The Holy Trinity Titans and Simcoe Sabres will play for the Athletic Association of Brant Haldimand Norfolk Non-CWOSSA varsity football title next week. In this week’s semifinals, the Titans defeated the Delhi Raiders 28-15. In the other semifinal, the Sabres defeated the McKinnon Park Blue Devils 7-6 thanks to a last-minute Sabres touchdown. The AABHN final takes place Saturday November 4 at 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity.
BCI, PDHS to play for junior football championship
By Brian Smiley Brantford Collegiate Institute and Paris District High School will play for the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk junior football championship. Playing in semifinals on Friday night at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, BCI defeated Assumption College 35-0 while Paris beat St. John’s College 13-8. The junior final will take place on Nov. 3 at Bisons Alumni at 5 p.m. CLICK TO READ FULL STORY
Eagles, Lions to battle for senior football championship
By Brian Smiley St. John’s College is heading back to the AABHN senior football final after surviving a scare from the defending champions from Paris District High School. Trailing 22-0 early on in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk semifinal on Thursday at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, the Eagles (5-0) wound up winning 32-28 after converting three, third-down touchdown strikes while also scoring 15 points in…
Sabres capture AABHN boys baseball title
By Brian Smiley After coming up just short in last season’s AABHN boys baseball final, Simcoe Composite School reversed its fortunes this season. Facing Paris District High School for the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk championship on Wednesday at Cockshutt Park, the Sabres scored a come-from-behind 11-10 victory versus the Panthers. Last season SCS went undefeated before losing to Brantford Collegiate Institute in the final. “It feels great,”…
Heart, sportsmanship big traits on PJC senior girls basketball team
By Brian Smiley Pauline Johnson Collegiate senior girls basketball coach Felicia Thompson has yet to see her Thunderbirds win a game this season but she has seen something else as important. PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY
Eagles impressive heading into senior football playoffs
By Brian Smiley St. John’s College left no doubt who the favourite is heading into the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior football playoffs. Facing Assumption College on Friday at Kiwanis Field in the final game of the regular season, St. John’s (4-0) scored a convincing 42-7 win over the Lions (3-1) in a battle for first place. St. John’s will now face fourth-place Paris District High School…
AABHN Cross-country champions crowned
By Brian Smiley four-decade wait is over for former W. Ross Macdonald School residence counsellor Mick Ferras. Ferras started running the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk cross-country championship as a guide runner for para athletes from WRMS when he was 22-years-old. Now 66 and retired, this was the first time he has guided one of the runners from the school to victory as he and Jackson Rukundo captured…
BCI beaten by North Park in win and in game
By Brian Smiley The Brantford Collegiate Institute Mustangs may have been eliminated from the AABHN senior football playoff picture Thursday night but they certainly didn’t go down without a fight. Facing North Park Collegiate at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, BCI lost 18-13 to the Trojans. The Mustangs (0-4) needed a win against the Trojans (2-4) to get into the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk playoffs but…
Panthers have ‘pretty solid’ senior boys volleyball team
By Brian Smiley As the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior boys volleyball league winds its way to a conclusion, the Paris District High School Panthers have left little doubt that they’re in the mix for a championship. Paris (8-2) defeated Brantford Collegiate Institute (3-6) 25-21, 25-16, 18-25, 24-26 and 15-11 on Thursday at BCI to solidify its hold on second place. Panthers coach Rich Dela Rosa was…
Lions win back-to-back girls field hockey championships
By Brian Smiley The Assumption College Lions girls field hockey team is unbeatable. Playing in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk championship on Tuesday against McKinnon Park Secondary School at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, the Lions defeated the Blue Devils 3-0. The win not only gave Assumption the title for the second year in a row, it also allowed the Lions to complete their second straight…