Our DC Women’s Rugby Sevens club were a force once again in the OCAA, going undefeated for a 14-0 regular season. They followed that with three more impressive victories (22-0 over Fleming, 52-0 over Seneca and 34-0 over Humber) to become the first team in OCAA women’s rugby history to win four consecutive provincial championships.

The Lords were simply unmatched this year, outscoring their opponents in 17 games by an astonishing combined score of 702-19.

Unsurprisingly, our athletes took home a number of individual awards. Amber Edgerton was named Player of the Year as well as Championship MVP, while Sarah Clayton grabbed Rookie of the Year honours and was named a Championship All-Star alongside Daniella Kimevski.

Clayton, Edgerton and teammate Camryn Wood were also named League All-Stars. Clayton added yet another accolade when she was named to the All-Rookie team.

“Dominance is the way to describe their season,” said Scott Dennis, Athletic Director. “A ton of individual awards as well, but it really was a team effort.”

Like their counterparts, the Men’s Rugby Lords were undefeated in the regular season, going 6-0 for their first-place finish. They fell just shy of the provincial championship, bringing home the OCAA silver.

Devonne Henry was a force for the Lords, recognized as Player of the Year, Scoring Champion and a League All-Star.

Owen MacKinnon, Dylan McLean-Henry and Ethan Montgomery were also named League All-Stars, while Taylor Payne earned All-Rookie honours.

The accolades weren’t limited to the field. Head coach John Watkins was inducted into the Rugby Ontario Hall of Fame as a builder in recognition of his contributions to the sport.

“It was a tremendous season, with an undefeated regular season and then a return to the podium. It was quite the accomplishment,” said Dennis.

With a 17-3 regular season record, our Women’s Softball team finished first, once again proving they’re among the very best in the OCAA. A strong effort in the playoffs earned a provincial bronze medal, and they fell just shy of replicating the feat at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championship. They travelled to Calgary for the competition, where they picked up victories over Laurier and Humber and lost by just one run to the eventual champion University of British Columbia - Okanagan. In the bronze medal game, they fell to the University of Saskatchewan to finish fourth in the country.

Makayla Benz was named Pitcher of the Year, while Jessica Benz was a Championship All-Star. The sisters were also named First Team All-Stars alongside their teammate Emily Taylor. The team boasted a number of Second Team All-Stars as well, including Jessica Greene, Vanessa Ng, Jocelyn Shelton and Georgia Willsie, who also made the All-Rookie team.

“They had another tremendous season on the diamond, and we'll look to get even stronger next year,” said Dennis.

With a competitive 11-7 record, the Lords finished fourth in the regular season and matched that result at the OCAA Championship.

Standout players included Matt Jones (Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Star and All-Rookie), Eddie Borutskie (First Team All-Star), and Second Team All-Stars Malik James and Erik Smith.

“They won their game against Humber to play in the final four, and then they lost their next two games by a single run,” said Dennis. “It could have gone either way. Overall, it was a great season for head coach Scott Cawker and the team.”

Our Women’s Soccer team posted a 6-4 regular season record to finish fourth in the East division, before bowing out of the Provincial Championship in the quarter final.

Alexis Bayley was named a First Team All-Star while Julia Fontana, Erin Michalicka and Sage Thomas-Roberts were Second Team All-Stars.

“They had another run at the championship, making it to the final eight. They lost to the eventual champion,” said Dennis. “It was a good showing by the team overall.”

The Men’s Soccer team made us proud in September with a big win over Ontario Tech University in the Campus Cup. Their regular season record of 6-2-2 was good for fourth in the East, and they delivered a strong effort in the Provincial qualifier.

Deandre Watkis was a First Team All-Star, with Second Team All-Star honours going to Jaden Grant, Zachery Hamedi, Kahlil John-Wentworth and Michael Arfanis, who was also an All-Rookie.

Head coach Dave Ashfield was recognized with the East Division Coach of the Year award.

“It’s always great to start off the year by beating your campus rivals. They had a great regular season, but ultimately fell short in the playoffs, losing a tough one to Niagara College here on home turf at Vaso’s Field. But overall, it was a good season and good progress for the team.”

Our DC golfers finished fourth at the OCAA Championship and sixth at the CCAA National Championship. Owen Mailhot had a terrific year, earning Rookie of the Year and Golf All-Ontario honours, and finishing fourth out of 34 golfers at the provincial championship. He was 15^th out of 47 at the national competition, with teammate Cory Pharand finishing 17^th.

“They were back in the national championship scene and had a great showing. They continued to improve throughout the year,” said Dennis.