Cross Country Running
Shawnigan had its turn this past weekend to host the Annual Shawnigan - Brentwood Cross Country Race.
The tough 5 km course run along the perimeter of the campus, had all the elements of a true cross-country challenge: gnarly trails, muddy slopes to scramble up, even a couple of streams to ford. In the senior boys' race, Logan breezed to a convincing victory in 19:35, and in the junior boys' event, Alex W and Trevor B placed second and third respectively. In the girls' race, team captain, Alana M, finished a strong second. Despite some impressive individual performances for Shawnigan, Brentwood re-claimed the team trophy. In the three years we've been running this event, we are one for three, and are looking forward to next year's race and the chance to avenge the loss.
– Jim Kingstone, Coach
Photos by Yearbook
Shawnigan Regattas
This weekend was the kick off to the competitive season for the Shawnigan rowers. Alumni and past rowing captain, Olivia Stewart, arrived on Friday to christen a boat
that her family generously donated to the rowing program. The rowers and headmaster enjoyed a toast and the traditional pouring of champagne on the bow of the boat for good luck.
On Saturday, the rowers raced a sprint distance of 1000m. The two trophies available were both won by Shawnigan crews The Alan Roaf trophy – Junior Women’s pair of Maylies L. and Anna L. and The Hungerfod Cup trophy – Junior Men’s pair of Dylan M. and Quinten R
Sunday was a totally different race with a head style approach where boats were sent off 20 seconds apart down the entire length of the 6k course. All ages competed from Grade 8s to Masters. This year we had the honour of having the National Team race an 8+. The Shawnigan rowers displayed some fantastic results and worked very hard to run the event.
Highlights
1st - Senior Women’s 8+
2nd - Senior Men’s 8+
1st high school crew - Junior Boys’ and Girls’ 8+
A special "thank you" to the coaches and parents for all of their time and effort this weekend!
To see full regatta results, visit our rowing page: www.shawnigan.ca/rowing
– Danielle Beare, Head of Rowing
Photos by Yearbook and Ben R.
Girls Rugby
The Senior Girls Rugby season officially got underway with the annual Joe McGeachy Memorial Tournament held at Cowichan High School on Friday and Saturday.
There were eight teams involved, split into two pools of four. Conditions were wet and muddy throughout the weekend and made handling very difficult. Shawnigan won two of their three pool games losing only to Cowichan High School, a powerhouse in the “AAA” league. This put us second in our pool to cross over and play the second place team in the other pool Saturday. The "Iron Women" won this game handily so came away with third place. Outstanding play by fly-half, Jules, and inside-centre, Eva, paved the way for an outstanding tournament for Shawnigan. Newcomers, Hilary, Cherry, Rachel and Brittany are great additions to this year's group, all playing exceptionally well for their inaugural introduction to competition. Our first League game is Thursday against Ladysmith, the school that ended our hopes of attending the Provincial Championships last season. It should be an exciting game. The girls are also working hard in their preparations for their upcoming tour to Wales and England.
– Mark Hall, Coach
Photos by Stephen Lane