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March 3, 2017March 10, 2017

Junior Tigers Update: Term 2

Grade 5,6, and 7 Basketball
March can only mean one thing – March Madness and all that playoff basketball! However, in elementary schools, March means the basketball season is finished. Over the past two weeks our Junior School basketball teams wrapped up their seasons at their respective ISEA events.

After several exhibition games, our Grade 5 Basketball Team and its roster of 25 took to the courts at Mulgrave School participating in the Grade 5 ISEA Basketball Playday. The girls were divided up into two teams with each team playing in four games. Putting practise into games, the girls were hitting lay-ups, making good passes, advancing the ball, and of course having fun! A big THANK YOU to our coaches Mrs. Kanavos, Mr. LeClair, and Ms. Bird for their time and dedication.

The Grade 6 Basketball Team also had a wonderful season. The team of 25 played in four exhibition game days, and then divided itself into two squads for the ISEA Grade 6 Playday at the Richmond Olympic Oval. This amazing venue provided each team with several games and the opportunity to show the ever-growing skill set and their very good team play. Congratulations and THANK YOU to our coaches Mr. Camp and Ms. Abbott for their time and dedication.

Grade 7 Basketball is the final year of elementary basketball, and so we make the leap from playdays to tournaments. This years’ squad played in two exhibition tournaments (winning both!) and then proceeded to go 6-1 in league play. Throughout the season, the coaches (Mr. Jackson and Mr. Bester) pushed the girls to improve all areas of their play, and they demanded it be done with a high degree of effort. At the year-end ISEA Tournament, the effort, respect, and growth mind-set the girls worked with all year was highly evident as they outclassed the competition on their way to winning the ISEA Tournament!

Swim Team
On February 21st, the Junior School Swim Team took to the pool at Watermania to compete in the ISEA Swimming Championships. This meet, our fourth and final event, is a massive event with 14 schools participating in many different swims. Swimming with determination and pride, our Tigers finished 2nd overall in the team scoring. Congratulations Tigers! A big THANK YOU to our coaches Mrs. Trinder, Ms. Sharpe, Mrs. Rhodes, Cody Harvey, and Christine Lee ’15 for their time and dedication.

Brent Jackson
Junior School Athletics Director

December 14, 2016January 5, 2017

Sr. Tigers Update: Nov/Dec 2016

srvolleyballteam-nov2016 — Sr. Volleyball Team

Sr. Volleyball Team
The girls placed fifth in league and earned a berth in the ‘AA” Lower Mainland Championships. At the AA LMs, the Tigers beat the #4 team and then ended up defeating the #1 seed in the semi-final to reach the final. The Tigers lost a close final to St. Pat’s but reaching the AA LM final and qualifying for the 2016 AA BC Championships is a great accomplishment for a team which is so young.

At the ‘AA’ BC Championships in Abbotsford, BC (Nov 30-Dec 3), the team ended up fourth in their pool due to the result of a game between two other teams that created a three-way tie. YHS ended up at the bottom of the three-way tie resulting in a very tough draw in the playoff round, and placed 14th overall.

The team also competed at the ISA’s at Crofton House. Although they lost in the bronze medal game to SMUS, the games were close and everyone was on the edge of their seats. Our team has worked hard all season and they have a bright future as they are quite a young team, with three Grade 9s, five Grade 10s and three Grade 11s on the roster this year! A special thank you to our Grade 12s on the team, Erin and Sophia who were role models and tremendous leaders, and thank you to coaches Mike Lodewyks and Noble Kelly.

Sr. Basketball Team
The Tigers placed fourth at ISA’s after beating Stratford Hall and Shawnigan Lake quite easily (Dec 2-3). However, the semi-final vs Southridge was a tough game as it was the Tigers’ third game of the day. Southridge came out on top and went on to win the tournament. In Saturday’s bronze medal game vs Mulgrave, YHS was close throughout the game, but lost in the end.

crosscountry-nov2016 — ***Cross-Country runners Emily and Rebecca, with coach Meredith Seymour***

Swim Team
Fourteen swimmers, 10 relay teams and two individuals qualified for the BC’s at the Vancouver-Richmond Zone Championships on October 30. They placed fourth at the 2016 BC Championships in Kamloops (Nov 19-20).

Cross-Country
Emily, Gr. 10, and Rebecca, Gr. 9, competed at the Cross-Country BC Championships in Kamloops. The course was a tough 4.8km long, two laps of a cross-country ski trail with seven hills, lots of mud, grass and uneven surface. They competed against over 200 runners from all over BC. Emily finished an amazing 13th and Rebecca a strong 72nd. Congratulations, girls!