Senior Tigers Update: November 1, 2018

These past few weeks have been very busy but the time, work, commitment has paid off in some terrific results for our YHS Tigers. Congratulations to all of our student-athletes and to our coaching staff who have done an amazing job!

Volleyball makes it 3 for 3…Grade 8 Volleyball, Junior Volleyball, and Senior Volleyball are all ISA CHAMPIONS!

This past week highlights …

Senior Volleyball: ISA Champs

SENIOR VOLLEYBALL ISA CHAMPIONS
Our Senior Tigers looked like the #1 AA Team in BC this weekend going undefeated at the 16 team Senior ISA Championships hosted by Crofton House (CHS). The Tigers cruised through round robin play and the playoff round and met CHS, BC’s #1 AAA team in the championship final. There was a packed house at CHS with a huge Tigers crowd matching CHS in size and volume. Our Tigers played great. We dominated game one and held on for a 25-23 win. Game two started great as well until the CHS coach protested to the referee, delaying the game, and destroying our momentum. CHS bounced back and took game two 25-21. Game three was tight throughout but our Tigers, facing game point at 14-13, bounced back to win 16-14. Here is a video of the final point

JUNIOR TIGERS – 6W – 1L at SENIOR ISAs:
As if our Senior Tigers didn’t provide enough excitement at ISAs, our Junior Team was also among the 16 teams at the Senior tournament and were amazing. Our Junior’s won Junior ISAs last week. At Senior ISAs they won all their games except for one vs CHS Seniors, but they played them tough. Our Junior Tigers beat the following Senior Teams: Collingwood, Mulgrave, St. Michaels University School, St. Margaret’s School, St. John’s and CHS Junior’s. Had the Junior Tigers not been playing exhibition play, they likely would have placed 5th among 16 teams. Great weekend Juniors!

Swim Team at Vancouver-Richmond Zone Championships

TIGERS SWIM TEAM – VANCOUVER-RICHMOND ZONES WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS
Our 21 swimmers performed great at Watermania Friday placing 1st in the girls division and 3rd overall at Zones. All 21 swimmers qualified for BCs later in November.  

Swim Meet highlights include:
Total points: 179 (3rd overall behind St. George’s School & West Point Grey Academy)  

GOLD

  • Amanda, B 50 free
  • Alex, Open 50 free
  • Kaitlin, B 50 breas
  • Devon, B 100 free

SILVER

  • 200 B medley relay
  • 400 B free relay
  • 400 Open free relay
  • Alex, Open 100 free
  • Janice, Open 100 fly
  • 200 B free relay
  • 200 Open free relay

BRONZE

  • Sophia, B 50 fly

Other events that qualified for Provincials:

  • B 400 free relay B (5th)
  • Open 400 free relay B (4th)
  • All 21 girls who competed were fantastic and achieved many best times. Excited for Provincials!
Senior Field Hockey Team wins LMISSAA League title

SENIOR FIELD HOCKEY TEAM WIN the LMISSAA LEAGUE TITLE
Our Senior Tigers Team defeated CHS in a dramatic 1-0 game last week to claim our LMISSAA Sr II League title. A tight 0-0 game turned the Tigers way when Laura K pushed the ball up to Mira G, who beat a defender and scored. CHS pulled their goalie for the final minutes but the Tigers held on for the win. Congratulations to the girls and their coaches. All three of our Tigers field hockey teams did exceptionally well this season. Our Junior and Senior teams wrap up their seasons on November 1 while our Varsity Team will compete in the BCs Nov 7-8-9.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Junior & Senior Field Hockey League Finals: Nov 1
  • Cross-Country BC Championships: Nov 3
  • Volleyball Playoffs for Grade 8, Junior, and Senior teams: Nov 5, 6, 7, 8
  • Varsity Field Hockey BC Championships: Nov 7-8-9
  • Swim BC Championships: Nov 16-17

Senior Tigers Update: October 25, 2018

What a Week!
Another terrific week of results for our Tigers Teams

Gr. 8 Volleyball: ISA Champs

GRADE 8 VOLLEYBALL ISA CHAMPIONS:
Our Grade 8 Tigers travelled to Shawnigan Lake School to compete at ISAs. During the tournament, they went undefeated and faced Crofton House (CHS) in the final. They have beaten CHS three times this season, all close matches. The final was intense. Tied 1-1 going into the 3rd and final set, YHS trailed 0-6 and 6-11 yet, never gave up and battled to a dramatic 16-14 win to claim the title. Congrats to all the girls, to their coaches Mr. Bester, Lauren VV ’20 and Sarah Promislow ‘11. Special thank you to the parents for all your support on the trip.

JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL ISA CHAMPIONS:
Our Junior Tigers travelled to Brentwood College to compete at ISAs. Our Junior’s also went undefeated and faced CHS in the final. The Tigers were dominant throughout the tournament beating CHS 25-7 and 25-19 to win the ISA Championship. Congrats to all the girls, to their coaches Mr. Mike Lodewyks and Ms. Brianne Wager.

Jr. Volleyball: ISA Champs

JUNIOR FIELD HOCKEY TEAM WINS UBC TOURNAMENT: 
Our Junior Tigers made it triple gold last weekend. At UBC they battled short-handed in round robin play finishing 3rd. On Friday, with a full roster, the girls came out to defeat Shawnigan Lake in the semi-final and then South Delta Secondary in the final to take gold. Congrats to all the girls and special thank you to Mr. Cropley and Ms. Matthews for stepping in to help coach while the regular coach was away with Canada’s National Team.

Jr. Field Hockey Wins UBC Tournament

OTHER NEWS:

Varsity Field Hockey Places 4th at ISAs:
Defeats Kits to punch their ticket to the AA BCs
On Monday, our Tigers took care of business, defeating Kitsilano 4-0 to qualify for the 2018 AA BC Championships scheduled for Nov 7-10 here in Vancouver. More details to come later.

Varsity Field Hockey ISAs is one of the toughest field hockey tournaments in BC as many of the ISA schools are among BC’s very best. Defending provincial champions Collingwood took gold over CHS while our Tigers battled Shawnigan Lake (SLS) for bronze. A late goal in final seconds off a short corner gave SLS Stags the win. A 4th place finish is a great result.

Oct 26: Swim Team at Vancouver-Richmond Zone Championships
Catch some great swimming performances and cheer on our Tigers at Watermania in Richmond.

Oct 26-27: Senior Volleyball at ISAs at Crofton House School
Watch some of BC’s top volleyball teams and cheer on our Tigers at Crofton House. Our Junior Tigers will also be competing at CHS in the Senior ISAs in the field of 16 teams.