Highlights and Achievements from Winter Athletics Season
This winter, 260 student-athletes competed in the winter athletics season, representing St. Michael’s College School (SMCS) on 17 teams across six sports. It was another season filled with many personal and team successes, highlighted by multiple individual, league, and provincial championships. “This was an excellent winter season with individual and team successes across the board! The weather certainly did its part to give us fantastic conditions for our outdoor sports,” says Alex Frescura ’92, Director of Athletics. “Congratulations to all the student-athletes and coaches on their achievements, and to the support staff for their continued hard work and dedication.” U14 Alpine Skiing Our U14 Alpine Ski Team gave it their all at the CISAA Championship race at Mansfield. David Barrette finished with an outstanding individual third-place finish, earning him a bronze medal. Barrette, along with teammates Tyler Kerr and Maxwell Merkley, placed in the top 10. With Alex Chouinard, Bennett Brown, and Adrian Fedchun barely seconds behind, they helped clinch a second-place team finish for a silver medal. Varsity Alpine SkiingBoth Varsity Alpine Ski Teams landed on the podium this year. At the CISAA Championships, the school-trained team finished second, while the club-trained team placed third. Individually, Maksym Fedchun won a CISAA bronze medal, and Anderson Fisher represented SMCS at the OFSAA Championships. Kai Chuang won a bronze for his third-place overall finish in the club-trained category. U14 Basketball DI This year’s U14 D1 Basketball team was in a class of its own. They rolled to a 13-1 overall record and captured the D1 CISAA title and Appleby College Invitational. Standout performances from a core of players who will be big parts of the SMCS basketball programme for years to come. U14 Basketball DII The U14 DII Basketball team was a wonderful group of hardworking players who improved measurably over the course of the season. The team started
