Category: Athletics

Feb. 22	Good luck to the Eagles Nordic Ski Team as they travel to Huntsville for the OFSAA championships.  Competitions start tomorrow and results can be viewed on zone4.ca
Feb. 22	Congratulations to the Eagles Wrestling Team for finishing 2nd at NWOSSA on Friday.  The team qualified 9 wrestlers for Ofsaa in March.
Feb. 22	Badminton try-outs continue today with Seniors at 3:15 and juniors at 4:15 today.  Please see Mrs. Tremonti if you are unable to attend.
Feb. 22	Envirothon meeting is today at lunch in room 107.
Feb. 22	Grade 11 and 12 students interested in participating in the Model United Nations in the spring are asked to attend an information meeting today at 11:30 in room 208.  If you are unable to attend please see Mr. Wilkinson later in the week.
Feb. 22	Matchmakers will be on sale today @ 11:30 until 11:40 in room 117 for $2.00 each.
Feb. 22	The Dryden Rotary Club is once again sponsoring Adventures in Technology, which is a 6 day event running from Sunday April 29th to Saturday May 4th, 2012.  One DHS student will be chosen to join students from across Western Canada for an intense exploration of advanced technology, research development and applications.  This is a highly academic program having students visit some of Canada’s finest corporations and research facilities.  If you would like to be considered for this program or wish to nominate another student, please forward the name to Guidance.  Deadline for applications is Wed., March 14th.  For more information, contact Guidance.
Feb. 22	To all Grade 11 and 12 students … if you are interested in a career in the health care field, there is a presentation tomorrow.  Doctors, Lab Technicians and an Occupational Therapist will be speaking.  Please sign up in the main office.

The DHS Eagles Court Sport teams are in Fort Frances for the NorWOSSA championships.

In semi-final action, the Junior Boys have defeated the Beaver Brae Broncos 43-23 in a “dominating performance”. Dom Palermo had 13, Zech Noiseux 12 andAlex Lugli 10. The Junior Boys move on to face Fort Frances in the NorWOSSA final this afternoon.

In more semi-final action, the Senior Boys have defeated the Beaver Brae Broncos 61 to 40. Gardam and Burnell had 12 points. Final match is vs. Fort Frances at 7:30.

In Jr. Girls volleyball, the Eagles have been defeated in four sets 29-27, 25-20, 27-25 and 25-15. Congrats on a great season and your Silver medal, girls!

The Junior boys basketball team has fallen 44-25 to the Muskies in the NorWOSSA final. A hard loss but it was a great season with evenly matched teams!

The Sr. Girls volleyball team has taken NorWOSSA gold in three sets, 25-17, 25-6, 25-14.

The Sr. Boys basketball team are NorWOSSA Silver medalists after a hard fought 43-37 loss. Gardam had 16 and Burnell 7.

Congratulations to all teams on your excellent seasons.

The nordic ski team was in Kenora yesterday for NorWOSSA competition.  Despite the course being soft and slow due to new snow, DHS skiers pushed through, ending in some great results.

In the junior boys category, Luke Smith skied the 5.1km course in 22:02 to win NorWOSSA gold!  1:38 later, Ilya Perkins finished to take the silver medal.

In the very competitive senior girls category, Sarah Smith was able to finish in a time of 29:12, good enough for 3rd place.

First time racer, Robert Grandmont skied the 1.2km open division course in a time of 8:14, capturing NorWOSSA gold and adding to Dryden’s medal count.

The 7.2km senior boys category was a very hilly challenge, seeing Dryden skiers placing 4th, 5th and 6th.

Of other note is up and coming skier, Michael Hodgkinson who represented Dryden in the Grade 7/8 division. He finished a strong 3rd out of 23 racers, despite going off course at one point.

The Eagles Nordic Team will be heading to Marathon next Wednesday for NWOSSA competition.