Athletics Wrap-Up 2022-2023

BY CHRIS VIAU,
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

The 2022–2023 school year was filled with many accomplishments by our student-athletes and teams, including 10 championship banners. Here are the top 10 moments and achievements in athletics:

Cadet Girls Basketball

After the first Middle School girls’ basketball tryouts, it was obvious that we had a very special group of players. In response, we made two grade 7–8 girls’ teams in order to play up a level in the Cadet league that is primarily for grade 9 students. Our players responded brilliantly, with the second team making it all the way to the league finals, losing a hard-fought battle in overtime.

Our Division 1 team surpassed anything seen in recent years in LCC basketball, finishing the regular season 10-0, and winning the Montreal Independent Schools and Jeff Dunn tournaments. The Lions proved to be too much to handle in the playoffs as well, winning the finals by 17 points. The championship qualified our team for the provincials, where they played amongst the cream of the crop of grade 9 teams from across Quebec. They made it to the finals, where they lost a very close game. In total, the team had 22 wins and one loss while playing the entire season against older competition. It was an outstanding season for this group of student-athletes.

Middle School Girls

The achievements of our Middle School girls are stunning. Here is a summary:

• GMAA Bantam Soccer Champions

• GMAA Bantam Volleyball Finalists 

• GMAA Cadet D1 Basketball Champions

• RSEQ Cadet Basketball Provincial Finalists

• GMAA Cadet Basketball D2 Finalists

• GMAA Cadet Indoor Track and
  Field Champions

• GMAA Cadet Outdoor Track and
  Field Champions

• GMAA Bantam Tennis Champions

• GMAA Cadet Tennis Champions

• GMAA Flag Football Champions

Football Blitz

For a second consecutive year, our Juvenile Football team completed an undefeated season with impressive results throughout the regular season and playoffs. They capped off the year with a stunning final-second win in a torrential downpour at Stinger stadium. With our passing game limited by the rain and wind, the Lions found a way to score in key situations, winning on a rouge on the last play of the game.

Varsity AAA Hockey

LCC was one of only four schools in the province to field two Division 1 Juvenile teams this year. Our Varsity AAA team proved that we belong among the elite as they had a phenomenal season. They were semi-finalists at the provincial tournament co-hosted by LCC, finalists at the St. Andrew's College tournament, and they made it all the way to the league finals. Unfortunately, the team lost a nail-biter in overtime in front of a huge crowd at the LCC Glenn Chamandy Arena. Nonetheless, the season was a huge success highlighted by many incredible moments and victories.

Bantam Girls Soccer

Our Bantam Girls Soccer team completed an undefeated season with a come-frombehind win against Royal Vale in the finals. They sealed the victory with a beautiful goal on a set play in the second half to win the championship game 2-1. The team compiled a record of 8-0 with six shutouts and a total of 29 goals for, and four goals against.

Baseball

Our two baseball teams had phenomenal seasons this year. The Middle School team ended the year with a 3-1-1 record, narrowly missing the playoffs. The Senior School team went 3-1 during the regular season, clinching a playoff berth with a convincing 9-1 win over Loyola. In the semis, they had another impressive performance, beating Bialik 12-2 before ultimately losing a close game to Pierrefonds Community High School in the finals.

The Gold Standard

LCC Tennis continues to set the standard for excellence in Montreal. At the GMAA City Championship tournaments, the Lions won four of the six championship banners. The Bantam and Midget teams won both girls’ and boys’ championships while the Juvenile Girls were finalists. In total, LCC won 15 individual medals, including seven gold medals.

Finals Hurrah

In a full display of the depth and quality
of our athletics program, 14 LCC teams reached their league finals this year: 

• Bantam 1 Girls Soccer

• Junior Varsity Girls Soccer

• Midget Boys Soccer

• Varsity Boys Soccer

• Midget 1 Girls Basketball

• Midget 2 Girls Basketball

• Varsity Girls Basketball

• Midget 9 Boys Basketball

• Junior Varsity Boys Basketball

• Bantam 1 Girls Volleyball

• Senior Football

• Varsity AAA Hockey

• Juvenile Baseball

• Bantam 8 Girls Flag Football

Baseball

Our two baseball teams had phenomenal seasons this year. The Middle School team ended the year with a 3-1-1 record, narrowly missing the playoffs. The Senior School team went 3-1 during the regular season, clinching a playoff berth with a convincing 9-1 win over Loyola. In the semis, they had another impressive performance, beating Bialik 12-2 before ultimately losing a close game to Pierrefonds Community High School in the finals.

Track Stars

Our Cadet Girls and Boys had impressive performances in track and field this year. Both teams won the GMAA Championships in indoor track and field. Our girls followed up with a championship at the outdoor track meet while our boys finished second.

Honorable mentions

• Highlights in hockey: The Prep Team
  (grades 10 and 11) won the Loyola tournament for the first time in over
  a decade. The U15 major team was
  a finalist at the LCC Invitational, and the U15 minor team won the St. Thomas tournament. 

• The grade 8 boys basketball team won the BCS tournament. 

• The Varsity Girls Soccer team won the Stanstead tournament. 

• The Varsity Girls Basketball team completed an undefeated regular season going 10-0. 

• Our two Bantam Volleyball teams
  played each other in the LCC
  Invitational finals, with the Bantam 1
  team winning the tournament.

• Riley Williams ’26 won the aggregate
  in indoor and outdoor track and field. 

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