PSS Students are going to the Boreal Forest
Hannah, Keirstan and Sarah have put togther a video for the Ontario Forestry Association. Their video entry was selected as one of the winners. All three students have won a trip to Dryden, ON. The students will spend 5 days between May 27th and June 1st participating in a variety of workshops geared toward learning more about the conservation and uses of the boreal forest. Congratulations ladies and best of luck on your adventure to Dryden. You have done PSS very proud.
Senior Girls Soccer Team Opens Season with a Big Win over St.T's
The senior girls soccer team defeated St. T's 3 - 2 on Tuesday May 1st. It was a big win for the girls. Goals were scored by Kate Nicholson, Sam Barrnett, and Kelsi Maracle. Congratulations ladies on your first win of the season.
The girls followed that victory with a 1 - 0 loss to Patrick Forarty, a 2 - 1 victory over Elmvale and another close 1 - 0 loss to Twin Lakes.
Great start to the season ladies.
The junior girls soccer team lost 4 - 3 to St. T's. The team deserved a better result. They out-played their cross-town rivals for much of the game but were unable to convert on all of their chances. Jill Armstrong scored all three goals for the junior girls.
The girls followed that tough loss with a 2 - 2 tie with Patrick Fogarty and a 2 - 1 loss to Elmvale.
Action continues this week with games against Jean Vanier and St. T's.
Good luck to both teams in their remaining games.
Holt named to Ontario under-15 squad
Article Courtesy of Simcoe.com
PENETANGUISHENE – Penetanguishene Secondary School student Katharina Holt is one of 12 players from across Ontario selected to play on the provincial under-15 girls basketball team.
Holt and 64 other girls advanced past regional tryouts and attended the final selection camp, held April 6-7 at Humber College in Toronto.
Holt will join her provincial teammates at training camps scheduled for May, June and July at the University of Toronto. In July, she will accompany the team to tournaments in Chicago and Washington in preparation for the Canadian championships, scheduled for Aug. 7-11 in Fredericton, N.B.
Holt started playing basketball in the Penetanguishene-Midland Basketball Association house league program at the age of seven, later graduating to play with the PMBA atom and bantam Mystics, led by president George Vadeboncoeur.
For the past two seasons, Holt has been playing with the Barrie Royals basketball program.
She is currently in Grade 9 at PSS, where she plays on the Georgian Bay Secondary Schools Association “A” champion senior girls team coached by Brian Bissell.
PSS NORDIC RACERS PLACE 5th AND 7th AT OFSAA.
Penetanguishene Secondary School’s nordic racing team travelled to Huntsville to compete in the OFSAA provincial championship from February 23rd-24th. The first day of competition was devoted to the distance events. Joey Foster led the Junior Boys, only 48 seconds behind the gold medalist, earning a 7th place ribbon. Caelin Bennett placed 66th, followed by Brandon Freund at 106th and Tristan LeClair in 134th place. The Junior Boys were ranked 14th in Ontario after the 6.5 km event.
The PSS Junior Girls placed 9th overall in the 5.7 km event. Leading the way was Katharina Holt in 24th place, followed closely by Gillian Hutton in 31st. Rounding out the Junior Girls field was Hannah Thomas at 80th, Erin Hutton in 105th place, Sarah Marshall in 114th place and Anneli Desroches in 126th place.
In the 6.5 km Senior Girls event, Heidi Kristufek placed 63rd, followed by Erika Bramwell at 78th and Samantha Barnett in 122nd place.
Friday’s sprint relays were a first for Ontario. The event organizers and the Town of Huntsville trucked in over 200 truckloads of snow to the downtown core to create an 800 metre loop through the centre of town. Racers flew around the man-made course to the delight of thousands of spectators. The PSS Junior Girls were represented by Katharina Holt, Erin Hutton, Hannah Thomas and Gillian Hutton. The girls advanced from the first heat into the finals where they put their skills to the test against the best in Ontario. The Junior Girls skied a hard and fast race and advanced into 5th place, earning them a spot on the podium. Despite a heroic effort, the PSS Junior Boys team failed to make the final eight, but improved their overall standing from 14th to 9th place in Ontario. This is the 10th appearance at provincials for the PSS nordic racing team. Congratulations to all our racers for an excellent season. See you next year!
PRIDE THE LION MAKES HIS SECOND APPEARANCE AT OFSAA!
Our mascot came alive thanks to senior girls Sam Barnett, Erika Bramwell and Heidi Kristufek. Pride the Lion was the hit of the championship. Countless numbers of fans posed for souvenir pictures, and dozens of children were delighted by the mascot’s hugs and chocolates. Pride the Lion would often be spotted dancing behind unsuspecting racing fans! Watch the video of Pride the Lion dancing at OFSAA! The Nordic Racing Team challenges all other PSS teams to bring along the mascot to their events and post a video as proof here on our website!
Senior Girls Win Gold at GBSSA and are OFSAA Quarter- finalistsThe PSS Senior Girls basketball team capped off an undeated regular season by capturing the gold medal at the GBSSA "A" Championships held at PSS on November 17th. The team defeated Gravenhurst 41 - 13 in the semi-final. All members of the team contributed in the victory. In the finals the senior girls defeated Almaguin S.S. 48 - 23 to capture the gold and book a spot at the provincial championships in St. Catharines.
The team was 5 - 0 this year in league play and overall they went 18 - 5. They easily defeated local rivals MSS twice, 30 - 16 and 49 - 36 and St. T's 51 - 47. The GBSSA gold and a chance to represent PSS at OFSAA has been a goal of the girls all year. OFSAA was held at Ridley College from November 24rd - 26th. The girls won their first two games. They defeated King's Christian College from Oakville 29 - 23. Maggie Gordon led the way with 9 and Jazmyn Duckett with 8 points. In game two they went on to defeat Runnymede 33 - 30. Katharina Holt had 12 points to pace the Pride. Kelsi Maracle had strong games handling and distributing the ball and Maggie Gordon was strong in rebounding and shot blocking. In the quarter-finals, PSS was up against the number 1 seed Rideau. They played an excellent game but were defeated 44 - 37. Katharina Holt had 20 points and Chantal Leadbeater played very well and had 5 points in the fourth quarter. Congratulations girls, you had a great season. While your at it check out the article and picture about our team in the news. Thanks for the tip Mr. Gordon. Junior Boys win GBSSA Gold!On Monday, October 24th, our Junior Boys soccer team travelled to Collingwood to participate in this years GBSSA championship. Despite blustery weather, our boys battled hard. In our first game, P.S.S. was tied with Almaguin at the end of regular time. In overtime, our boys scored two goals to win 5-3, securing a spot in the championship game against Elmvale.
After trailing our rivals 2-0 at the end of the first half, the juniors fought back, scoring two goals in the final ten minutes to send the second game to overtime. Despite our boys being tired and sore, we held off the Elmvale attack for another 20 minutes, meaning that the championship would be decided in a shootout. Austin Martin, Jack Scanlon and Josh Soden scored for PSS, and Caelin Bennett cemented our win with two stellar saves on the last two kick by Elmvale to give PSS their first ever soccer gold medal! Great work boys! |
