That's A Wrap: Athletic Banquet

By: Adrian Flaherty
Photo Credit @HolyTrinityOak via Twitter
 

The 2015 Holy Trinity Athletic Banquet kicked off this past Thursday. It was a night of prestigious awards, a delicious meal, and a fun dance. The event started off with a wonderful speech by Delaney Hughes. Then, Ms. Olmstead began announcing the first awards with many HT students being given the MVP award for their respective teams. Following the dinner, there was a terrific slide show shown, alongside another great athletic video done by Stipe Crnogorac. 2014-15's Rookies of the Year were Emily Baxter and Stephen Szulc. The Junior Athletes of the Year were awarded to Marley Angus and Caitlyn Bailie. Kevin Yap was the recipient of the Sportsperson of the Year award. Jillian Condron was the recipient of the prestigious Titan Award for dedication to basketball. For the final awards of the evening, the Senior Athletes of the Year were given to Katja Zbogar and Nathan Rourke. After the closing remarks, the tables were cleared and students filled the hall as it had been time to dance! Shoutout to Mr. Joseph for being the DJ!

The athletic banquet was an absolute blast! It was the best way to honour and recognize all of our amazing athletes who have showed a lot of commitment, skill and determination this year! For a recap of the year in sports, stay tuned to the blog and our regular sports updates!

Go Titans!!!

Spring Pep Rally Recap

By: Adrian Flaherty

The 2015 HT spring pep rally was a huge success as students filled the gym to celebrate and look back at the wonderful season all the spring sports teams had. The pep rally began with an amazing highlight video, capturing all the great moments of every Holy Trinity spring sports team. Many teams were recognized, such as track and field, senior boys and girls soccer, junior boys and girls soccer, tennis, badminton, baseball, softball, lacrosse (who made it to OFSAA), and rugby. A fashion show was held, where many sports teams were showcased. For example, two players from a team would walk out and showcase the sport they play. There were also very fun and entertaining activities, such as the egg challenge, the scavenger hunt, and the flip cup tournament between the student athletes and the teachers/faculty. To conclude the last pep rally of the year, a feature presentation by Stipe Crnogorac was shown, which was extremely well-done, creative, and hilarious. In conclusion, the 2015 spring pep rally was a wonderful way to end off the year as many Titans showed a lot of spirit and support for their spring sports team.

Go Titans!

Guest Speaker Hands Out Cash to Students

By: Adrian Flaherty

The very hilarious stand up comedian James Cunningham took center stage on Friday to bring the ‘Funny Money’ presentation to Holy Trinity. James taught students about finance and how it plays a significant role in the budgeting choices we make. Cunningham introduced three important lessons in this very educational and entertaining presentation: know your flow, control what you owe, and invest some dough.

Winter Sports Pep Rally

By: Adrian Flaherty

The gym was a sea of black and gold this past Thursday as Holy Trinity held a pep rally for the winter sports teams. The music was blaring, the students filled the gym in their black and gold attire (special shout out to D’Arcy Murphy for rocking the golden toga!), and candy was thrown into the bleachers as the pep rally kicked off with an amazing highlight video of the winter teams.

There were many great teams celebrated, including the swimming team, junior and senior boys hockey, junior and senior girls volleyball, curling, junior and senior boys basketball, and the ski and snowboard team. There was also plenty of fun and exciting activities, including the “How well do you know your partner?” game, an impressive and intense dunk contest won by Ignas Brazdeikis, an ice cream eating competition, and the “Starter Pack” game which was very original and fun.

The pep rally concluded with a very well-done music video which was a parody of Iggy Azalea’s song “Fancy”, involving the members of SAC (Student Athletic Council). Overall, it was a very fun and exciting pep rally full of school spirit. I look forward to the next pep rally that will celebrate the spring sports teams! Go Titans!

Keeping Up with Trinity V-Ball

Junior Girls'

By: Adrian Flaherty
Photo Credit: Hannah Ryan and @HolyTrinityOak (via Twitter)

Holy Trinity’s junior girls' volleyball team faced off against the Georgetown Rebels on Tuesday. The juniors played with persistence as they had some great rallies and made some amazing dives throughout the game. They ended off the first set with a victory, 25-23 being the score.

In the second set, our Titans were in the lead, making some incredible spikes and serves- not to mention the fantastic blocks that were made. It was a hard fought battle but unfortunately, they were not victorious in the second set, ending it with a score of 25-24.

The juniors went into the third set with confidence and displayed terrific teamwork. However, they ended the third set with a loss. The score was 15-9. After the game, I caught up with assistant coach Mike Brzek to ask him how he felt about the game. “We started off really strong in the first set. We were very tense and had some great defense in the beginning but in the second set, we just lost it.” 


The juniors competed in a tournament on Friday and went home as silver medalists! Go Titans! 

Senior Girls'

By: David Henein

On Tuesday of last week our senior girls gave it their all against the Georgetown Rebels. During the first set it was a hard fought battle with both teams going for gold. Mikaila Patrick and Veronique Chesterfield had some amazing digs and made sure to not let that ball hit the floor. Tayania Smith came up with a huge block, shutting down a vicious spike from the Rebels. Simone Hardenne returned with her own ferocious spike, racking up a point for HT. Even though the girls put up a tremendous effort and game, the Rebels took the first set 25-20. 

The second set came rolling in, hot and intense, HT wanting to go to the third set. The girls were playing amazing, keeping the game very close, until Erica Witt went up to block and jammed her thumb back, she tried to shake it off, but the pain was too great. The girls seeing that one of their own had been injured gave it their all out best, until their starting middle Tayania Smith, jammed her finger as well on a block. The loss of their two starters was too big for the girls to handle and they came up short losing the set and the game at a score of 25-18.

Good try and better luck next game girls! To Tayania and Erica- we hope you have speedy and quick recoveries!

GO TITANS!

 

Titans Prepare for Playoff Pressure

By: Adrian Flaherty & David Henein
Photo Credit: M. Keats

For the fall season, two of our very own teams have made it to the playoffs – senior boys’ football and senior girls’ basketball. Now, we all know that the playoffs can be a little stressful, especially with victory on the horizon. With the playoffs just days away, we decided to ask members of the football and basketball teams on how they prepare for the games.

Khalil likes to get loose before a big game.

Khalil Olasimbo, member of the football team, offered some very helpful tips on how to prepare for the playoffs:

1. Eat right
2. Sleep right
3. Watch game film
4. Watch NFL highlights
5. Go for runs
6. Heavy training

Jillian Condron, member of the basketball team, offered up some of her own helpful tips on how to prepare for the playoffs as well:

1. Run through other teams’ plays
2. Put in extra hours
3. Listen to motivational speeches from coaches and teammates
4. Get hungry for the win

We hope the senior boys’ football and senior girls’ basketball teams will do their best to win their way to a fair shot at victory, and we hope everyone will come out and support their fellow Titans.

GO TITANS!!! 

Come out and support your Titans!

Titans and Jaguars Clash In Senior Boys Volleyball

By: Adrian Flaherty

Photo Credit: M. Keats

Holy Trinity clashed with Christ the King in volleyball this past Wednesday, October 22nd.
 

The Holy Trinity senior boys started the game off with amazing spikes and blocks that Christ The King couldn’t counter. They continued to do well during the first set as they showed great teamwork on the court.
The first set ended in 25-HT: 27- CTK. In the second set, the senior boys continued to play a great game as they made more blocks and gelled well together as a team. The second set resulted in a loss with HT – 19: CTK – 25.
 

There were many great serves witnessed from the stands. In the final set, the senior boys lost some steam, ending the game with a loss. HT – 6: CTK – 15.
 

Miss Olmstead commented on the game, saying “I think that the score doesn’t reflect how well the team played both sets. They were really close. I felt like it was a real stepping up and they played good defense. Our servers were awesome! – So lots of improvement but the results could’ve been better.”
 

Better luck next game. Go Titans!