Weekly Sports Round-Up Mar. 9-15

By: Izabela Pitula
Photo Credit: Eilidh Major

Another eventful week is behind us. First of all once again congratulations to HT’s curling team on becoming Halton Champions as well as winning their final game of the season on Monday against Assumption with a score of 7-1. As I mentioned in last week’s sports roundup, there is still one athletic winter event that will take place in the upcoming weeks and it’s the junior boys’ hockey team which has been finalized. Good luck to our juniors during the season!!

These past two weeks were all about the spring training to conduct our Titan team tryouts. Despite the fact that there are still some teams who still need to make the final cuts, most of them have ready rosters. Junior girls’ soccer team consists of 18 skilled young ladies who showed nothing but enthusiasm, dedication and talent to the Titan soccer program. Congratulations ladies and good luck to you in the season. Their first tournament will be on Tuesday, March 31st at Jean Vanier. The junior boys’ soccer team also has its roster done. It consists of 25 young boys with a great talent and love for the game. Good luck in your season, Titans! The senior boys’ soccer team is not official yet, therefore good luck to all the seniors trying out for the team! We’ll keep you updated, HT. After many morning and after-school practices, Mr. Byckalo announced the senior badminton team. The roster consists of 18 skilled and avid players who can’t wait to get the season started. After the March Break, the team will have a busy schedule. On March 25th, they will face Christ the King's team in Georgetown and on Wednesday, March 30th, they will take part in the Craig Kielburger tournament. There are many more games to played, but let's take it step by step, HT. All the best to the senior team! The junior badminton team is yet to be announced since there’s many players who wish to join the team that missed this past week’s tryouts.

Best of luck to our competing athletes and teams in the spring season as well as to the students that will hear if they made the team or not. The fall and winter seasons were so exciting for the Titans faithful that we already can’t wait for this one to get started. As always, LETS GO TITANS!!!

Weekly Sports Round-Up March 2-8

By: Izabela Pitula

The winter season is almost behind us. It was a fulfilling time for our Titan athletes as well as the fans who came out to the rinks and courts to support the teams. This week, Holy Trinity’s curling team has been named Halton Champions after an incredible season and playoff run. The team who consists of Melissa Stanley-Patrick, Steve Molnar, Serena Maione and D’Arcy Murphy worked together throughout the season to get this far. Their team chemistry and fun on the ice proved to be a successful one. With the help of Mr. Orlanski and Mr. Sluski, HT1 made history as their banner will rise up in HT’s wall of fame. Congratulations and good luck to this team in their season closing exhibition match-up tomorrow at the OCC. Come on out and support them for one final match this year! 

During this past week, spring training has started. Although it’s for sports that are played outdoors, there is one athletic event that normally belongs in winter. The junior hockey tryouts begin this week for the upcoming season and tournaments. Good luck to the boys who are competing with one another for the spots on the team! Last week, the tryouts for soccer, rugby and badminton also started. The morning and after school practices had begun for coaches to see who would be a potential member on their respective teams. Coaches are looking for passion for the sport, ability to play, teamwork and skills that consist of leadership and good character. Good luck to all of our HT students and remember that even if you don’t make the team, there is always next year!

LETS GO TITANS!!!

Titans Crowned Curling Champs

By: D’Arcy Murphy

A thrilling two weeks for Holy Trinity’s curlers came to a satisfying finish on Wednesday with a Halton Championship! Winning their three previous playoff games to qualify, HT1 advanced to the finals and came away winners. Read more after the jump...

Weekly Sports Round-Up Feb. 23-Mar. 1

By: Izabela Pitula
Photo Credit: Fadi Jameel and D'Arcy Murphy

For the first week in a long time, this past week was not too busy. The only winter teams that still fought in playoffs were HT’s curling team and senior boys’ hockey team. Special congratulations go to the midget boys' basketball team who finished their season with a Halton championship! On Thursday, we celebrated all of our winter sports teams at the school pep rally.

Titans Curl into Quarterfinals

By: D’Arcy Murphy
Photo Credit: Mr. Sluski

HT1 curlers (L-R) Steven, D'Arcy, Melissa, and Zainab.

Holy Trinity’s two remaining curling squads took to the ice on Monday, February 23rd for their quarterfinal playoff draws. The Titan curlers were making the school's first playoff appearances in recent history. HT1 came away with a tight 5-4 comeback victory while HT2 cruised to an easy 7-0 win two sheets over. The teams return to the Oakville Curling Club on Wednesday for their next matches.

Weekly Sports Round-Up Feb. 16-22

By: Izabela Pitula

Another eventful week has passed by. Our winter sports teams have taken the court or the ice by storm and fought for the playoff run. Midget boys’ basketball team played their first playoff game this season and won it. On Tuesday at Sheridan College, they will face Craig Kielburger's team in a playoff final. Best of luck to our rookies as they fight to be crowned Halton Champions and bring the victorious banner home. Whether it's a win or a loss, we are proud of you, Titans! HT’s junior boys’ basketball team, who were undefeated in the regular season, played Christ the King last week in a quarterfinal game which resulted in a win with a very high score. They faced Bishop Reding this past Thursday in a semi final game. Unfortunately, the boys lost that game with the score of 71-64. Throughout the season, the boys left their hearts out on the court. They trained each and every day in order to bond, gain power and chemistry. The team played well in a Thursday loss, but the luck wasn’t there. Congratulations to the team and the coaches on a phenomenal season and better luck next year! The senior boys’ basketball team also ended their playoff run also in a loss to Bishop Reding. Just like the juniors, the seniors had an amazing season and playoff run. Heads up boys, next year will be our year!

On Thursday, the senior boys’ hockey team played their last regular season game as they beat the Craig Kielburger team with a score of 7-5. The boys were joined by members of the senior girls' team to play in the annual staff-student charity hockey game. The boys will start the playoff run this week starting tomorrow when they face Notre Dame in the morning in the preliminary round. Good luck Titans, may the puck be in your favour!

On Wednesday, our junior girls’ volleyball team played in the semi-final game against Georgetown, but unfortunately the girls lost that game with 2-0 in sets. It is a sad ending to the volleyball year, but good luck to our teams next year!

Unfortunately, most of our winter sports teams didn’t make it far in the playoffs, but it’s not the end of the world. Junior & senior boys’ basketball teams and junior girls’ volleyball team should be proud of themselves for their achievements this year as well as they must know that they represented Holy Trinity with pride and dignity. Thank you, Titans! Even though these teams are out of the playoff picture, let's not forget about our midget boys’ basketball team as they play in the playoff final this week and our hockey boys entering the playoffs. Come on out HT and support your fellow peers! Lets celebrate the outcomes together!!!

As always, LETS GO TITANS!!!

BASKETBALL

Midget Boys’

• Wednesday, February 18th→ HT (32) vs Iroquois Ridge (27)
• NEXT GAME: Tuesday, February 24th→ HT vs Craig Kielburger

Junior Boys’

• Thursday, February 19th→ HT (64) vs Bishop Reding (71)

Senior Boys’

• Thursday, February 19th→ HT (64) vs Bishop Reding (73)

HOCKEY

Senior Boys’

• Tuesday, February 17th→ HT (4) vs Nelson (1)
• Thursday, February 19th→ HT (7) vs Craig Kielburger (5)
• NEXT GAME: Monday, February 23rd→ HT vs Notre Dame

VARSITY CURLING

• NEXT GAME: Monday, February 23rd (Playoffs)

 

VOLLEYBALL

Junior Girls’

• Wednesday, February 18th→ HT (0) vs Georgetown (2)

Weekly Sports Round-Up Dec. 8-14

By: Izabela Pitula
Photo Credit: D'Arcy Murphy

The HT athletes were hard at work this week as they took on many opponents in various sports. Midget boys were shooting some impressive hoops this past Wednesday as they won both games that day against Iroquois Ridge & Christ the King. The undefeated midget boys’ last games of this calendar year are this upcoming Thursday against L.B. Pearson and Georgetown District, so come out and support your fellow Titans! Junior boys’ team is also undefeated in their four games so far. This week, they had one game against Assumption where they beat them with the score of 64 to 31. Before they go on Christmas break, the team will face the Georgetown team on Tuesday for a fifth straight win. The senior boys’ also took to the court to gain their fourth straight win after beating Assumption by 17 points. They will face the Georgetown team on Tuesday to close out this calendar year. Lots of basketball action this week, so come out and show your Titan spirit in support!

The senior boys’ hockey team is leading the standings in the Richardson Division with ten points in six games played (5W-1L-0T). This week the black & gold boys took on the Georgetown and Christ the King teams, coming out victorious in both. Their next game before going off on a well deserved break is this Tuesday against Oakville Trafalgar at Oakville Arena. Good luck Titans!

On Tuesday, the junior girls’ volleyball team took on the Georgetown Rebels. In the first set, they played with persistence, making amazing dives and some great rallies and therefore ended off the first set with a victory of 25-23. Second set was a hard fought battle by the Titans who made spectacular spikes, serves and blocks, but unluckily they lost that one with the score of 25-24. The third set was also a loss, but the juniors showed teamwork, which is a key for a growing and developing team. On Thursday, the ladies played once again and this time they came out victorious. Their next game is this Tuesday against Oakville Trafalgar. Come out and cheer on the Titans as they play then at 3:30 pm in the HT gym! The senior girls’ volleyball team is out to a rough start as they don’t have a win yet this season. This week, the girls played Georgetown and White Oaks teams losing both games in two sets. Their next game is this Tuesday against Oakville Trafalgar. Fingers crossed for better luck this week, ladies!

Basketball

Midget Boys’

• Wednesday, December 10th→ HT (50) vs Iroquois Ridge (44) ; HT (43) vs Christ the King (25)
• NEXT GAMES: 
• Thursday, December 18th→ HT vs Lester B. Pearson @ HT at 10:30am
• Thursday, December 18th→ HT vs Georgetown @ HT at 1:30

Junior Boys’

• Tuesday, December 9th→ HT (64) vs Assumption (31)
• NEXT GAMES: 
• Tuesday, December 16th→ HT vs Georgetown
• Wednesday, December 17th→ HT vs Loyola @ HT at 2:30pm
• Thursday, December 18th→ HT vs Blakelock

Senior Boys’

• Tuesday, December 9th→ HT (82) vs Assumption (65)
• NEXT GAMES: 
• Tuesday, December 16th→ HT vs Georgetown
• Wednesday, December 17th→ HT vs Loyola @ HT at 1pm
• Thursday, December 18th→ HT vs Blakelock

Hockey

Senior Boys’

• Monday, December 8th→ HT (7) vs Georgetown (5)
• Tuesday, December 9th→ HT (2) vs Christ the King (0)
• NEXT GAME: Tuesday, December 16th→ HT vs Oakville Trafalgar

Varsity Curling

• Monday, December 8th→
  
  • HT #1 (6) vs Blakelock #3 (4)
  • HT #2 (4) vs Bishop Reding #2 (7)
  • HT #3 (0) vs Bishop Reding #1 (7)    
•  NEXT GAMES: Monday, December 15th

Volleyball

Junior Girls’

• Tuesday, December 9th→ HT (1) vs Georgetown (2)
• Thursday, December 11th→ HT (2) vs White Oaks (1)
• NEXT GAME: Tuesday, December 16th→ HT vs Oakville Trafalgar @ HT at 3:30pm

Senior Girls’

• Tuesday, December 9th→ HT (0) vs Georgetown (2)
• Thursday, December 11th→ HT (0) vs White Oaks (2)
• NEXT GAME: Tuesday, December 16th→ HT vs Oakville Trafalgar @ HT at 4:45pm

It's another busy week for the Trinity sports teams, so as always; LET'S GO TITANS!

Titans' Weekly Round-Up

By: Izabela Pitula
Photo Credit: Fadi Jameel, D'Arcy Murphy, Emmie Yurchuk

It was a busy week for the Holy Trinity sports teams as many competed in various playoff games. All the teams left their heart and passion out on the field or at the gym. The Senior Girls Basketball team came very close to winning the Tier 1 Halton final as well as the GHAC 4A Semi-Final. Although the team lost, it was a great season and the Titans family is proud! The Junior Girls Field Hockey team beat the Aldershot High School team 2-0 in the quarter finals to advance to the semi-final against Craig Kielburger High School, but lost that game 4-0. Meanwhile, the Senior Girls Field Hockey team made it to the Tier 2 quarter final game against T.A. Blakelock but lost a tough one by a score of 2-1. On Friday and Saturday, the Senior Boys Basketball team began their season with the Holy Trinity Tip-Off tournament at HT. Ignas Brazdeikis was named a tournament all-star after the Titans won a bronze medal. All three Varsity Curling rinks (curling term for teams) won their games on Monday. The Senior Boys Hockey team played their final preseason game on Monday against Mt. Carmel before their season starts. Our Junior Boys Football team, after winning the Tier 1 quarter final against Christ the King, made it to the semi-final game, but they lost then to the Nelson Lords. The undefeated Senior Boys Football team won their Tier 1 semi-final game against Corpus Christi and advanced into the Halton final against Assumption, where they were crowned as the first Oakville team to win the championship. Their GHAC semi-final game is this Thursday, November, 20th against Cardinal Newman. Come out and support your Titans!

Here is a recap of the latest in Titans athletics:

Basketball

Senior Girls

• Monday, November 10th. HT (42) vs St. Ignatius of Loyola (67) (Halton Tier 1 Final)
• Wednesday, November 2014. HT (39) vs St. Thomas More-Hamilton (40) (GHAC 4A Semi Final)

Senior Boys

• Friday, November 14th. HT (83) vs MM Robinson (50) (Holy Trinity Tip-Off Tournament)
• Friday, November 14th. HT (58) vs Notre Dame-Brampton (65) (Tournament Semi Final)
• Saturday, November 15th. HT (69) vs MacNab-Hamilton (55) (Bronze Medal Game)

Field hockey

Junior Girls

• Monday, November 3rd. HT (2) vs Aldershot (0) (Halton Tier 2 Quarter Final)
• Monday, November 10th. HT (0) vs Craig Kielburger (4) (Halton Tier 2 Semi Final)

Senior Girls

• Monday, November 3rd. HT (1) vs T.A. Blakelock (2) (Halton Tier 2 Quarter Final)

Football

Junior Boys

• Friday, October 31st. HT (12) vs Christ the King (6) (Halton Tier 1 Quarter Final)
• Friday, November 7th. HT (0) vs Nelson (21) (Halton Tier 1 Semi Final)

Senior Boys

• Friday, November 7th. HT (23) vs Corpus Christi (14) (Halton Tier 1 Semi Final)
• Thursday, November 13th. HT (42) vs Assumption (28) (Halton Tier 1 Finals) 
• NEXT GAME: Thursday, November 20th, 2pm at Holy Trinity. HT vs Cardinal Newman-Stoney Creek (GHAC Semi Final)

Hockey

Senior Boys

• Monday, November 10th. HT (2) vs Our Lady of Mt Carmel-Mississauga (5) (Exhibition)
• NEXT GAME: Tuesday, November 25th, 4pm at River Oaks Rink B. HT vs T.A. Blakelock (Regular Season Opener)

Varsity Curling

• Monday, November 10th. HT was victorious in all three games played by their three rinks, including a 9-1 victory by HT3 over Oakville Trafalgar.
• NEXT GAME: Monday, November 17th, 3:30pm at Oakville Curling Club.

GO TITANS!