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Ladycats get ready to roar again GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca port the front line of rookies and juniors. “We will be strong,” Foster said, adding that he expects Wildcats vets Jessica Jou- barne and Savannah Wyssen will be this year’s co-captains for the team.
that,” Foster said. The regular season for rugby begins in May but the Wildcats have at least one
other pre-season exhibition tournament on their April schedule. That is the April 11 invi- tational at Carleton University.
ROCKLAND | Coach Bill Foster has about two weeks to finish puzzling out how this year’s lineup for theWildcats varsity rugby team will play out. “Every year is like a puzzle,” Coach Foster said. “I get to figure out who goes where, and figure out the pieces of the puzzle.” This year Foster has 32 players signed for the Rockland District High School (RDHS) Wildcats varsity girls roster. He expects that once the “player puzzle” is put together this season’s Wildcats varsity squad will have a strong back line of veteran seniors to sup-
This year RDHS and Prince of Wales Colle- giate in St. John’s, Newfoundland are doing a team host-exchange in spring through the YMCA. The Newfoundland varsity team will spend a week in Rockland and play exhibi- tion matches against the Wildcats and also take part in the RDHS Wildcats pre-season tournament at the end of April. The fol- lowing May the Wildcats will spend a week in St. John’s as billeted guests of Prince of Wales Collegiate. “The girls are really looking forward to
New RDHS track coach, new RDHS track season
ROCKLAND | After a one-year hiatus, the track-and-field program at Rockland Dis- trict High School is back on track. Ryan Wilkes is on board as the new track- and-field coach for RDHS. Last year there was no regular competitive track-and-field season for RDHS for a variety of reasons. Wilkes’ background includes a degree from State University of New York (Potsdam campus). One of his main sports is football and he also referees junior in his spare time. Pre-season training for this year’s crop of track-and-field athletes has begun. Wilkes has about 40 potential team members for both the junior and senior squads. “We have a couple of Lions (track-and- field club) competitors too,” Wilkes said. “Right now we’re looking at doing some py- lometrics and weight training. Do as much as we can to get them ready before we take them outside.” GREGG CHAMBERLAIN GREGG.CHAMBERLAIN@EAP.ON.CA
Michael J. Houle Q.C./C.R., B.A., B. COMM., LL.B.
Pylometrics involves exercises and drills to develop“short burst” strength and speed results for an athlete. Wilkes expects to have the RDHS track team ready to compete in some of the Dome series of indoor meets in Orléans later this spring. Following that will be the annual Prescott-Russell regional meet which serves as the qualifier for the Eastern regionals and EOSSAA.
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