Senior Girls Win Gold at GBSSA and are OFSAA Quarter- finalists

The 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.

Venue 1

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Day One Results

While your at it check out the article and picture about our team in the news. Thanks for the tip Mr. Gordon.

Junior Girls Win Silver at GBSSA

The Penetanguishene Secondary School junior girl’s basketball team had a record three wins and three losses in season play, gold medalists of the Elmvale Invitational Tournament and silver medalists at the GBSSA ‘A’ championships.

In the semi-final game against Almaguin, in a gym filled with students, staff, parents and other supporters, the girls battled to finish and win the game 32 to 25.  This game served as a good warm up for their championship game against Nouvelle Alliance, a team ranked number one for its strong shooting and quick pace. The PSS girls accepted their defeat with graciousness and strongly supported each other throughout the tough match-up.

Typically these girls play a quiet and unsuspecting first half, but with a little motivation from the coaches during the half time, they come back strong in the second half, ready to play ball. All of the girls demonstrated strong sportsmanship and love of the game all season.  The grade ten girls are to be commended for their strong leadership and we wish them well at the senior level next year.  The grade nine girls improved their level of play one hundred percent and we look forward to their quiet leadership on the team next year. This season brought together a group of talented girls that we are very proud of.

Thank you ladies for so much excitement this season!  Remember to get on the court and prepare for next year!!

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!

PSS Students Visit the Mayor

On October 28th, the PSS semester one Civics classes visited Penatnguishene Townhall. Students were able to meet with Mayor, Gerry Marshall, Town Clerk, Holly Bryce and various department heads.  Students had an opportunity to learn the basics of municipal governance and have a question and answer session with staff. Students were then asked to participate in the town's Strategic Planning process. Input from PSS students will help shape the future of youth recreation in Penetanguishene.

A presentation on Cyber-bullying by the OPP was also part of the days events.  All of the participants felt the day was very productive, enjoyable and meaningful.