Athletics Wrap-Up 2021-2022

BY CHRIS VIAU, Director of Athletics

Athletics offerings and team sports made a comeback in the 2021–2022 school year. Students and coaches alike were thrilled to be back in the gym, on the ice, and on the field. Here are the top ten moments and achievements in athletics:

Girls Basketball

Our girls dominated basketball last year, with a 35-4 record. The Junior Varsity team ended the regular season with an 8-1 record, losing in the league semi-finals. The Bantam team won the City Championship with an undefeated record, the Midget Girls were league finalists after completing their own undefeated regular season, and the Varsity Girls team capped off an historic year by winning the City Championship after losing only one game all year.

Football

Football continues to regain the luster of the glory days of the sport at LCC. This year, we had close to 90 players participating in the program. Both Juvenile and Cadet teams completed undefeated regular seasons and won their respective City Championships. The Juvenile team championship run featured an extraordinary comeback win in the semifinals that was sparked by tough defense and a memorable trick play on offense leading to a game-changing touchdown.

U15 Hockey Championship

The U15 Division 1 Hockey team had an extraordinary year. Playing in the most competitive league in Quebec, our boys managed to win the first hockey championship in a decade. It came down to a shootout in the final game of the season, in which we averted a goal to complete the title run.

Girls Flag Football

The Girls Flag Football program had an incredible spring season. After a two-year gap, the girls were back with a vengeance! Three of our five teams finished first in their division with two of them advancing to the finals. Unfortunately, our Juvenile Girls lost a hard-fought battle in the championship game. However, the grade 8 Bantam team won the GMAA Championship.

Fall Season Participation

After two years of restrictions imposed by the pandemic, our student-athletes came back in droves this fall. Some 435 students from grades 7 to 12 participated in the athletics program, making it one of our busiest seasons ever. Well over 80% of the student body was involved in athletics in the fall season alone. We had enough studentathletes to form five girls’ soccer teams, five boys’ soccer teams, two football teams, four flag football teams, five volleyball teams and had over 20 cross-country runners.

Bantam Boys 1 Soccer

The Bantam Boys Soccer team was destined to win a championship. They qualified for the playoffs in the last regular season game and went on to win all three of their playoff games in overtime. It was an exceptional year for a resilient group of boys who simply refused to lose when the stakes were high.

Tennis

After two years without a tennis season, the LCC Lions came roaring back, winning three out of the six City Championships. The Midget Girls, Juvenile Boys and Juvenile Girls teams all captured the GMAA banners.

Championship Runs

LCC teams had a phenomenal year. In total, the teams participated in 12 championship games and took home 10 banners.

Individual Achievements

Jessica Hyland ’21 (Pre-U ’22) won gold in 3000m, 1500m, 800m, silver 400m and aggregate at the GMAA track meet. She also won gold in the GMAA Crosscountry competition.

Riley Williams ’26 was the aggregate winner in the GMAA track and field and the MVP in the basketball finals.

Kiana Jarrah ’26 won gold in Midget Tennis (grades 9–10).

Lauren Gurberg ’23 won gold in Juvenile Tennis Singles and Lauren Steinberg ’23 and Sophie Miller ’23 took home the gold in Juvenile Doubles.

Ari Sinyor ’23 and Ashok Krishnan Claveras ’24 won gold in Midget Doubles, and Tommy Papagianopoulos ’23 and Dusty Koifman ’23 won silver.

Henry Potter ’22 and Andrew Douek ’22 won gold in Juvenile Boys Doubles Tennis.

The U13 Hockey team

Honorable Mentions

The Juvenile Girls Soccer team won the Stanstead tournament. The U13 Hockey team (photo above) was second in the league, the top eight at provincials, and finalists in two tournaments. The Varsity Boys Basketball team played in the finals of the Ed Meagher Tournament at Loyola, and the semis in the GMAA league. Five teams and 70 players participated in volleyball and Midget 1 went to the semis.

Congratulations to all of our exceptional athletes for an amazing year!