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St Joseph’s Wins Curling Silver at OFSAA
By Casey Leger
he Saint Joe’s Panthers ladies’ curling team
Ttravelled to North Bay this month and
brought home silver after finishing 5-0 in round
robin play. The Panthers went into the OFSAA
finals seeded first, which is itself a first in the
school’s history, both for curling and for athletics
generally, according to Coach Sylvain Girard.
The ladies dominated the EOSAA competition
in Kingston to earn their berth at OFSAA.
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“The performance in North Bay was one for
the ages,” opines Coach Girard. The Panthers
defeated teams from Barrie, Markham, St.
Catherines, Burlington, and Thunder Bay.
The Panthers carried that momentum into the
Left to right: Coach Sylvain Girard, Erin Dekker, Heba Haroon, Morgan Bray, Rhiannon Beckstead,
playoffs, beating very strong teams from Oshawa
and Alexis Brooks Photo Submitted
and London to improve their record to 7-0 and
advance to St Joe’s first ever OFSAA final, for a this would prove to be the Panthers only loss. “Yet Haroon, Erin Dekker, Morgan Bray, Rhiannon
repeat matchup against Thunder Bay, where they another impressive accomplishment,” notes Coach Beckstead, and Alexis Brooks for their commitment
would lose a very tightly contested final match by Girard. and hard work, and for creating memories that will
1 point. After going undefeated the entire season, Mr. Girard would like to thank teammates Heba last a lifetime.
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