Sports in brief: Kelvin dominates at provincial track meet

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Kelvin dominates at provincial track meet

A number of front-of-the-pack finishes and podium-worthy performances earned Kelvin High School the MHSAA AAAA provincial track and field aggregate banner.

The Clippers wrapped up the three-day provincial track and field meet held June 7-9 the University of Manitoba’s Pan-Am Stadium with a combined 244 points.

Notable finishes by Kelvin athletes included:
Erin Valgardson capturing gold in the varsity girls 3,000-metre run in a time of 10:52.57;  Rachel Mann winning the junior varsity girls 80-metre hurdles in a time of 12.91; Erin Smith finishing third in the varsity girls 100-metre hurdles in a time of 16.88, and third in the varsity girls triple jump (10.90 metres); Adam Chahid finishing second in the varsity boys 400-metre dash in a time of 51.55; and Noel Kendle finishing second in the varsity boys 800-metre run in a time of 1:58.99 and the 1,500 metre run in a time of 4:16.64.

Standout performances from other area athletes included:

St. Paul’s High School’s Robbie Gerstner setting a new meet record in the junior varsity triple jump with a leap of 13.61 metres; Shaftesbury High School’s Josh Samyn finishing first in the varsity boys 800-metre run with a time of 1:55.37; and Tracy Towns of Shaftesbury finishing first in both the varsity girls 400-metre dash and 800-metre run with times of 58.11 and 2:25.01, respectively.

Clippers share athlete of the week honours

Twin sisters who helped lead the Kelvin High School rugby team to a fourth place finish at provincials are being recognized for their strength on the pitch.

Sierra and Chey Winogradoff were named Manitoba High School Athletics Association urban athletes of the week on June 12.

The pair of Grade 12 student athletes, who both play inside and outside centre, were instrumental in the Clippers trip to the city championship final and a near-podium finish at provincials.

“These two ladies have all the talent and drive in the world. I have no doubt one day they will both wear the maple leaf on their jersey,” coach Arleigh Mackenzie said in a statement.

The duo also compete in basketball, track, handball, and soccer.

VMC, St. Mary’s claim finalist soccer banners

A pair of schools in southwest Winnipeg are celebrating the conclusion of successful soccer seasons.

On June 2, both Vincent Massey Collegiate’s boys team and St. Mary’s Academy played for the championship title in the MHSAA urban soccer provincial and went home with silver medals.

St. Mary’s met Glenlawn Collegiate in the final, played at St. John’s-Ravenscourt. The Flames were defeated by the Lions, 1 – 0.

SMA’s Anna Bird, Sarah Dennehy, and Jessica Tsai were named all-stars. The team was coached by Denis Tsai.

On the boys side, Massey squared off with Garden City Collegiate in the final, falling 3-1 to the Gophers.

Tournament all-stars included St. John’s-Ravenscourt’s Ryan Kuhn, and VMC’s Mike Kroeker, Dante Dallasario, and Isaiah Peters.

The Trojans were coached by Ralph Aiello.