The U12 Girls basketball team had their final regular season game on Monday against The York School. We started off slow with only one basket from Olivia in the first half. In the second half, we picked up the intensity and started working together as a team. With baskets from Selene, Olivia, Ksenia, Chloe and Talia, we […]
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The CISAA Junior Cross Country Championship took place at Centennial Park on Wednesday, October 25th. Nine Crestwood athletes were invited to participate in this meet. Tate, Jayin, Cooper and Daniel ran a 2000m race with 92 Grade 4 boys. Next up Tyler, Linden, Christopher, and William were challenged with a 2.5 km run. Both Christopher […]
Crestwood’s grade 6 soccer team won 4-0 against Montcrest School yesterday afternoon. Key performances from Goalkeepers, Patrick and Thomas and our new defensive partnership of Adam and Andrew helped to keep the clean sheet. Goals from Max B, a brace from Coen and a highlight goal from the head of William gave us the win. […]
Yesterday the cross-country team walked to Crescent School for a friendly meet against Crescent and UCC. The trails were beautifully lined with gorgeous fall colours for our run. Our athletes finished with amazing results. Congratulations to all of our cross-country members for completing a challenging course! The championship run will take place next week. Stay […]
The Grade 6 Soccer team travelled up the hill to play Crescent on Friday evening. The boys were once again evenly matched with their opposition, with both sides sharing possession and creating scoring opportunities. A goal apiece from Max B and Max S and an amazing save in the final seconds of the game by Patrick S, was […]
It was a perfect day at York University on Tuesday, May 23rd, when we successfully competed in the CISAA U14 Championship track finals. With 825 athletes from 30 schools competing on day 1 of the finals, our Crestwood team excelled both on the track and in the field. Your teamwork, focus and support for one another all season long was inspiring, pushing you […]
On Wednesday the Grade 3 Track and Field Team participated in an event hosted at TFS. Our athletes rotated through seven different stations where they demonstrated their skills and abilities. Many parents came out to support their children as they raced over hurdles and competed in various field events such as javelin throw, high jumps, and […]
On Thursday, the Primary Track Team travelled to Crestwood College where Grade 12 students greeted us. They organized a wonderful day of events for our team of Grade 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s. We participated in running events as well as field events. Our runners ran with great enthusiasm on a track competing in 60m dashes […]
Congratulations to Raymond L. + Noah H. who qualified for the SSAF Final. Badminton Championships, that took place yesterday. Coach Krashinsky accompanied the boys to the championships held at The Markham Pan Am Centre. The Centre plays host to International, National, Provincial, and Regional events in a variety of sports, and welcomes athletes like Noah and Raymond: competitive athletes striving to be their best. The boys started […]
The Grade 3’s participated in their first friendly track and field meet against Bayview Glen. Our athletes showed great sportsmanship as they competed in races, hurdles, high jumps, running long jumps, standing long jumps, discus throw and javelin. We are looking forward to our upcoming meet at Crestwood College on May 11th. -Mrs. P. Georgiou […]
It goes without saying that fuelling for a competition is incredibly important to an athlete’s success. We’ve prepared a list of food to help optimize their performance. The pre-event meal must be high in carbohydrate (65-70% of total calories consumed). Fat and protein, which take longer to digest, should be consumed in smaller amounts. Breakfast […]
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In what was remarked by many as the game of the year Saint Andrew’s College defeated our U12 Co-ed Hockey Team 5-4 in OT on Friday at Upper Canada College in the U12 Consolation Final. Crestwood defeated Sterling Hall 5-3 in the semi-final to advance. The game had every fan jumping out of their seats […]
The U12 girl’s volleyball team played some fantastic volleyball at Bayview Glen on Saturday, but unfortunately suffered a few close losses during the tournament. With unstoppable serving and consistent bumps, Jessie, Kitty, Abby, and Molly played some of their best volleyball of the season. Taylor, Jordan, and Zoe were forces to be reckoned with at the […]
CISAA Parents’ Workshop Invitation 2017 The Conference of Independent Schools’ Athletic Association will be proudly presenting a very informative workshop for parents of our male and female student/athletes. The workshop will be hosted on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 from 7:00-8:15pm in George Weston Hall (Upper Canada College Preparatory School – see map link below). Best of all, there […]
The truth is that you are really talented, smart, hard working, and strong. You just aren’t consistent. That’s because you beat yourself up mentally at times. Or maybe, occasionally you just mentally check out. Either way, when you lose in sports, it is not because your opponent beat you. It was really because you beat yourself […]
The U12 Girl’s Volleyball team lost a close match to Branksome Hall on Wednesday afternoon, demonstrating a lot of grit and good teamwork in the process. The bumping, passing, and serving shown by the ladies has significantly improved since the start of the season, which is something to be proud of as we gear up for our […]
The U12 teams visited Royal Saint George’s College on Tuesday for some hockey and hoops action. The basketball team battled for four quarters and eventually ended in a deadlock with their RSGC rivals. Final score was 34-34 . The hockey team fell behind all day and found themselves down by three with 5 minutes to […]
The U12 Boys Basketball team stormed back in the fourth quarter to down the Country Day School Cyclones 43-41. The Cyclones controlled the play and led by four for most of the game before Crestwood rallied back with their lockdown defense, free-flowing ball movement and well-executed inbound plays. The Cyclones’ defense had absolutely no answer […]
Guiding parents through “the talk” about concussions in youth sport ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The family decision on how to move forward after a child suffers a sports related concussion can be difficult to make. Sports psychologist Jarrod Spencer says he had no choice: after three concussions he could no longer play football at Lafayette College. […]
Success in athletics requires a bit of craziness. 6 AM runs. Strict dieting. Rehabbing injuries. Sleep deprivation. Pain. Face it, you are partially crazy. Like birds of a feather flocking together, so too, do athletes. You gravitate to other athletes because they get it. They get you. They are the same kind of crazy as you. This is […]
The U12 Hockey team travelled to York Mills Arena to take on the Crescent Coyotes on Wednesday. Crestwood took an early 1-0 on a nifty backhander by Willy Wu. The bigger and faster Crescent team stormed ahead with three consecutive goals and had our team back on their heels. After trading some chances back and […]
The U12 Girl’s Volleyball team had an amazing win Thursday night against Toronto French School, playing what was undoubtedly their best game of the season. The ladies won all three sets against TFS through fantastic team-work, determination, and much-improved volleyball skills. Kitty, Zoe, Chiara, and Tira demonstrated unstoppable serving with countless aces between the four of them. […]
Did you know that over 897,000 people in Toronto count on the food bank to provide their family with food? While food banks get most of their donations over the holidays, there is a great need for donations year round. In fact, as the holidays put additional stress on food banks, many find themselves without […]
At 7:45am last Thursday without knowing it the flag football team would board a bus en-route to Iceland in Mississauga to make history! Taking the field for their first game in the bitter cold and gusting wind, the team held onto their great attitude and battled on despite the frigid conditions. After some great plays, and back […]
The U9 Soccer team ended their season at the annual Crescent Jamboree on Friday, October 30th. It was an afternoon filled with soccer and fun! The team played four straight games clinching one shut-out against Bayview Glen. Our goalies Adam P. and Daniel M. were stellar in net and never took their eyes off the […]
The winter athletic season is here with try-outs commencing over the next few weeks. Below is a list of the first try-out dates for each team. Future tryout dates and times can be found on the school website www.crestwood.on.ca U12 Boys Basketball – Wednesday, November 11th ~3:45- 4:45pm @ Glendon Gym U11 Basketball – Monday, November 23rd ~3:45- […]
Wow! What a finish at the CISAA Cross Country Finals at Centennial Park on Wednesday. We had Crestwood runners laced up and ready to tackle the course on such a gorgeous, sunny, fall day. Cheered on by parents and coaches, our athletes conquered a 2 kilometer course that took them over grassy areas, hills, and forest […]
We did so well that we were put into a higher ranking for our final tournament at the Toronto French School this Saturday, October 31, on Halloween Day! Unfortunately, not even our French could help us win these games! We fought so hard against The York School, but lost 5-0. We picked up our courage and tried […]
Although we were down 5 players, we still managed to score 7 goals- again! Within the first minute, Spencer scored with an assist from Adam and carried forward by Christopher! Second and final goals scored by Adam, another by Spencer, and three more by William! Strong defence by Chloe and Farnood, great coverage across the […]
Being on a team, is more than just donning a team jersey and taking to the field or court. It is competing to the best of your ability, working with your teammates on and off the field, performing plays that your coach has fostered throughout your practices, and then being present and accountable during the […]
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