Connor Koshowski is a grade 9, junior boys basketball player at Sir Winston Churchill.  He has excelled both on the court and in the classroom this week.  In Geography he is putting forth an excellent effort in completing his assignments. He is also using his teamwork skills both in the classroom and on the basketball court.  Connor continues to increase his confidence by being aggressive on the court as was seen at the Centennial Tournament in Guelph last weekend.

Congratulations Connor and keep up the good work.

Dundas Valley

Female – Selena Dajani – swimming

Male – Sean Latham – swimming

Guido de Bres

Female – Nicole Vis

Male – Ryan Neinhuis – basketball

Nora Henderson

Female – Lillian Tran – volleyball

Male – William Loi – basketball

Saltfleet

Female – Nikki McDonald – hockey

Male – Malcolm Douglas – basketball

Sherwood

Male – Patrick St. Jacques and Aidan Morgan – pickleball

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Emily Burns – basketball

Ancaster

Female – Hannah Smith – hockey

Male – Eric Brankovic – water polo

Dundas Valley

Female – Leah Waite – volleyball

Male – Brett Parry – basketball

Glendale

Female – Andrea Trivunovic – volleyball

Nora Henderson

Male – Liam Tomalty – basketball

Sherwood

Female – Tykayla Thompson – volleyball

Male – Griffin Knight – basketball

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Tristan Holdsworth – volleyball

Waterdown

Male – Hayden Stam – water polo

Westmount

Female – Serena McKay – volleyball

Male – Kyle Wenzel – basketball

Josephine Hewick is grade 12 student leader at Waterdown District High School who attacks life much like she does volleyball; with vigorous hard work and a positive attitude.  Throughout her 4 years at WDHS Joey has excelled in variety of sports but volleyball is her true passion having played on the senior girls’ team since grade 9.  This honour roll student is team captain for the senior girls’ volleyball team and is the head coach for the midget girls’ volleyball team.  As a member of the Recreation and Leadership course Joey has refereed, run drills for grade 9 SPARK students, helped to organize the Terry Fox Run and acted as a scorekeeper for various sporting events.  She was instrumental in organizing and executing a volleyball tournament for WDHS feeder schools.  Joey’s coaches describe her as hard working, motivated, responsible and disciplined.  She will be joining the Lancer family next Fall as she has chosen to continue her volleyball endeavours at the University of Windsor.

HAMILTON (January 18, 2018) – The Dundas Valley Gryphons earned their first senior boys water polo title defeating the Westdale Warriors 5-1 at Hill Park Recreation Centre on Thursday evening.

Dundas Valley’s James Crowe had a hat-trick in the championship game while Derek deGelder and Ethan Rotsaert-Smith each had a goal en route to preventing perennial champions Westdale from securing their fourth title in five seasons.  

The Gryphons built a 2-0 lead heading into the final quarter before Westdale would respond.  Three goals in the fourth quarter sealed the victory.

The victory capped a perfect season for the Gryphons notching an unblemished 11-0 record.

In the bronze medal game, the Westmount Wildcats earned a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over the Ancaster Royals.  Westmount’s’ Marcos Urbina tallied a hat-trick including the overtime goal to hand Westmount the bronze medal.  Sam Gershkovich netted the other Westmount goal.

Ancaster’s Finn Mills had two goals in the loss while teammate Weston Farnworth added the other.

In the junior championship the No. 1 seeded Westdale Warriors capped a perfect season (6-0) knocking off the Ancaster Royals 7-3 to earn the school’s sixth junior boys water polo title in eight seasons.  

Jack Shanlin had four goals to lead the Warriors while Juan Peral added two.  Westdale’s Michael Forrester had the other goal when he opened the Warriors scoring in the first quarter.

Ancaster’s Thomas Walters scored twice in a losing cause with Caleb Burleigh nothing the other goal.

The junior boys bronze medal game saw Sherwood defeat Westmount 3-2.  Sherwood grabbed a quick 2-0 lead after the first quarter and added their third goal in the second quarter.  From there they played defence to hold on for the victory.

Scoring for the Saints were Stefan Daich, Rylan Wilmont and Josh Roman.  Westmount’s Stephen Chen netted the Wildcats two goals in the loss.

Sherwood’s team was comprised of all junior players who had never played the game prior to this season.

HWIAC Boys Waterpolo Results

Senior Boys Waterpolo Results

January 18, 2018 – Hill Park Recreation Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

Gold Medal Game: Dundas Valley SS def. Westdale SS 5-1

Bronze Medal Game: Westmount SS def. Ancaster HS SS 4-3 (OT)

Junior Boys Waterpolo Results

January 18, 2018 – Hill Park Recreation Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

Gold Medal Game: Westdale SS def. Ancaster HS 7-3

Bronze Medal Game: Sherwood SS def. Westmount 3-2

Jack Shanlin is Westdale’s Featured Athlete. Jack led the junior Warriors to a HWIAC gold medal in water polo, scoring 4 goals in the final.  His leadership of the team throughout the entire year was exemplary.  Jack was also a key member of both the junior volleyball team and the tennis team.

Ancaster

Female – Jalen Samcoe – volleyball

Male – Skyler Rajasingham – basketball

Dundas Valley

Female – Mackenzie McCartney – volleyball

Male – Derek DeGelder – water polo

Glendale

Male – Meriton Ismaili – basketball

Guido de Bres

Female – Stephanie Knol – volleyball

Male – David VanDasselaar – basketball

Nora Henderson

Female – Layla Ayoade – volleyball

Male – Malcolm Wilson – basketball

Saltfleet

Female – Quinn Hardy and Tansley Kell – volleyball

Male – Liam Magee – basketball and Kristian Wrona – hockey

Sherwood

Female – Robin Hewlett – volleybal

Male – Rylan Wilmont – water polo and Joel Wallace – hockey

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Madison Curtis – volleyball

Waterdown

Female – Clare Malhinha – hockey

Male – Justin Coles – hockey

Ancaster

Female – Rae Delsey – volleyball

Delta

Male – Zach Chaddock – basketball

Dundas Valley

Female – Jenna Curnew – snowboarding and Rowan Watson – hockey

Male – Ayden Nicholson – alpine skiing and Jordan Cale – basketball

Glendale

Female – Orhidea Curri – volleyball

Male – Jerrod Walker and Milos Mladjan – basketball

Guido de Bres

Male – Kyle Nordeman – hockey

Orchard Park

Female – Dora Molnar – swimming

Male – Will Perterfiels – swimming

Nora Henderson

Male – Ezra Rodil  – basketball

Saltfleet

Female – Sydney Harrisonand Olivia McDonald – swimming

Male – Skyler Chong – swimming and Tristan Braker – basketball

Sir John A. Macdonald

Male – John Heng – basketball

Waterdown

Female – Karmen Krug – volleyball

Westmount

Female – Aashna Pujara – volleyball

Male – Ty Crombie – hockey

Ruby is a grade 12 student who has been an integral part of Delta’s Athletic program since she arrived in grade 9.  Ruby is a dedicated athlete who demonstrates athletic talent, sportsmanship and leadership.  She has been a member of the field hockey, volleyball, badminton, soccer, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, slo- pitch, beach and coed volleyball teams.  Her Athletic Awards include Rookie of the Year, Junior Athlete of the Year and Grade 11 Athlete of the Year over the last three years at Delta.  Off the playing field, Ruby contributes to the Delta school community as Peer Mentor, Girls Athletic Council member and Student Council representative.  She also participates in dance and rugby as well as having a part time job.  Ruby exemplifies a true student athlete and shows her Delta Raider spirit in all that she does. Ruby plans to study Kinesiology at Waterloo University next year.

Ancaster

Female – Ella Mallett – water polo

Delta

Male – Cameron Rapley – basketball

Dundas Valley

Female – Alex Rorie – volleyball

Male- Adam Boyes – basketball

Glendale

Female – Orhidean Curri – volleyball

Male – Nicalos Clarke and Tiki Mahmuti – basketball

Guido de Bres

Male – Matt Heikamp – basketball

Nora Henderson

Female – Nathalie Robinson – volleyball

Male – Yousef Ali – basketball

Saltfleet

Female – Skylar Johnson – volleyball

Male – Malcolm Douglas – basketball

Sherwood

Female – Emily Williams – water polo

Male – Patrick Fontanilla – basketball

Sir Allan MacNab

Female – Madison Curtis – volleyball

Sir John A Macdonald

Male – Rick Chang – basketball

Sir Winston Churchill

Female – Molena Pol -volleyball

Waterdown

Female – Ashley Mulholland – volleyball

Male – Liam Delmastro – hockey

Westmount

Female – Krista Nichol – volleyball

Male – Bayne Timofejew – basketball

HAMILTON (February 21, 2018) – The Waterdown Warriors captured their 11th Hamilton public school senior girls volleyball championship on Wednesday night upsetting Sir Allan MacNab Secondary 3-1.

Waterdown earned two duplicate 25-22 set victories to open the match. Sir Allan MacNab fought back in the third set taking it 25-17. In a tug of war final set, the Warriors topped the Lions to close out the game 25-22

Waterdown was ranked as the sixth seed in the west division and had to play road matches all the way through the playoffs. Sir Allan MacNab was the two seed.

Westdale Secondary will host the ‘AAA’ SOSSA championship on Monday, February 26th with Waterdown representing Zone 1. Sir Allan MacNab will still have a chance to qualify for that event with a challenge match tomorrow hosting Westdale for the right to advance to ‘AAA’ SOSSA. Game time is 2:00pm.

Also moving forward will be Sir Winston Churchill in the SOSSA ‘AA’ championship as well as Hamilton District Christian High in the ‘A’ stream. Those events go next week on Monday as well. (For more information visit www.sossa.on.ca). If successful at SOSSA teams will advance to the provincial championships in each category.

In the junior girl’s championship, Orchard Park collected a 3-1 win over Ancaster High School to collect their first-ever HWIAC junior girls volleyball title

Ancaster took the opening set 25-18, but the Patriots rallied for a 25-16 to even the game 1-1 after two sets. In the third set, they inched past the Royals with a 27-25 victory before notching the final set 25-20 to take the title.

With the win, Orchard Park punched their ticket to the SOSSA ‘AA” junior championship hosted Thursday, March 1st by Dundas Valley Secondary. Ancaster still has a chance to advance to SOSSA hosting a challenge match tomorrow at 2:00 pm against Waterdown.

Also advancing to SOSSA will be Hamilton District Christian representing Zone 1 in the “A” category after defeating Nora Frances Henderson 3-2 earlier on Wednesday to qualify. The SOSSA ‘A’ championship will be hosted next week in Cayuga, Ont. For more information visit www.sossa.on.ca)

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HAMILTON (February 22, 2018) – The Saltfleet Storm took down longtime rival the Sir Allan MacNab Lions at the Hamilton public boys basketball championship winning both the junior and senior titles on Thursday night hosted at McMaster University.

Saltfleet captured their first senior boys basketball title since 2014-15 topping MacNab 64-51 in the late game with Dan Disbantino and Marko Josipovic combing for 30 of the Storm’s points.

Disabatino led Saltfleet scorers with 16 points while Josipovic added 14 in the win. For MacNab Scott Jenkins was the Lions top scorer posting 12 points in the loss.

Saltfleet built a 36-20 lead over the first two quarters, which was the difference as MacNab could only pull within 10 at the end of the third quarter. Saltfleet would record 17 points in the final frame to counteract the Lions 14 closing the game at 64-51.

This was the fifth straight season that Saltfleet and Sir Allan MacNab had faced each other in the championship final becoming a tradition among Hamilton high-school basketball fans. MacNab still holds the advantage over the past five seasons with a 3-2 record in those championship games.

Saltfleet advances to Southern Ontario Secondary School (SOSSA) senior boys ‘AAA’ championship slated for Monday, February 26th at Governor Simcoe Secondary in St. Catharines, Ont.

Earlier, in the junior boys division-I final, Saltfleet repeated as champion defeating MacNab with a convincing 80-53 win.

The Storm junior squad were propelled by Thomas Matsell who poured in 29 points in the victory. Liam Magee chipped in 18, while Nolan Ormerod contributed 13 in the win.

MacNab’s top scorer was Nick Moore who posted 15 points in the loss while teammate Kyle Moore had 10.

Saltfleet advances to the SOSSA junior ‘AA; championship on March 1st which is hosted by Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Grimsby, Ont.

In Division-II play, Sir Winston Churchill claimed both the senior and junior titles to cap their basketball season.

The Bulldogs got the best of George P. Vanier 51-49 in a thrilling senior game that came down to the wire.

Tougeer Khan had 22 points to lead Sir Winston Churchill while Vanier’s top players were Philippe Niare (16pts) and Bechir Issa (13).

In the junior division-II championship, Churchill posted a 54-45 win over Westmount. Churchill’s Brad Vasiliauskas netted 25 points to lead the Bulldogs to the championship win. Westmount top scorer was Kevin Wang who scored 12 points in the loss.

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SOSSA Bound
Six teams from will advance to represent Hamilton at the various Southern Ontario Secondary School Association (SOSSA) championships which will go next week. Here’s a look at teams moving forward: .

Senior -’AAA’: Saltfleet DHS (Feb. 26 @ Governor Simcoe, St. Catharines, Ont.)
Senior – ‘AA’: Glendale SS (Feb. 26 @ St. Francis, St. Catharines, Ont.)
Senior – ‘A’: Hamilton DCH (Feb 26 @ Great Lakes High School, Beamsville, Ont.)
Junior – ‘AA’: Saltfleet DHS (Mar. 1 @ Blessed Trinity, Grimsby, Ont.)
Junior – ‘A’: Hamilton DCH (Mar. 1 @ McKinnon Park, Caledonia, Ont.)

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Dundas Valley, like all schools, has no shortage of athletes that are worthy of being selected for an athlete profile. To be chosen among many possible excellent choices speaks to the quality of whoever is chosen. Eric Justason embodies all that is good about being an athlete. Although he is an outstanding athlete, he also has quality characteristics that make him an even better person.

Athletically, around the school, Eric is a well rounded athlete. This grade 12 student participates in football, water polo, swimming, cross country and track and field. He has competed at the OFSAA level in swimming, cross country and track. He was one of the reasons that DVSS won their first boys water polo city title this year. And, on the football field, he was a two way player who looked forward to gaining the hard yards on the ground and challenging himself to defend other teams’ strongest threats.

Around the school, Eric is always more than willing to lend a hand. He is an excellent role model for younger students. He works hard to achieve good grades and gets involved in the school community. He was a member of the school Leadership Camp. He was also a valuable contributor as a peer leader in the school’s special needs program. Beyond high school he has his sights set on University and then a career as a teacher.

HAMILTON (February 28, 2018) – The Waterdown Warriors collected their third consecutive Hamilton public school girls hockey championship on Wednesday at Chedoke Twin Pad Arena doubling the Ancaster Royals 4-2.

Waterdown’s Andrea Seguin notched two first period goals to help guide the Warriors to the victory. Eliza Konialian scored the game-winning goal in the third period while Erin Gibbons added a goal late to seal the game.

Mackenzie Lauretti also had two helpers in the game assisting on Seguin’s two goals.

Ancaster’s Keianna Raitt scored both of the Royals goals with Erika Ehrenberg earning the lone assist on both goals.

This was Waterdown’s fourth consecutive appearance in the girl’s hockey final and the seventh time the school has finished the season as league champion.

With the city championship now complete, both teams will represent Hamilton public and advance to the Southern Ontario Secondary School Association (SOSSA) ‘AAA’ girls hockey championship slated for Tuesday (March 6). The event is hosted by Waterdown District High School and will be contested at North Wentworth Arena. For more information on that event visit www.sossa.on.ca

For official championship photos from the event visit: https://www.flickr.com/hwdsbathletics/

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Hamilton public school hockey takes centre stage on Cable 14 on Thursday, March 1.

Cable 14 will rebroadcast the 2017-18 girl’s championship between Ancaster and Waterdown beginning at 10:00 am.

That game will be followed with a live broadcast of the 2017-18 boys hockey championship from Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena. In the boys game, Ancaster looks to avenge the girl’s loss as they take on Waterdown with the winner advancing directly to SOSSA. The puck drops on the boys game at 12:00 pm.

HAMILTON (March 1, 2018) – The Waterdown Warriors earned the 2017-18 Hamilton public boys hockey championship crown downing the Ancaster Royals 5-3 at Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena on Thursday afternoon.

Waterdown’s Mason Drury nabbed the game-winning goal on a breakaway, slipping behind the defenders after an expiring penalty in the second period. That goal turned out to be the game-winner to bring home the Warriors third boys hockey title in school history. The Warriors won titles in 2015-16 as well as 2006-07.

The game started with an explosion of offense with three goals being scored in the first five minutes (all coming just over a minute apart).

Waterdown’s Lucas Thompson opened the games scoring at 1:57 of the first period before Ancaster tied the game 43 seconds on a goal by Royals’ Evan Gibbs. The Warriors would regain the lead just 24 seconds later on an unassisted goal by Braden McCarles.

Waterdown made the score 3-1 when Ryan Downe netted a goal with under five to play in the first.

The game see-sawed back and forth from that point with Ancaster notching a goal in the second period on a penalty shot taken by Callum Macdonald. Minutes later Drury would net the game-winner.

Kyle Nash of Ancaster and Waterdown’s Zac Osborne scored the remaining two markers trading goals in the final period

Overall, Osborne and McCarles each registered two points in the win for Waterdown (a goal and an assist).

Waterdown and Ancaster both finished the regular season with identical 6-1-2 records; the teams tied twice and Waterdown earned a 4-0 victory late in the year to claim the No. 1 seed using the head-to-head tiebreaker.

The city championship victory advances Waterdown to the Southern Ontario Secondary School Association (SOSSA) ‘AAA’ boys hockey championship set for Tuesday (March 6) in St. Catharines, Ont. A championship win at SOSSA will qualify Waterdown for the provincial championship held March 21-23 also in St. Catharines.

For official championship photos from the event visit: https://www.flickr.com/hwdsbathletics/

TV: Catch High School Hockey on Cable 14
Don’t miss the rebroadcast of today’s boys’ hockey championship which will air on Cable 14 at 9:00 am on Friday morning. It also airs again at 7:00pm on Sunday evening (March 4th). The girls game which was live on Cable14 on Wednesday also gets a rebroadcast at 6:00am on Sunday morning. Don’t forget fans can also watch games live or on-demand at Cable14Now.com

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Ancaster

Female – Abbey Alliston and Isabelle Schurer – volleyball

Dundas Valley

Female – Heidi Lasica – water polo and Megan Cameron – indoor track

Male – Duncan Eldridge – weightlifting and Gerrit Oldejans – indoor track

Nora Henderson

Female – Yanna Vanderklok – water polo

Orchard Park

Female – Jessica Craig and Dora Molnar – swimming

Saltfleet

Female – Veronica Elzinga Erkkila – water polo and Nicole Dorr – hockey

Male – Dan DiSabatino and Nolan Ormerod – basketball

Sherwood

Female – Rya Djonovich and Emily Oates – water polo

Sir John A. Macdonald

Male – Faisal Mohamed and Ermir Haziri – basketball

Westdale

Female – Sequoia Deathe – rowing

Male – Ethan Legacy – rowing

Westmount

Female – Kaiva Eglitis – swimming

Male – Tyler Robinson – swimming

Edward has been an exemplary athlete all four years at Guido de Bres Christian High School!  It began in grade 9 with a championship in grade 9 soccer and then a silver medal in volleyball. That same year he made the varsity soccer team and even cracked the starting lineup. With his contributions the team was silver medalists at OFSAA.  In grade 11, he was a big contributor to the soccer team that won gold at OFSAA in Windsor.  In volleyball, he was a starter with the volleyball team that won an HWIAC championship and the OCSSAA volleyball tournament that includes a large number of OFSAA bound teams.

Edward is a quiet leader, but his game speaks volumes.  He is very self-disciplined and works hard in every sport he plays.  This year, he added ice hockey to his repertoire and became a valuable asset to the team.  His commitment to academics parallels his commitment to sports.  He excels in math and hopes to continue his studies in university with a focus on mathematics.   He is excited about another soccer season – hoping to lead the boys soccer team to another championship.  He continues to take his successes in stride and he keeps a humble perspective and is often encouraging others to reach their full potential.  His coaches enjoy having him on their team and wish him well in his future endeavours.  Edward, you are very deserving of this recognition.

HAMILTON (March 27, 2018) – Team McMaster and Team Mohawk split the HWDSB boys basketball all-star classic capping the 2017-18 basketball season on Tuesday night at Glendale Secondary.

Team McMaster captured the opening junior game edging Team Mohawk 91-90 in a last minute thriller. Skyler Rajasingham of the Ancaster Royals won the game on a buzzer beater to earn bragging rights for Team McMaster.

Kyle Moore from Sir Allan MacNab posted 16 points in the win while Evan Morgan of Westdale had 13. For Team Mohawk, the leading scorer was Michael Barry also from Sir Allan MacNab posting 14 points in the loss.

Tavaughn Rose of Hamilton District Christian collected player of the game honours for Team McMaster while Noah Mulkewich of Westdale was named the games top player for Team Mohawk

In the senior battle, Team Mohawk got their revenge beating Team McMaster 81-79.

Rickey Morrison of Saltfleet led the game sinking 16 points in for Team Mohawk while Glendale’s Milos Mladjan added 15. Kyle Krist of Waterdown was the top scorer for Team McMaster in the loss contributing 14 points.

Mladjan was named the top player for Team Mohawk while Krist earned the nod on Team McMaster’s squad.

Team McMaster lead the way at halftime 37-33, but some clutch play in the third proved the difference maker for Team Mohawk who fought back to earn a 59-57 lead heading into the fourth quarter. That powered them to an 81-79 finish.

The games featured 48 of the cities top student-athlete basketball players from the Hamilton public school board. Each team was comprised of 12 players and saw the best 24 athletes play in junior and senior. Teams were coached by respective players or coaches from Mohawk College and McMaster University basketball programs.

Both post-secondary institutions provided varsity student-athletes to help coach the games with their head coaches on hand to present awards post game.

2018 HWDSB All-Star Classic Rosters

Team McMaster University (Junior) – Ancaster HS: Skyler Rajasingham; Dundas Valley SS: Tanner Baker; Glendale SS: Stefan Mahdessian; Guido de Bres CHS: Andrea D’Addazio, Hamilton DCH: Tavaughn Rose, Sir Allan MacNab SS: Jacob Horncastle, Kyle Moore; Saltfleet DHS: Thomas Matsell, Nolan Ormerod; Sir Winston Churchill SS: Brad Vasiliauskus; Westdale SS: Evan Morgan.

Team McMaster University (Senior) – Delta SS: Austin Millben; Dundas Valley SS: Gabriel Milliken; Glendale SS: Tiki Mahmuti; Orchard Park SS: Jake Fisher, Karim Al Jnainatic; Saltfleet DHS: James Agyapong, Mobean Bilal; Sherwood SS: Kyle Sportack; Sir Winston Churchill SS: Josh Hill; Sir John A. Macdonald SS: Ermir Haziri; Waterdown DHS: Kyle Krist; Westdale SS: Dale Whitmore.

Team Mohawk College (Junior) – Ancaster HS: Kyle Mandryk, Troy Bowden; Dundas Valley SS: Trevor Goodes; Sir Allan MacNab SS: Michael Barry, Nick Moore; Orchard Park SS: Gurjot Tattar; Saltfleet DHS: Liam Magee; Sherwood SS: Jacob Rogers; Sir Winston Churchill: Mike Desroche; Sir John A. Macdonald SS: Zubin Bulsara; Waterdown DHS: Owen Parney; Westdale SS: Noah Mulkewich.

Team Mohawk College (Senior) – Delta SS: Hunter Alexander; Glendale SS: Milos Mladjan; Orchard Park SS: Ardit Gashi, Nikola Surla; Saltfleet DHS: Andrew Bartlett, Malcolm Douglas, Ricky Morrison; Sherwood SS: Luke Lynch; Sir Winston Churchill SS: Malik Allen; Sir John A. Macdonald SS: Faisal Mohamed; Waterdown DHS: Zach Hennessey; Westmount SS: Michael Tran.

Box Score (provided by John Metcalfe)
Junior
Team Mac 91-90 over Team Mohawk
Skyler Rajasingham wins it at the buzzer for Team Mac

Leading Scorers:
Mac – Kyle Moore 16, Evan Morgan 13
Moh – Michael Barry 14

Quarter Scores
1st 13-13; Half Moh 45-33; 3rd Mo 70-56

Players of the Game
Mac – Tavaughn Rose; Mohawk – Noah Mulkewich

Senior
Team Mohawk 81-79 over Team Mac

Leading Scorers:
Moh – Ricky Morrison 16, Milos Mladjan 15
Mac – Kyle Krist 14

Quarter Scores
1st Mac 21-15; Half Mac 37-33; 3rd Mo 59-57

Players of the Game
Moh – Milos Mladjan; Mac – Kyle Krist

HAMILTON (April 5, 2018) – Mackenzie York from the Sherwood Saints netted the game-winner on an end-to-end rush to lead the Saints past the Westdale Warriors 3-2 in the gold medal game of the HWDSB girls developmental hockey tournament held Thursday at Chedoke Twin Pad Arena.

With the score deadlocked at 2-2 and the game final minutes ticking off, York picked up the puck deep in her own zone and raced down the ice to earn Sherwood the tournament victory. The Saints finish the event undefeated, going 4-0 in round robin play and then adding a semi-final victory over the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (3-1) before knocking off Westdale in the final.

Chloe McMurray and Breahna Bodo both scored for the Saints in the win with all of Sherwood’s goals coming without assists.

Westdale had their chances in the game and even held 2-1 lead heading into the final frame. After losing the lead with three minutes to play, they had several chances including the final minute with their goalie pulled; their attack fell short.

The Warriors’ Sarah Cushnie picked up two points on a goal and an assist in the tournament finale, while Maya Clapperton added the other goal in the loss.

The Warriors road to the final was a bit different than Sherwood Westdale finished round robin play with a 1-1-2 record to place third. They then beat Sir Allan MacNab 5-4 in a thriller to qualify for the gold medal game.

This is the second year of the Girls Development Hockey Tournament format which caps the HWDSB Athletics hockey season for the school year. The tournament was contested over three days with Round Robin play taking place on March 29 and April 3rd. The semifinals and finals were played today (April 5).

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