ALANNAH MACLEAN
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Grade: 11 - Sports: Cross Country Running, Nordic Skiing, Track & Field

Alannah is an outstanding selection for SDSSA Athlete of the Week. As a student and an athlete Alannah has represented Lo-Ellen Park extremely well over her first 3 years of secondary school. Each year she has been an honour student while also participating in a full slate of athletics. She has excelled in Cross - Country Running, Track and Field and Nordic Skiing. She has medaled in all 3 disciplines every year she has participated culminating in her OFSAA performance in Nordic Skiing this year.

As a Grade 11 student Alannah won the Senior Girls Nordic Skiing championship in Midland last week. She also helped her team place 5th in the Sprint Relays. This is an incredible accomplishment as most athletes are in their 4th or even 5th year when they win this championship. Alannah should be someone we look to see at the national level in years to come.

MATTHIEU DEPATIE
Collège Notre-Dame

Grade: 11 - Sports: Basketball, Volleyball, Trtack & Field

Matthieu Dépatie is a grade 11 student and plays the post position for the senior boys basketball team at Collège Notre-Dame. His dedication and hard work have contributed to the team’s regular season record of twelve victories and two defeats, placing them in first place going into the playoffs.

As well, Matthieu’s agressive rebounding and sharp shooting had a positive impact on the team’s challenge toward the city championship. Although he is only in grade 11, Matthieu is making a reputation for himself as a big man on the court.

Matthieu is a well rounded athlete who also excels in volleyball and track.

Following his high school, Matthieu would like to pursue his studies at the University level.

Mar 6 - The local high school hockey season drew to a close Saturday night with the division I and II sites decided at different venues. First, the St Charles Cardinals dispatched of the Lo-Ellen Park Knights in game four of the division I best of five final series by a final score of 5-2 at the Carmichael Arena last night. The Knights forced a fourth game thanks to a 5-4 overtime win Tuesday night. The crown marks the Cardinals' first since 2005. Both teams now qualify for the NOSSA A/AA championship hosted at the Countryside arena beginning Tuesday.

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Meanwhile, the Lockerby Composite Vikings swept the Espanola Spartans in game three of the best of five division II series hosted in Espanola Saturday night, leaving no doubt in the deciding game with the final score of 8-2. Vikings took game one 8-2 Wednesday and game two 5-0 Thursday. For the Vikings, the playoff title represented their first since winning the division I playoff title back in 1965.

Thursday afternoon, the College Notre-Dame Alouettes and Horizon Aigles were crowned new girls hockey champions in the division I and II leagues respectively. The Alouettes defeated the Lively Hawks in the third and deciding game of their series 2-0, while the Aigles swept regular season champ Lo-Ellen Park two games straight, winning on Thursday 6-3.

Mar 5 - The gold rush for local wrestlers in OFSAA Wrestling competitions continues in 2010 thanks to Spencer Burton of Chelmsford and Mercedes Byrnes of Esc Champlain. Burton grabbed gold in the 72 kg weight class in the boys division while Byrnes finished atop all female wrestlers in the 72 kg weight category. Pete Barbeau of Lo-Ellen Park managed a fourth place finish in the 47 kg weight class as well.

Sudbury hosts OFSAA wrestling next year where organizers hope the medal haul will continue ...

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Mar 3 - The OFSAA Swimming Championships were hosted Tuesday and Wednesday at the Etobicoke Olympium, with SDSSAA athletes managing some near-podium performances at this massive two day event.

Lockerby Composite School was the highest overall aggregate local finisher with 176 points, good for 65th place amongst the 270-school field.

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Mar 3 - The Confederation Charger junior and Marymount Regals senior girls volleyball teams accomplished what no other high school team in these age groups were able to accomplish in NOSSA basketball and volleyball competition this winter: win top honours. Shut out in all but one classification in girls volleyball, the Chargers and Regals grabbed their gold medals in final style, without dropping a single game throughout the championship hosted at Esc Franco-Cité in Sturgeon Falls.

By virtue of the senior crown, the Regals earn a berth to the OFSAA "A" Championship hosted in Kenora beginning Tuesday, March 9th.

Further information to follow ...

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Mar 1 - Hot on the heels of a record breaking gold medal haul for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics, Lo-Ellen Park nordic racer Alannah MacLean was taking home some gold of her own from the OFSAA Nordic Ski championships that were hosted in Midland this past Thursday and Friday.

Competing in the 5km senior race, Alannah finished with a final time of 19:35.4, almost eight seconds ahead of the second place finisher.

A total of 146 skiers participated in the race. The impressive results did not stop there for SDSSAA racers. Here's a few other highlights:
Junior boys 5km - Victor Hopper (Lively DSS) - 2nd place silver medal
Junior girls 4km - Isabelle MacLean (Lo-Ellen Park DSS) - 5th place
Senior boys 8km - Andrew Kendall (St Benedict CSS) - 9th place

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