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Junior Tigers Update: April 26, 2018

What a whirlwind of activity the Junior Tigers experienced over the past two weeks. Ultimate had their first set of games and our Track & Field  team competed in not one, but two meets! Thank you to all of the girls for their time and commitment. York House shines brightly on the athletic stage because of you!

JUNIOR SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD
Over the past five days, our Junior School Track & Field  team competed in two meets. First up was the Vancouver Olympic Club (VOC) Elementary Meet at Swangard Stadium. The meet started at 3:00 pm on Friday (April 21st) with a flourish of jumping and throwing as we had many girls leave school early to arrive in time for their first event. The afternoon started off quite dry, but the action and rain continued well into the evening and our final group of athletes and coaches stepped off the track around 8:00 pm. Both the Tigers and the sun returned Saturday morning for a glorious day of competing and supporting each other. A big nod to our coaches, parents and athletes for such a great start to the competition season.

Meet Highlights:  

  • Grade 3 Tigers who flourished in their first meet
  • Jamie (Gr. 3) 1st in the 600m, setting a Grade 3 record (2:09.43) in the process
  • Ryan (Gr. 3) 1st in shot put
  • Hailey (Gr. 3) 2nd in shot put
  • Kristin (Gr. 3 ) 2nd in high jump and long jump!
  • Lily (Gr. 3 ) 3rd in long jump
  • Kaya (Gr. 4 ) 2nd in the 1000m
  • Mackenzie (Gr. 6) 1st in shot putJenna Louie (Gr. 7) 2nd in high jump
  • The number of girls who are tracking their personal bests (PBs) and running up to coaches saying “I got a PB!”. We love it!

Our second meet was the UBC Vancouver Elementary Meet. The sun was shining and the wind was blowing, and once again the Tigers showed up in full force with 80 girls participating. Of course, it was another day of PBs, and equally cool was the precision that our relay teams passed the baton. A 4x100m relay uses a “blind exchange” that allows the baton to be passed from one athlete to another at full speed without looking at each other. It is such a difficult task that ever Olympic competition sees the world’s best sprinters make epic mistakes costing their teams Olympic glory! Fortunately the stakes are not quite so high at our elementary meets 🙂 Nonetheless, our young Tigers make passing a baton look pretty easy. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to hear how proud our coaches are of their efforts.

Meet Highlights:

  • Jamie (Gr. 3) 2nd in the 60m, 600m and 1st in high jump, jumping a Grade 3 record (1.10m)
  • Kristen (Gr. 3) 1st in long jump
  • Ryan (Gr. 3) 3rd in shot put
  • Kaya (Gr. 4) 2nd in the 600m, 3rd in the 1000m
  • Lauren (Gr. 4) 2nd in shot put
  • Emily (Gr. 5) 3rd in the 60m
  • Ruby (Gr. 5) 1st in the 1000m
  • Livie (Gr. 5) 2nd in long jump.
  • Sofia (Gr. 5) 1st in long jump, 3rd in the 60m
  • Mackenzie (Gr. 6) 2nd in shot put and the 100m
  • Madeleine (Gr. 6) 1st in high jump
  • Eloise (Gr. 6) 3rd in high jump
  • Jenna (Gr. 7) 2nd in high jump

GRADE 7 ULTIMATE
Our Grade 7 Ultimate got their first taste of game action last week, going to Winona Park to play against other ISA schools. As it turned out, our team ended up playing three different Stratford Hall (SH) teams. It was not the variety of schools we were looking to play, but SH has a strong co-ed program, and their teams challenged our girls to make better passes and cut, and be stronger on D! The team learned a lot from our first round of games, and they did play some excellent defence. We are looking forward to our next round of games in early May.

Brent Jackson
Junior Athletics Coordinator

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Senior Tigers Update: April 20, 2018

SPRING SPORTS ARE OFF AND RUNNING

A busy spring season is now well underway at YHS.

The YHS Senior Track & Field Team has been training and they participated in two Lower Mainland Independent Secondary School (LMISSAA) track meets at Swangard. The girls and coaches have been braving the less than ideal weather conditions to prepare for the season.

Our Junior and Senior Soccer Teams have started their league play with our Junior Team winning their first match 2-0 over Crofton House (CHS) and our Senior Team dropping their first two games 1-0 to Little Flower Academy (LFA) and 2-1 to CHS. This past week the Tigers defeated St. Pat’s 4-0 to improve their record to 1-2. Both Junior and Senior Soccer Teams are competing at the ISA Championships April 19-20 at Southridge School in South Surrey.

YHS teams up with St. George’s to form five different ultimate frisbee teams. The girls have been practising and have competed in early season tournaments. This past weekend in a 5 on 5 event, the YHS-STG “Tight” Senior Varsity Team and Junior A Team both placed first.

BRONZE TIGERS

YHS Badminton players have been practising and played matches against LFA and Crofton House. On April 19, our badminton players competed at the ISA Championships at St. Michaels University School (SMUS) in Victoria. The girls played well all day only placing behind CHS and SMUS. Congratulations on a strong 3rd place finish. Our Badminton Team continues their season May 3 with matches at Stratford Hall.

While YHS does not have a competitive Tennis Team that competes regularly, with enough student interest, experienced club players come together to form a small team to compete at the ISA Tournament. This spring, eight girls from Grades 8-12 have come together to form a team to compete against other ISA schools on April 18-19 at the ISA Championships at UBC. YHS defeated Brentwood College and Glenlyon-Norfolk to place first in their pool. In the semi-final match, the Tigers lost a close battle with top-ranked CHS who went on to compete against Collingwood in the final. Our girls played well and are laying their claim to a 3rd place finish.

Both Badminton and Tennis seasons at YHS are limited by the structure of high school sports. The independent school league in the Lower Mainland is very small and limited. Independent schools were excluded from the public school league back in 2011. In order to compete in highly competitive tournaments and the BC High School Championships, boys are required to form a complete team for competition. St. George’s combines with CHS and Vancouver College combines with Little Flower in both of these sports. If you have questions about the structure of badminton and tennis at YHS and in BC, please contact the Athletics Director at [email protected].

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COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL IN ATHLETICS

We encourage our Senior School student athletes to take ownership of their athletic experience. If your daughter has questions or concerns about decisions in athletics, the first step in communication is for the student athlete to speak to her coach. Student athletes can also come speak to the Athletics Director if they have questions or feel they need help communicating with their coaches. Athletics can help our students gain the confidence and build their communications skills, which are core competencies emphasized in the new curriculum. If parents have questions or concerns, please communicate directly with the coach or contact the Athletics Director.