WINTER SEASON BEGINS!

Welcome to the Winter Sports Season Parents, Coaches and Athletes!
It looks like the sports schedule is back after a short "PAUSE".  Student athletes can look forward to a variety of winter teams to participate in this year.  Traditionally this season is a bit fragmented with the holidays and exams but still an exciting part of our school year!

Teams & Coaches...

JR BOYS BASKETBALL - Mr. Pearson
SR BOYS BASKETBALL - Mr Hamilton & Mrs. Ikonikov
JR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - Mr. Glass & Ms. Goodfellow
SR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - Mrs. Ikonikov
GIRLS CURLING - Mrs. Corcoran
WRESTLING - Mrs. Rowe
NORDIC SKIING - Mrs. Scully
BOYS HOCKEY - Mr. Seca, Mr. Laurin, Mr. Shanks

Thanks to coaches for your time and efforts pulling together the Winter Sports season!  Good Luck to all athletes!  Have a Great season everybody.

FEEL THE LOVE

Congrats to both JR & SR Boys Volleyball Teams on their trip to the GBSSA Tournament on Thursday this week.  Teams will travel to Collingwood for the day and compete for a championship title.  A victory for the Seniors would give them a birth to the OFSAA championships in Hamilton the following week. 

FAN BUS - FAN BUS - FAN BUS.... "get on the bus" is the quote of the week!  Viking fans are invited to join the team to watch the SR semi-final game in Collingwood.  The cost for the trip is $10.  Forms and money are due into the PHE office as soon as possible!

Good Luck Athletes and Coaches!

OFSAA XC

I had the opportunity to attend the OFSAA XC championships in Brampton to cheer on our Vikes.  For anybody that has never been to an OFSAA event... take a look at this video clip of a typical race at OFSAA Cross Country.  Approximately 250 athletes in each of the divisions will end up starting a race.  Below is the announcement from Coach Ritchie about the two Barrie North Boys who made it to OFSAA....... 

The best runners from the province met in Brampton on Saturday for the cross-country running championships.  Competition was ferocious and the fields were enormous, with 350 runners in each category bursting from the start lines.  Two Vikings earned the right  to represent for our region.  Connor Raiku had his first taste of OFSSA , and after a rough start in the mass confusion at the beginning, ran to a very respectable finish in the top half of the field.  Jon Bunn, in his second OFSSA appearance, finished 58^th in his field of 350 runners. 

This is an exceptional accomplishment. – the runners at OFSSA are  absolutely the elite, some competing at a world class level, and the races are gruelling.   Connor and Jon worked hard to be there, and clearly belonged in this elite.  If f you see them today, make sure you congratulate them