Just For The Fun Of It

Go to Station14.ca to see an interview with Mary O’Neill Howlett and Joanie Besselink Sagriff from last night as they talk about the start of the Girls Division in 1982, and what the league has meant to them over the years. Our thanks to David Pietrangelo for spending time with us and putting this piece together.

We have two openings in the Girls Division if anyone is interested in registering for the balance of the season. Contact Bridget Walker Payne at 613 544-5445 if you are interested.

Wednesday November 5 was day 3 of our week long celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the league. Our special guests to kick off the evening were Mary O’Neill- Howlett and Joanie Besselink-Sagriff, the two people instrumental in getting the Girls Division established in 1982. Given the mandate by Pete to get 20 girls committed to play before a Girls Division would be created, they quickly got that many names, and thirty more. The current players owe a debt of gratitude to these pioneers of our program who did all of that work and only got to play in the new division for one year before they were too old to play. Both have maintained a contact with the league and Mary is responsible for the Player of the Week in both the Little Guys and Little Gals Divisions receiving a Happy Meal Gift Certificate each week for the last two seasons.
Last night also turned out to be a media night as well, with long time supporter, and CKWS Sports Anchor Doug Jeffries  in attendance, along with Ian McAlpine from the Kingston Whig Standard, and David Pietrangelo from Station 14 at the gym. David is doing a feature story about the league for Station 14. Station 14 can be found on the internet by searching station14.ca.
The evening giveaway prizes Wednesday night were sponsored by Bridget Walker-Payne State Farm Insurance, and again last night Tata’s Pizza supplied the Pizza for “Pete’s Best Seat in The House” winners. Mary Brown’s Chicken also supplied vouchers for our half time contest winners on Tuesday, and all week Putt and Blast has been supplying Player of teh Week winners gift cards as well. We appreciate the support of these businesses for their help.
We also want to thank Mary Willing for stepping in as photographer to capture some of the action from last night for your enjoyment.

Results of Games Played Thursday, October 30, 2014

Lions 26 (Sabina Jozsa 10, Brianna Hughes 6, Lucy Fritz-Millett 6, Emma Maxwell 2, Abi Vivian 2)
Rebels 19 (Claire Brackenbury 10, Olivia Whitfield 3, Ava Handley 2, Katie Pain 2, Arlie Mooney 1, Miranda Steele 1)

Monarchs 14 (Lorelei Secrieru 4, Kayla Gendron 4, Isabelle Bravakis 4, Lyla MacIsaac 2)
Tigers 13 (Sienna Seaton 5, Malayna Druce-Wilson 2, Ella Take 2, Teegan Whitney 2, Abigayle Sinclair 2)

Rockers 20 (Seleena Walker 10, Claire Schleger 6, Ella Sawyer 2, Isabella Tripp-Raposo 2)
Golden Gals 15 (Lexi Dunn 9, Taryn Grillet 2, Vada Daigle 2, Ryley Kirby 1, Mia Parada 1)

Aztecs 24 (Madison Couture 10, Raelynne Glenys-Ough 5, Jada English 4, Cassey Stretch 3, Riah Ling-Hornsby 2)
Slammers 9 (Nayia Skourtis 6, Gwen Bertelsen 3)

Those of you who ordered T shirts can start to pick them up tonight (Wednesday November 5) at St. Pat’s. The sales team will be at St. Pat’s for the balance of this week’s games and at both St. Pat’s and Cathedral Monday. They will also be at St. Pat’s next week to make sure we get the orders to you. We would appreciate it if you could bring your payment with you on game nights to help us complete these orders. Cash or cheque is okay, with cheques made payable to “Knights of Columbus Basketball League”

Thanks for your support.

Results of Games Played Tuesday November 4, 2014

Hoosiers 28
(Riley Webb 12, Emmitt Irwin 6, Sam Stymest 4, Austin Mooney 2, Matthew Mignault 2, Seth Cox 2)
Mustangs 19
(Ethan Dennis 10, Cooper Robertson 6, Declan Mackey 2, Pierre Offredi 1)

Rebels 18
(Nigel Flynn 10, Darcy English 2, Hunter Freeman 2, Brendan Dalton 2, Zach Corby 2)
Tarheels 6
(Jack Burt 4, Sam Splinter 2)

Wolfpack 15
(Quentin Avery 8, Owen Pitcher Bond 3, Lincoln Avery 2, Aaron Mason 2)
Wildcats 14
(Ben Campeau 10, Landon Murphy 4)

Huskies 18
(Zachary Flake 6, Jake Playter 4,
Bryce Schillemore-Reid 4, Dashiell Gignere 2, Hunter Green 2)
Jayhawks 16
(Ciaran Evans 10, Elijah Freeland 2, Brady Homer 2, Liam Mcgriskin 2)

The second night of our 60th Anniversary Celebration Week was kicked off November 4th by Jody Dirocco, Director of Education for the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, and former player in the league. Jody spoke about the long partnership between the school board and the league and the role that we play in helping give the children in the community a safe place to play.
This evening was sponsored by Bridget Walker-Payne’s State Farm Insurance and again tonight Tata’s Pizza generously donated Pizza for our “Pete’s Best Seat in the House” winners. During the evening we were also joined by Mark Potter and his family to recognize his contributions to the success of the league, and Mark’s son Charlie did a great job tossing the ball for the ceremonial first jump to start the third game of the night. We want to thank both Jody and Mark for spending part of their evening at the gym with us to celebrate this milestone week. The banner that was across Princess Street last week is now in the gym for the remainder of our celebrations.

Results of Games Played Monday November 3, 2014

Hawks 41
(Michael Roswell 13, Kenneth Rances 13, Kelvin Rances 7, Kris Rances 6, Nick O’Brien 2)
Sixers 42
(Dorian Dressler 7, Joshua Noble 6, Tyler Badour 8, Michael Roswell 6, Damian Bark 4, Mason Jonassen 4, Jarrett Davison 3, Korbin Flowers 3, Ethan Kline 1)

Celtics 54
(Kai Ferrall 20, Michael Donaldson 12, Jacob Corby 12, Noah Cabral 4, Casey Irvin 4, Jonathan J. Murphy 2)
Bulls 48
(Rayan Haque 16, Cameron Hoekstra 11, Trevor Kirby 8, Ben Morris 6, Yates Drake 4, Liam Cregg 3)

Heat 34
(Nicholas Vallier 8, Ethan Cahill 6, Simon Cotes-Lemery 6, Logan
Gauthier 4, Matthew Chodkowski 2, Keaton Guenette 2, Gordon Mathers 2, Zach O’Grady 2, Griffin Sutherland 2)
Warriors 40
(Edem Afidenyo 8, Piers Elms 8, Nicholas Elliott 6, Carlos Ramirez 4,
Liam McIlroy 4, Tristan Fernandes 2, Jacob Lawson 2, Ethan Gillies-Smith 2, Spencer Goodfellow 2, Carson Payne 2)

Monday November 3 saw the kickoff of Knights of Columbus Basketball League Week in the City of Kingston with a visit to the St. Pat’s gym by Mayor Mark Gerretsen and the Kingston Town Crier Chris Whyman. Chris read the proclamation is his usual high spirited fashion, and Mayor Gerretsen read a Congratulatory message on behalf of the citizens of the city that read ” On behalf of the citizens of Kingston, it is a privilege to extend congratulations to the Knights of Columbus Basketball League on the occasion of your 60th Anniversary. The “league that Pete built” continues to grow, making positive and lasting impacts in the lives of youth across Kingston. Thank you for your commitment to building better players and strong community members.”
St.Lawrence College was the sponsor for “Pete’s Best Seat In The House” and the photos below show some of the winners from last night. Our thanks to Herb Stacey and Charlie Mignault from SLC for their support. Our thanks too go out to Tata’s Pizza for their generous donations of a pizza a night this week for our anniversary celebrations.

Results of Games Played Monday November 3, 2014

Suns 30 (Tom Fredericks 8, Louis Wilson 6, Jared Gibbons 4, Davin Deptuck 4, Jed Milner 2, Aidan Proderick 2, Ben Spicer 2, Jason Douglas-Thompson2); Magic 19 (Grady McAuley 5, William Edward Daniel 4, Chris Saunders 4, Ollie Take 2, Jackson Lafontaine 2, Noah Thomas Homer 2)

Vikings 23 (Anthony Couto 10, Jack Mason 8, Thomas Medeiros 5); Grizzlies 22 (Jack Thurlby 8, Carter Allen 6, Zachary Cota 4, Mackenzie Wilson 2, Lintin Funk 2)

Raptors 43 (Ben McGinnis 12, Michael Reid 12, Samual Forsythe 10, Ryota Udo 7, Shota Udo 2); Cavaliers 30 (Josh Tan 8, Chris Kerstens 8, Nathan Matos 4, Dustin Tye 4, Joshua Haberer 2, Finn Ferrall 2, Jude Wheeler -Dee 2)

Ravens 28 (Braiden Clarke 9, Hunter Ferguson 6, Skylar Bowers 6, Lucas Almeida 4, Satish Patel 2, Aidan Tulk 1); Tarheels 20 (Matthew Sutton 10, Sam Playter 4, Ben Mignault 2, Noah Levac 2, Ethan Kelsey 2)