By Brian Smiley North Park Collegiate has gone back-to-back in Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior boys volleyball. Hosting Paris District High School on Friday in the championship game, the Trojans (13-1) scored a 25-22, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-17 victory over the Panthers (11-3). NPC hitting star Matt Slykerman said there was a difference between last year’s championship and this one. PLEASE CLICK TO READ FULL STORY
Green Eagles win junior girls basketball championship
By Vincent Ball The St. John’s College Green Eagles shook off a poor opening first quarter to capture the AABHN Junior Girls Basketball championship on Friday. The talented Green Eagles defeated the ‘Never Say Die’ Assumption College Lions 53-43 in a competitive and entertaining game at Assumption. The Lions set the tone early, playing strong defence in the first quarter to force a lot of turnovers and limit the Green…
Third time a charm for Assumption junior boys volleyball team
By Brian Smiley It took them three tries but the Assumption College Lions defeated the North Park Collegiate Trojans when it mattered most. Playing in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk junior boys volleyball championship on Friday at NPC, the Lions beat the Trojans 25-19, 25-16 and 25-20. Although Assumption (11-3) finished first at the conclusion of the regular season, two of the team’s three losses were to…
Eagles fly by Blue Devils in senior girls basketball
By Brian Smiley The St. John’s College senior girls basketball team overcame a shaky start at home on Wednesday to advance to the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk championship game. Hosting McKinnon Park Secondary School in a semifinal, the Green Eagles defeated the Blue Devils 42-33 despite scoring only six first-quarter points. PLEASE CLICK TO READ THE FULL STORY
Titans claim AABHN Varsity Football title GALLERY
By Chris Abbott Holy Trinity Titans are 2023 secondary school football champions. The team lifted the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Non-CWOSSA Varsity football championship trophy Saturday after defeating Simcoe Composite School Sabres 22-15. The home team took a 7-0 first-quarter lead, but Simcoe Composite equalized in the second. Holy Trinity regained the lead late in the second quarter, then added a decisive short-yardage touchdown in the third – and convert…
Colts claim third straight junior football championship PLUS GALLERY
By Brian Smiley Brantford Collegiate Institute continues to dominate junior football in the Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk league as it captured its third straight championship on Friday. Facing Paris District High School in the final at Bisons Alumni North Park Sports Complex, the Colts defeated the Panthers 57-0. With 249 points scored and only eight against this season – two of those were on a safety the…
Lions upset Eagles to win senior football title PLUS GALLERY
By Brian Smiley It may not have been the biggest upset in AABHN football history but Assumption College’s victory in the senior championship game on Friday will certainly go down as one of the biggest shockers in recent memory. Facing an undefeated St. John’s College team that averaged 40-plus points per game during the season, the Lions scored a 13-9 Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk win at Bisons…
Eagles ready for ‘tough’ semifinal volleyball game against Panthers
By Brian Smiley St. John’s College got through its first Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk senior boys volleyball playoff game without being at the top of its game. The Eagles will need to be sharper for their next test. “It will be a tough game,” SJC’s Levi Hirst said of a semifinal matchup SJC will play against Paris District High School after the Eagles defeated Assumption College 25-20,…
Fall playoffs in full swing
The AABHN playoffs are in full swing. Here is everything you need to know about each playoff. Stay tuned to our website for all of the latest updates as they come in. GIRLS BASKETBALL Junior North Senior North Junior South Senior South BOYS VOLLEYBALL Junior North Senior North Junior South Senior South FOOTBALL Junior CWOSSA League Senior CWOSSA League Varsity League (Non-CWOSSA )
T-Birds show ‘good character’ in senior volleyball loss to Trojans
By Brian Smiley The AABHN senior boys volleyball regular-season finale between Pauline Johnson Collegiate and North Park Collegiate featured two teams at the opposite end of the standings. Knowing his team would be in tough, PJC coach Mike Michaelides has some words of advice for his players, which they seemed to take to heart. “Basically I said to them, it’s their last game and we haven’t had a whole lot…