By Brian Smiley The stakes were high on Tuesday in the final AABHN senior boys rugby game of the regular season with the Assumption College Lions collecting a massive reward at the end of the day. With both Assumption and North Park Collegiate tied for the final playoff spot in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk league, it was the Lions who secured the final post-season berth thanks…

By Brian Smiley The players on Assumption College’s girls rugby team will attempt to do something that hasn’t been done in almost a generation. Following a 10-5 win against Paris District High School on Monday in the AABHN semifinals, Assumption will play Simcoe’s Holy Trinity Catholic High School on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for the championship. When the Lions and Titans take to the pitch on George Jones Fields at…

By Brian Smiley Brantford Collegiate Institute’s stranglehold on the AABHN girls rugby championship came to an end on Monday. Facing Simcoe’s Holy Trinity Catholic High School in a semifinal on the George Jones Fields at the Harlequins Grounds, the Mustangs were upset 24-17 by the Titans. The win advanced Holy Trinity to Wednesday’s final against Assumption College, while dethroning the 13-time Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk champions. CLICK…

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By Brian Smiley Hannah Clark and the Brantford Collegiate Institute Mustangs took care of their first playoff obstacle on Wednesday but things won’t get any easier for their second challenge Facing Paris District High School at Green Lane Sports Complex in Paris in an Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk girls soccer quarter-final game, the Mustangs were 3-1 winners against the Panthers.   PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL…

By Brian Smiley North Park Collegiate’s senior boys rugby team can be excused if their shoulders slumped a little when the AABHN schedule came out. The Trojans’ first two games of the season included tilts against Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk powerhouses Brantford Collegiate Institute and St. John’s College. Despite losing both of those games, including a 48-5 decision to the Mustangs (3-0) on Tuesday at Bisons Alumni…

By Brian Smiley The Paris District High School Panthers continue to roll through the AABHN varsity girls rugby season but a big test is coming next week. Paris moved to 4-0 in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk regular-season action following a 53-5 win against Pauline Johnson Collegiate on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Simcoe.   PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY