Season Highlights
SPRING HIGHLIGHTS
BADMINTON
Varsity Badminton
April 20, 2009
Regional Championships
The UTS Varsity Badminton team participated in the Regional
Championships on Thursday, April 9 at Harbord Collegiate. Of
eight UTS teams, five qualified for the Regionals (boys singles,
girls singles, boys A doubles, girls A doubles and mixed A
doubles).
The results were as follows:
Boys' Singles: Oscar Chak - 5th place (with 2 National level
players in the draw)
Boys' Doubles: Brian Ma and Jason Kwok - 2nd place (silver
medal)
Girls' Singles: Grace Luo - 5th place (Grade 9 rookie player!)
Girls' Doubles: Judith Ma and Denise Wong - 2nd place (silver
medal)
Mixed Doubles: Darren Mak and Cheryl Young - 3rd place (bronze
medal)
Overall, the team as a whole won 2nd place to Riverdale
Collegiate, and our girls' team also shared 1st place with
Jarvis Collegiate for the top overall girls' team in the South
Region!
In addition, Oscar Chak earned a spot in the Cities, as did
the UTS boys' doubles and girls' doubles teams. A scheduling
conflict with the national and provincial (OFSAA) competitions
this year meant that our mixed A team – which includes Darren
Mak, a national level player - couldn't move on to the Cities.
Also noteworthy is that Grace Luo just missed making it to
Cities but held the alternate spot in 5th place.
City Championships
The City Championships were held on Tuesday, April 14 and
Wednesday, April 15. Unfortunately, the UTS girls’ team had to
withdraw due to a conflict with one of the OFSAA dates. The
boys' singles (Oscar) and boys' doubles (Brian and Jason) played
some tough matches and ended up not earning spots in the final
OFSAA draw. However they played with great heart and
sportsmanship.
It was another great season for UTS. We sadly say good-bye to
five UTS players who leave us
next year (Oscar Chak, Brian Ma, Judith Ma, Michael Wan, Denise
Wong). Each has left a great mark on UTS Varsity Badminton and
many great memories. We wish them all the best!
Varsity Badminton Team Update
April 13, 2009
With the tremendous support and strength of veteran players
and the addition of some enthusiastic and talented rookies, the
season so far has been a great success! The team is currently
undefeated in the west division of the south region league and,
in individual events, the current standings are as follows:
Boys' Singles: Oscar Chak - 2nd place
Boys' A Doubles: Brian Ma / Darren Mak and Jason Kwok - 1st
place
Boys' B Doubles: Michael Wan and Vincent Chow - 1st place
Girls' Singles: Grace Luo - 4th place
Girls A Doubles: Judith Ma and Denise Wong - 1st place
Girls B Doubles: Nicola Yang and Emily Chen - 1st place
Mixed A Doubles: Darren Mak / Victor Ji and Cheryl Young - 3rd
place
Mixed B Doubles: John Lai and Irene Cheng - 2nd place
Elvis Wong, Jillian Crossley and Vanessa Ip round out the
badminton team.
COED VOLLEYBALL
Co-ed Volleyball team starts season with victory
April 20, 2009
Led by solid play from Emma Barrett and Kevin Kim, the UTS
Blues defeated Oakwood CI 3 sets to 0 on April 15. M3 students,
Alice Wang, Tim Etchells and Arthur Li, all played very well
highlighting a bright future for the UTS volleyball teams.
Special thanks to coach Virgina Ki for her timely decisions and
to staff supervisors, David Cope, Susie Choi and Julie Waslynka.
GO BLUES!
TABLE TENNIS
Table tennis
April 20, 2009
On April 15, UTS defeated Richview by a score of 9-2.
Congratulations to Lincoln Guo, Frank Li (who won 11-0, 11-0),
Eric Zhan, Ali Noormohamed, Adam Venis, Jacob Barrett, and Thilo
Schafer.
WINTER HIGHLIGHTS
FOUNDATION BOYS'
BASKETBALL
F1/2 Boys' Basketball play down to the wire at their season
tournament
February 9, 2009
On Thursday, January 29, the F1/2 Boys' Basketball team
travelled to George Brown College for their "season" tournament.
The team won two and lost two, narrowly missing out on
qualifying for the Finals. All the boys played with a lot of
heart and displayed a lot of integrity on and off the court. In
particular, our starting five of Sunil Mall, Shamir Pira, Joon
Kim, Peter Wang and Alex Levy played with tremendous intensity
and togetherness. The team is rounded out by:
Dhilan Bekah, Josh Feldman, Jeremy Gungabeesoon, Ian Lee
Griffin Brockman, Robertson McClure, George Radner, Ajay Shah,
Daniel Henke Tarnow, Raymond Yu
The team thanks Coach Hank Clark for his many hours of
volunteering, and Coach Neuton Watson for modelling not only
what it means to be a great basketball player, but also a great
person. Thanks also to Jeff Kennedy for organizing a fantastic
tournament and making sure everything ran smoothly.
Now for the play by play...
The Blues' first game was against Essex, a team that over the
past two years has defeated UTS four games in a row by one or
two points. A fifth loss to Essex would have sent the coaches
into early retirement, but the boys showed tremendous strength
in holding on for a one-point victory (W 24-23)!
The boys’ next game against Courcelette was a little easier, and
the starters built up enough of a lead to make sure everyone on
our team had a chance to play (W 27-23).
The Blues then faced the number one seed Market Lane. The boys
knew they had a challenge ahead when they saw a few of their 6+
foot players were hanging off the rim during warm-ups! After a
tough first half (down 26-4) the boys regrouped and almost
played even with Market Lane for the rest of the game (L 44-20).
It all came down to the Blues' final game of the round robin
versus Ryerson, with the winner going on to the Final. It was a
back and forth affair right down to the final few moments, but
in the end Ryerson came out on top (L 33-28).
Congratulations boys! GO BLUES GO!
FOUNDATION BOYS' VOLLEYBALL
F1/2 Boys’ Volleyball team take home Bronze
December 2, 2008
On Friday, November 21, the Foundation Boys’ Volleyball team
battled to a 3rd place finish at the annual foundation
volleyball tournament. The boys had a great time and though they
didn't win the tournament, they showed what makes UTS different
from the pack, through consistent team work, smart play and
excellent sports-ship throughout the day. Please congratulate
the following boys on an excellent season, marked by passion for
the game, hard work at building skills and knowing when to have
fun:
Mark Bancroft, Garo Brik, Daniel HenkeTarnow, Joon Kim,
Alexander Levy, Justin Lim, Jannis Mei, Jason Park, Shamir Pira,
Matthew Rowe, Ajay Shah, Derek Wilson, Ethan Wissell, Raymond
Yu, and Patrick Yung.
JUNIOR GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL
Jr. Girls’ Volleyball team start their season with a win
December 15, 2008
Congratulations to the Jr. Girls’ Volleyball team for their
stunning victory over Harbord Collegiate on Tuesday, December 9.
VARSITY GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL
Varsity Girls' Volleyball
February 23, 2009
The Senior Girls volleyball team begin their quest for a AA
City Championship and a berth to Single A OFSAA on Monday,
February 23 at Stephen Leacock in Scarborough at 3:30 pm. If
they win, the team advances to the AA Semi-Final on Tuesday,
February 24th at 1:30 pm at Danforth Collegiate.
The finals are scheduled for Humber College at 11:00am on
Thursday, February 26. Best of luck to the Senior Girls
Volleyball team. Go Blues!
The team: Alyssa Parpia, YangYang Xu, Sarah Coyne, Kalyna
Franko, Han Yan, Sashi Lankage, Emma Barrett, Liz Irish, Amy
Jiang, Connie Zhao, Connie Yu and Kelly Kan.
Varsity Girls' Volleyball
February 17, 2009
The Senior Girls' Volleyball team has competed well this year
in a strong South Region Tier 1 field and will require a win
over Single A rival Bloor Collegiate on Thursday if they want a
chance to participate in the OFSAA Single A championships this
March. Please come out to the Upper FEUT Gym on Thursday after
school to cheer on the girls who have been working hard in
preparation for this "must win to advance" game. Thanks for the
support.
Senior Girls Volleyball are:
S5: Emma Barrett, Kelly Kan, Liz Irish, Amy Jiang, Connie Yu,
Connie Zhao
S6: Sarah Coyne, Kalyna Franko, Alyssa Parpia, Sashi Lankage,
Han Yan, YangYang Xu
Varsity Girls’ Volleyball team spikes a spot at OFSAA!
February 9, 2009
In what turned out to be a thrilling afternoon of volleyball
in the Upper FEUT gym on Thursday, February 5, the Senior Girls'
Volleyball team prevailed over Bloor Collegiate, 2-0, in a
sea-saw game that was full of emotion and excitement. Trailing
early on in the first set, 6-2, the team hung in there and
fought back to capture an incredible set of volleyball,
eventually winning, 30-28, on a stuff block by Kalyna Franko to
seal the deal. Full of confidence from the first set, the Blues
controlled the second set and had Bloor on their heels all game,
eventually taking it 25-20 on a "kill" by Emma Barrett to finish
them off.
Special thanks to staff and an energetic student body who
attended the game and cheered the Blues on right until the final
point!
With the win, the girls move onto the A/AA City Semi-Finals and
have secured themselves a spot in the Single A OFSAA
championships at Trinity College in Port Hope, Ontario in March!
Coach Gary Kollins is very proud of the team and their efforts
this season. Special recognition goes out to the S6's, Sarah
Coyne, Alyssa Parpia, Han Yan, Kalyna Franko, YangYang Xu, and
Sashi Lankage, who have worked so hard in improving their skills
over the past four years in a UTS Blues volleyball uniform and
can end their UTS volleyball journey with a trip to OFSAA.
As well, the Blues’ success couldn't have been possible without
outstanding contributions from the team’s S5's, Emma Barrett,
Liz Irish, Connie Yu, Connie Zhao, Kelly Kan, and Amy Jiang, who
have been exceptional throughout the season.
The team wrapped up their regular season at the G.S. Henry
tournament on Friday, February 6.
Varsity Girls' Volleyball has a courageous season
January 19, 2009
It has been a courageous season thus far for our Varsity
Girls’ Volleyball team. Led by team captain, Kalyna Franko and a
co-captain, Sarah Coyne, the team dropped a tough game on
Wednesday, January 14, to "arch rivals" Western Tech to drop
their season record to 1-3. The girls have been working
extremely hard since November and the improvements are evident.
The team participated in a very tough York Mills Tournament back
in December, and were at Danforth Collegiate for an all day
tournament against schools from across the TDSB on Friday,
January 16. Playing in a strong Tier 1 division has definitely
helped our game. The girls will need to win 2 of their last 3
games to have a chance at the Single A Provincial Playdowns in
March. Best of luck to our Varsity Girls Volleyball team as they
finish off the regular season this month. Next home game was
today at 4:00 pm vs Parkdale. Come out and see them in action.
The Varsity Girls Volleyball team are:
Kalyna Franko
Sarah Coyne
Alyssa Parpia
Han Yan
Yang Yang Xu
Sashi Lankage
Emma Barrett
Liz Irish
Amy Jiang
Connie Zhao
Kelly Kan
Connie Yu
CURLING
Curling Team Victory
February 23, 2009
The game against North Toronto on Wednesday February 11 was
great! Both teams were close in the first end, but Wilson Wai
grabbed a single point on the very last shot. The next end saw
both teams blank the end (no score), so when Jacob Barrett,
Thilo Schaefer, Adrian Chan and Wilson went into the third they
had no idea they would, through a series of serendipitous
events, line up their rocks in such a way that the opposing team
would hit one, knocking the others in to score 4 points for our
team. Final score 7-0! According to Coach Julie Stoyka, it was
the best offensive game our team has played this year. Team
members are:
UTS B: Wilson Wai, Adrian Chan, Thilo Schaefer, and Jacob
Barrett.
UTS G: Melanie Adler, Daphne Xu, Chloe Chau, Alex Chow, and
Karen Morenz.
UTS 1: Samir Kulkarni, Andrew Kowalczyszyn, Annie Cheung,
Bonnie Cheung, and Allan Zhang.
UTS Curling teams split the rocks at the start of the season
January 19, 2009
UTS Co-ed team defeats Silverthorn, while the Boys team ties
West Toronto
In their first game of the season, the Co-ed curling team won a
decisive victory over Silverthorn Collegiate Institute on
Tuesday, January 13. Despite dressing only three team members,
lead Annie Cheung, second Bonnie Cheung and skip Andrew
Kowalczyszyn made some great shots to come out with a 5-1
victory. The game was on the line in the last end, when
Silverthorn was sitting 3 with the hammer and the skips with
only one rock each left to throw, but Kowalczyszyn remained calm
and delivered a come-around draw that landed squarely on the pin
hole. With the shot rock buried, the opposing skip had a
difficult shot which she failed to execute. Congratulations to
Annie, Bonnie and Andrew.
In what turned out to be a much more heated battle, the boys of
UTS played West Toronto to a 6-6 tie. After stealing one in the
first end, UTS went down by three in the second end. After
fifteen rocks were thrown in the third end, the game looked like
it might be out of reach with West Toronto sitting 3. Undaunted,
skip Wilson Wai managed to draw the button with his last rock,
scoring one and keeping UTS in the game. In the fourth end, UTS
capitalized on their position and scored an amazing 4 points,
after the opposing skip successively missed a take-out attempt
and a difficult draw to the 4-foot.
After a nail-biter of a third end, UTS kept the opposition side
to 2 points, and with less than 15 minutes left, the game was
called a tie. Please congratulate Wai, Jake Brockman, Thilo
Schaefer, and Adrian Chan on a great game against a far more
experienced rink.
On Thursday, January 8, UTS Boys' Curling team won over Oakwood
6-5 in 5 ends. Under the direction of Wilson Wai, the boys
scored one point in each of the first two ends before Oakwood
came tearing back in the third end with three. However, the
fourth end turned out to be decisive when the UTS boys managed
to score 4 points through excellent use of the "take-out", a
specialty of the Wai rink. The final end was a nail-biter, but
Wai managed to keep the house clear in the early stages of the
frame and allowed Oakwood to score only an insufficient two
points. Please congratulate Wai, Thilo Schafer, Adrian Chan and
Jake Brockman on their victory, which ends a drought going back
to the 2006-2007 season.
UTS Girls' Curling team, while making some excellent individual
shots, still have some work to do to be competitive. They played
with honour and heart. Please wish Skip Melanie Adler and her
rink Daphne Xu, Chloe Chau, Alex Chow and Karen Morenz well at
their next match.
Back on Monday, December 15, all three of UTS Curling teams got
hit hard by the rocks, losing all three games. But there is a
silver lining:
The following members of the Co-ed team -
Samir Kulkarni
Andrew Kowalczyszyn
Allan Zhang
Jacob Barrett
and sub Andres Salgado-Bierman played well and only lost by one
point - final score 3-2.
The Boys team, Wilson Wai, Adrian Chan, Jake Brockman, and Thilo
Schaefer, were taught a curling lesson or two by their
17-year-old girl competitors, with a final score 6-0. The female
skip was amazing and directly responsible for the other team's
win.
The Girls team, Melanie Adler, Chloe Chau, Alex Chow and Karen
Morenz, had yet another curling lesson delivered to them
courtesy of the Etobicoke Collegiate Institute Boys team (and
reigning champs from last year).
The first game of the season is always the toughest, but the
team is looking forward to their next game on January 8th!!!
FOUNDATION GIRLS'
VOLLEYBALL
F1/2 Girls' Volleyball advance to Conference Final!
February 17, 2009
The Blues will play the Conference Final on Wednesday, February
25, so stay tuned! The team members are:
Manager: Ki-Sang Yi
F1: Marissa Aycan, Claire Chen, Lisa Guan, Samaa Kazerouni,
Lauren Kim, Mengting Qiu
F2: Emma Clarke, Meghan Keenan, Sarah Liu, Olivia Maier, Stacy
Nguyen, Veronica Pang, Winnie Zhao
F1/2 Girls' Volleyball advance to Conference Final!
February 9, 2009
On Friday, January 30, the Foundation Girls' Volleyball team
advanced to the Conference Final of the TDESSA South Region
Division 3. They played extremely well, and not only won five
out of six matches, but were fantastic representatives for UTS.
The girls displayed teamwork, spirit and excellent
sportsmanship. Congratulations on this tremendous
accomplishment!!
The team members are:
Manager: Ki-Sang Yi
Marissa Aycan, Claire Chen, Lisa Guan, Samaa Kazerouni, Lauren
Kim, Mengting Qiu, Emma Clarke, Meghan Keenan, Sarah Liu, Olivia
Maier, Stacy Nguyen, Veronica Pang, Winnie Zhao
The Blues will play the Conference Final on February 25, so stay
tuned!
SKIING and SNOWBOARDING
UTS Skiing and Snowboarding shreds it at Mount St. Louis
Moonstone
January 19, 2009
The results are in from the Snowboarding team's first race,
"Smart Alec", at Mount St. Louis Moonstone on Thursday, January
8. Everyone had great runs and a lot of fun! Congratulations to
everyone on the team, with special congratulations to Alex Radu,
who placed 3rd in the Boys Open!
The UTS Ski team also had its first race of the season that day
at Mount St. Louis Moonstone. All skiers completed two runs of
the Giant Slalom, and the Level 1 Girls’ team of Cristina Rosu,
Sarah Coyne, Eleana Elia, Katie Lawrence and Julia Romanski
placed third! Congratulations to everyone. The team’s next race
is a Slalom on Thursday, February 5.
SWIMMING
UTS Swim team dive into the season
December 2, 2008
The UTS swim team started their season off on Friday, November
21, in very good form at the UofT Invitational Meet.
Traditionally a great meet to begin the season as the
competition is always good and it gives UTS swimmers a chance to
get some nerves out of the way and get their first race times of
the season. Chris Lui and newcomer to the swim team, Tasha
Stansbury started off our meet with excellent efforts in the
100m Butterfly, both placing 4th in their events (out of 12
teams) and earning UTS some big points. In the next event, 100m
Breaststroke, Jackie Hung was unbeatable, placing 1st with an
excellent race and Michael Chen followed with a very strong 3rd
place finish. Both swimmers added huge points to our total
score. Senior swimmers, Julie Ting and Mihai Chelaru-Centea
stepped up and put their endurance to the test by competing in
the 200m Freestyle event (racing for 8 lengths of the pool).
This event is not a popular one because of its length and
therefore not all schools enter swimmers into it. By taking on
the challenge alone, Julie and Mihai, who both placed 10th,
helped UTS continue to add points to the overall score (top 16
in each event earn points).The 50 Freestyle, the most popular
event, had a total of 140 girls and 106 boys competing for the
top 16 spots . UTS girls had 3 swimmers (Natalie Kong, Grace Kim
and Connie Yu) in the top 16 out of 140 and the boys had Chris
Cao placing 13th out of 106 swimmers. This event was also the
debut of many of our rookie swimmers to the team. Coach Winston
and Coach Ewing were very pleased with their performances and
look forward to seeing what they accomplish over the rest of the
season. Results for the rest of the meet follow:
4 x 50m Junior Medley Relay
- GIRLS: 2nd (Neha Arora, Jackie Hung, Leslie Newcombe and Tasha
Stansbury) and 6th (Emily Chen, Grace Kim, Emily Luk and Rachel
Park)
- BOYS: 5th (Robert Guo, Jeremy Lee, Colin Wang and Frederick
Wong).
50m Backstroke
- GIRLS: 3rd (Jackie Hung), 8th (Natalie Kong), 11th (Connie Yu)
100m Individual Medley
- GIRLS: 15th (Natlie Kong) and 16th (Neha Arora)
- BOYS: 6th (Chris Lui), 13th (Michael Chen) and special mention
to Jeremy Lee who placed 17th.
4 x 50m Senior Medley Relay
- GIRLS: 8th (Natalie Kong, Julie Ting, Keara Yim and Connie Yu)
- BOYS: 5th (Mihai Chelaru-Centea, Michael Chen, Chris Cao and
Chris Lui)
100m Freestyle
- BOYS: 11th (Chris Cao) and Jeremy Lee (18th)
50m Butterfly
- GIRLS: 10th (Emily Luk)
50m Breaststroke
6th (Grace Kim), 10th (Leslie Newcombe), 14th (Keara Yim) -
special mention to the 6 rookie swimmers that also swam this
event (Emily Chen, Stephanie Chan, Tasha, Emily Luk, Ana
Komparic and Vanessa Deverell)
3rd (Chris Cao) and 11th (Robert Guo)
100m Backstroke
- GIRLS: Jackie Hung placed 1st and achieved a personal best
time.
4 x 50m Senior Free Relay
- GIRLS: 10th (Cathy Dai, Vanessa Deverell, Ana Komparic, Ziya
Khamis)
In the end, the UTS boys placed 6th overall and the UTS girls
placed 5th overall out of the 12 teams taking part in the meet.
A terrific start to the season and now we turn our attention to
preparing for our 1st league meet which happens on Wednesday,
December 17, at Harbord Collegiate where the UTS Blues take on
Lawrence Park, Central Tech and Western Tech. GO BLUES!!
Coach Winston and Ewing
WRESTLING
UTS Wrestling grapples Gold, Silver and Bronze at two
tournaments
January 19, 2009
On Thursday, January 8, UTS Wrestling was in Brampton, competing
in a marathon 10 hour tournament where over 600 wrestlers
grappled on seven mats. The team is making steady progress.
Congratulations to the following medal winners:
Gold - Danny Leibovitz, Nicholas Hassan
Silver - Alisa Ugodnikov
Bronze - Laurie Charpentier, Laura Christensen
Fourth - Ben Mai, Lucy Dalglish
Back on Wednesday, December 17, UTS sent 15 wrestlers to St.
Catherine's for a tournament. Coach Mitch Chuvalo is happy to
report the younger wrestlers are doing very well!
Congratulations to our medal winners:
Gold - Campbell Langlois, Victor Foo, Laurie Charpentier
Silver- Adam Robarts
Bronze - Jonathan Lui
Special recognition goes to Danny Leibovitz, Alex Grindal and
Kevin Chu, who also wrestled very well, but did not medal.
Wrestling has a great season start
December 8, 2008
Congratulations to the UTS Wrestling team on their success in
Orangeville on Wednesday, December 3. This year's team is loaded
with new members, all of whom wrestled extremely well. The Girls
finished first overall, and the Boys finished fourth out of
twelve teams.
Girls' Results:
Gold - Laura Christensen, Laurie Charpentier, Jenn Yu, Alisa
Ugodnikov
Silver - Lilian Chen
Bronze - Liz Pope, Lucy Dalglish
Boys' Results:
Gold - Samik Doshi
Silver - Ben Mai, Nick Hassan, Jonathan Lui
Particularly exciting was watching newcomers Campbell Langlois
and Charline Wan battle hard (and win) against older, more
experienced opponents. The next tournament is Wednesday,
December 10 in Mississauga.
FALL HIGHLIGHTS
JUNIOR GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Jr. Girls' Basketball team bounced by Parkdale
October 20, 2008
The Junior Girls' Basketball team continued to show steady
progress despite a losing effort to Parkdale C.I. on Thursday,
October 16. The two teams battled throughout the game but
unfortunately the Parkdale rim was an unwelcome host. Jackie
Hung led all UTS scorers with another solid offensive
performance of 13 points. Flora Chiang led all rebounders,
dominating the boards throughout the game. The girls enter their
last two games of the season this week.
Jr. Girls’ Basketball slam dunk a home game
October 6, 2008
The Junior Varsity Girls Basketball team continued to play
excellent basketball by defeating Ursula Franklin Academy, 37 to
24, at home Thursday, October 2. The team played solidly both
offensively and defensively throughout the game. Jackie Hung led
all scorers with 16 points. Irene Cheng scored 15 points,
followed by Bonnie Cheung 2 points and Bertie Zhang with 2
points.
GO BLUES!
Jr. Girls’ Basketball has a strong start
September 30, 2008
The Junior Varsity Girls’ Basketball team started this season
with a convincing 24 to 18 victory over Bloor Collegiate on
Tuesday, September 23. Stellar team play and great individual
efforts by Lilian Chen, Irene Cheng and Jackie Hung (all M4)
help the Blues rise to the top. Top scorer for UTS was Irene
Cheng with 8 points. Alexandria Chung (M3) scored 4 points in
her high debut. Congratulations to the team.
On Thursday, September 25, the team put forth a great effort
in a tough game against Harbord Collegiate. The girls even up
their win - loss record at 1 and 1.
SENIOR GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Sr. Girls' Basketball play two tough games
October 20, 2008
The Senior Girls' Basketball team dropped another two games this
week. On Tuesday, October 14, the Blues gave it their all but
fell to a strong Parkdale, 50-29. Melanie Adler led the team
with 14 points. On Wednesday, October 15, the team outscored
Forest Hill in the second half, however couldn't erase a nine
point half-time deficit, losing 34-26. Kalyna Franko dominated
the paint, while Emma Barrett chipped in with some nice assists
and good defense.
Sr. Girls' Basketball split their season record to 3-3
October 14, 2008
The Senior Girls' Basketball team suffered two defeats last week
to the hands of Ursula Franklin Academy and Jarvis Collegiate.
The girls played aggressively against a very strong Jarvis side,
however, like the Varsity Boys’ Soccer team, they have a tough
time scoring. The Blues drop their record to 3-2 on the season
and continued their league play with a game against Central Tech
on Wednesday, October 8.
The Central Tech game was a "nail biter" to Central Tech to the
very end, with the Blues losing 20-19, on Wednesday, October 8.
The Blues had a chance for the miracle buzzer beater with 2.4
seconds to play, however Melanie Adler's long range jumper fell
short. Melanie played a terrific game, scoring 12 points and
leading the team with her energy and hustle. Unfortunately, the
team had trouble putting the ball in the basket. Emma Barrett
played a strong game off the bench rebounding at both ends of
the court, while Irene Lum made some good passes in the Blues’
half court sets.
The team drops to 3-3 on the year and has a tough back to back
after the long weekend against Parkdale Collegiate today and
Forest Hill tomorrow
Sr. Girls’ Basketball improve to 3-0
October 6, 2008
The Senior Girls Basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season
with a convincing, 35-19, win over Central Commerce on Tuesday,
September 30. The scrappy affair saw Kalyna Franko lead all
scorers with 10 points, while Melanie Adler chipped in with 8.
Alyssa Parpia played some physical defense, enough to get under
the skin of an aggressive Commerce team. Shuhe Li rebounded well
off the bench, and Eva Huang, Jennifer Nguyen, Shu Yang Hu, and
Christine Robson did a good job in a supporting role.
GO BLUES GO!
Sr. Girls' Basketball slam dunk their season opener
September 30, 2008
The Senior Girls’ Basketball team returned to action and
opened their regular season with a thrilling, 35-11, win over
Bloor Collegiate, on Tuesday, September 23. The Blues were led
by S6 point guard, Sarah Coyne, who had a break-out game,
scoring 10 points, leading her teammates with tenacious defense,
terrific ball-handling and aggressive play. Melanie Adler was
her usual hard working self, playing stellar defense and leading
the team in scoring with 13 points while Kalyna Franko,
dominated the court and chipped in with 5 points. Alyssa Parpia
rebounded the ball well and found her open teammates with ease.
Eva Huang made her debut at the Senior level, going after loose
balls and driving to the basket with skill.
The Blues continued their winning streak with a hard fought,
37-20, win over Harbord Collegiate on Thursday, September 25.
The starting five of Melanie Adler, Sarah Coyne, Kalyna Franko,
Eva Huang, and Alyssa Parpia were moving the ball well on
offense and playing some great team defense, plus rebounding the
ball exceptionally. Emma Barrett, Shu Yang Hu, Shuhe Li, Irene
Lum, Jennifer Nguyen, and Christine Robson did a great job off
the bench for the Blues.
GO BLUES!
CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country runs to the Metro Meet
October 20, 2008
UTS had a great day of running at the South/West regional
qualifying meet on Thursday, October 14. Congratulations to
Benoit Cyrenne who qualified for the Metro Meet being held this
Wednesday. Best of luck!
The Foundation team also had a great run at their meet on
Thursday, October 16, where they ran well and finished strong.
Four UTS students have moved on to the City Finals, this
Wednesday, October 22, at Centennial Park.
Congratulations to:
Emma Clarke placed 7th in the Grade 8 Girls’ race.
Mark Bancroft placed 16th in the Grade 8 Boys’ race.
Quentin Wong placed 7th in the Grade 7 Boys’ race.
Hailey Scott placed 13th in the Grade 7 Girls’ race.
Foundation Cross Country dash to the finish line
October 14, 2008
A young but fast Foundation Cross Country team ran in the South
Regional Cross Country Meet on Monday, October 6. The Blues
dominated the scoreboard with most of our runners moving on to
the next round.
Special mentions go to:
-Mark Bancroft who gave it all in the final dash passing the
leader and taking first place in the Grade 8 division.
-Emma Clarke finished strong coming in third, followed by Anthea
Ho who came in at seventh.
-F1 Quentin Wang showed off his speed placing 7th in his
division.
It was an excellent meet in which UTS showed off its speed and
stamina. Thirteen UTS students will compete at the next meet on
October 16th. Wish them speed!
FIELD HOCKEY
Girls' Field Hockey take on the city’s top teams
October 14, 2008
The Girls' Field Hockey team played their first match against
Lawrence Park at Birchmount Stadium on Monday, October 6.
The first half opened with UTS applying steady pressure on
Lawrence, keeping most of the play in their zone. Learning from
last Thursday’s game, the team stayed smartly aggressive even
though they were daunted by the height of the Lawrence Park
players. But the Blues quickly spotted the faults in their
opponent's game and, as they ran off for their subs, gave those
on the side-lines quick pep talks. The girls learned that
Lawrence Park were strong hitters, good trappers but sloppy
passers and weak at communicating with their players. All this,
we used to our advantage with Connie Yu holding her stick nearly
flat to the ground to break a Lawrence hit, Lebei Pi breaking a
pass with lightning quickness, Hannah Kopinski catching
Lawrence's missed passes, and Lauren Friedman, as usual, playing
every position on the field.
In the second half, the Blues had four short corner chances in a
row but, unfortunately, failed to capitalize. In the last minute
of play, the Blues made a critical error, allowing Lawrence to
take possession and making Rabea Parpia sweat it out for the
last 60 seconds. The team lost a critical match last year this
way.
But, fortunately, the girls fought Lawrence off and tied 0-0.
The team was hesitant before their game against Malvern on
Tuesday, October 7. All of the Blues’ most experienced players
were absent, but present in spirit. Malvern also happened to be
the number one ranked team in the league!
But there was magic played out on the field. Hannah Kopinski
stepped up as captain, drawing up the starting line-up and
giving the girls a pep-talk.
The Blues hit the field and, although, much of the first half
was played in our zone not a single goal was scored by Malvern.
Alex Chow, with an instinctive feel, broke up a number of
Malvern passes. Jennifer Yu deked around players and took
possession of the ball. Shivon Yim stepped up with some powerful
hits. Natalie Kong, Amy Jiang, and Abigail Ferstman stepped up
to defend our posts. Abigail even stepped up to stop a shot with
her body. Gia Ahn, Liz Irish, and Annabel Sibalis were ready for
any Malvern slip-ups and chances to carry the ball up and out of
our zone. Juliana Richniak and Athena Ko ran out to give much
needed break to our girls. Daniela Chang and Samantha
Mathialagan watched with critical eyes so they could help
de-brief the girls during half-time.
The second half opened with a quick Malvern goal but the only
goal in the game. Even the Malvern coach was impressed with the
Blues and, at one point, shouted out "great save!" at UTS’
goalie!
With our defensive approach and a number of brilliant saves by
Rabea Parpia, the Blues managed to fight off Malvern's
hammering.
Girls' Field Hockey tie a tough game
October 6, 2008
It rained. It was cold. But the sun eventually came out,
warming our girls who were slowly starting to freeze out on the
field at Birchmount stadium in their game against Riverdale
Collegiate on Thursday, October 2.
It was their first time playing on turf this season. And turf
certainly proved to have its pros and cons. It allowed smooth
passes, long hits, and lots of intricate stick work with the
girls carrying the ball forward, drawing to the right, and
deftly passing through the legs of opposing players. . .all
while maintaining control which is incredibly difficult to do
when playing on grass.
But turf is tough as well. A lot of smooth, quick play also
means a lot of running around. And our girls ran what, at times,
felt like mini-marathon sessions. Connie Yu proved to be
especially aggressive, charging each time Riverdale took
possession.
But, as always, there were things to work on. There was a
feeling of hesitation out on the field. The Blues became timid
each time Riverdale carried the ball into our defensive zone!
Rabea Parpia saved the team on more than one occasion and to
keep the game tied at 0-0. And that's where it stood at final
whistle.
Girls' Field Hockey season debut
September 30, 2008
With nearly five practices under their belt, the Girls’ Field
Hockey team headed off to Eglinton Park for their first match of
the season against Leaside High School, on Tuesday, September
23.
In the last three minutes of the first half, the Blues
applied steady pressure on Leaside and, in the dying seconds,
were awarded with their first goal thanks to Lauren Friedman and
an assist by Shivon Yim.
During half-time, though, the girls were warned that they
were at their most vulnerable. Having a goal scored on their
net, Leaside would start the second half fighting. And they did,
scoring two goals against UTS in quick succession. The team
momentarily panicked on the field but did an admirable job of
protecting our net.
Highlights included: Arden Azim breaking up nearly a dozen
Leaside plays, the defense of four short-corner attacks on the
UTS net, and a limping Lauren who shrugged off substitutes and
insisted on playing.
Special thanks to U of T Coaches Kri Shire and Alice Zhao,
who helped with a pre-game pep-talk and goalie-focused coaching.
VARSITY BOYS' SOCCER
Varsity Boys’ Soccer end their season against Marc Garneau
October 27, 2008
The Varsity Boys’ Soccer team traveled to Marc Garneau to
play the first round playoff game against Malvern on Monday,
October 20. They fought hard and the first half ended 2 - 2.
Both teams exchanged opportunities, unfortunately Malvern was
better at finishing and the game ended Malvern 5 - UTS 2.
Thank you for your support all season!
Go Blues!
Varsity Boys' Soccer play another close game
October 20, 2008
The Varsity Boys' Soccer team played another close match on
Wednesday, October 15, and once again came up just short, losing
1 - 0. Both sides created some chances, but it was truly a
defensive dual.
The team looks forward to the first round of five playoffs early
this week.
Go Blues!
Varsity Boys' Soccer play two tough games
October 14, 2008
The Varsity Boys' Soccer team played a tough match on Monday,
October 6, and once again came up just short. The first half was
pretty even, with both teams struggling to control the ball on a
pitch that resembled a bombed-out battle field. Unfortunately,
Forest Hill took advantage of a defensive error by the Blues and
went up 1 - 0 mid way through the half.
The Blues came out hard for the second half and took the play to
Forest Hill creating many opportunities. But, the goals are very
elusive this season and the game ended 1 - 0 for Forest Hill.
The boys played another difficult match Danforth Tech on
Wednesday, October 8. They came out strong and scored a quick
goal to take an early lead. The weather turned nasty, but the
Blues didn't let up. In the first 20 minutes the team hit the
post at least once and also the cross bar, but did not score. As
the pitch became more muddy, the game slowed and both teams took
it to each other. The half ended with UTS leading 1 - 0, and
Andy Seo wondering why his shots kept hitting the keeper or the
post and nothing in between.
Danforth Tech adjusted their game for the second half and had a
slight advantage. Then, with the rain pouring, they capitalized
on a defensive error and tied the game.
Varsity Boys' Soccer tie a tough game
October 6, 2008
Congratulations to the Varsity Boys’ Soccer team for coming
off a big loss last week and playing a hard fought game against
Western Tech on Monday, September 29. The game ended 0 - 0 with
the teams exchanging chances, although none better than the ball
Rahim Noormohamed put off the cross bar with only a couple of
minutes left in the game.
The boys played another tough match against a speedy and
skillful team from Central Commerce on Wednesday, October 1. The
first half was painfully slow with the ball in the Blues’ end a
lot, but the whistle blowing constantly. Central Commerce
eventually got the better of us and went up 1 - 0. The Blues had
a much more energetic start to the second half and started
generating great offence. The team carried the majority of the
play in the second half. Late in the half the Blues pushed
forward in hopes of scoring an equalizer. Unfortunately, the
team couldn't quite finish despite a number of pretty good
chances. Central Commerce scored at the whistle to win 2 - 0.
Varsity Boys' Soccer have a tough season start
September 30, 2008
The largely rookie Varsity Boys’ Soccer team played a
challenging game against a mostly senior Humberside team on
Thursday, September 25. The first half was a back and forth
affair ending with the score at 1 - 0 for Humberside, but with
many misses by Humberside. The second half had its highlights,
as some of the Blues really got into a groove. The final score
was 3-1, and the team looks forward to its next match.
TENNIS
UTS Tennis takes home Silver!
October 20, 2008
The UTS Boys' and Girls' Tennis teams brought home Silver
after tough matches at the South Region final on Thursday,
October 17, at Winston Churchill Tennis club. It was a fine
finish for both teams after very exciting seasons.
This was the girls' first time at the South Region Final. The
Girls' Tennis team lost a tough match to Malvern, 5-3. Bridget
Zhang and Fern Ramoutar won on line three and Bianca Boldisteanu
and Liz Irish won very easily on line 4. The team lost line one,
so the match fell onto the lap of line two, Chalini Lankage and
Eliza Pope. It was an extremely close 7-6, 7-6 battle. Their
match was about 45 minutes longer than all of the others! A
great effort was made by all of the girls and they should be
proud of the team’s first performance in the South Region final!
To secure their place in the South Region Final, the girls
defeated Ursula Franklin Academy 6-2 on Tuesday, October 14, on
Thursday, October 16. This is the first time the girl's tennis
team has made it this far. It was an extremely close match.
Bianca Boldisteanu and Liz Irish won convincingly on line 4 by a
score of 6-0, 6-1. When they came off the court, they found out
that each of lines 1, 2 and 3 had all lost the first set in
their respective matches. Unfortunately Bridget Zhang and Fern
Ramoutar lost 6-4, 6-4 on line 3. In the meantime, Chalini
Lankage and Eliza Pope won line 2, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. So it all came
down to line one. The team needed to win this match otherwise
they would have lost based on sets. Sarah Coyne and Deryn
Jakolev played extremely well and won 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to earn the
girls a spot in the finals.
The Boys' A Tennis took on Northern in the Final, but lost by a
score of 5-2. The boys fought hard for every point, but the
Northern team was too strong. Congratulations to Adam Robarts
and Surinder Jaidka for the team's one win, contributing to the
team’s silver medal finish. This is the fifth consecutive year
the UTS Boys’ Tennis team has played in the Final.
The Boys' A team won against North Toronto on Wednesday, October
15 to secure their spot in the South Region Final. It is also
the fourth consecutive year the team has played in the Tier I
final. The team made the finals of the Tier II division five
years ago. Last year the team won the South Region championship
and went on to win the District championship – let’s hope for
the same luck this year!
Josh Budman and Cyrus Elmpak-Mackie played well on line one
winning 6-1, 7-6. They had to fight off three set points in the
second set. The team won line four by default. UTS secured the
win as Adam Robarts and Surinder Jaidka won a set on line three.
The pair was also ahead in the third set when the victory was
declared.
UTS Boys' A Tennis in the playoffs
October 14, 2008
Congratulations to the UTS Boys' A Tennis team for their 5-3
victory over North Toronto, on Monday, October 6. This has
secured the team's position into the playoffs, which starts
soon!
UTS Girls' Tennis Undefeated into the playoffs!
October 14, 2008
Congratulations to the UTS Girls' Tennis team for their third
consecutive win of the season, this time against Ursula Franklin
Academy on Friday, October 3. Rookie Chalini Lankagewon
alongside veteran Sarah Coyne on line one by a score of 8-5,
which was very impressive as the duo was behind 5-3. Line 3 was
won in a nail-biter (9-7) by Liz Irish and Claire Peng. Line 4
was won handily by the rookie pair of Natalie Landon-Brace and
Eleana Elia (8-0).
The girls completed their undefeated season, winning against
Jarvis Collegiate on Wednesday, October 7. The M3's played the
remaining two matches for UTS. They were both hard fought
matches. Congratulations to Chanlini Lankage (who has a 4-0
record!!!), Clair Peng, Natalie Landon-Brace and Eleana Elia for
winning the matches for the team. The girl's will most likely
start the playoffs this Thursday.
The girls started the playoffs strong winning 8-0 as a match
score on Thursday, October 9. Sarah Coyne again partnered with
Chalini Lankage on line one to win by a score of 6-1, 6-0. On
line 2, Fern Ramoutar and Bridget Zhang won 6-0, 6-2 and on line
3, the dynamic duo of Bianca Boldisteanu and Eliza Pope won 6-0,
6-1. On line 4, Clair Peng and Natalie Landon-Brace did not lose
a single game. The team plays in the semifinals today!
GO BLUES GO!
UTS Boys' A Tennis keeps going strong!
October 6, 2008
Congratulations to the UTS Boys’ A Tennis team for yet
another win on Monday, September 29. The team defeated Riverdale
by a score of 7-1. In spite of poor court conditions, the boys
came through strong. Josh Budman and Jake Brockman won line 1 by
a score of 8-3. Adam Robarts and Isaac Kates Rose won line 2
8-4. Line 3 was won by Samuel Levy and Surinder Jaidka 8-2.
Special mention goes out to Jordan Sugarman for his superb
effort on line 4 alongside Adam Venis. The pair lost in a very
close match. The team is still in first position.
GO BLUES!
UTS Tennis off to a smashing start!
September 30, 2008
The Boys’ A Tennis team defeated Lawrence Park 8 to -1 on
Tuesday, September 23. Lawrence Park actually had a score of
negative one because they defaulted line four and lost an
additional point! But the UTS boys played solid tennis on lines
1, 2, and 3. Congratulations to Josh Budman and Cyrus Elmpak-Mackie
for their strong performance on line one, winning by a score of
8-2. Jake Brockman and Samuel Levy were the tie-breakers yet
again, going into overtime to win 9-8. Adam Robarts and Isaac
Kates Rose won 8-4 on line 3.
On Wednesday, September 24, the boys increased their first
place lead in the standings by defeating Humberside 8-0!
Congratulations to Jake Brockman, Josh Budman, Cyrus Elmpak-Mackie,
Surinder Jaidka, Isaac Kates Rose, Samuel Levy, Adam Robarts,
and Adam Venis for putting on a spectacular display of tennis.
Congratulations to Josh Budman and Cyrus Elmpak-Mackie for
their win at the South Region tennis qualifier, on Friday,
September 26, to play in the district qualifier later this
month. Should the pair win at the district qualifier, they will
move onto OFSAA for the third consecutive year!
The UTS Girls’ Tennis team also had a fine start to their
season with with a 7-1 win over Jarvis Collegiate on Wednesday,
September 24. Congratulations to Bianca Boldisteanu (M3), Deryn
Jakolev, Chalini Lankage, Eliza Pope, Fern Ramoutar and Bridget
Zhang.
The girls had their second consecutive win of the season,
this time over Parkdale, 5-3, on Thursday, September 25.
Congratulations to Fern Ramoutar, Liz Irish, Chalini Lankage,
Eliza Pope, Clair Peng and Natalie Landon-Brace for pulling out
wins for the team. Also, Bridget Zhang and Alena Zelinka lost a
close 8-6 battle.
UTS Boys' A Tennis debuts with a win!
September 22, 2008
The UTS Boys’ A Tennis team had its first match of the season
against Northern Secondary School, on Wednesday, September 17.
Congratulations to Jake Brockman and Samuel Levy for their
stellar performance on line 2, in which they won 9-8 (9-7 in the
tiebreaker). Adam Robarts and Isaac Kates Rose pulled out the
other win for the team with a solid 8-1 score.
VARSITY BOYS' VOLLEYBALL
Varsity Boys' Volleyball take on a skilled Riverdale team
October 14, 2008
The Varsity Boys' Volleyball team played a skilled Riverdale
C.I. team on Wednesday, October 8. The Blues lost the first two
sets, and couldn’t quite manage to get their score into
double-digits. The Riverdale coach used his big starters for the
first set, then put out his very capable bench for the second.
Riverdale had steady, efficient, and very impressive play.
A tough game for the Varsity Boys' Volleyball team
October 6, 2008
The Varsity Boys' Volleyball team had a tough game against
Jarvis Collegiate on Tuesday, September 30. An early UTS lead in
the first set proved to be deceptive, as Jarvis chipped away to
take a slight lead after one rotation of servers for each side.
Then Jarvis really opened it up to coast to a 25-16 win. Both
sides had plenty of mistakes, but the second set had much better
play with both teams working hard for every single point. The
game went back and forth, almost point for point at times, but
in the end of the second set UTS prevailed with a score of
25-23. Sadly, the momentum out of the second set became
suffocated in the tie-breaking third; Jarvis managed to become
very consistent with some big hits and very challenging serves,
and UTS went down to defeat, 15-5.
Varsity Boys’ Volleyball serve up victory
September 30, 2008
The Varsity Boys’ Volleyball team chalked up a decisive
victory during a home game against North Toronto on Tuesday,
September 23. It's been a long time since the team has started a
season 1-0, and the boys (and Coach Joanna Homatidis) should be
congratulated on some energetic and highly skilled play.
UTS will host Jarvis for our second game of the season
tomorrow, Tuesday, September 30. Please come join us to cheer
the team on!
