St. Francis hosted the tournament on Saturday, May 2 and it was a great day of sportsmanship and competition. Eleven schools participated and the following are the results of the day:
First Place – St. Francis
Second Place – St. Christopher
Third Place – St. Raphael
Fourth Place – Pius XII
Next Saturday, May 8th is the Girls’ Handball tournament at St. Francis school starting at 8:00 a.m.
On Monday, May 3, 2010 grade 7 and 8 students at Marymount Academy kicked off Catholic Education Week with a Trillium “Try Day” program. The day-long Floorball Tournament has been funded through a campaign from OFSAA called the Trillium “Try Day” School Program, supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Through this program, OFSAA grants up to $800 for schools to implement new or non-traditional sporting events or physical activities into the physical education program at the school. The grant money allows schools to purchase equipment, resource materials, clinics, facility rental and transportation for programs that are new to the school and students. This is a great opportunity to help motivate students toward incorporating physical activity into their lifestyle, in the hopes of producing healtheir, more active young people and adults.
Marymount Academy was selected to be a part of this “Try Day” school program for the 2009/2010 school year. The new sporting event that will be conducted is Floorball, which is a combination of hockey and soccer, the 2 most popular sports in Canada. Floorball is a fun,quick, and active sport that provides a great workout in a friendly environment. Cassandra MacGregor, Vice Principal of the school said that it was a great opportunity for the students to develop team spirit. “As well, it is a great way for the students to try out a new sport while getting their daily physical activity.” said MacGregor.
Name – Garrett Duff
Grade – 11
Age – 16
Sports – Cross Country Skiing, Track & Field, Soccer, Badminton
Garrett has been a very active St. Benedict Bear since arriving from Timmins. He has competed in cross country skiing, advancing to OFSAA and even the Ontario Winter Games. He still trains regularly with the Walden Ski club.
In Track and Field, Garrett was a sprinter but has now focused more on jumping events. He has qualified for NOSSA in the long, and triple jumps. He hopes to qualify for OFSSA this year.
In soccer, Garrett was a part of the Jr. Boys NOSSA team in 2009.
In Badminton, Garrett won the SDSSAA and NOSSA championships in singles as a Gr. 9 student. In Gr.10 he competed in the Sr. Division in doubles with partner, freshman Hans Agnihotri, and came in 2nd in the district and in regionals. Both Hans and Garret placed 3rd in “C” at OFSSA. Garrett also competed in the Northern Ontario Badminton Association (NOBA) and completed the triple crown in the U16 division. He won in the singles, doubles, and mixed events. Garrett competes regularly all over the province and just finished the Sudbury Invitational where he placed 1st in both singles and doubles. Both Garrett and Hans (playing U19 at age 15) are hoping to advance to OFSAA again. The finals will be held this Saturday.
Garrett is also an avid kayaker and can be found on Ramsey most days of the summer. He says that it keeps your arms in shape for badminton! He is looking forward to the day when he will kayaking in Killarney.
Congratulations Garrett!
This past Saturday, St. Benedict Football players Erick Lessard and Emilio Frometa took part in the McMaster Marauders “Up Front” Offensive Line Development Camp. Over 120 highschool football players spend the day learning from the past, and present CFL offensive linemen, along with current McMaster Marauder players.
Also in attendance as guest coaches, were Mike Derks (Head Coach for the Lasalle Lancers, Grey Cup winner 86′) and Frank Rocca (Head Coach for the St. Benedict Bears, Grey Cup winner 99′)
The St. Francis “A” team, coached by teacher Brendan Bradley, won the Greater Sudbury Board of Basketball Officials Tournament recently. In total, this team of top-notch players have won three tournaments including their latest as well as the Macdonald Cartier and Bishop Alexander tournaments. They came second in the St. Charles College tournament (losing by one point) and third in the St. Benedict tournament. The staff and students of St. Francis Catholic Elementary school are very proud of the team and congratulate them on their excellent season!
St. Benedict would like to thank The Basketball Academy, and the Sudbury Youth Basketball League, for a successful St. Benedict March Break Basketball Camp.
During the break, students from grades 5 and up, were back in the classroom at St. Benedict, learning to improve their game. Head Coach Aaron Sidenberg and his Basketball Academy staff focused on fundamentals, high intensity training on the court, sports specific training in the weight room, and the use of sports technology in the classroom.
Students were impressed with the large staff on hand that was able to work one on one with players of all ages. Sidenberg and his staff of past and present L.U. players, and coaches, reenforced team building throughout the 3 day power camp.
All players were given vertical and strength training program, along with detailed video analysis of their shooting using Smart Board technology. The hard work of the staff combined with the diversity of the camp, made a huge impact with all the students in attendance. There are plans for another camp very soon.
For further information on The Basketball Academy visit www.thebasketballacademy.net or contact Head Coach Aaron Sidenberg directly at thebasketballacademy@live.com.
Students from St. Theresa Catholic Elementary School had the opportunity to try something new and exciting on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. All of the classes had a chance to experience the exciting new exercise called Zumba which is a Latin inspired fitness class with a hip-hop flavour. The students had been trying to figure out something different for them to do to raise money for the people of Haiti and the idea of bringing in donations of any amount for a chance to try Zumba was the one idea that everyone agreed was the best. Zumba instructor Lori Mitchell from Lori Mitchell Fitness visited the school and had all of the classes join her in the gym to try some of the different Zumba moves. Maria DeMarco, Principal of the school enjoyed watching the students take part in the classes as well as trying out the moves herself. “It is a great way for the kids to get their daily physical activity.” said DeMarco. “As well, the school is able to promote physical fitness while supporting a really great cause like Haiti!”
It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day on Friday, March 5, 2010 when the high school students from the Sudbury Catholic Board arrived in Killarney for the first annual Winter Outdoor Adventure Race. Nine teams from St. Benedict, St. Charles College and Bishop Alexander Carter showed up at the Killarney Shebanoning Outdoor Environmental Education Centre (K.S.O.E.E.C.) ready to participate in the three part race consisting of a two kilometre run along a trail with a target shooting event (with hoops and snowballs), an orienteering exercise in the bush, as well as a controlled fire-burning activity in which the students had to bring a can of water to a full boil over their self-made fire. The teams were mostly in co-ed groups of three and had to stay together for all three legs of the race. In the end, when all of the points and penalties were tallied, a team from St. Benedict consisting of – Alex Catalano, Sebastian Diebel, Andrew Kendall, with a time of one hour, thirteen minutes and twenty-four seconds was the race champion. It was an absolutely amazing day for all of the students and staff who participated and because the day was such a huge success, the buzz for the next race, which is the Second Annual Spring Adventure Race, has already begun. This next race will be held on June 4, 2010 and will be open to teams from all four boards. Space is limited and teams will be registered on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information on the upcoming race, please contact Clara Steele at 673-5620 ext. 245.
Results, Times and Prizes
1st Place – Dog sledding with Chocpaw Expeditions – Alex Catalano, Sebastian Diebel, Andrew Kendall (1:13:24) – St. Benedict
2nd Place – ski passes/rentals to Horseshoe Resort – Erica Hallock, Scott Barbe, Nick Micelotta (1:15:52) – St. Charles College
3rd Place – T-Shirts from Friends of Killarney Park – Tyler Timony, Nathan Shawana, Brent Toulouse (1:16:30) – St. Charles College
4th Place – Michelle Bishop, Conner Hill, Kyle Donnelly (1:23:04) – Bishop Alexander Carter
5th Place – Jamie Hancock, Alina Tassone, Simon Diebel (1:25:06) – St. Benedict
6th Place – Drake Boivin, Pelype Sauve, Colin Grant, Brady Loche (1:29:43) – St. Charles College
7th Place – Chris Duke, James Howard, Brittany Zauzon (1:36:05) – St. Charles College
8th Place – Yvette Walpert, Zak Szdziak, Andrew St. Amore (1:58:09) – St. Charles College
9th Place – Jason Boudreau, Kyle Hughson, Thomas Lambert (2:07:31) – Bishop Alexander Carter
St. Charles College won the Division 1 City Championship for Boys’ Hockey on Saturday night (March 6, 2010). The defeated LoEllen 5-2 to win the series 3 games to 1. St. Charles College now hosts NOSSa this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. Congratulations to all of the players on the team as well as all of the participating staff and volunteers! Way to go Cards!!!
