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Beach
Nationals |
Aug 29th |
Congratulations to
Amy McGrath & Kayla Donahue who won the 14U Bronze medal at the Beach Nationals
on August 25th/26th.
more...
Congratulations also to
Ali Goc & Jordyn Moloney who won the Bronze medal in 16U.
more... |
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Attack Summer Camp A Huge Success |
Aug 22nd |
Attack's
summer camp offered a great environment for skills development,
and our nearly 200 campers had a lot of fun too. Check out photos
from the three weeks of camp in our
photo gallery.
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Ontario
Summer Games Medals
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Aug 14th |
Congratulations to
the Region 4 teams that won Gold (girls) and Silver (boys) on the weekend at the
Ontario Summer Games. Our girls were represented by Erinn Bickle, Lindsey
Harper, Ali Loynachan, Jordyn Moloney, Leah Saar and Samantha Sliva. Our
boys were represented by Paul Rapos, Jed Reid and Steven Hunt. Results are
posted
here... |
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Beach Provincials
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Aug 8th |
Congratulations to our teams who competed in the Beach
Provincials this past weekend.
- Janssen &
McRobert - 20U SIlver
- Vukson &
Dionisio - 18U Bronze
- Sexsmith & Johnston - 16U T2 Bronze
- Skelly & Mitchell - 16U T2 4th
Photos in the
photo gallery. Send
us your results! |
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Banquet
Photos
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June 19th |
Here they are,
finally, the 2006 Banquet photos! Thanks to everyone who contributed.
more... |
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Four
Attack Players Named to Women's Youth National Team |
June 11th |
Four more
Attack players received recognition at the national level this week,
being named to the women's Youth National Team. Congratulations to
Leah Saar, Rachel Vukson, Erinn Bickle, and Celeste Bonter!!!
more... |
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16U
Red Girls Impress at U.S. East Coast Championships
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May 31st |
The U16 Red team participated in the East Coast Championships
at Penn
State University this past weekend and performed tremendously!
The ladies played their best volleyball when it counted most and opened a lot of American eyes with their quality of the play.
Many U.S. parents and fans commented on the huge heart and professionalism our
ladies showed throughout the tournament. 16U Red finished with a 8-2
record and in a tie for 15th Place. Well
ahead of 81 other 16U teams in the tournament!!!
more... |
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Fleming
Knights Announce Volleyball Position Camp
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May 29th |
The Fleming
Women’s Volleyball Position Camp is an intense position specific
preparation camp for school and club. The general concept of Volleyball
Position Camp is to train in your chosen position (middle
hitter/blocker, outside/power hitter and setter) with athletes of
similar
age and ability...
more... |
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A
Partnership Is Born…Beach Volleyball Comes to Durham Attack
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May 29th |
With the
sport of beach volleyball exploding in Ontario and more specifically in
the Durham region, it was only a matter of time before a partnership was
born. Devils Den Golf and Beach Volleyball Centre and Durham Attack
Volleyball Club have joined forces in a number of different ventures...
more... |
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Attack
Wins Gold and Silver at Nationals West!!!
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May 22nd |
15U Black won their
second National Championship this weekend, winning the 15U Nationals West.
more...
16U Black lost a very close final 21-25, 25-20, 17-19 to a team they had beaten
earlier in the weekend, to win the Tier 1 Silver medal.
scoreboard... |
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Attack
Wins Three National Championships!!!
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May 14th |
Durham Attack girls
won three National Championships today in Moncton, with our 14U, 15U and 16U
girls all winning the Canadian Eastern Open. As well
15U Attack Red won the Tier 2 Gold medal, and 14U Attack Red won the Tier 2
Silver medal. Boys 14U Elites finished in 5th place, and girls 13U Black
finished 5th in Tier 3. View our
Nationals
Scrapbook... |
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18U
Finishes 4th at Nationals! |
May 7th |
Congratulations to
our 18U girls team who finished 4th of 72 teams at the 18U Nationals in
Abbotsford, top team from the east! But for a very close 25-22, 25-23 loss
to the new national champion Manitoba Bisons in the semis, our girls would have
been contending for the Gold. Toughest match the Bisons had all
tournament. |
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12U Black
& 15U Black
Win Ontario Championships!!!
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May 2nd |
Click to enlarge |
15U Black won the
Ontario Championship this weekend in London with a convincing win over Forest City in the
finals. *new
photos...
15U Red
finished the weekend 13th in the province. *new...
14U Black
extended their winning streak with a Gold medal in Tier 2 in Barrie. more...
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And in Barrie this
weekend at the 12U Tier 1 our 12U Black girls won the Ontario Championship with a three set win
over Etobicoke Titans. more...
At the same tournament 12U Red finished the
season in 9th place more...
and capped it off with a win over cross-town rivals DRVC.
12U White finished 7th in Zone B. The future bodes well with all of the talent we have in our younger teams!
This completes
the Durham Attack girls OVA medal collection for 2006 - an OVA Tier 1 Provincial
medal at every age level - with Provincial Champions in the 12U, 15U, 16U, 18U and
20U age groups, Silver in 14U and Bronze in 17U. What an unbelievable
season for our girls!
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16U Black
Wins Ontario Championship!!!
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April 23rd |
Just in... our 16U
girls team won the Gold medal this weekend at the 16U Tier 1 Provincials in Cambridge.
more...
Congratulations
to 15U Black who, playing up a year, played with the best of them and finished in sixth place.
more...
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Back-To-Back 2006 Ontario Volleyball Champions
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April 16th |
Attack's 18U
girls won their second 2006 Provincial title at the 20U Championships in
Toronto on the weekend. Attack beat Toronto Royals, consisting of 6
University of Toronto Varsity players, in two games straight to win the
Gold medal. Four Attack players were selected as Tournament
All-Stars: Kaila Janssen and Annabelle Pellerin both for best outside
hitters, Hayley Todd for best middle hitter and Amber-Lee Campbell for
best setter.
*new photos... |
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Girls 14U
Black Wins Quebec Provincials
 |
April
16th |
Our 14U girls took
on the best Quebec has to offer in Joliette over the weekend and brought home
the Gold medal from the Quebec provincials - a Durham Attack first!
more...
13U Black finished a
very strong 10th. more...
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Weekend
To End Breast Cancer
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April 14, 2006 |
In
September, along with my wife, my brother-in-law, and three fellow staff
members, I will be walking 60 km in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer. In
memory of my mother-in-law, who passed away twelve years ago, we have
formed the team M.O.M. (Memories of Mom). Our goal is to raise $18,000
and we need your help!
more...
Chris Williamson |
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Three
Provincial Titles in Three Consecutive Years |
April 9, 2006 |
 In what can only be
called a dynasty, our 18U Girls won their third consecutive Provincial
Championship in as many years, this Saturday in St. Catharines, beating Peel
Selects in five for the Gold medal.
more...
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Attack's
2006 Summer Camp Line-Up |
April 2, 2006 |
Attack Girls'
girls and boys summer volleyball camp offering for 2006 will include two weeks of
Indoor volleyball and a third, new week specializing in Beach.
girls flyer...
boys flyer... |
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16U Boys
Win Provincial Silver |
April 9, 2006 |
Our 16U boys won the
Silver at the 16U Tier 1 Provincial Championships this past weekend in
Scarborough, losing a close Gold medal match 15-13 in the tie breaker.
More info as it becomes available.
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15U and 16U Boys
Earn Top Seeds Going Into Provincials
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April 5, 2006 |
15U boys won their
third Gold medal of the season, and their fourth medal in as many tournaments,
at the Tier 1 Bugarski Cup in Oakville on April 1st.
16U Boys brought
home their second Gold medal of the season at the Ontario Open on March
25th to also bring
them to the top seed heading into Provincials. The final saw
Attack defeat a strong Pakmen VC team from Mississauga.
more...
Things are
looking up for Provincials... good luck guys!!!
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Attack
Wins Three Medals on Opening Weekend of Provincials
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April 2, 2006 |
14U Black
won the Silver medal at the 14U Tier 1 provincial championships in
Scarborough. more... 16U Black came from a 9th seeding to win the Bronze
at the 17U Tier 1 championships in St. Catharines!
On the
boys' side, 14U Elites finished 5th in Tier 1, and 14U Prospects
finished 5th in Tier 2.
In
Barrie girls 13U Black came from a 9th place seeding to place first in their
pool and finish with a 6-1 record, on their way to winning a 14U Tier
3 Bronze medal.
more... Girls 14U Red finished 9th in the Tier 2 Provincials
in Brampton.
more...
And girls 13U Red finished 9th in Port Colborne.
more...
Amazing
results for our first Provincials weekend. Go
Attack!!! |
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Support
13U's Trip to Nationals
|
March 29, 2006 |
 Girls
13U Black team is holding a raffle. First prize is Toronto Raptors
tickets for the last game of the regular season - approximate value
$400. Second prize is Blue Jays tickets - approximate value $100.
Tickets are $5 each and the draw will be held on April 10th.
To buy a ticket please contact Julie Mitchell at 905-666-4378, Laurie
Campbell at 905-665-8255, or anyone else from the team. |
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Ava Jolee
Mattin
|
March 26, 2006 |
On Tuesday,
March 21st, at 6:28am, Ava Jolee Mattin, weighing 7 lbs 11 oz, was born to former Durham Attack coach Stephanie Mattin. Stephanie is a former U14 assistant coach and
enjoyed working with the younger ones at summer camps.
She's 'working with the younger ones' again! Congratulations Stephanie!
photos... |
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Attack
15U Girls Ranked 1st and 5th In Ontario
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March 25, 2006 |
Attack Black
continued their domination of 15U volleyball in Ontario with a Gold
medal at the Tier 1 Open in Cambridge.
*new
photos...
At the same tournament 15U Red continued their steady climb to the top with a 5th
place finish, after losing to Attack Black in the
quarter-finals.
*new photos...
This
ranks Durham Attack #1 and #5 in Ontario going into Provincials, and
makes it the only
club in Ontario to have two top 5 teams at the same age. |
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Attack
Finishes 2nd and 5th at J.S.W. Wildcats Invitational |
March 25, 2006 |
Our 14U Red
girls team has won its second straight Silver medal, at the J.S.W.
Wildcats Invitational in Scarborough.
more...
Improving
with each tournament, our Girls 13U Red team placed 5th.
more...
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Quest for
Gold
|
March 22, 2006 |
Durham
Attack would like to congratulate Patrick Johnson, Kaila Janssen and
Hayley Todd, who have been nominated for carding under the Quest For
Gold 2005-2006 Ontario Athlete Assistance program.
more... |
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Girls
18U Earns Respect and Seventh Straight Medal
 |
March 20, 2006 |
Our 18U girls
brought home the Gold medal from the 20U Tier 1 Open in Barrie on the
weekend, improving their record to five gold and two silver medals in
seven tournaments.
more... |
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Girls
House League Champions
Click to enlarge |
March 9, 2006 |
Congratulations to our 2006 Girls Bantam House League champions -
sponsored by... well, umm... Durham Attack. Honestly.
Sorry sponsors, luck of the draw. |
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16U Black
and 15U Red
Hawks Medal at 16U Open/Bugarski Cup
 |
March 4, 2006 |
16U Black
girls had a great day and demonstrated some awesome teamwork, winning a
Silver medal at the Tier 1 Open.
*new photos...
15U
Black finished 5th.
Our 15U Red
Hawks were a perfect 12-0 this Saturday, in winning the Gold medal at the
16U Bugarski Cup in Cobourg.
more... |
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OVA 14U
Beach Clinic
 |
March 1, 2006 |
OVA Athlete
Development Program is offering a 14U Beach Clinic for any athletes born
in 1992 or later. The clinic will be held in Toronto at Beach Blast
on Saturday, May 6, 2006.
Click
here for more information. |
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13U Black
Wins Silver and Advances to Tier 3 |
February 28,
2006 |
Our 13U teams
traveled to Kingston this past weekend to compete in the Bugarski Cup.
Black won the Silver medal and advance to Tier 3
(more...)
while Red
placed 7th.
more...
Way to go
girls!!! |
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2006
Durham Attack Annual General Meeting |
February 28,
2006 |
Our first
Annual General Meeting will be held in May:
Date/Time: Tuesday May 30, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Location: Jack Miner Public School. |
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2006
Durham Attack College & University Guide |
February 24,
2006 |
Interested in
playing post-secondary volleyball? This guide to Canadian schools
and the recruitment process will help you to set your priorities and plan
your academic and sports activities through each of your high school
years, to increase your chance of success. Thank-you to Keith Wills.
2006 Durham Attack College & University Guide |
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Girls
House League Playoff Schedule Posted |
February 22,
2006 |
Playoffs start
this Sunday February 26th. You can download the Playoff Schedule
here. |
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18U Boys
Three Tournaments / Three Medals
 |
February 18,
2006 |
18U boys
recently completed their matching set of Gold, Silver and Bronze by
winning the prestigious Penn State Invitational.
more... |
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A Team To
Watch at Provincials
 |
February 20,
2006 |
Our 18U girls
traveled to Ottawa this past weekend and brought home the Gold medal -
maintaining their #1 Ontario ranking going into the Tier 1 Provincials in
April.
more... |
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Durham
Attack Announces Girls Summer Camp Line-Up |
February 19,
2006 |
Attack Girls'
summer volleyball camp offering for 2006 will include two weeks of Indoor
volleyball and a third week specializing in Beach.
flyer... |
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14U
Prospects Grab Silver at Bugarski Cup |
February 11,
2006 |
14U Prospects
grabbed a Silver medal at the Bugarski Cup in East Northumberland. The
team has really started to work together as a unit and coach Marius Wojcik
is very proud of their accomplishment.
more... |
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17U Boys
Are Penn State Tournament Champions |
February 5,
2006 |
On the
weekend of February 4-5 the Durham Attack U17 boys volleyball team
competed in the prestigious Penn State University Invitational
Tournament. Durham Attack was the only Canadian squad in a field
of 28 teams. Over the two days the boys played 10 matches, winning
nine and losing only one on their way to the gold medal.
more... |
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12U Girls
Kick Off Season in Style |
February 11,
2006 |
Our 12U girls
teams kicked off their season in Durham Attack style on the weekend.
Not to be outdone by their older colleagues they matched the season
opener performance of the 14U, 15U and 16U teams with 12U Black
winning Gold, 12U Red finishing 5th and 12U White finishing 9th.
Way to go girls!!! |
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Alumni
Lindsey Johnson Named RBC Athlete of the Month
 |
February 9,
2006 |
Alumni
Lindsey Johnson was named Lakehead RBC Athlete of the Month for January,
continuing her lead in Canada in total digs and digs per game.
"Most of the success of the relatively young volleyball team has to be
credited to their outstanding defence and Lindsey is the leader here."
ouaa stats...
cis stats...
alumni... |
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Girls
House League Photo Retakes |
February 5,
2006 |
If you
missed Girls House
League picture day, you can have your photo taken on Sunday February 12th
at
Westney Heights in the lunch room:
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10:00 -
10:30: |
All
Bantam players |
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10:30 -
11:00: |
All
Peewee players |
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15U Black
Wins Tier 1 Gold, 15U Red
Hawks Earn Tier 1 Berth
|
February 4,
2006 |
Girls
15U
Black played like champions to win Gold at the 15U Tier 1 Challenge Cup at Fanshawe College on the weekend.
more...
The
15U Red Hawks have completed their steady climb back to
Tier 1 with a Bronze medal at the Tier 2 Challenge Cup in Waterdown.
more...
And next door
in Ajax our
14U Black
team took Gold at the 15U zone to move to 15U Tier 2.
more... |
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Girls
House League Photo Schedule |
February 1,
2006 |
Girls House
League photos will be taken this Sunday February 5th. All photos
are at
Westney Heights in the lunch room:
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8:45 -
9:30: |
Peewee
teams #1, 5, 6, and 7 |
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9:30
-10:00: |
Bantam
teams #1, 3 and 4 |
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10:00 -
10:30: |
Bantam
teams #5 and 10 |
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10:30 -
11:00: |
Peewee
teams #2, 3, and 4 |
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11:00 -
11:30: |
Bantam
teams #6, 8, and 9 |
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12:00 -
12:30: |
Bantam
teams #2 and 7 |
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Girls 13U Black
Triumph Over Parents Challenge |
February 1,
2006 |
Parents
showed the girls that they could also jump, dig, spike, serve, tip, slide,
watch the ball hit the floor, crash into each other, balance the ball on
the net, take the ball in the head and elsewhere, and still rally together
in camaraderie and sportsmanship. more... |
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16U Black
takes Silver; 15U Black Girls Stay in 16U Tier 1 |
January 31,
2006 |
At the 16U
Tier 1 Challenge Cup on the weekend our 16U Black Girls took the Silver
medal, and 15U Black's 7th place finish was good enough to qualify them
for the next Tier 1 16U tournament in March.
more... |
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Finding Your Own
Definition of "Luck"
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January 29,
2006 |
What makes us feel lucky?
I am lucky because around me at home and on the court, my life is full of people
who wish to make a difference and see the importance of the larger picture and
what we can do - and its not just the numbers on the flipchart.
more... |
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Two Medals
for 18U
|
January 21,
2006 |
Our 18U boys
brought home the Silver medal from the Challenge Cup in Scarborough on
the weekend. Meanwhile at home, our 18U girls won the Gold medal
at the Tier 1 Challenge Cup in Ajax.
more...
Both tournaments were
superbly-hosted by our 15U Girls teams ;-)
more... |
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Toronto
Star names Hayley Todd Female Athlete of the Week
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January 17,
2006 |
"Todd, a
6-foot-2 middle hitter with the Raiders volleyball team, continues to
show why she might be one of the top teenage players in the Greater
Toronto Area..." Congrats Hayley!
more... |
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Lindsey
Johnson #1 in Canada with 59 Digs against Queens
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January 15,
2006 |
After
earning OUAA and CIS honours for the first half of the season for
digs per game, Lakehead libero Lindsey Johnson started the
second half of the season with a phenomenal 59 digs in a double win
over Queens, to put her in the #1
position in Canada in both digs per game and total digs. 39
digs this past weekend against Windsor earned Lindsey RBC Lakehead
Athlete of the Week honours.
ouaa stats...
cis stats...
alumni... |
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Boys 15U
Black Wins Second Straight Gold Medal |
January 14,
2006 |
15U Black is
two for two in the Gold medal department, qualifying them for OVA
Tier 1.
more... |
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Girls 14U
Black Team Stays Golden
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January 14,
2006 |
The
Girls U14 Black team have maintained their gold status in Tier 1 at the
Hawkins Cup on January 14. Not only were the girls thrilled to earn the
gold medal, but they were privileged to be the first U14 girls team in
Tier 1 to win the Hawkins Cup, named in memory of Gord Hawkins. more... |
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18U Girls
Gain Experience and Silver Medal in Quebec |
January 11,
2006 |
Our 18U
girls traveled
to Cégep Outaouais in Quebec
to play in the Challenge des Griffons this past weekend, and brought
home the Silver medal.
more... |
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15U Black
Progressive Euchre Night |
January 9,
2006 |
The U15
girls will be holding a Progressive Euchre Night on Feb 18 2006 at 7pm.
This will be held at the Oshawa Moose Lodge. There will be a silent
auction along with a great night of cards. Anyone interested
please contact Julie Mitchell 905-666-4378 or Jackie Johnson
905-430-7125. |
