WATERLOO REGION (February 13, 2020) – On Wednesday at RIM Park in Waterloo, it was a rubber match between St. David’s girls hockey and the Resurrection squad. The Phoenix won the first two District 8 titles in 2016 and 2017, and the Celtics won back-to-back in 2018 and 2019. The opening period was back and forth play with a few scoring opportunities from both teams, but no one was able…
ICE HOCKEY: St. Mary’s claims first District 8 boys title since 1994
WATERLOO REGION (February 11, 2020) – On Monday the St. Mary’s Eagles boys hockey team edged past St. David’s in the District 8 title game. The Eagles won the inaugural District 8 boys hockey title in 1992, then again in 1994 and did win a title once in the 19 years Waterloo Catholic schools played in the WCSSAA league. It was Nathan Dewar from St. David’s who opened up the…
D8 ICE HOCKEY: Post season starts early
WATERLOO REGION (February 6, 2020) – On Thursday morning the District 8 Seasonal Committee voted to adapt the end of the boys’ and girls’ ice hockey season to ensure the fairest conclusion possible. With OECTA’s latest job action announcement commencing Tuesday February 11th with the removal of teachers ability to provide on-call coverage in classrooms, it would have forced the end of the District 8 hockey season based on available…
D8 SWIMMING: St. Mary’s wins District 8 combined team swimming championship
WATERLOO REGION (December 19, 2019) – On Wednesday at the Wilmot Recreation Centre Pool, the St. Mary’s swim team narrowly captured the combined team title, and girls title by a combined 20 points. The Eagles edged past St. David’s by five points in the girls team division, finishing with 238 points while St. David’s finished with 233. St. Benedict’s came in third with 212 points. In the combined team score,…
D8 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cavaliers’ Mae Drost named league’s MVP
Left to right: Sarah Malnerich, Mae Drost, Kate Drost, Tanja, Damjanovic Absent: Monique Campbell WATERLOO REGION (December 9, 2019) – On Monday, District 8 named Mae Drost from Woodland Christian High School its senior girls basketball most valuable player. Since transferring to Woodland in the Fall of 2018, Drost has helped the Cavaliers to two perfect regular seasons (21-0), two District 8 championships, two single-A CWOSSA championships, a fourth place…
D8 BOYS VOLLEYBALL: MVP honours go to St. Benedict’s Bryson Meadus
Left to right: Ryan Frias, Jacob Lohrenz, Noah Lalonde, Noah Tyszka, Caden Hayhoe, Bryson Meadus, Liam Kinahan WATERLOO REGION (December 6, 2019) – On Friday, St. Benedict’s grade 12 left side hitter Bryson Meadus was named the senior boys volleyball league’s most valuable player. Meadus was a force to be reckoned with during the year as he led his Saints to a second straight undefeated District 8 season and a…
D8 FOOTBALL: St. David’s Tyresse Griffith named the Father Mike, Most Valuable Player
Left to right: Noah Medeiros, Alex Stewart, Ethan Eveleigh, Jaydon Boxwell, Matthew Weber, Nick Henning Absent: London Dawson, Nathan Dewar, Wyatt Ernst, Tyresse Griffith, Braydon Schneider, Jared Weiler WATERLOO REGION (December 5, 2019) – On Thursday, District 8 announced that St. David’s star running back and linebacker would be named the Father Mike most valuable player in senior football. The Wilfred Laurier commit racked up seven touchdowns in the…