Schools of District 8 represent well at CWOSSA

WATERLOO REGION (March 4, 2015) – There were some great successes by District 8 high schools in this season’s CWOSSA Championships. The senior girls volleyball team from Resurrection continued their dominance rolling to a quad-A CWOSSA Championship hosted in Waterloo. They started the tournament with a straight sets win over Sir John A. MacDonald (SJAM) of Waterloo (25-19, 27-25), but lost the quarter final to Forest Heights (FHCI) of Kitchener…

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D8 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: St. Mary’s Reigns

WATERLOO REGION (February 24, 2015) – On Monday night the region’s top high school basketball team, St. Mary’s Eagles, captured their fourth straight District 8 Championship over St. Benedict CSS of Cambridge 78-55. The Eagles maintained a slight lead for almost all 32 minutes as the St. Benedict’s Saints kept them close. That was until the fourth quarter when St. Mary’s blew the score open with electrifying dunks from grade…

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D8 BOYS BASKETBALL: Finals Postponed

WATERLOO REGION (February 20, 2015) – Due to inclement weather and school closures today, the District 8 Boys Basketball Championships will be postponed to Monday February 23, 2015. All three matches will be hosted at St. Mary’s High School in Kitchener. St. Mary’s senior team will look to defend their D8 title against St. Benedict’s at 8:00pm. The Junior game will tip off at 6:00pm between St. David’s and St. Mary’s….

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D8 BOYS BASKETBALL: Finals are set for action on Friday

WATERLOO REGION (February 19, 2015) – After an emphatic 30 point semifinal win over St. David’s on Wednesday night, St. Mary’s High School will look to defend their D8 title on home soil this Friday. St. Mary’s was led by Tyrick Thompson who tallied 13 points while Nathan Riley added 12. Celtic’s Mason Cumming contributed 16 points. St. Benedict’s senior team held a steady lead over Resurrection on their side…

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Perfection a Theme in Girls Volleyball Finals

WATERLOO REGION (February 19, 2015) – Resurrection CSS Phoenix senior girls volleyball team rounded out their D8 season with a perfect record on Wednesday night defeating the Woodland CHS Cavaliers in straight sets (30-28, 26-24, 25-23). This squad has been a force to be reckoned with, tallying 16 D8 wins with no losses, only dropping one set all season. For most of the night, the net was controlled by Phoenix…

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The Final Stage is Set

WATERLOO REGION (February 12, 2015) – Resurrection CSS senior girls volleyball squad will look to complete their D8 season with a zero in the loss column next Wednesday when they host championship night. With an emphatic 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-12) set win over Père-René-de-Galinée in the D8 semifinals on Wednesday night, Resurrection enters the D8 final with a record of 15 wins and no losses. Resurrection will be taking on…

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SWIMMING: Resurrection recaptures the District 8 combined swimming championship

WATERLOO REGION (December 12, 2014) – The Resurrection Phoenix recaptured the overall combined swimming title at the District 8 championship held Wednesday night at Wilmot Recreation Centre. As a team, Resurrection was held off the top of the podium for the last two years, which was preceded by a five year reign. Resurrection’s top performer on Wednesday night was Kurtis Gray who tallied 30 points, and won the senior boys…

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