Senior Tigers Update: Term 1

VOLLEYBALL

Senior Volleyball Team won Silver Medals at the Western Canadian Independent School Volleyball Championships (WCISVC) in Winnipeg.
Gabby, Gr. 12, won Best Passer

Our Senior Volleyball Team won Silver Medals at the Western Canadian Independent School Volleyball Championships (WCISVC) in Winnipeg. The Tigers were the best team at the tournament placing first after round robin play. York House lost a tough battle to Rundle College in the playoff championship final. Congrats to Gabby, Gr. 12, who won Best Passer for the second year in a row, and to Madi, Gr. 12, for being named Team MVP.

Our Senior Volleyball Team also won silver at the Senior ISA Championships on Saturday, October 28 at Crofton House (CHS). The Tigers had a slow start the Friday, but on Saturday beat Mulgrave and West Point Grey (WPGA) to reach the final. The Tigers had beaten CHS three times this year but CHS was on fire Saturday, and despite great Tiger defense and effort, CHS won gold, and Tigers took home the silver.

The Senior Tigers are currently ranked #4 AA in BC and started their first round of playoffs on November 1 at YHS. They lost to CHS, but went on to win their 6:30 pm match. Two of our graduating seniors on the team, Gabby and Madison, were also recognized for their many contributions over the years and to their team this year!

Our Junior Volleyball season got underway at a tournament at Seaquam in Delta where the girls did well. The team played hard at ISAs at Brentwood College, placing fourth. YHS was clearly one of the top four evenly matched teams but came out on the short end of a semi-final vs WPGA.

Our Junior B Team lost a close 2-1 match to Southpointe Academy in their first league game but have gone on to defeat King David (KDSS), Stratford Hall, and St. John’s (SJS) to have a record of 3-3.

Grade 8 Volleyball at ISAs in Kelowna

The Grade 8 Volleyball team won ISAs in Kelowna on Saturday, October 21, defeating WPGA in the final! Thank you to coaches Mr. Bester and Ms. Baldissera.

FIELD HOCKEY

Varsity Field Hockey

The Varsity Field Hockey Team season got underway at the Polar Bear Tournament and ISAs. The Tigers placed third at ISAs with wins over CHS and Shawnigan Lake School (SLS), a tie to SLS, and a loss to Collingwood. In league play, the Tigers beat Little Flower Academy (LFA) 3-0 to open the season and went on to tie CHS twice and finish second in the league. The team also won three of their four games at the AK Pro Tournament. YHS’s only loss came to the #1 AA Team in BC, Collingwood. The Varsity Field Hockey Team qualified for the AA BC Championships on Friday, October 27, by defeating LFA 3-0 after a 6-0 win over St. Thomas Aquinas (STA) and a 2-2 tie vs. Windsor. The Tigers placed first in the four team BC qualifying tournament and will compete at the AA BCs on Nov 8-9-10 in Surrey. Thank you to Stephen Bissett and to Mr. Cropley and Ms. Atkinson for all their work.

Our Senior Field Hockey finished undefeated in league play beating LFA White, LFA Maroon and CHS. They placed first in league play but ran into back luck in the playoffs losing their opening round game to LFA.

Our Junior Field Hockey Team, which consists of only Grade 8 players, had a great season. The girls placed second in their Junior league losing only to Notre Dame, a team that includes girls in Grade 11 and 12. Our girls battled older teams and weather at a UBC Tournament (October 19 and 20) which resulted in one win and two losses. They also travelled to Shawnigan Lake for Junior ISAs where they competed hard against older teams winning two and losing two games.

CROSS-COUNTRY
Coaches Ms. Chang, Ms. McInnis, and Jacob Emerson have done a great job of leading the Cross-Country Team through practices and meets this year. Grade 8 student, Sophie, is a force on the course with two first place finishes in league races and a second place finish at Zones. Veteran Grade 11 Tiger, Emily, also ran well all season. Emily and Sophie claimed Senior and Junior gold medals at the ISA Cross-Country Meet on October 3. Both girls, along with Sophie, Grade 8, qualified for the 2017 Cross-Country BC Championships held on November 4th at Jericho Park.

SWIM TEAM

Congratulations to our Swim Team who placed second in the Women’s and fifth overall at the Vancouver-Richmond Zone Meet on Friday, October 27. YHS qualified 12 swimmers to the 2017 BC Championships later in November. Earlier this season, the Swim Team competed at ISAs at Watermania, as well as at a meet at St. George’s

Key Zone Championship. Here are the results: Alex, Grade 10, won two golds; Alex, Grade 10 and Janice, Grade 8, won gold on a mixed relay which also broke a BC record; Emily, Grade 11; Jacqueline, Grade 12; Sophia, Grade 10, and Amanda, Grade 11, won gold in their relay as well.

 

Senior Tigers Update: Term 3

A huge thank you to Mr. Prissinotti for all of his work organizing our Athletics Program at YHS this year. Our teams were well prepared and our coaches were well supported! Athletic Heads, Meg and Kristen, organized a fabulous Athletics BBQ last week to celebrate our athletes, coaches, referees, timekeepers, and fans – thank you!

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SENIOR SOCCER
Our Senior Soccer Team placed 2nd in our LMISSGBA league and 3rd at AA Van-Rich Zones. The team just missed out on qualifying for the AA BC’s as the top two teams attended the BCs. Mr. Cropley, with help from Ms. Sjerven, has done a fabulous job of leading this team and the YHS soccer program for several years. Thank you, Mr. Cropley!

Our Junior Soccer Team are in a very challenging league and had a tough season, but played hard and had some competitive games. Mr. Lum, Mr. Peterson, and Ms. Wilson-Gay coached the girls. We are so proud of their efforts!

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ULTIMATE
Our Senior Ultimate Team placed 9th at the BCs. A disappointing finish for a such a strong team but several key injuries slowed the team down. The Seniors were in the Spring Reign Tournament and placed 8th out of 48 teams in April. They travelled to Montreal for Nationals in May and placed 4th.

Our Junior A Team had a great finish placing 3rd at BCs. We had five Ultimate Frisbee teams this year at YHS and they all did well in their league games.

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TRACK & FIELD
The 2016-17 athletics season ended with a successful weekend for YHS athletes at the Track & Field BCs. Our students had great results and many achieved personal bests! Congratulations to all the girls who competed: Grade 8s Sophie, Izzy, Claire, Sofia, Talia, Anne, and Tash; Annika, Gr. 9, Emily and Lauren, Gr. 10; Meg, Gr. 11, and Sophia, Gr. 12.

Highlights included four of our Grade 8s who competed in the Pentathlon (five events). Sophie won gold, Claire came 5th, Sofia was 7th, and Talia was 9th! Emily, Gr. 9, was 19th in 3000m, a personal best time by 19 seconds and Izzy, Gr. 8, came 6th in her 3000m with a 14 second personal best.

At the Zone Championship, YHS had 27 top 8 finishes and 14 of these students finished in the top 3. Congratulations to all of the students on the Senior Track Team and to the many girls who achieved their personal bests at this meet, as well as to the coaches, Brianne Wager, Jacob Emerson, Natalia Hawthorne, and Ms. Nagengast.

On Saturday, April 22, Sophie, Gr. 8, won silver medals in sprint hurdles, 800m and high jump at a South Fraser Meet. Congratulations, Sophie!

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BADMINTON
The YHS Badminton Team had a good season and placed 4th at ISAs and routinely beat Stratford Hall in their league games. New staff coaches Mme. LeMay and Ms. Kim did a great job organizing the girls.

WATER POLO
Melinda, Gr. 12, is the only Yorkie who has joined the St. George’s Water Polo Team this year, and they placed third at Water Polo BC’s. We are proud of you, Melinda!

Thank you to all of our Spring Coaches and Teacher Sponsors!

  • Badminton: M. Kim, M. LeMay
  • Jr. Soccer: A. Lum, R. Peterson, C. Wilson-Gay
  • Sr. Soccer: C. Cropley, S. Sjerven
  • Sr. A Ultimate: Jon Hayduk-STG, O. Pitblado-STG, Sr. B: Nathan Moens, Helen
  • Thompson ’12
  • Jr. A: Michael Fung-STG, Monique Marcotte
  • Jr. B: Ryan Evin-STG, Christina Douglas ’12
  • Jr. C: Michael Yi-STG
  • Track & Field: K. Nagengast, B. Wager-CC, J. Emerson-CC, N. Hawthorn-CC

Read the Junior Tigers Term 3 Update here.