Sports round-up: Basketball, cross country, and golf OFSAA championships cap off a successful fall season for SBDSB schools
Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) schools have a long-standing tradition of excellence in athletics. Student-athletes compete in the Simcoe County Athletic Association (SCAA) during the regular season and represent the SCDSB and their schools in the Georgian Bay Secondary School Association (GBSSA) and Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championships.
Recent highlights
In senior girls’ basketball, the Maple Ridge SS Ravens went 36-2 for the season and made a full-court press at the OFSAA AAA championship, coming from behind in the fourth quarter to go undefeated and beat the top-ranked team in the province 46-42 to bring home the title.
At the OFSAA Cross Country Championship in early November, SCDSB athletes outpaced the competition, with Collingwood CI bringing home first-place finishes in the overall combined team, overall girls’ team, and senior girls’ team. The Collingwood CI overall boys’ team also finished second. In individual results, Alistair W. from Collingwood CI finished third, while Sofia C. and Van C. from Maple Ridge SS both finished fifth in their races.
The SCDSB also sent golfers to the OFSAA Golf Championship, where Paige S. from Maple Ridge SS put on an ‘un-fore-gettable’ show and finished first overall in the high school division.
The Nottawasaga Pines SS boys’ volleyball team represented the SCDSB and GBSSA at the OFSAA AA championships and served up a fourth-place finish.
This fall, rugby sevens made its debut as an official SCAA sport. Teams from across the SCDSB tackled this new opportunity in the junior and senior boys’ and girls’ divisions. The first-ever SCAA rugby sevens champions are:
- Nantyr Shores SS, Senior Girls’ Champions
- Innisdale SS, Senior Boys’ Champions
- Twin Lakes SS, Junior Boys’ Champions
- Barrie North CI, Junior Girls’ Champions
GBSSA championship banners are also being hoisted at SCDSB schools for the following sports this fall:
Basketball
- Junior Girls’ A – Elmvale District HS
- Junior Girls’ AAA – Barrie North CI
- Senior Girls’ AAA – Maple Ridge SS (advanced to OFSAA)
Football
- Junior Boys’ – Maple Ridge SS
- Senior Boys’ – Barrie North CI (advanced to OFSAA)
Flag football
- Junior Girls’ A/AA – Maple Ridge SS
- Junior Girls’ AAA – Twin Lakes SS
- Senior Girls’ A/AA – Nottawasaga Pines SS
- Senior Girls’ AAA – Banting Memorial HS
Soccer
- Senior Boys’ AAA – Collingwood CI (advances to OFSAA in spring 2025)
- Volleyball
- Junior Boys’ AA – Nottawasaga Pines SS
- Senior Boys’ AA – Nottawasaga Pines SS (advanced to OFSAA)
- Junior Boys’ AAA – Collingwood CI
Upcoming events
The fall sports season is behind us, and regular season play for winter sports is underway. This December, the annual Kempenfelt Cup is back and bigger than ever! Not only will Barrie teams compete for high school hockey supremacy in support of Barrie and District Christmas Cheer, but the SCDSB is hosting the first North Simcoe Cup and Kempenfelt Cup - South.
- North Simcoe Cup – Dec. 11, Rotary Place, Orillia (Elmvale District HS, Georgian Bay District SS, Twin Lakes SS, and Orillia SS)
- Kempenfelt Cup - South – Dec. 17, Sadlon Arena (Banting Memorial HS, Bradford District HS, Nottawasaga Pines SS, and Nantyr Shores SS)
- Kempenfelt Cup - Barrie – Dec. 18, Sadlon Arena (Barrie North CI, Bear Creek SS, Innisdale SS, Eastview SS, and Maple Ridge SS)
Details regarding upcoming events and full results are available on the SCAA website.
This initiative links directly to the SCDSB Strategic Priorities in the areas of Well-being and Community.
Information:
Sarah Kekewich, Manager of Communications
[email protected]