St. Robert CHS Student News
Both teams undefeated! Aggressive plays! Intense game!…
The St. Robert senior girls basketball team faced off against their local rivals, Thornlea, on October 14, 2015 in our school gym. Prior to the game, coaches Mr. Chung, Mrs. Coda, and Mr. Civiero prepared the girls with new press and inbound plays. The coaches told the girls to ‘give it 100% every shift like it was their last.’
Last Friday night’s game at Kauffman Stadium turned out to be the final game of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays, as they were eliminated in a 4-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals.
“The most important shot in golf is the next one.” – Ben Hogan
After the qualifying round on October 1 to be in the championship, St. Robert Varsity Girls golf team was second to Newmarket and down 20 strokes.
Written by Young L. (12)
On Thursday, January 15, 2015, the St. Robert Varsity Ice Hockey team pulled off a miraculous comeback against Our Lady of the Lake in their final regular season game at R.J Clatworthy Arena. The Rams struggled to score in the early stages of the game, heading into the third period with a 2-0 deficit. However, outstanding goaltending from Mathew F. and great defensive play prevented any further opposition scoring. The offense went to work late in the game, including a game winning goal with 30 seconds left by Kyle A.
On January 9, 2015, the Ultimate Frisbee semi-finals and finals took place in the St. Robert Dome. Four teams had remained after a long and intense frisbee tournament, and in the end, the undefeated Penguins were finally rewarded for their hard work. This marks the third year in a row that this powerful Penguins team takes home the crown.
Written by Karissa C. (12)
On Thursday, November 13, 2014, the St. Robert Senior Girls Basketball team ended off their perfect playoff run with a redeeming victory over Bayview SS on YRAA championship night in Keswick. With student supporters and coaches from the Phys. Ed. Department cheering them on, our Lady Rams defeated Bayview and claimed the gold medal in Sr. Girls Tier 2 Basketball despite having lost to the same team by one point during the regular season. When asked about the redeeming match, team member Christina C. (11) said: “It shows us that nothing is impossible and that we should always stay positive, because you never know what will happen in basketball. We beat them in the finals when it really counted.”
November 22, 2014 was a highly anticipated game night for fans of the Toronto Raptors as they went to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers, led by “King” LeBron James and superstar point guard Kyrie Irving. The last time the Raptors had beaten a team with LeBron on it, on the road, was during his rookie season all the way back in 2004! Would this new and improved Raptors team be able to defeat the King this time around?
Written by Sarah B. (12)
St. Robert CHS, on Friday, October the 30th, hosted an intense senior girls basketball game against Langstaff Secondary School. The game started off relatively slow and with neither team appearing to have the upper hand, as there were multiple lead changes. However, the Rams certainly gained some momentum and turned up the intensity in the second quarter. By halftime, the Rams had taken a clear lead! Both on offense and on defense, the Rams fought hard, demonstrating good ball movement as they collectively passed back and forth to one another and scored off of multiple assists. By the end, the St. Robert team had outscored Langstaff by a landslide, winning the game with a final score of 59-26. All of the Rams worked well together to take the game!
On Wednesday, October 15th, the St. Robert Varsity Boys Soccer team hosted Our Lady Of the Lake. Through powerful kicks, strong communication, and quite a bit of head-butting, the boys came out with an impressive 10-0 win against the Bulldogs.
On your marks… get set… GO! The sound of a hundred legs stomping on the ground immediately proceeded. October 17th, 2014 was the day the St. Robert Cross Country runners ran their hearts out at the Regional Cross Country Meet.