By Brian Smiley Two evenly matched teams battled down to the wire as McKinnon Park Secondary School defeated Brantford Collegiate Institute on Thursday to claim the AABHN junior girls volleyball championship. In the final, it was the first-place BCI Mustangs (11-1 regular season, 1-0 in playoffs) facing defending Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk champion MPSS Blue Devils (10-2 regular season, 1-0 in playoffsPLEASE CLICK THE LINK TO READ…
Trojans gain momentum for boys hockey playoffs
By Brian Smiley North Park Collegiate is hoping a strong regular-season finale and a little bit of a melee at the end its game against St. John’s College on Tuesday will go a long way toward a playoff win next week. Up against one of the league’s powerhouses at the Gretzky Centre, the Trojans (1-9) were edged 1-0 by the Green Eagles (7-0-2). North Park stuck with SJC on the…
Eagles down Trojans 4-0 in girls hockey
By Brian Smiley North Park Collegiate’s girls hockey team was able to hold the fort for one period on Monday before the floodgates broke open. Facing St. John’s College in an Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk game at the Gretzky Centre, the Trojans (2-8) allowed three second-period goals on their way to a 4-0 loss against the Green Eagles (5-4). PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY
‘Dialed in’ Eagles advance to semis in senior basketball
By Brian Smiley St. John’s College came to work on time Thursday for their AABHN senior boys basketball quarter-final playoff game against Paris District High School on Thursday. Hosting the Panthers in a sudden-death contest with a berth in the semifinals on the line, the Green Eagles were focused from the start as they scored a 62-42 win. PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY
PJC senior boys basketball team a ‘privilege to coach’
By Brian Smiley Pauline Johnson Collegiate’s senior boys basketball team ended the AABHN season without a win but that doesn’t mean progress wasn’t made. Falling 76-26 to the St. John’s College Green Eagles (5-7) on Tuesday at home in the final game of the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk regular season, the Thunderbirds (0-12) never got down despite their winless season. CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY
Titans win AABHN swimming overall title
The AABHN swim meet took place Friday at the Annaleise Carr Aquatic Centre in Simcoe. Results 1. Holy Trinity Catholic HS 2. St. John’s College 3. Simcoe Composite 4. Assumption College 5. Pauline Johnson 6. Delhi District
Panthers ‘peaking at right time’ in senior girls volleyball
By Brian Smiley Over the last little while, Paris District High School senior girls volleyball coach Rich Dela Rosa has seen a great amount of improvement from his Panthers. And although Paris (5-6) dropped a 25-6, 25-21, 25-14 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk decision at St. John’s College on Thursday to the Green Eagles (10-0), Dela Rosa still feels his team is headed in the right direction. TO…
Panthers ‘have the talent’ to compete for senior basketball title
By Brian Smiley Paris District High School’s senior boys basketball team has proven it can play with any team in the league. Although the Panthers (5-5) lost 62-50 at Brantford Collegiate Institute to the Mustangs (10-1) on Tuesday in an Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk contest, Paris has had success against BCI and the other top teams in the league. In fact, it was the Panthers who handed…
Trojans ‘going in right direction’ in senior girls volleyball
By Brian Smiley North Park Collegiate didn’t get the result it wanted on Monday in senior girls volleyball but that doesn’t mean the team’s coach wasn’t impressed. Facing the undefeated Green Eagles (8-0) at St. John’s College, the Trojans (3-7) lost a 25-19, 25-20, 25-15 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk decision. PLEASE CLICK LINK TO READ THE FULL STORY