Well there is no secret about high school ball hockey in the neighboring communities of Midland and Penetanguishene and it’s surrounding area.  It’s growing and its here to stay.  The Ontario Ball Hockey Association’s hosted the inaugural Simcoe County High School Ball Hockey Tournament for eighteen boys and girls teams and they competed hard as the OBHA Crowned Highschool Champions! 

 

Although the event was inaugural tournament for Simcoe County, the OBHA has been hosting the Highschool Championships for over fifteen years so the teams were aware of what it was to take to win. 

 

The Simcoe County tournament had the addition of some exciting new teams which can now celebrate all the champions for a year that has seen an increased level of participation in the tournament and there are new champs in both boys and girls Ontario Highschool Ball Hockey. 

 

The presentation of the championship trophy, and wearables has become synonymous with OBHA supremacy.  It is an accomplishment and one of the most sought after collection of trinkets in sports today.  The experience and bragging rights is the goal of most teams at the highschool level of play in the province. 

 

After the hard fought preliminary round games the tournament was open for any team to win the championship.

 

Boys BB Championship – Romeo Dallaire vs St Theresa`s

There was very little seperating the teams and after the hard fought preliminary round games and in what many observers called the most entertaining game of the tournament.  Romeo Dallaire would win in a shoot out 1-0

 

Boys B Championship – Innisdale vs Midland

The kids from Midland played with the heart and determination, but the never quit attitude and their relentless work of the Innisdale team was infectious throughout their line-up which would propel the team to the 1-0 victory  

 

Boys CC Championship – Barrie North vs Le Caron

Barrie North outlasted their opponents from Le Caron by a score of 2-1 to capture the championship.  The Barrie school showed they were dedicated and hard working and showed that the sum of the parts is reflective of the whole. 

 

Congratulations to all of the tournament administrators, officials, the teams and their coaches and players along with the fans and parents that joined us in attendance the event once again made the inaugural Simcoe County Highschool Tournament event a huge success.

 

 

Click here for game by game results