List of 6 news stories.

• Juvenile soccer team ends season in semi-final

  11/6/2021
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• Juvenile Soccer Gryphons move to Finals

  11/2/2021
  The Juvenile Soccer Team's semifinal matchup on Tuesday was against West Island College (WIC). WIC finished the regular season 3-1 and scored 19 goals in their 4 matches. Then they beat MacDonald high school 5-3 in the quarterfinals, so we knew that we were facing an opponent with a lot of offensive firepower. 

   

  Before the game started, we overheard one of the WIC players say: "How are we supposed to win, they have a mascot?". A few minutes later when 100 Selwyn fans poured out of buses and around the field, I think that we had the upper hand. Our game plan was to keep possession of the ball as much as possible to avoid giving WIC any offensive opportunities and we were successful in the first half of the game, which we tied 0-0.

   

  In the second half, we opened up the game a little and got some scoring chances early. After 10 minutes, we scored a goal from inside the 10 yard box to go up 1-0. We kept control of the game for the following 10 minutes, scoring another goal to go up 2-0. In the final 10 minutes, WIC pressured our defense and scored a goal after a scrum in front of the net. WIC kept up the pressure and almost scored in the final minute, but our defense and goalkeeper held strong. With a 2-1 victory, we made it to Friday's final.
  
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• Gryphons stuck with the game plan for the win

  10/6/2021
  Athletic Department
  Our third game of the season was a rematch against FACE, the team that we narrowly beat last week. They had some new players in the lineup and they looked like a much improved team right from the start. We stuck to our game plan early on, though, which was to keep control of the ball rather than try to force plays forward. We had a few opportunities to test the new FACE goalie, but we ended the first half tied 0-0.

   

  In the second half, we kept pressuring the FACE defense, and eventually scored to take a 1-0 lead. We held strong defensively at the end of the game and never gave the FACE team a real chance to tie the game. In the final few minutes, we took advantage of some offensive opportunities to get some shots on goal including our second goal of the game, which ended as a 2-0 victory. 

• Gryphons got off to a blistering start

  9/29/2021
  Athletic Department
  The juvenile soccer team got off to a blistering start, scoring two goals early in the game. Unfortunately, a few unlucky plays and bounces allowed FACE to tie the game before the half. Even though the early lead slipped away, the team remained focused and got right back to business in the second half of the game. Both teams traded goals and the Gryphons scored the go-ahead goal with about 20 minutes left in the game. Even though Selwyn House had to play a man down for the final 10 minutes, they competed hard and looked good as they held on for the first win of the season.

• A Game Of Vigor

  9/22/2021
  Our juvenile soccer team played really well last Tuesday against Laurier Macdonald at Rutherford Field. Laurier came to the game fully expecting to win and unfortunately they scored early, however that didn’t stop our great players.

  
  

  In the first half, Conrad Porteous got badly hurt and had to sit out the rest of the game. Despite that, our team played their hardest the whole game, through a lot of close calls for both teams and a lot of back and forth. Laurier wasn’t prepared for the obstacles we were putting in front of them, because even though we now had a short bench we didn’t quit. 

  
  

  After a lot of good passes and lighting fast plays, we finally scored early in the second half to tie it up. We kept fighting and pushing and we had many other chances to score. We gave Laurier a challenge they were not expecting from us and they were lucky to come away with a tie at 1.

  
  

  Overall, we played really well and, more importantly, we never gave up.  

  
  

  Go Gryphons!
  
  - James Downey, Grade 10 student
  
  
  

• Juvenile Soccer team finally back on the field

  9/19/2021
  Athletic Department
  The Gryphons lost a tough, hard-fought battle against a tough opponent on Friday at Rutherford. LCC ended up winning 2-0 but after weathering the storm for the first 10 minutes, the boys competed hard on every play and had numerous scoring chances. The team didn't look like a team that hadn't played for over a year!