WATERLOO REGION (October 6, 2016) – On Wednesday the District 8 Tennis Championships were decided with St. Mary’s High School claiming their second straight overall tennis championship, without winning either the team boys or girls title. The boys doubles team of Nicholas Antolcic and Matthew Forseca from St. Mary’s lead the Eagles to gold in the boys doubles over Resurrection’s Kenton Voisin and Matt Del Rosso. St. David’s girls squad…
DISTRICT 8: Academic All-Stars
WATERLOO REGION (June 22, 2016) – District 8 has just released its final list of Academic All-Stars for this past year and for the fourth year in a row the number has increased. The Academic All-Star award recognizes District 8 student-athletes who have made a contribution to their school, both in their athletics and their academics. Student-athletes who are recognized as an Academic All-Star have participated in an inter-school team…
SOCCER ALL-STARS: Krissia Vasquez, Lucas Cabral and Eric Katerberg Awarded MVP Honors
WATERLOO REGION (June 13, 2016) – Krissia Vasquez of Resurrection, was given the girls MVP nod after leading her team to the District 8 championship. Lucas Cabral of St. Mary’s and Eric Katerberg of Woodland Christian were named co-MVPs of the boys division as both had great seasons, with Cabral leading his St. Mary’s Eagles to the championship. Joining Vasquez are three of her teammates from Resurrection that helped bring…
RUGBY ALL-STARS: Nkomo and Miller Awarded MVP Honours
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…
BOYS SLO-PITCH: St. Benedict’s Walk-Off as Champions
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…
GIRLS SLO-PITCH: St. David’s Wins Championship in a Thriller
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…
D8 CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: Slo-Pitch Playoffs
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…