D8 FIELD HOCKEY: St. David captures championship in thrilling comeback

WATERLOO REGION (October 17, 2024) – On Wednesday at Fountain Street Fields in Cambridge, St. David repeated as District 8 champions with late-stage heroics to topple top seeded Resurrection.  Midway through the second half, Resurrection took a strong 3-1 lead over the Celtics on goals from Olivia Bowie (2) and Blythe Devereaux.  Minutes later, Grade Nine Eden Murphy potted a goal to bring the score within one. With time winding…

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D8 TENNIS: Resurrection sweeps team titles

WATERLOO REGION (October 16, 2024) – On Tuesday at Waterloo Tennis Club, Resurrection found themselves competing for nearly every gold medal. As a result of collecting points in every competitive event, the Phoenix won the boys’, girls’, and combined team championships.  Akshay Ramachandran won the gold medal for the second straight year in boys’ singles defeating St. Mary’s Javier Botaya. Dominik Kunalic finished third.   Last year’s silver medalists Ethan Morgan…

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D8 GOLF: Top golfers collect double gold

WATERLOO REGION (October 9, 2024) – On Tuesday, the District 8 Boys and Girls Golf Championships were held at Cambridge Golf Club with both individual winners helping their schools claim the team championship.   In the boys’ division, St. Mary’s Gabriel Da Costa posted the lowest score on the day, with a two-over 74. His round included four bogies and two birdies on hole 10 and 16. Da Costa and his…

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SLO-PITCH: Boys and girls league all-stars announced

WATERLOO REGION (June 26, 2024) – On Wednesday, District 8 announced the all-star teams for the boys’ and girls’ slo-pitch seasons. Resurrection named three players to the boys’ all-star squad including grade 12 student-athletes Jackson Tjart at catcher and Matthew Van De Wynckel at pitcher, as well as grade 11 outfielder Brock Grein.  The Phoenix capped off an undefeated regular season with a third straight District 8 title in a…

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D8 GIRLS SOCCER: MVP honours go to Mckenna Campbell-Turkalj from Resurrection

WATERLOO REGION (June 25, 2024) – District 8 announced their all-star rosters from the girls’ soccer season on Tuesday, with Resurrection’s Mckenna Campbell-Turkalj named as the league’s most valuable player.   The grade 12 midfielder led the Phoenix to their second District 8 soccer title in as many years. In the District 8 final, Resurrection topped St. Mary’s 5-1 with Campbell-Turkalj scoring one goal and being named player of the match. …

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BOYS SOCCER: St. Mary’s Even Antolcic named league MVP

WATERLOO REGION (June 24, 2024) – On Monday, District 8 announced their senior boys soccer all-stars, and topping the list as most valuable player was Even Antolcic from St. Mary’s High School.   Antolcic, a grade 12 centre-midfielder, scored six goals in District 8, helping the Eagles to a five win and one draw regular season and win their second senior boys soccer title in three years. St. Mary’s continued their…

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D8 SLO-PITCH: Père-René-de-Galinée upsets the bracket

WATERLOO REGION (May 29, 2024) – On Tuesday, Père-René-de-Galinée entered the girls’ slo-pitch playoffs as the fourth seed in a four team bracket, and left the diamond with a team set of gold medals.  In their semi-final matchup against top seeded St. David, les Chevalières needed extra innings to knock off the Celtics in a 6-5 win, and advance to the Championship.  Père-René-de-Galinée was then poised to take on St….

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