D8 BOYS HOCKEY: Max Parrott from Resurrection wins league MVP

April 2, 2019
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WATERLOO REGION (April 2, 2019) – On Tuesday, Resurrection’s Max Parrott was announced as the District 8 boys hockey league’s most valuable player. The grade 12 goalie helped the Phoenix to an 8-0-1 regular season record, and their first District 8 Championship since the 1992-93 season. Parrott, along with teammate and fellow first team all-star Blake Stephenson helped Resurrection to a CWOSSA silver medal. Stephenson, a grade 11 forward, scored…

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D8 VOLLEYBALL: Most valuable player honours goes to Saints’ Gigi Markotic

April 1, 2019
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WATERLOO REGION (April 1, 2019) – On Monday, District 8 announced that St. Benedict’s grade 12 middle Gigi Markotic was named the league’s most valuable player. Markotic and her Saints finished their regular season with a perfect 10-0 record and went 2-0 in the playoffs to win their second straight District 8 title. Markotic and the Saints, along with first team all-stars, grade 12 left side Olivia Benzin and grade…

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D8 BASKETBALL: St. Benedict’s Ben Mascarenhas named basketball’s MVP

March 25, 2019
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WATERLOO REGION (March 25, 2019) – On Saturday night before the KW Titans last regular season home game of the season, the District 8 All-stars were recognized with Ben Mascarenhas receiving the league’s top honour. Mascarenhas led the Saints to an 11-1 regular season record, and helped regained the District 8 senior boys title after scoring 14 points in the final. The grade 12 forward was a consistent scoring leader…

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D8 BASKETBALL: The senior boys title swings back to St. Benedict’s

February 20, 2019
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WATERLOO REGION (February 20, 2019) – Over the last eight years the senior boys basketball championship has seesawed between two basketball powerhouses, St. Benedict’s in Cambridge and St. Mary’s in Kitchener. On Tuesday night in front of a packed house, it was St. Benedict’s who regained control of the title, and will advance to the triple-A CWOSSA championship this Friday. Throughout the first half the Saints maintained a steady, yet…

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D8 VOLLEYBALL: St. Benedict’s claims back-to-back senior girls championships

February 15, 2019
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WATERLOO REGION (February 15, 2019) – In straight sets on Thursday night, the St. Benedict Saints senior girls volleyball team rallied together to claim their second District 8 championship in as many years. Resurrection opened strong in the first set taking a 8-1 lead, however the power attack from grade 12 Olivia Benzin was too much for the Phoenix front row to handle. Saints’ Gigi Markotic served out five straight…

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D8 SWIMMING: Saints swim to take the overall team title

December 20, 2018
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WATERLOO REGION (December 20, 2018) – On Wednesday the St. Benedict’s girls swim team dominated in the pool winning the girls team title, and helped win the overall title. The open swimmers from St. Benedict’s were the leaders in the pool as they swept their podium. Lauren Mage took the open girls gold medal winning all three of her freestyle distance events. Teammates Charlotte Jones and Shaunna Walker deJong finished…

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D8 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sydney VanderHoef named as league MVP

December 10, 2018
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WATERLOO REGION (December 10, 2018) – On Monday, District 8 released their list of league all-stars’ and the league’s top individual honour went to Woodland point guard Sydney VanderHoef. VanderHoef led the Cavaliers to an undefeated D8 regular season finishing with a 9-0 record averaging a 36.7 margin of victory. The Cavaliers went on to sweep the playoffs winning the D8 senior championship for the first time in school history….

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