St. Joseph girls hockey team to face Sacred Heart in AAA final

The St. Joseph Jaguars girls hockey team is looking to punch its ticket to OFSAA. They finished off their regular season Feb. 13 with three games, beating Glebe 3-1 and Louis Riel 3-2 before dropping a 2-1 decision to Nepean.

The Jaguars finished in in first place in the NCSSAA Girls OFSAA division with a 5-2-1 record. They will face Sacred Heart in the city’s AAA final March 1 at the Nepean Sportsplex. The winner will represent the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association at the OFSSA provincial championship tournament.

In the Girls Tier 1 hockey playoffs, St. Mother Teresa had playoff wins over Paul Desmarais and West Carleton but ended up losing the final 1-0 to Holy Trinity.

Pierre Savard opened the playoffs with a 2-0 win over Beatrice-Desloges but lost their quarterfinal game 2-1 to South Carleton.

Curling

On the curling ice, St. Pius beat St. Joseph 8-1 in boys curling, while St. Francis Xavier beat John McCrae 4-3. The games for Feb. 23 were cancelled due to the snow day.

In girls curling Feb. 21, St. Pius beat St. Joseph 7-1 and John McCrae beat Merivale 5-4. The games scheduled for Feb. 23 were postponed.

Senior Boys Basketball

The St. Joseph Jaguars saw their playoff run come to an end as they dropped a 68-63 decision to Ashbury College Feb. 21. The Jags finished the regular season with a perfect 6-0 record and had opened the playoffs with a convincing 68-34 win over St. Peter Feb. 16.

Against Ashbury, the Jaguars fell behind by as many as 11 points in the second half but chipped away and pulled to within a point with under two minutes remaining. The

Colts drained a couple of three pointers and sank some key foul shots in the final minute of the game.

In other playoff action, St. Patrick’s beat St. Mother Teresa 86-45, Sacred Heart beat St. Francis Xavier 56-35, and Glebe eliminated LongfieldsDavidson Heights with a 7356 decision.

Volleyball

The St. Mother Teresa senior girls volleyball team reached the final of the NCSSAA Copper Division. After an exciting 3-2 win over Bell, the Titans lost to St. Pius in the final match, three sets to one.

The junior boys volleyball season got underway Feb. 21 as LongfieldsDavidson Heights beat St. Joseph 3-1, St. Francis Xavier beat Pierre Savard 3-1, and Sir Robert Borden beat John McCrae 3-1.