Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 10th, 2010 No Comments »
Squash
The squash team competed at the BC Junior Close Tournament this past weekend - see below for the results.
Moishe Steinbok: U17, bronze
Matt Ashton: U15, semifinalist (silver)
Adam Weech: U15, bronze
Lachlan Glen: U17B, gold
Jordi Fowler: U17B, 3rd place
Jeremy Fairley: U17B, 4th place
Charles Bennett: U17B, bronze
Nicole Bunyan: U17 & U19, silver
Brynn Daniels: U17 & 19, 5th
Arden Mollenhauer: U15 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 24th, 2010 No Comments »
Senior Badminton
The SMUS Senior badminton team travelled to Kamloops last Friday to take part in a two-part exhibition series. The road trip was a little on the long side, but when the competition arrived, it was clear that the trip would be very worthwhile.
The first game was played against Provincial #6 seed South Kamloops. SMUS [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Senior Badminton
Last Wednesday, SMUS hosted the Senior Badminton Island Championships. Although SMUS had a perfect 4-0 record entering the tournament, a key injury to star player Candice Ip made it an uphill climb for the team. In fact, SMUS was the underdog in the contest.
Round 1 saw SMUS take on Oak Bay. The matches were not [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2010 No Comments »
Senior Badminton
The past two weeks for the Senior badminton team have been rigorous. Training intensity has reached new heights, with both fitness and technical training being the focus. A recent match versus rival Claremont saw the SMUS Team narrowly edge them by a score of 6-5. Although it was a win, it was too close [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2010 No Comments »
Senior Girls Basketball
The Senior girls kicked off the new year at the ISA tournament, hosted by Shawnigan Lake. The tournament was a good measure for the team, since it featured the provincially top-ranked AA team York House.
In the opening game of the tournament, SMUS played St. John’s of Vancouver. SMUS made quick work of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2009 No Comments »
Senior Girls Volleyball
This week, the SMUS team hosted the Senior Girls AA Volleyball Provincial Championships. Throughout the round robin play and the playoffs, SMUS competed against some of the top teams throughout the province. Unfortunately, the youth and inexperience of the SMUS team resulted in them being out-competed throughout the tournament, but the girls did [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Senior Girls Volleyball
The Senior girls traveled up to Brentwood to compete in the Island championships this past weekend. Due to an upsetting loss to St. Andrews during the city championships, the team went in ranked 7th. Given a tough draw, the girls lost to the second-seated team in the province and host school, Brentwood [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Junior Girls Volleyball
The Junior girls volleyball team played their best volleyball of the season in one of the most closely-matched city championships in history, winning silver and securing a berth at Island Championships. It is only the second time in SMUS history that our Junior girls team has made Island playoffs. The team played outstanding, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2009 No Comments »
Senior Cross Country
With a heavy rainfall warning in the Lower Mainland for much of last week, the conditions were less than ideal for the SMUS team heading over for the provincial championships. Boys captain Leo Marchand would accompany the girls team of Laura Dale, Jocelyn Stedman, Hannah Nielsen, Laura Simandl and Alexis Thind. Key members [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2009 No Comments »
Grade 8 Rugby
With almost a two-week break between games, the Grade 8 rugby team hosted G.P. Vanier from Courtenay on Thursday for their third match. The focus during practices leading into the game has been on fitness and a review of skills and game plans, and this paid immediate dividends with prop Abrahim Kharagani scoring [...]