Silver Lake Invitational High School Sprints

 The outdoor rowing season was launched Saturday at the 9^th Annual Silver Lake Invitational High School Sprints held on Silver Lake in Port Dover. Eighteen high schools drawn from across southwestern Ontario and the Niagara peninsula competed against crews from Holy Trinity, Port Dover, Simcoe and Valley Heights. Saunders Secondary School from London captured the Jenna Stark Memorial Trophy as total points champions and Eden High School from St. Catharines captured the Efficiency Banner.

 According to Brian LeMoine Regatta Chair “We had close to one hundred entries. Racing started at 8:45 and went on every eight minutes through to 4:45 just like clock work. Athletes, coaches and officials all did a great job in making this another successful regatta.”

 SCS placed third in the overall points category with one first place and three second place finishes. Kelsea Parker and Chaundra Monorome placed first in the Junior Women’s Double. Holy Trinity had two second place finishes and a third while Port Dover had two third place finishes and Valley Heights one second place finish.

 Next week, local high school crews will be traveling to St. Catharines to compete at the Head of the Martindale on Saturday and the annual Mother’s Day Regatta on Sunday.

For full results at the Silver Lake Sprints, please see the attached documents.

The Silver Lake Rowing Club was established in 1999 to promote the sport of rowing across Norfolk and Haldimand. Valley Heights Coach Larry Wiebe (519-586-7307), Holy Trinity Coach Sonja Bedic (519-42428-2018) and Simcoe CS Coach Susan Fairley (519-583-0461) can be contacted regarding more information related to high school crews. To find out more about the regatta itself, you can call Brian LeMoine Regatta Chair (519-583-0764) and about the Silver Lake Rowing Club, please call Jim Dover at 519-426-5677 (Vice President - Rowing) or visit our web site at: www.silverlakerowingclub.com.