2019 Fall Season in Review: Secondary Baseball, Field Hockey and Grade 9 Soccer
Looking back on 2019 as the year nears an end. Enjoy the highlights that we feature in the coming week.
BASEBALL: Ancaster Reigns in 2019
The Ancaster Royals repeated as baseball champions in 2019 earning a 4-2 victory over the Westmount Wildcats at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium on October 21, 2019. Ancaster went undefeated in league play claiming a perfect 6-0 record with one unplayed game due to weather against Orchard Park. In the championship, the Ancaster team used solid pitching and good defensive play to collect the school’s second straight championship. It also marked the sixth time in seven seasons that Ancaster has played for the championship having won three of them. Ancaster will represent HWDSB at regional SOSSA play in late May 2020.
Your 2018-19 HWIAC Baseball Champions, the Ancaster Royals @AHGuidance @HWDSB #HamOnt https://t.co/2bGEr7dSkR
— HWDSB Athletics (@HWDSB_athletics) October 19, 2018
FIELD HOCKEY: Saltfleet heads to OFSAA
The Saltfleet Storm continued to be a field hockey force in 2019 claiming their third straight city championship and representing HWDSB at the provincial field hockey championships. Finishing with a perfect 5-0 record, the Storm surged through the playoffs collecting 4-0 wins over Nora Frances Henderson in the semifinals and Ancaster in the championship held October 21, 2019 at Sir Winston Churchill. A few days later, Saltfleet was able to capture another SOSSA title and were ranked 8th heading into the OFSAA Championship. The Storm finished round robin play in their pool with a 1-1-1. In quarter final play, Saltfleet were defeated by Pickering High School losing 2-0 to the eventual gold medalists. The Storm’s only losses of the event came against the gold (Pickering) and silver medalists (Bluevale Collegiate Institute – Waterloo)
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Grade 9 Girls Soccer: Ancaster Triumphs over Dundas Valley
The Ancaster Royals upended the Dundas Valley Gryphons 4-0 to claim the 2019 Girls Grade 9 Soccer title. The Royals secured a perfect 2-0 record in pool play and had the best offence and defence in pool play which helped put them in the championship game against Ancaster on September 30th, 2019 at Mohawk Sports Park.
Congratulations #hwdsb grade 9 soccer champs!!! 💜⚽️💛Such a great group of athletes. So glad to have you as part of our athletic family over the next 4 years. @HWDSB_athletics pic.twitter.com/Vvk6VUyeHh
— Ancaster_Royals (@AncasterRoyals) September 30, 2019
Grade 9 Boys Soccer: Warriors Claim Title
On the boys side, the Westdale Warriors earned top position winning 4-3 over Hamilton District Christian High School. Westdale advanced to the final earning two 5-0 wins over Nora Frances Henderson and Ancaster putting them in first place in Pool C. Guido de Bres and Hamilton DCH faced off in the semifinal match for the right to play Westdale with Hamilton DCH edging Guido de Bres 1-0 to advance to the final played October 1st, 2019 at Mohawk Sports Park.
Stay tuned: In our second installment, HWDSB Athletics will recap the secondary and elementary cross-country seasons.
Updated on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.