WATERLOO REGION (June 9, 2016) – St. Mary’s senior students Pride Nkomo and Kyndra Miller were each given the nod for boys’ and girls’ rugby respectively. Nkomo let the boys’ to an undefeated season, where they were able to defeat Resurrection to claim the District 8 championship. It was a remarkable season for the boys’ as they dominated almost every game and did not seem to feel the pressure of…
WATERLOO REGION (June 9, 2016) – On Tuesday May 31st the boys’ slo-pitch semi-finals and finals were played at RIM Park in Waterloo and when the dust settled, it was St. Benedict’s who claimed the championship with a walk-off hit. Before getting into how the final game played out, the semi-finals must be looked at, as teams played hard to make it to the big game. The two semi-finals were…
WATERLOO REGION (June 9, 2016) – On Tuesday May 31st the Girls’ slo-pitch semi-finals and finals were played, and in the end, St. David’s came out on top. The first semi-final was between the league’s first place finisher St. David’s, and the fourth placed Monsignor Doyle. St. David’s overpowered Doyle from the first pitch and even though the Marauders fought hard, they were unable to fend off their rival and…
WATERLOO REGION (May 27, 2016) – With all the other district 8 championships wrapped up slo-pitch is the final sport that schools will compete to be crowned champions. The semi-final matches are already set up for both the girls’ and boys’. In the girls’ league top seeded St. David’s will face off against the fourth seeded Monsignor Doyle. The Celtics had a very strong season posting a league best 6-2…
Nicholas Bilodeau is a former District 8 athlete who took the time to do an interview for D8, to discuss both his experiences within D8 athletics and what he has been up to since he graduated. First off, Bilodeau played for Resurrection Catholic Secondary School for his entire career as a D8 athlete. He played multiple sports for his school including, junior football, powerlifting, varsity wrestling and to top it…
WATERLOO REGION (May 26, 2016) – St. Mary’s are the new district 8 boys soccer champions after defeating St. Benedict’s by a score of 2 – 1 in a thrilling final. Although these two teams were seen as underdogs entering the playoffs after finishing third and fourth in the District 8 division respectively, they caught fire at the right time in the playoffs and were able to unseat the top two…
WATERLOO REGION (May 18, 2016) – Wednesday, May 18th is a big day in District 8 sports as there are three different championship games; girls’ varsity soccer, senior boys’ soccer and senior boys’ rugby. The first final of the day is senior boys’ soccer and it features St. Benedict’s versus St. Mary’s for the championship. Both teams were seen as underdogs entering the playoffs as they finished third and fourth…
