Students tee off in friendly game of golf

Some 56 grade 7 and 8 students from nine Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) schools on Sept. 26 engaged in a friendly, yet competitive, round of golf.

Teams were made up of students from St-Denis (Sudbury), St-Joseph (Sudbury), Félix-Ricard (Sudbury), St-Augustin (Garson), Jean-Paul II (Val Caron), Notre-Dame (Hamner), Ste-Marie (Azilda), Alliance St-Joseph (Chelmsford) and Saint-Joseph (Espanola).

For a sixth consecutive year, the four-player team from Sudbury’s École St-Denis claimed the top prize with an average score of 49. École Jean-Paul II (Val Caron) followed in second place with an average score of 52, while École Félix-Ricard (Sudbury) came in third with a 52.5 average score.

In addition to the team results, five boys and three girls earned recognition for their individual efforts.

Individual Results (boys)
1st place: Noah Lagrandeur, Jean-Paul II (Val Caron), 46
1st place: Luca Nardi, St-Denis (Sudbury), 46
1st place: Anthony Rogerson, St-Denis (Sudbury), 46
2nd place: Jacob Démoré, St-Denis (Sudbury), 47
3rd place: Jonathan Tullio, Félix-Ricard (Sudbury), 50
3rd place: Ethan Corcoran, Félix-Ricard (Sudbury), 50

Individual Results (girls)
1st place: Samantha Habicht, Jean Paul II (Val Caron), 58
2nd place: Mylène Lefebvre, St-Denis (Sudbury), 59
3rd place: Jamie Hein, Notre-Dame Hanmer, 63

The École St-Denis Tigres team members are Luca Nardi, Anthony Rogerson, Jacob Démoré and Éric Huneault. They are coached by Alain Mallette.

Lyse-Anne Papineau, director of education at the CSCNO, said she strongly believes in the merit of these competitions.

“Our elementary schools’ sports and intramural leagues enable our students to strengthen their athletic and social skills in a French Catholic environment,” she said in a news release. “While these quality activities contribute to the health and well-being of our students at the elementary level, we also focus on excellence in our secondary schools, as can be confirmed by our students’ success at the regional, provincial and national levels.”