Wolverines Jr.Boys Dominate NSSSAA
Wolverines Capture Gold, Silver and Bronze at 2009 NSSSAA Fall Finals
by Ted Lalonde, Coach Manitouwadge High School
Manitouwadge High School’s fall athletic season came ended last month with the Jr. Boys Volleyball team taking North Superior Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) Gold for the second straight year. Sr. Girls Basketball team earned NSSSAA Silver, while the Sr. Boys finished with Bronze in Volleyball.
The Jr. Boys completed a second consecutive undefeated (8-0) NSSSAA campaign with victories over Geraldton (25-6, 25-12) and St. Joseph (25-9, 25-23). The NSSSAA title adds to the Gold the team achieved at the Lakehead Thunderwolves Jr. Boys Challenge in October.
The Sr. Girls opened their Finals schedule with a victory over Chapleau. In the banner-game, a re-match of last year’s final against the Nip-Rock Lakers, the Wolverines fell 49-24.
In Sr. Boys Volleyball action, the Wolverines were defeated by Hornepayne (2-0) and Nip-Rock (2-0) in two hard-fought, close matches. Hornepayne would go on to win the first NSSSAA Sr. Boys Volleyball championship in its school’s history.
Manitouwadge Public School graduates and Grade Nine students, Courtney Brewer and Robin Avis, squared off in the Jr. Girls Basketball Final, with Brewer leading her Marathon Falcons to the NSSSAA title over Avis’s Nip-Rock Lakers.
The winter court season (Girls Volleyball and Boys Basketball) began on December 3rd with a Junior double-header at Manitouwadge High School against Marathon.
Keep reading HunterBlog, coming soon, details of the Junior Double Header games which were dominated by Manitouwadge High School as well as the story of MHS Girls Junior Volleyball teams impressive 2nd place ranking recently among 13 teams at a Thunder Bay tournament.
Thanks to MHS Coach Ted Lalonde for sharing all the game details!
Submitted to The Echo, 12.05.09
Submitted Photo: Manitouwadge High School Junior Boys NSSSAA Champions, Back Row Cody Oseicki, Middle Row Coach Kevin Osadchuk, Kyle Campbell, Coach Ted Lalonde, Front Row Tyler Sanderson, Kevin Gauthier, Brandon Sullivan, Lloyd Hunter White, Devan Pelletier and Derrik Labbée.
