will go on,” Smith said. “The course and cross country in general tends to favour the wet and the mud. Rain is scheduled to taper off and Saturday is predicted as sunny and cool. We’re very excited to see the province’s best runners compete on our course. I’m sure we’ll see some great performances come Saturday.”

The OFSAA cross country championships are the Ontario high school cross country championship held annually in varying locations around the province. The event is usually held on the first Saturday of November with more than 1,600 student-athletes competing in six races. It is one of the largest sports events offered by OFSAA, along with Track & Field.

For more information contact:

Meet Director Mike Smith, 905-628-2203, msmith@hwdsb.on.ca

Schedule of Events

• 8:00 a.m. – Site Opens
• 8:30 a.m. – Registration Opens
• 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Nike+ Athletes’ Village
• 9:15 a.m. – Coaches’ Meeting
• 9:45 a.m. – Opening Ceremonies
• 10:00 a.m. – Midget Girls – Sponsored by Elite Health/Go Bee Industries
• 10:45 a.m. – Para Race – Sponsored by Hamilton Sports Accessibility Council
• 11:30 a.m. – Midget Boys – Sponsored by Redeemer University
• 12:15 p.m. – Junior Girls – Sponsored by Wilfrid Laurier University
• 1:00 p.m. – Junior Boys – Sponsored by Windsor University
• 1:45 p.m. – Senior Girls – Sponsored by McMaster University
• 2:30 p.m. – Senior Boys – Sponsored by Humber College
• 3:15 p.m. – Awards

Local Area Athletes competing

Find a list of all participants.
Representing Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board schools
Lexy Anonech    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Emily Cox    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Foster Deighton    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Emma Due    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Ella Hendriks    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Keona Hussan    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Jack Lewis    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Doug Linkert    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Cole Ljucovic    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Robbie Mcharg    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Sara Merry    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Emma Norris    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Gerrit Oldejans    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Alex Renwick    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Tristan Richards    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Emily Richer    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Ethan Rotsaertsmith    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Quincy Rotsaertsmith    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Cara Sealey    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Allyson Sober    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Finn Sulentic    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Grace Terhljan    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Braedan Topp    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Leah Waite    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Rowan Watson    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Jane Wright    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Logan Yates    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Hildy Zalepa    Dundas Valley SS – Dundas
Cooper Norton    Orchard Park SS – Hamilton
William Porterfield    Orchard Park SS – Hamilton
Erin Anderson    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Aliyah Capon    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Beth Cushnie    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Sarah Cushnie    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Malcolm Green    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Avery Irwin    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Nathaniel Leighninger    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Dennis Linkert    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Erin Lou    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Noah Mulkewich    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Hannah Robertson    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Claire Vernon-pope    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Liam Yoell    Westdale SS – Hamilton
Bridget Ledonne    Westmount SS – Hamilton
David Rule    Westmount SS – Hamilton
Mia Till    Westmount SS – Hamilton

Representing Hamilton region independent schools   
Kristen Deboer    Guido de Bres CHS – Hamilton
Kara Dejong    Hamilton DCH – Ancaster
Ethan Summerhays    Hamilton DCH – Ancaster
Peyton Bear    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Vanessa Bonura    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Camille Bruckmann    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Mackenzie Oliver    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Nora Treleavan    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Kaitlyn Treleaven    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Tom Voss    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Carys Washchuk    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton
Madeline Wighardt    Hillfield Strathallan College – Hamilton

Representing Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board schools
Serena Dibenedetto    Bishop Ryan HS – Hamilton
Will Summers    Bishop Ryan HS – Hamilton
Gianni Pirrera    Bishop Ryan CSS – Hamilton
Meagan Stager    Bishop Tonnos HS – Ancaster
Christina Prawak    Cardinal Newman CSS – Stoney Creek
Savannah Singh    Cardinal Newman CSS – Stoney Creek
Olivia Lanc    St. Jean de Brebeuf CSS – Hamilton
Isabella Bauman    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Jessica Bohm    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Kiara Butcher    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Jessica Dekker    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Mitchelle Kibogy    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Abbey Maillet    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Natalie Murphy    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Stella Oliver    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Lachlan Perigord    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Sage Sulentic    St. Mary’s CSS – Hamilton
Zina Agbassi    St. Thomas More CSS – Hamilton
Adriana Bozzo    St. Thomas More CSS – Hamilton
Olivia Dodds    St. Thomas More CSS – Hamilton
Jane Jowatt    St. Thomas More CSS – Hamilton
Adam Kislinsky    St. Thomas More CSS – Hamilton
Irelan Scanlon    St. Thomas More CSS – Hamilton
Makenna Williamson    St. Thomas More CSS – Hamilton

– Local organizer Mike Smith earns OFSAA leadership award –

DUNDAS, Ont. (November 3, 2018) – Glebe Collegiate and St. Michael’s College claimed  the overall girls and boys  titles respectively on Saturday as the 2018 OFSAA Cross Country Championship wrapped at Christie Lake Conservation Area. Dundas Valley Secondary School from the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) and Burlington Central of the Halton District School Board (HDSB) were the host schools for this year’s event.

Aurora’s Cameron Ormond captured her fourth straight OFSAA gold medal running to a time of twenty-three minutes and 1.7 seconds in the senior girls race. She is just the second women in history to secure four OFSAA cross country titles. Kathy Butler won four OFSAA and went on to represent Canada in distance events at the Olympics in 1996 and 2004. Ormond won the grade-nine title in 2015 and followed her rookie performance by collecting the junior title in 2016. She now has back-to-back senior titles to go along with the one she earned last season.

Ormond was just ahead of Sam Ford (University of Toronto Schools- Toronto) who finished 12 seconds with a time of 23:13.5. She was followed by Olivia Roussel (Humberside CI – Toronto) at 23:18.8

In the senior boys event, London’s Evan Burke (London South CI) finished the six kilometre race with a time of 19:06.8. Nick Mota of Newmarket (Newmarket HS) was second at 19:21.9 with Wellenad’s Santiago Gaitan-Caballer finishing third at 19:51.8.

The top local finisher was Bishop Ryan’s Ryan Sorley who took home sixth place in the boys para-race with a time of 13:34.2.

Quincy Rotsertsmith from Dundas Valley broke into the top-30 in the midget girls event to help host school Dundas Valley to an 11th place finish in the team standings. Rotsaert-Smith raced to a time of 17:06.7 on her home course to finish 24th.

Stoney Creek’s Cooper Norton (Orchard Park) also had top 30 finish placing 26th in the midget boys event with a time of 15:22.00.

Other finishers from the host Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board claiming a top 100 included: David Rule (Westmount): junior boys – 53rd; Sarah Cushnie (Westdale) sr girls 76th; Hana Robertson (Westdale) midget girls – 89th; Emma Due (Dundas Valley) midget girls – 94th and Tristan Richards (Dundas Valley) senior boys – 96th.

In the team competition, the HWDSB had seven teams competing with the Midget Girls from Dundas Valley having the day’s best performance with an 11th place finish in their race.  The junior girls of Dundas Valley were 23rd, While the Westdale senior teams were both 24th.  Dundas Valley had three other teams competing both senior groups and midget boys.

Meet Director, Mike Smith from Dundas Valley was honoured before the race earning the OFSAA Leadership in School Sport Award. This award is presented annually at each OFSAA championship to a teacher-coach who has made a significant contribution to the educational athletic program. The recipient of this award exemplifies the values of fair play and good sportsmanship, while promoting enjoyment, personal growth and educational achievement through school sport.

Congratulations Mike Smith on your OFSAA Leadership in Sport award! You make all of us and coaches everywhere proud!! ⁦@OFSAA⁩ ⁦@HWDSB⁩ ⁦@mannyhwdsb⁩ ⁦@Dundas_ValleySS⁩ pic.twitter.com/04a9w8rxWJ

— Gail Cipriani (@Gail_Cipriani) November 3, 2018

In Smith’s case this is certainly a earned award as he has continually has one of the top cross country teams within the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board over his 21-year coaching career. His athletes of won eight  team OFSAA cross country and track medals.  He is also influential in running several local meets and has assisted in operating regional SOSSA cross country and track & field events.

Over 1700 athletes were in attendance at Saturday’s event racing in 12 events. Next year’s event is set to be hosted by Sudbury.

Full event results visit :http://xcrunner.ca/results/ofsaa/
Championship Website: http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/cross-country-running

The @OFSAAXC results are in. Check out https://t.co/Yt11asYZeZ for all full event results. @HWDSB @OFSAA #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/pDLVvtJNgm

— HWDSB Athletics (@HWDSB_athletics) November 3, 2018

HWIAC members bring home three OFSAA medals over weekend 

What a night! @HWDSB schools capture 2 medals in provincial championships @ofsaabasketball. for @WestdaleSS in #girlsbasketballAAA and for @Dundas_ValleySS in #girlsbasketballAA. #HamOnt #Celebrate @OFSAA pic.twitter.com/iCuzGRB5RS

— HWDSB Athletics (@HWDSB_athletics) November 25, 2018

A recap of HWDSB/HWIAC teams competing for provincial championships at OFSAA held across the Ontario from November 22-24, 2018.

HAMILTON (November 25, 2018) – The Westdale Warriors and the Dundas Valley Gryphons returned to Hamilton after earning medals at the OFSAA Girls Basketball Championship hosted in London, Ont., over the weekend.

Westdale struck gold in the girls AAA basketball championship topping Hamilton Catholic’s Cardinal Newman 49-46.  The win marked the second time the Warriors have earned the title in school history with the last one coming 21 years ago in 1997.

Dundas Valley earned a silver medal for their effort in the Girls AA basketball.  They rolled through the event only to be stopped by Wallaceburg DSS (Chatham, Ont.) in the championship game losing by a point 54-53. It is the Gryphon’s first OFSAA medal since it became a school in 2014.

Not to be outdone, Hamilton District Christian, a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth Interscholastic Athletic Council (HWIAC) scored a bronze medal at the OFSAA Boys A Volleyball Championship hosted in Belleville, Ont.

Here is a breakdown of all the weekend’s action of teams in play at OFSAA provincial championships:

Basketball – Girls (AAA): Westdale SS (November 22-24 @ London, Ont.)

Westdale claimed their first girls AAA basketball title in 21 years defeating Hamilton’s Cardinal Newman 49-46 on Saturday.  

BREAKING: @WestdaleSS wins @ofsaabasketball Girls AAA Championship 49-46 over Cardinal Newman. #1 in the province!!! #WeAreTheChampions @HWDSB @TheSpec @CHCHTV

— HWDSB Athletics (@HWDSB_athletics) November 24, 2018

The Warriors trailed Cardinal Newman 25-22 heading into the half, but took the lead in the third by holding its cross-town opponent to just four points while Westdale would post 12 to take a 34-20 advantage. That run would loom large with the two teams separated by just three to end the game.

Westdale’s Heidi Nelson poured in a game high 17 points in the final to lead the Warriors while Amy Stinson had 12.  

On Thursday, Westdale opened their championship run with two convincing wins with the first coming on a 68-38 dusting over St. Edmund Campion (Brampton, Ont.) followed by a 75-35 victory over Weldon (Lindsay, Ont.).

Friday’s action saw the Warriors beat Northern (Sarnia, Ont.) 49-24 in the quarterfinals before topping J. Clark Richardson (Ajax, Ont.)  69-50 in the semifinals to set up an all Hamilton final.

For full results & more information visit: http://ofsaa.on.ca/girls-aaa-basketball

Basketball – Girls (AA): Dundas Valley SS (November 22-24 @ London, Ont.)

Here is your 2018-19 @ofsaa #girlsbasketballAA silver medalist: @Dundas_ValleySS⁩. Way to go!!!!! ⁦@HWDSB⁩ #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/DX31S1oO9X

— HWDSB Athletics (@HWDSB_athletics) November 25, 2018

The Dundas Valley Gryphons put on quite a show at the girls AA basketball championship coming within a point of claiming the provincial crown and walking away as silver medalists.

Dundas Valley rolled through opponents all tournament long posting early round victories against Prince Edward (Picton, Ont.) 57-16 and St. Joseph (Barrie, Ont.) 56-37.  They continued their strong play on Friday, disposing of Bishop MacDonell (Guelph, Ont.) 58-43 in the quarterfinals. In their semifinal match, they overpowered cross-town opponent St. Mary’s (Hamilton) 63-38.

The championship final against Wallaceburg was a nail bitter with the two teams staying within a few points the entire game.  Dundas Valley led 15-14 after the first quarter, but trailed at the half (29-25) and heading into the final frame (36-34).

In the final moments of the contest, Dundas Valley had two opportunities to convert the lead, but a buzzer beater rolled off the rim to finish one point behind at 54-53 and claim the silver medal.

Megan Spenier was named the championship game’s Pride, Hustle, Determination Award for Dundas Valley.

The Gryphons can hold their head up high putting together a remarkable season and can lay claim to the HWIAC city championship crown topping Westdale as well as the AA SOSSA title.

For full results & more information visit: http://ofsaa.on.ca/girls-aa-basketball

Volleyball – Boys (A): Hamilton DCH (November 22-24 @ Belleville, Ont.)

Hamilton District Christian High ended their boys volleyball season with a provincial bronze medal winning 3-1 over Mere-Theresa (Hamilton).

The Knights qualified for the final with a 3-1 pool play record, earning victories over Toronto Christian (Toronto), Nouvelle Alliance (Barrie, Ont.) and St. Michael’s Choir (Toronto).  Their only blemish came against St. Thomas Aquinas (Kendra, Ont.)

In the quarterfinals, HDCH beat St. Mary’s 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-18 and 25-18).  The semifinals saw the Knights lose 3-1 to Louis Riel (Ottawa) on set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 20-25, and 25-19.

For full results & more information visit: http://ofsaa.on.ca/boys-volleyball

Volleyball – Boys (AAA): Ancaster HS (November 22-24 @ Windsor, Ont.)

The Ancaster Royals headed into OFSAA having earned the HWIAC city championship and earned a second entry to represent SOSSA at the provincial championship.  

Ancaster finished the tournament with a 1-3 record posting a win against Lo-Ellen Park (Sudbury, Ont.) in pool play

For full results & more information visit:http://ofsaa.on.ca/boys-aaa-volleyball

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HAMILTON (December 5, 2018) – The top girls’ high school basketball players within in the Hamilton public school board will take centre stage on Thursday night as it hosts the third annual HWDSB Girls Basketball All-Star Classic game.

Tipoff for the event is at 7:00pm at Glendale Secondary School with the game featuring 30 of the best senior girls basketball players within the HWIAC league.

As part of the game, the school board along with McMaster University and Mohawk College, have once again teamed up to help deliver this year’s event. Both McMaster and Mohawk will have student-athletes from their varsity program act as “Head Coaches” for the two teams.

Team Mohawk will be coached current Mohawk women’s basketball players: Sam Pocrnic, Emilee Champigny, Hannah Zinkewich and Kassandra Willard.  Champigny is in her second year with the Mountaineers and is a HWDSB alumni having graduated from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary. Pocrnic is in her third year with Mohawk, while Zinkewich and Willard are both rookies with the Mountaineers.

For Team McMaster they will be led by Erin Burns and Christina Buttenhan who are both from the Hamilton area. Burns is also in her fifth year of eligibility at McMaster and the guard has appeared in 10 games with the Marauders averaging 5.5 points per game. Buttenhan is in her fourth year of eligibility and is currently averaging nine points per game.

Team McMaster University
Glendale SS: Belma Boskovic; Guido de Bres CHS: Kaley Bork; Orchard Park SS: Mikayla McDonald; Saltfleet DHS: Sofia Djurcic, Alexa Madjercic; Sherwood SS: Amber Hewitt, Isabella Bourgeois, Abby Oates; Sir Allan MacNab SS: Kyra Guzylar-Messam; Sir Winston Churchill SS: Molena Pok; Waterdown DHS: Morgan Doxey; Westdale SS: Taylor Marof, Jordan Denkers, Claire Sutherland; Westmount SS: Heather Gaunt.

Coaches: Erin Burns and Christina Buttenhan

Team Mohawk College
Glendale SS: Orhidea Currie; Guido de Bres CHS: Natalie Gelms; Nora Frances Henderson SS: Samantha Young; Orchard Park SS: Savannah Wolaniuk; Saltfleet DHS: Sam Tougher, Quinn Hardy; Sherwood SS: Beth Evnik, Cloe Wilson; Sir Allan MacNab SS: Alana Kirkland; Sir Winston Churchill SS: Brittany O’Rourke; Westdale SS: Peyton Marof, Heidi Nelson, Amy Stinson; Westmount SS: Paige Hamilton, Zoe Santi.

Coaches: Sam Pocrnic, Emilee Champigny,  Hannah Zinkewich and Kassandra Willard

Want to Go?

• What: Third Annual HWDSB Girls Basketball All-Star Classic
• Who: Top varsity players from the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board & HWIAC league
• When: Thursday, December 6, 2018
• Where: Glendale Secondary School (145 Rainbow Dr, Hamilton)
• Admission: $2 (student) / $3 (adult) at the door

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Saltfleet’s Quinn Hardy was the game’s top scorer with 13 points to lead Team Mohawk while Amy Stinson of Westdale and Brittany O’Rourke of Sir Winston Churchill each chipped in nine points for the winning group.

For the McMaster side, Isabella Bourgeois of Sherwood and Taylor Marof of Westdale posted eight points each. Claire Sutherland of Westdale had six points in the loss.

Team McMaster held a small three point lead after the first quarter of play (16-13), but the Team Mohawk squad was able to take earn the advantage at the half going up 28-27 and clung to a 43-39 lead heading into the final frame. They were able to separate themselves in the fourth to finish 58-49.

Amy Stinson from Westdale claimed player of the game honours for Team Mohawk while Amber Hewitt earned the same award for Team McMaster. This is the second time in as many years Stinson has earned player of the game honours in the All-Star game format having represented Team McMaster last year.

Prior to the game a three point shooting contest was held with Saltfleet’s Sofia Djurcic taking the crown dropping 10 three pointers.

The game featured 30 of the cities top student athlete basketball players from the Hamilton public school board. It also was the second year the event was staged celebrating & highlighting girls basketball in Hamilton.

This year’s game was the third installment of the which saw the school board team up with Mohawk College and McMaster University in helping present the game. Both post-secondary institutions provided varsity student-athletes to help coach the games with their head coaches on hand to present awards post game.

Team Rosters

Team McMaster University
Glendale SS: Belma Boskovic; Guido de Bres CHS: Kaley Bork; Orchard Park SS: Mikayla McDonald; Saltfleet DHS: Sofia Djurcic, Alexa Madjercic; Sherwood SS: Amber Hewitt, Isabella Bourgeois, Abby Oates; Sir Allan MacNab SS: Kyra Guzylar-Messam; Sir Winston Churchill SS: Molena Pok; Waterdown DHS: Morgan Doxey; Westdale SS: Taylor Marof, Jordan Denkers, Claire Sutherland; Westmount SS: Heather Gaunt.

Coaches: Erin Burns and Christina Buttenhan

Team Mohawk College
Glendale SS: Orhidea Currie; Guido de Bres CHS: Natalie Gelms; Nora Frances Henderson SS: Samantha Young; Orchard Park SS: Savannah Wolaniuk; Saltfleet DHS: Sam Tougher, Quinn Hardy; Sherwood SS: Beth Evnik, Cloe Wilson; Sir Allan MacNab SS: Alana Kirkland; Sir Winston Churchill SS: Brittany O’Rourke; Westdale SS: Peyton Marof, Heidi Nelson, Amy Stinson; Westmount SS: Paige Hamilton, Zoe Santi.

Coaches: Sam Pocrnic, Emilee Champigny,  Hannah Zinkewich and Kassandra Willard

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Keiara Raitt is an extremely versatile athlete who excels on the ice, field, court, diamond, and in the classroom. During her time at Ancaster she has played on the basketball, indoor rowing, touch football, volleyball, Varsity hockey, Varsity soccer, and baseball teams. All her coaches and teammates would agree that she is a team player who is positive, coachable, and demonstrates leadership during a game. She is a true student athlete who is constantly pushing herself to improve both athletically and academically. Keiara spends her weekends travelling for hockey and still maintains excellent grades. In her spare time she is an active member of our athletic council. We look forward to seeing what she can accomplish in the next two years as a Royal. 

Each week HWDSB Athletics features a “Feature Athlete of the Week” randomly chosen from one of our secondary schools competing in HWIAC play.  Watch for this feature every Wednesday!

Noah has all the qualities you want in a student athlete and his contribution to the Saltfleet Athletics program over the past 4 years has been immense. He has played on the Rugby team since grade 9 and has helped the team win city championships, SOSSA championships leading to an OFSAA birth last year. He is a four year member of the hockey team helping his team win a city championship during that time. For the past two years, Noah has been an integral part of the football team helping them make the city semi-finals both of those years. In the mild weather, you’ll find Noah on the fairways and greens of the local courses as a member of our golf team.  Noah’s contribution on the field is only exceeded by his success off the field. He is a person of character and integrity.  He leads by example, he never misses practice and achieves an incredibly high level of success in the classroom. Noah has been described by his coaches as “Wise beyond his years”.  In everything he does, Noah makes those around him better. Noah will be a huge part of this years Hockey and Rugby teams and we know he will achieve incredible things when he leaves Saltfleet and moves on to post-secondary education. Well done Noah.

Each week HWDSB Athletics features a “Feature Athlete of the Week” randomly chosen from one of our secondary schools competing in HWIAC play.  Watch for this feature every Wednesday!