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Junior Tigers Update: February 6, 2020

BASKETBALL
Last Thursday, January 30, our Grade 7 Tigers hosted Crofton House School, Mulgrave, and Stratford Hall for the inaugural Festivus Basketballus event; an event built to honour and recognize our late colleague, Megan Dalziel. The event was designed to give student-athletes the opportunity to display some of the amazing intangibles that Megan Dalziel brought to our gymnasium. Our hope was to witness qualities like intensity and skill being balanced against enthusiasm and sportsmanship. 

Each team played two games and participated in a lunch-hour shooting contest. Scores from the games were as follows:

Crofton House School 36 – York House School 11
Mulgrave School 38 – Stratford Hall 16
Crofton House School 45 – Mulgrave School 15
Stratford Hall 9 – York House School 18

The shooting contest had two teams from each school participate. The winning tandem came from Crofton House (28 points), followed by Stratford Hall (25 points), and Mulgrave (21 points). Although the Tigers did not have a team finish in the top three, our girls enjoyed the opportunity to shoot in front of such an enthusiastic crowd. Competing in such a pressured environment gave all of the participants a chance to test their mettle and see how much they do or do not enjoy that moment.

We were very pleased with our initial Festivus Basketballus. Our hope of building the foundation for a great event was realized. Many comments were made about the enjoyment the students had and how much the coaches felt appreciated. Thank you to our school administration (Julie Rousseau and Kathy Kealey) for supporting the event. Another thank you to Lesley McKnight, Eric Butler, and Adriano Catena for their involvement with logistics and officiating. We look forward to the growth of this event, enjoying the spirit of basketball, and continuing to celebrate and remember Megan Dalziel.

SWIM TEAM
On Thursday, February 6, the Swim Team is off to their third meet of the season, the WPGA Invitation Elementary Swim Meet. This meet is held at Watermania, in Richmond, and will give the girls another opportunity to experience competition in the water. Best of luck to all of our swimmers and a big thank you to our coaches Christine Lee, Carmelita Carlberg-Nangle, and shout out to our student coaches as well!

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Junior Tigers Update: January 30, 2020

BASKETBALL
January 30, was a busy day for our Junior School basketball teams. Our Grade 5 team traveled to Crofton House School and our Grade 6 team traveled to St. John’s School. Both games provide our teams with more competitive experience and a taste of local rivalries. Meanwhile, back at York House, our Grade 7 team hosted Crofton House School, Mulgrave, and Stratford Hall for the inaugural Festivus Basketballus event. 

With Festivus Basketballus, our hope is to build the foundation for a great event. An event where student-athletes can display some of the amazing intangibles that Megan Dalziel brought to our gymnasium. Everyone is excited to participate and we are looking forward to sharing all of the fantastic. Tune in next week to hear all about this fantastic event.

SWIM TEAM
On Tuesday, January 28, all 31 members of the swim team caught an early bus to Watermania (Richmond) to participate in the Beth Heras Memorial Relay Meet. This is one of our favorite events, as the entire meet is comprised of relays, relays, and relays. With so many chances to swim, the athletes get a lot of races with their friends, and sometimes they even swim twice, in one event! It is also a great time for the swimmers to try new events.