GRADE 5 BASKETBALL: The Grade 5 Basketball team has been working hard, and the girls are learning a lot about basketball. It is a busy stretch as the team played at Collingwood School on Tuesday, and they play again Monday, January 28th at Fraser Academy. The Grade 5 ISEA Playday is February 11th at Mulgrave.
GRADE 6 BASKETBALL: The Grade 6 Basketball team is also in the middle of a busy stretch as they work towards the ISEA Playday on February 12th at the Richmond Olympic Oval. The team played at Mulgrave on January 23rd and plays again on January 31st at Stratford Hall.
GRADE 7 BASKETBALL: The Grade 7 Basketball teams are in mid-season form and grinding through their league schedule. The B team plays in a larger league and a game every week starting January 23rd.
The A team is keeping busy too, with a league game on January 23rd and the Cavs Classic Tournament on January 25th.
GRADES 3- 7 SWIMMING: The Swim team had a blast at the first meet of the year, the Beth Heras Memorial Relay Meet. It was an opportunity for our girls to race in a fun, team-orientated event. Next on the schedule is the St. George’s’ Elementary Swim Meet, January 25-26. The Grade 3s will hit the water on Friday evening, followed by the Grade 4-5s Saturday morning. The girls in Grade 6-7 will wrap up the meet in the Saturday afternoon session. A big thanks to Christine Lee ‘16 and Ms. Romanko, and all of our student coaches for getting the team ready for these events.
On Saturday evening, our Senior Volleyball Team played in the ‘AA’ Provincial Championship final game. A first championship final game for YHS. While we lost to a very good Pacific Academy team, our Tigers won silver medals at the BC Championships — a best-ever result for YHS Volleyball! Congrats to Emily T, Akash G and Hanna K all recognized as all-stars. Thank you to all the students and staff who came to support the team!
Senior Volleyball wins silver at ‘AA’ Provincial Championship
That game brought to an end, a very busy and successful fall athletics season. What a great season for Tigers Athletics! Thank you to all minor officials and fans!
Congratulations to all student-athletes and coaches in all our fall sports: Volleyball, Cross-Country, Swimming and Field Hockey.
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Special congratulations and thank you to all those student-athletes who demonstrated full commitment and effort to their teams. The season is about the team. Team goals and team success take priority. The off-season is the time where individual sport development takes priority. Our coaching staff manage the needs of an entire team and not any one individual.
Success, like anything worthwhile, has a price. That price is hard work and commitment.
Competitive athletics is not about entitlement. No one is entitled to success, a position on the court or field, or equal playing time in games. Competitive student-athletes earn the right to be on a team and to wear the uniform. They earn playing the positions they want, the playing time they get, and to enjoy the success they experience. Never assume you are working harder than others or feel you deserve something more than a teammate.
Thank you to all Senior School staff for your support of our student-athletes. They miss class for games and tournaments. Please continue to support these girls as they learn and develop important life skills through their competitive experiences.
BIG THANK YOU SENIOR SCHOOL FALL COACHES!
Grade 8 Volleyball: Mr. A Bester, Sarah Promislow ’11, Lauren Van Vliet
Junior Volleyball: Mike Lodewyks, Brianne Wager
Junior B Volleyball: Jenna Quong ’13, Danielle Tognetti ’13, Dr. A. Lesk
Senior Volleyball: Mike Lodewyks, Jackson Liu, Brianne Wager
Junior Field Hockey: Matt Sarmento
Senior Field Hockey: John Smythe
Varsity Field Hockey: Ms. K Atkinson, Mr C. Cropley
Swim Team: Christine Lee ’16, Ms C. Carlberg-Nangle
Cross-Country Team: Ms. McInnis, Ms. Chang, Jacob Emerson
THANK YOU to Mr. Cropley, Ms. Keating, Ms. Baldissera, Ms. Boteju, and Ms. Matthews for stepping in an helping with road trips or coaching when needed.
THANK YOU to Paul, Stan, and Roman for all the driving you do and to our charter bus companies for all the safe transportation provided.
THANK YOU to parents who do so much work behind the scenes to support your daughter and come out to watch and cheer on the entire team. No athletic experience is perfect. It is these imperfections that make the experience worthwhile and teaches student-athletes how to deal with success, failure, and challenges on and off the competitive field of play.
