Jan. 14 local sports: Port’s top athletes: Girls all-star ball nominations sought; Brock Open wrestling; Welland hockey
PORT’S TOP ATHLETES
Brayden Tuck and Sheridan Sneek were named Port Colborne High School’s athletes of the month for December.
Tuck, an honour roll student, helped lead the junior boys basketball team to a 3-0 start. His coach, Ron Richardson, describes the Grade 9 student as a focused, hardworking and versatile player.
“He can run the offence playing point guard, but he also plays smothering defence and is an excellent rebounder,” Robinson said. “ He can play any position and will do anything that is asked of him. Brayden leads by example and will be one of the core members of the PCHS basketball program in the coming years.”
Sneek, a Grade 9 student, plays volleyball for Port and is a key member of the school’s swim team.
She has consistently out-swam her competitors in mini meets and Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association qualifiers. She earned firsts in the 50-metre butterfly and 100-metre individual medley and was second in the 50-metre freestyle. She also helped her relay team finish fourth.
Volleyball coach Julie Wiersma describes Sheridan as a force in the middle.
“She dominates at the net as a blocker and is a team player,” Wiersma said.
GIRLS ALL-STAR NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Girls high school basketball coaches are reminded to submit their nominations for players to take part in the Girls Basketball All Star Games Tuesday, Feb. 12 at St. Catharines Collegiate.
The top 20 game will be at 7 p.m. and the Top 10 game will be at 8:15 p.m.
BROCK WRESTLING OPEN
Following are top six local results from the Brock Open wrestling meet:
WOMEN
48 kilograms: 1. Samantha Adams, Discipline; 5. Sarah Hein, Brock.
51 kilograms: 4. Sam Romano, Brock.
55 kilograms: 1. Jade Parsons, Brock; 2. Emily Schaefer, Brock.
59 kilograms: 2. Hannah Taylor, Brock; 5. Daina Armstrong, Brock.
63 kilograms: 1. Skylar Grote, Brock; 5. Jessica Tillmanns, Brock.
67 kilograms: 6. Mikayla Custers, Brock.
72 kilograms: 1. Darrion Sterling, Brock; 2. Nicole French, Brock.
82 kilograms: 1. Shauna Keubeck, Brock.
MEN
54 kilograms: 1. Garette Saunders, Brock.
57 kilograms: 1. Alex Moher, Brock.
61 kilograms: 1. Ligrit Sadiku, Brock; 2. Joe Martin, Brock.
68 kilograms: 1. Chris McIsaac, Brock.
72 kilograms: 1. Nick Rowe, Brock; 4. Bobby Narwal,
76 kilograms: 1. Ty Bridgwater, Brock; 2. Jevon Balfour, Brock.
82 kilograms: 3. Max Budgey, Brock.
90 kilograms: 1. Clayton Pye, Brock; 2. Juwan Burgess, Brock.
100 kilograms: 2. Richard Deschatelets, Brock .
120 kilograms: 1. Calvin Daum; 4. William Bradley, Brock Junior Badgers.
TWO FOR MATEO
Matteo Mete scored twice to lead the Welland Niagara Street Pharmacy/Gene’s Skate Sharpening Tigers major atom A hockey team to a 5-3 win over the Niagara Falls Flyers.
Townes Bestward, Julian Belcastro and Brennen Hagar also scored for Welland and Brody-Biamonte-Boyd, Lucas Dilibero and Oliver Porco answered for the Flyers.
TIGERS UNBEATEN
The Welland Telus Tigers major peewee A hockey team was unbeaten in recent action, defeating Thorold 5-2 and tying Niagara-on-the-Lake 2-2.
Eli Moormann and Carter Kipp scored versus NOTL while NOTL’s scorers were Kieran Necakov-Waller and Calo Zambito,
Nicolas DiPietro scored twice versus Thorold and Mitchell Tomaino, Simon Guglielmi and Tyler Rowland added singles. Gavin Sawatsky netted both goals for Thorold.
PAIR OF SHUTOUTS
The Welland Mike Knapp Ford Tigers novice A hockey team recorded a pair of recent shutouts, blanking West Lincoln 2-0 and Niagara Falls 9-0.
Mackenzie Welychka and Ethan Rousseau scored versus West Lincoln and Jackson Macleod had the shutout.
Versus Niagara Falls: Rousseau scored twice and singles were recorded by Dylan Wood, Mackenzie Welychka, Blake Hudak, Sebastien Boucher, Brody Channon, Brayden Farr and Liam Seguin. Brady Matte had the shutout.
TWO FOR TURNER
Blake Turner scored twice to help the Welland 91.7 Giant FM Country 89 Tigers minor peewee A hockey team tied Stoney Creek 3-3.
Noah Bovine also scored for Welland.
