PDHS Girls Rugby off to BIG 3 - 0 start on the season

The PDHS Girls Varsity Rugby Team is coached by Head Coach David McLean who has years of experience coaching high school and university varsity rugby, and assistant coaches Jason Murchie and Garth Chivers. Last season Paris finished second in the Athletic Association of Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk after posting a 5-3-1 record and was ranked in first place for all AA schools.

On Monday, April 24, the Paris Panthers kicked their season off with style on Monday with a win versus ACS. Picking up where they left off last year, the ladies put the pressure on early, attacking ACS and controlling play. The scoring started with Maggie Beaudin, who found the try zone not 1, not 2 but 3 times to lead the panther attack. Iris Nicolae added another of her own and Harper norths kicking practice paid off with 3 converts added to bring the final score to 26-0 Great start to the season ladies.

The lady panthers continued their rugby season Wednesday with a doubleheader of games. All photos are from the second game against Waterford First up was St John’s and the ladies did not disappoint, dominating the game from start to finish. Continued on Page 19

All photos by Michelle Malvaso

Nicole Adegbite opened the scoring from 20 metres out and Maggie Beaudin followed that up with 3 of her own to put the panthers up 28-0 at the start of the second half. The ladies shared the wealth in the second with Lauren Cahoon, Nina Walter, Ashley Cain and Marlie Reddin each scoring a try. A 6 for 6 convert success rate from Harper North made the final score 52-0.

In game 2, the Panthers took on Waterford looking to repeat their success. Claire Gauvin was listening, taking the opening kickoff 70 metres for the score and an early 5-0 lead. Hailey Holgate and Nicole joined in on the fun soon after with tries of their own to make it a quick 20-0 lead.

The game slowed down after with the teams trading possessions in the middle of the field to send it to half. In the second half sharing was caring as all the panthers joined in on the fun Brooklyn Sanger and Lisa Tichelaar capped the scoring and the final score ended at 30-5

Paris FC teams kick off season at Joe Valvasori Memorial Sparta Cup at McMaster University

A few Paris FC soccer teams were the first to kick off the official 2023 outdoor season last weekend. These young teams travelled to their first-ever festival representing the Paris FC. The Joe Valvasori Memorial Sparta Cup took place at McMaster University April 22-23. Pictured are the U8 Team, the U9 team and the U12 team. The U16 team also attended but a photo was not available. The action continues this weekend as three Paris FC girls’ teams also head to McMaster for the Sparta Cup while the U12 and U8 (red) boys’ team will be in Guelph competing in the First on the Turf festival.