Tigers Enjoying a Banner Year

YHS enjoying the best ever season in high school sports

The highly coveted title of Provincial Champion is something that doesn’t come along every year. To win a BCSS sanctioned Provincial Championship is a major highlight for any BC school.

Since 1999, York House had enjoyed many BCSS sanctioned titles which included 7 in AA basketball and 2 for alpine skiing.

Nine ‘blue banners’ in 12 years is a great feat.

The 2010-11 school year is one for the record books at YHS with three Tigers teams winning BCSS sanctioned Provincial Championships in one school year.

November 2010: Tigers Swim team took home the Girls Aquatics Championship.

March 2011: Tigers Alpine Ski Team won our 3rd Skiing Championship.

March 2011: Tigers Varsity Basketball Team won the AA basketball championship for our school’s 8th AA basketball title.

It has already been an amazing year for Tigers teams as it is doubtful any school in BC, has won three BCSS championships this year.

Two girls, Ava and Christina, both Grade 11’s, were a part of two winning teams; the Swim Team and Sr. Basketball Team.

With spring sports still ongoing, the Tigers do have a good shot at the BC Ultimate title but ultimate Frisbee is not a BCSS sanctioned sport as not enough schools in BC compete in ultimate. Therefore, if the Tigers ultimate team does win, we can celebrate a 4th BC championship but it will not be a BCSS sanctioned event and not come with the highly coveted ‘blue banner.’

David Prissinotti
Athletics Director

About our Junior Swim Team…

Jr. Swim Team photo, courtesy of Stefan WiedemannThe Junior Swim team consists of 44 swimmers in Grades 3-7 and their student coaches Nicole Morton, Danielle Robinson, Danielle Tognetti, Ashley Williams, and Janelle Yee.

Our students participated in the Saint’s Junior Invitational Swim Meet before the winter break and had some exciting results. Our Grade 3 team and our Grade 5 team both earned first place in their respective divisions. Alexandra Turvey set a new record in the 50 Meter Fly event and our Grade 3 4×25 Meter Relay team broke the record as well.

More Highlights

Grade 3 Individual rankings:

1st Bronwen AND Alexandra
4th Tiffany

Grade 5 Individual rankings:

2nd Jacqueline 
3rd Gabriella 

Grade 6 Individual rankings:

3rd Rainy 
6th Marissa 

Grade 7 Individual rankings:

2nd Christine 
3rd Rachel 

Recently, the team went to Victoria for the Glenlyon Norfolk Swim Jamboree. The students were an enthusiastic bunch keen to participate in various events. It was a great experience for our young swimmers. Please wish us luck as we compete in the ISEA Championships at UBC on February 18!