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St. Lawrence High School Season of Championships

By Staff Writer

he boys’ basketball program
Tat St. Lawrence Secondary
School has become a powerhouse in
Eastern Ontario. It was an incredible
year for both the junior and senior

basketball teams, as they finished
with a combined record of 53 wins
and 16 losses, taking home many
championships along the way.

The junior boys finished the SDG

season undefeated, capping it off
with a win over Holy Trinity in the
A finals. They entered the Eastern

Ontario Championships (EOSSAA)
as the number one seed and did not
disappoint as they defeated Almonte
in the championship game. The boys

then finished off the season by taking
home the Upper Canada School
Board Championship with an exciting
St. Lawerence High School Junior and Senior Basketball Teams Submitted photo
win over Smith Falls. Final stats - 26
wins, 4 losses and 4 championships.
undefeated Holy Trinity. The Saints Falls had defeated them earlier in wins, defeating the 14th, 10th and
The senior boys also enjoyed a then finished second at EOSSAA, the year. The Saints entered OFSAA 8th seeded teams, to take home the

very successful season, as well. Their which qualified them for the Ontario as the number 11 seed and were in consolation championship.

final stats - 27 wins, 12 losses and 4 Championships (OFSAA). Prior to tough early as they had to face the
championships. Their playoff season OFSAA, the boys competed in and eventual silver and fourth place The future looks bright for Saints
started by taking home the senior won the Upper Canada Championship fi nishing teams. Two losses relegated basketball, as all but 3 of the 23
SDG championship in stunning by defeating Smith Falls in the finals St. Lawrence to the consolation draw, players will continue in the program

fashion - an upset over previously - redemption for the Saints as Smith where they rallied for three straight next year.

Karate Komments

TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ART WEAPONS

safer distance defending against an attacker with or two beyond the elbow. The PR-24 side handle
a bladed edge. The Bo staff was originally used police baton was derived from the tonfa.
By Jim Riddell, by the Chinese, balanced across the shoulders, to Edged weapons – edged weapons had a sharpened
Seaway Karate Club carry heavy loads. edge for cutting and slashing, or a sharpened
2) Nunchaku – was originally used by point for puncturing.
farmers in China as a threshing implement for rice 4) Kama – a sickle used to cut crops
and soy. It consisted of two wooden sticks held 5) Sai – (pronged truncheon) looks like
together with horsehair. The binding between a very short sword, and was used in pairs as a
n this issue of Sports Energy we will take a these sticks is one hand-width, and the sticks pitchfork. They were quite useful for blocking,
Ilook at a few of the more popular traditional
should be balanced. The legality of traditional trapping, and countering attacks.
martial art weapons, along with their history.
martial art weapons in Canada is determined 6) Katana – the Samuri sword. The katana
During the 17th century the Ryukyu Islands
by the Criminal Code, the most specific being is worn on the left side, edge upward, and is

(of which Okinawa is the largest) were captured regulations which prohibit certain weapons, one drawn in a “sky to ground” fashion; used while
by the Japanese. Forbidden by the Japanese to
of which is the nunchaku. This makes having a on horseback or on foot.
possess weapons, several agricultural implements set of wooden, metal, or composite nunchakus in 7) Bokken – (wooden sword) – used a
used by Okinawan farmers were improvised as your possession, a criminal offense. For those training weapon by Samuri because it was
“weapons of opportunity” to defend themselves
who still would like to train with nunchakus, a much safer and cheaper, as metal was not easily
and their property. The demonstrated use of most legal substitute is available which is made of soft obtained. It is still used today for safety reasons
of these weapons can be observed at the weapons
foam rubber – they may not be original, but they in place of a sword at competitions and in the
division of any large karate tournament. Here is are unlikely to cause any legal issues either. dojo.
a brief description of the seven most popular 3) Tonfa – was originally the handle used to 8) Next issue – a look at non-traditional
traditional weapons
turn a millstone. It has a perpendicular handle weapons.
1) Bo Staff – was normally one hand-width placed at one-third the length of the stick - usually Karate Quote: Repetition is the mother of all
longer than the height of the user. This allowed a 15” – 20” long. The stick must protrude an inch skills.