St. Marys DCVI - Weblog 07-08

Senior Boys Volleyball

Congratulations to the Senior Boys Volleyball team for winning Bronze at the WOSSAA tournament.

The boys did it with dramatic fashion.   The seniors looked like they were done when they lost the first two games by scores of 16 - 25.  With their backs against the wall the seniors then went on to win the next three games by scores of 25 - 13, 25 - 21 and 15 - 12. 

In the third game the Dawgs fell behind early with a score of 2 - 8.  Keeping their composure they rallied back but were still down with a score of 7 - 12.   At this point Chris Barber went on a 8 point serving run that  saw the senior Salukis win by a score of 15 - 12.

Tournament Highlights:
Tristan Dundas - Best hits from power all season and great passing.
James Robinson - TSN highlight reel digs
Brandon Boyd - MVP performance in the back row all day and all season
Mitch Culbert - HUGE blocks in game three, four and five
Nick Van Lierop - Jaw dropping six pack on # 12 of WCI and game winning hit in game 4
Jordan Cornwall - Mister Multipurpose - played anywhere and did anything
Adam Cornwall - Great job setting all day
Darian Cross - Great job setting all day
Aaron Leyser - Great job in in the back row
Seth Coddington - Great job in the front row in middle and off side

Mr. Moore

OFSAA Cross Country

On Saturday, November 2, our school was honoured to be represented at the OFSAA Cross Country Championships by Adam Cornwall.  Competing against over 230 of the best runners from all over Ontario, Adam placed an outstanding 30th place in the Junior Boys division.  Well done, Adam ... you did us all proud!

[ Photo Gallery ]  Photos by Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

Senior Boys Volleyball

The senior boys volleyball team qualified for the Huron -Perth playoffs on Tuesday November 6 by placing 6th.    This is the first time in 4 years that the boys have placed higher than 8th place.  The team will face the number 3 team, Goderich in the 1/4 finals.

Mr. Moore

Senior Girls Basketball

In Huron-Perth league play last week, St Marys hosted Listowel and Mitchell.  In both games, the senior Salukis executed well and played strong defense. St Marys defeated Listowel 50 - 17 and Mitchell 46 - 20.  In both games ten players shared the scoring. 

On the weekend, St Marys traveled to Parkhill to compete in the Optimist tournament.  In their first game Friday afternoon against London Christian, the Salukis played their best opening quarter of the year and lead 21 - 6 after one quarter.  The team continued to play well the rest of the way and won 44 - 30. Lauren Stacey scored 11 points, Brittanie Bailey scored 9, Catherine Wallis and Stephanie Hairsine each scored 8, and Stacey Anderson had 6 points.

In the championship semifinal Saturday afternoon, St Marys played St Thomas St Joseph. The Salukis fell behind early and had difficulty scoring and lost 54 - 17. Scorers were Stephanie Hairsine with 5 points and Stacey Anderson, Brittanie Bailey and Eline Haanstra each scored 4 points.  The loss eliminated the team from the tournament.

St Marys juniors and seniors play their final league games this Wednesday, Oct 31 at Stratford Northwestern.  The seniors play first at 3:00 pm followed by the juniors at 4:30 pm. Huron-Perth playoffs start Monday, November 5.

The WOSSAA “A” junior and senior girls basketball championships take place at St Marys DCVI on Wednesday, November 14.  Junior semifinals at 9:00 am and 10:30 am followed by senior semifinals at 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm. Bronze medal games are at 3:00 pm (junior) and 4:45 pm (senior).  The junior gold medal game is at 6:30 pm and the senior gold medal game is at 8:15 pm.

[ Photo Gallery ]  Photos by Mr. McAsh

Mr. Hairsine

WOSSAA Cross Country Championships

The WOSSAA Cross Country Championships were held this past Thursday (October 25) at Springbank Park in London, Ontario.  Excellent races were run by Nicole Barber, Kierstin Myers, Tyler Rae, as well as the Junior Boys team of Adam Cornwall, Dillon Drinkwalter, Ian Droog and Darian Cross.  Special congratulations to Adam, who placed an exceptional 4th place, qualifying him to advance to the OFSAA Championships on Saturday, November 3, in Niagara Falls.  Way to go Adam ... you're the first Saluki to do so in 11 years!!!!  Good Luck!!!

[ Photo Gallery ]  Photos by Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

Junior Girls Basketball

The Junior Girls Basketball Team played 2 fantastic games yesterday. In the first game they defeated Listowel 34-27. This game was extremely close from start to finish with our girls only up by 1 point at the half. The girls took over in the second half and did an excellent job of dictating the play to win the second half outscoring Listowel 21-15. Top scorers of this game were Sarah Edye and Nicole Barber both with 10 points. Melanie Heard and Emma Hendriksen were our rebounding specialist for this game along with awesome defense from Julie McPhail,Rachel Westlaken, and Kelcie Hunter.

In the second game, the girls defeated Mitchell 25-20. The girls fought back to come from behind and win this game. At half-time of this game the girls were down 17-6. In the second half, the girls regained their confidence with their full court pressure scoring 19 points and only allowing 3 points for Mitchell. Top scores were Nicole Barber with 12 points and Sarah Edye with 10 points.
Rachel Westlaken and Julie McPhail scored 2 critical free throws in the second half and Julie added a basket of her own. Megan Fennema, and Abbey Lingelbach, did an excellent job forcing Mitchell to turnover the ball,  and again Emma Hendriksen and Katty Doucette were enforcers under our own basketball.

Finally, the girls had an opportunity to appreciate all their hard work and dedication to early morning practices.

Great day yesterday team!!

[ Photo Gallery ]  Photos by Mr. McAsh

Ms Lawrence

Senior Girls Basketball

In Huron-Perth league play last week, St Marys traveled to Clinton for two games.  In their first game, the senior Salukis struggled against Goderich and trailed 16 - 15 at the half.  Goderich extended their lead in the second half to 5 points with four minutes to go but St Marys was able to tie the game with just over a minute remaining.  With four seconds left in the game Stephanie Hairsine was fouled on a drive to the basket.  She made both of her foul shots and the team held off Goderich last scoring attempt to win 30 - 28.  Scorers: Stephanie Hairsine 18, Lauren Stacey 7, Brittanie Bailey 4 points.

In their second game of the day, St Marys played a great defensive game and had a balanced attack in which ten players scored in defeating St Anne’s 43 - 15.  Catherine Wallis, Lauren Stacey and Stephanie Hairsine each scored 6 points.

On the weekend, St Marys traveled to Tillsonburg to compete in the William Orr Memorial tournament.  In their first game Friday afternoon, the Salukis played extremely well in losing to Woodstock C.I. 47 - 35.  Stephanie Hairsine scored 24 points and Lauren Stacey 7 points. In the consolation semifinal Saturday morning, St Marys played Woodstock St Marys. The Salukis lead after one quarter but had difficulty scoring in the middle of the game and were down 30 - 16 at the end of three quarters. Despite outscoring Woodstock 13 - 5 in the last quarter St Marys fell 35 - 29.  Stephanie Hairsine scored 9, Brittanie Bailey 7 and Catherine Wallis 5 points. 

In the final game of the tournament, St Marys played London Beal SS. This game was similar to the previous game in that the Salukis had trouble scoring in the middle frames and were defeated 35 - 28. Top scorers were Stephanie Hairsine with18 and Lauren Stacey 6 points.

St Marys juniors and seniors play their final home games this Wednesday, Oct 24 against Listowel DSS and Mitchell DSS.  The juniors play Listowel at 9:00 am followed by the seniors at 10:15 am.  At 2:00 pm the juniors play Mitchell followed by the seniors at 3:30 pm.  St Marys final league games are at Stratford Northwestern on Wednesday, Oct 31 starting with the senior game at 3:00 pm.

This weekend (Oct 26/27) the senior girls travel to Parkhill for their final tournament of the season.  The Salukis play their first game Friday against London Christian at 5:00 pm.

Mr. Hairsine

Huron-Perth Cross Country

The Huron-Perth Cross Country Championships were held on Thursday, October 18.  Our school was well represented, with many of the team moving on to the WOSSAA Championships next Thursday. 

Highlights of the day included Adam Cornwall's first place victory (by a long shot) in the Junior Boys race, and the Junior Boys team effort! 

Advancing to WOSSAA are Nicole Barber, Kierstin Myers, Adam Cornwall, Darian Cross, Dillon Drinkwalter, Ian Droog and Tyler Rae. 

Congratulations to Sarah Edye, Jane Hendriksen, Joe Smith, Jordan Cornwall and Shawn Nairn for an excellent running season! 

Hey, DCVI ... let's cheer on our runners for next week!!!

[ Photo Gallery ]  Photo by Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

Girls Field Hockey

The Salukis Field Hockey team finished their Huron-Perth Regular season yesterday in Mitchell, playing against a strong team from South Huron.  The team came out sluggish in the first half, and found themselves on the defensive for most of the half.  The second half proved to be much better for the girls, as they came out strong and played hard. Cheynne McLean played an excellent game, moving all over the field to help out.  Kelsey Robinson and Stacey Frayne helped control the middle of the field.  After giving up two goals in the first half, Ashley Hibbert and her defensive unit held off the attacking Panthers, and did not allow a goal in the second half.  The game ended in a 2-0 loss for the Salukis. With yesterdays loss, the team finishes in fifth place, just missing the playoffs.

The team is commended for their strong play throughout the season.   Despite some tough competition against more experienced teams, the girls never fell behind by more than 2 goals.  Their season record ended up as 1 win, 3 losses and  2 ties.  The Salukis will miss our graduating players while also looking forward to another strong season next fall.

Mrs. Chateauvert

Senior Girls Basketball

The senior girls basketball team competed in the London Fanshawe College Tournament October 12/13.  In their first game Friday, the Salukis played London Regina Mundi SS.  St Marys played a strong first half and were down only 16 - 11 at the half but were not able to match the scoring by RMC in the second half in losing 47 - 25. Throughout the game Lauren Stacey did a wonderful job in breaking the RMC press and also scored 5 points.  Stephanie Hairsine scored 14 and Catherine Wallis, Britannie Bailey and Eline Haanstra rounded out the scoring. Stacey Anderson and Amy Switzer are making good decisions under pressure and are assisting in the scoring.

In their consolation game Saturday morning, St Marys faced David and Mary Thompson HS from Toronto.  The Salukis initially had trouble scoring against the zone defense but slowly gained confidence in their team play.  Catherine Wallis consistently found holes in the zone and scored 6 points. Britannie Bailey (3 points) and Eline Haanstra (5 points) found each other for easy points and Stephanie Hairsine added 8 in the 53 - 22 loss. Andrea Payton and Jessica Jones are feeling more comfortable on the floor as they gain experience.

In their final game of the tournament on Saturday, St Marys played a strong Windsor St Christopher team in a friendship game. Brittany Sterkenburg and Sara Kennedy are developing their defensive skills as the Salukis continued to work on their defense and the team improved its team play in falling 36 - 15.

The Salukis travel to Clinton Wednesday, Oct 17 to play Goderich DSS and St Anne’s CHS in Huron-Perth league play.  The team travels to Tillsonburg next weekend for the William Orr Tournament. 

Mr. Hairsine