Athletics Action

The 1st Alpine Racing team travelled to Alpine Ski Club in Collingwood on Wednesday, January 25.  It was a cooler day, but the temperature rose above freezing again and the top of the hill was covered in fog and the snow was very soft.  The hill crew had to put lots of fertilizer to harden up the snow and make the course runnable for the first run. The LCS team had another stellar day with some excellent skiing. After the first run, Scott Thompson placed 1st for the Open (Club trained Athletes) with Noah Story in 6th! The Boys School Trained Athletes were in 4th today with strong skiing efforts by Sam Bricker, Max Brandes, Brent Dadds and Santiago Alfeirans. Finally, the School Trained Female athletes placed in 2nd, narrowly losing to Branksome Hall - Keely Matsusaki (2nd), Philine Hoyer (3rd), Sara Hubble (9th) and Roxane Piret (12th). Unfortunately, any chance of catching Branksome was dashed when the second runs today were cancelled due to the icy fast track and huge ruts in the soft snow. The course was considered too dangerous for the afternoon runs and the team spent the rest of the afternoon training. The first runs were to stand as the results for the day’s race. The Alpine team will have their first Slalom race next Wednesday at Devil's Glen Country Club in Collingwood.

Skiing photos by Peter Andras

 

The 1st Girls' Volleyball team has had a busy couple of weeks.  Last Wednesday, the girls took on Appleby College at home. This game was a nail biter. The girls fought hard for each point.  With great blocks from Laurie St. Onge and Clara Seitz and great attacks from Hannah Forestall and Madi Stillman the girls battled point for point with Applebly.  After four very close games the girls came short losing 3-1.  

 

Last Friday, the girls headed to Toronto French School to play a tri-tournament with Greenwood College. In their first game against TFS the girls started off strongly. We had some impressive attacks that left TFS unable to defend. Sophie Peters and Reyna Krocker led the team with impressive serving streaks. Unfortunately, our defence couldn't keep up and LCS lost in two close sets.

 

The girls started well in their game against Greenwood, easily winning with all players serving strong. Nikki Cannon made some great dumps and tips that kept GC guessing. Rachel Leung made some quick digs from the right side, and Madi Stillman was able to fiercely attack and block the middle of the court. LCS was off to a strong start. In their second set the girls slowed down and were unable to gain the win.  They lost 2-1.

 

This week, LCS traveled to Havergal College for another tri-tournament with St. Clement’s School. The girls played well against Havergal, a challenging team. Leanne Britton-Foster made some great passes from backcourt, and Hannah Forestall had a great serving streak. They lost both sets in a well-fought battle.

 

Finally, the girls took on St. Clement’s and were able to easily take the first game 25-12.  With some great passes from Sophie Peters and Solid swings from Laurie St. Onge the girls were one fire.  In the second game the girls lost some fire but managed to squeak out a win 26-24. 

 

Next week the girls head to Holy Trinity College for another tough game.