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High school sports: NRHSAA cross country, SOSSA junior tennis, OFSAA golf

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NRHSAA CROSS COUNTRY

Following are top five results from the Niagara Region High School Athletic Association Zone 3 and 4 cross country meet held last week at Firemen’s Park in Niagara Falls.

The top runners advanced to this week’s Zone 3 and 4 meet Thursday at Firemen’s Park.

Para girls (3k): 1. Shannon Swinson, Beamsville (21:44).

Para boys (3k): 1. Owen Konkle, Beamsville (11:50); 2. Brian Knecktel, Beamsville; 3. Joseph Nokeo, Eden.

Midget girls (4k): 1. Tessa Jeffery, Crossley (16:21): 2. Molly Devereux, Greater Fort Erie; 3. Amy Baggs, Eden; 4. Lauren Brooks, Churchill; 5. Aria Heir, Grimsby. E.L. Crossley won the team title followed by Churchill.

Midget boys (4k): 1. Owen Lockyer, Eden (14:02.9); 2. Adam Woehl, Greater Fort Erie; 3. Tyler Woodland, Smithville Christian; 4. Brock Coffin, A.N. Myer; 5. Colton Sawasky, Crossley. Crossley won the team title followed by Churchill and Myer.

Junior girls (5k): 1. Brenna Ainslie, Westlane (20:31): 2. Sophie McMullin, Smithville Christian; 3. Annie Sterenberg, Great Lakes Christian; 4. Sydney Grummett, Crossley; 5. Paige Clement, Crossley. Westlane won the team title followed by Crossley and Churchill.

Junior boys (5k): 1. Eric Campbell, Churchill (17:15.03); 2. Carter McMaster, Eden; 3. Corbin Atkinson, Churchill; 4. Evan Stewart, Eden; 5. Riley Coles, Churchill. Churchill won the team title followed by Crossley and Eden.

Senior girls (6k): 1. Kate Knafelc, Crossley (22:41); 2. Larissa Adamo, Myer; 3. Jessie Fennell, Crossley; 4. Kayleigh Bush, Myer; 5. Kaelen Partridge, Crossley. Crossley won the team title followed by Churchill and Myer.

Senior boys (6k): 1. Brock Deba, Crossley (20:44.05); 2. Jared Attema, Smithville Christian; 3. Ivan Fernandez, Governor Simcoe; 4. Derian Free, Crossley; 5. Taylor Mowat, Churchill. Churchill won the team title followed by Crossley and Governor Simcoe.

SOSSA JUNIOR TENNIS

Following are Southern Ontario Secondary School Association junior tennis results:

Junior girls singles: 1.  Anastazija Zarac, Glendale; 2. Morgan Miller, Greater Fort Erie; 3. Ananya Agnihotri, Orchard Park.

Boys singles: 1. Wesley Khan, Centennial; 2. David Filipovic, Glendale; 3. Alejandro DeLeon, Holy Cross.

Girls doubles: 1. Emma McNabney and Victoria Lee, Ancaster; 2. Julia MacInnis and Ashley DeMita, Denis Morris; 3. Isabela Song and Jayden Pelletier, E.L. Crossley.

Boys doubles: 1. Bozidar Zdjelaric and Marko Mitrovic, Orchard Park; 2. Peter Pilling and Luke Reinaerts, Eden; 3. Dashiel Baktawar and Ben Klassen, Blessed Trinity.

Mixed doubles: 1. Bryson Allen and Megan Louws, Greater Fort Erie; 2. Pranav Parakh and Mia Cordasco, A.N. Myer; 3. Eli Merriam and Emma Sardo, Westdale.

BRONZE FOR BURKE

A.N. Myer’s Emily Burke fired rounds of 76 and 82 to win the bronze medal at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations girls golf festival at the North Bay Golf and Country Club.

It was the second straight OFSAA bronze for Ward, who finished two shots behind the winner, Taylor Kehoe from Strathroy.

Centennial’s Kayla Burke had a pair of 82s to place seventh.

Earlier, Ward and Burke fired a six under par 66 at the Spring Lake Golf Club in Stouffville to win the Golf Association of Ontario’s Women’s Four-Ball Championship.

At the OFSAA boys golf tournament at the Kingsville Golf and Country Club, Notre Dame’s Freddy D’Angelo tied for fifth with rounds of 71 and 75.

 

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.

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