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Sr. Athletics Term 3 Wrap-Up

Ultimate Update

Our Ultimate teams continued to perform well with Sr. A Team winning the Lower Mainland Independent League title while our Jr. A team placed second. All five ultimate teams competed at the BC Championships at Newton Athletic Park the weekend of May 28-29.

Sr. Ultimate also placed first at the St. George’s Invitational Tournament on April 9, and competed at the Spring Reign Tournament in Washington State.

Senior Soccer Team competed at ISAs at Glenlyon Norfolk in Victoria and wrapped up their season in May.

JrSoccerISA-06May2016Junior Soccer took home the ISA Championship with a win over Crofton House (CHS). The team traveled to Brentwood College for the event and beat Crofton House in penalty kicks for the title. They team finished their season in mid May. Congrats to all the girls and to their coaches, Mr. Lum and Ms. Côté-Chartrand. 

Badminton Team:

Badminton Team placed 4th at ISAs hosted at Crofton House School on April 19 and played matches against other independent schools during April and early May.

Tennis Club:

A group of students played drop in tennis on Wednesdays after school during April and May. Meanwhile, seven Junior players (Gr. 8-10) competed at the Junior Tennis ISAs at UBC. These girls placed second, losing a close final match to Crofton House.

Track Zone Championships: May 10-11

Gabriela, Gr. 12, won the gold in Women’s High Jump with a jump of 1.62 and qualified for the BC Championships. Kate, Gr. 9, qualified for the BC’s in the 800m while the YHS Jr. 4x100m relay team; Samantha, Lauren, Kathryn (Grade 9s), Clara, Gr. 10 and Sophia, Gr. 11; also qualified for the BC’s through the open zone process. These girls competed at the BC’s from June 2-4 in Nanaimo.

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Jr. School Term 3 Athletics Wrap-Up

Term 3 sports have concluded with outstanding performances by our Junior School athletes.

Track and Field Update

Gr7TrackandField_Jun2016xThe Track and Field season has come to an end and all signs point to yet another successful adventure for our young Tigers. The final week of the season brought a flurry of activity that saw the team host and compete at the ISEA Track and Field Championships, and then a few days later, they participated in the BC Elementary Championships (BCEC).

TrackandField3The girls were fantastic at the ISEA meet. Although the Tigers did not capture a coveted top finish, they once again rose to the challenge in every way possible. The team was led by an incredible group of Grade 7s, who performed amazingly on the track, and on the field. Bookending the team were a dozen Grade 3s that were brought to South Surrey to fill the spots vacated by the Grade 4s who were at camp. Competing up an age group did not phase our youngest Tigers as they performed admirably, bringing home many top results.

TrackandField6A mere three days later, the team reconvened in Richmond for the BC Elementary Championships (BCEC). This three-day meet is the biggest of the season, offering the most events. The girls were in top form with many personal best results in multiple events. Throughout the season, coaches and athletes have discussed character, and Saturday put that character to a test. Despite record-setting rain, our Tigers marched on and not a single Tiger pulled out of her event due to the weather.

Congratulations to the team on another great season. Thank you to the parents for your continued support and a huge thank you to the coaches who put in the hours to make this season such a success. We look forward to the 2017 season!

Ultimate Update

IMG_7711In the Junior School, we have two ultimate teams, Grade 5 and Grade 6/7. Both teams had several opportunities to compete this season, and both performed well. Grade 5 Ultimate is very much an introduction to the sport, and the girls played in several modified games (smaller fields, fewer players). The Grade 6/7 team also played in a few exhibition games, and then wrapped up their season by attending the ISEA Stratford Hall Sabrefest. It was an excellent tournament, and the girls gained a tremendous amount of experience. The coaches were thrilled by the effort and are pumped up to continue building our program next year when the ISEA will officially launch an Ultimate league.

A huge thank you to all our teacher coaches for your time, commitment, and encouragement: Mr. Jackson, Ms. Dalziel, Ms. Ling, Ms. Kanavos, Ms. Abbott, Ms. Seliwoniuk, Ms. Murray, Ms. Sandra, Ms. Bird, Ms. Rhodes, Ms. Kingerlee, Ms. Adams, Mr. Ruse, Ms. Riendl, Ms. Winston, and Ms. Tung.