By Brian Smiley The Assumption College Lions appear to be on the right track to turning their senior girls volleyball season around. After starting out with three straight losses in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk play, the Lions scored their first win of the season on Monday when they travelled to Pauline Johnson Collegiate and defeated the Thunderbirds (2-2) 21-25, 25-22, 25-14 and 25-23. PLEASE CLICK TO READ…
Green Eagles looking great again in senior girls volleyball
By Brian Smiley St. John’s College had an outstanding run in senior girls volleyball a year ago and head coach Andrina Shannelly is hoping history repeats itself. The Green Eagles travelled to North Park Collegiate on Thursday, securing a 25-5, 25-14 and 25-22 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk victory over the Trojans (1-2). TO READ THE FULL STORY PLEASE CLICK
Panthers drop girls hockey game to Eagles
By Brian Smiley Following a pair of wins to start to the AABHN girls hockey season, the Paris District High School Panthers unblemished record is no more. Facing St. John’s College on Wednesday at the Brant Sports Complex, Paris was beaten 6-1 in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk action. The Panthers have an historical reputation as one of the top teams in the league and on Wednesday, one…
SJC senior boys basketball team loses to BCI on buzzer beater
By Brian Smiley St. John’s College is the best 0-2 senior boys basketball team in AABHN history – strictly based on point differential. Playing at Brantford Collegiate Institute on Tuesday night, the Eagles dropped a 59-58 decision to the Mustangs (3-0) in what will certainly be one of the best games played in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk season. That loss folowed a 54-53 defeat SJC suffered…
Panthers boys hockey team shows promise
By Brian Smiley The Paris Panthers are not the team they were last year but the defending AABHN boys hockey champions are showing their coach they have a lot of promise. After losing their first game of the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk season last week, Paris rebounded on Tuesday to score a 4-2 win over North Park Collegiate at the Gretzky Centre. PLEASe CLICK TO READ…
Despite opening loss, T-Birds optimistic in senior girls volleyball
By Brian Smiley Pauline Johnson Collegiate’s senior girls volleyball team didn’t get the result it was hoping for in its AABHN season opener but that doesn’t change the team’s goal. Hosting Paris District High School on Thursday, the Thunderbirds were beaten 25-13, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-21 by the Panthers in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk action. PLEASE CLICK THE LINK TO READ THE FULL STORY
‘Total team effort’ leads Lions to OFSAA football title
By Brian Smiley More than three months of hard work and dedication paid off this week for the Assumption College Lions senior football team when it captured the OFSAA Northern Bowl at Acumen Stadium in Windsor. Facing Thunder Bay’s Hammarskjold High School on Monday in one of nine Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Bowl games, the Lions scored a 21-4 victory over the Vikings. PLEASE CLICK TO READ…
Lions look solid in girls hockey opener
By Brian Smiley The Assumption College Lions girls hockey team looked extremely solid offensively on Wednesday for their AABHN season opener. And although the team was able to skate away with a 12-2 win against North Park Collegiate at the Gretzky Centre, ACS coach Sarah McDade said there’s still a lot of work to do as her team works its way through the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk…
Mustangs serve notice in senior boys basketball
By Brian Smiley Brantford Collegiate Institute’s senior boys basketball team won’t be messing around this season. Opening the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk season on Tuesday at home, the Mustangs beat the North Park Collegiate Trojans 58-38. PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY
Lions pull out win in high school boys hockey season opener
By Brian Smiley With time winding down in the AABHN boys hockey season opener on Tuesday, Assumption College coach Mike Bednarz must have been thinking here we go again. Tied 1-1 with North Park Collegiate at the Gretzky Centre late in the third period, the Lions were able to score with 17 seconds remaining for a 2-1 win. The late goal allowed ACS to avoid something that happened six times…