The Monograph: The Web Log for F. E. Madill Secondary School

Cross Country Update

Senior boys at starting line at the Springbank meet in London.

The Madill Cross Country team kicked off their season in sunny hot conditions with an invitational meet at Springbank Park in London on Sept 28th. Ben Procter, running in a strong field of senior boys, ran the 7 km race impressively claiming 10th place in a highly competitive field.

Ben Proctor, Devan Ballagh and Matt Hallahan.

On Oct. 4, the team traveled to Delaware west of London to again run in an invitational meet. There were some very strong performances with 5 Madill runners (Erin Yungblut-MG, Ben Dailleboust-MB, Ron Groen-MB, Ben Procter-SB, and AJ Beasley-SB all earning rankings in the top 10 of their respective races.

Midget boys at the start line of the Springbank meet.

The team now prepares for the Huron Perth championships to be held in Stratford on Thursday Oct. 18.

Pictures and story courtesy of M. Lisle.

On Your Mark... Get Set... Go!

Members of the '06 cross country team prepare to compete!

You are invited to the Cross Country Running Team Practices!

Regular practices will be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday each week from 3:20-5:00 PM with a first meeting Wednesday, September 5, 2007.

Place: Meet outdoors on the upper field.

Wear running shoes and gym wear and bring a water bottle.

Teams: Midget Girls (Grade 9); Midget Boys (Grade 9); Junior Girls (Grade 10); Junior Boys (Grade 10); Senior Girls (Grade 11 and up); Senior Boys (Grade 11 and up)

All levels of experience and ability welcome -novice, recreational, fitness goals, competitive, and elite. See you there!

Junior Girls' Basketball Goes Into Overtime!

The junior girls' team take a moment to discuss a game plan.

The Junior Girls' Basketball team hosted the Listowel Lightning in the consolation semi-finals. The Mustangs had a tough time getting their shots to fall, but maintained a good defensive effort throughout. The team entered the fourth quarter down by 8 points, but the girls refused to give up. They clawed their way back to tie the game in the final minute, sending the game into overtime. In overtime, the shooting troubles continued, and Listowel pulled ahead for good. The final score was 43 - 37. Mr. Hanley would like to the thank the girls for a very exciting season

Congratulations go out to our junior girls for a great game.

Madill fights hard to take the game into overtime.

Senior Girls' Basketball Dominate the Floor

The senior girls' team is a blur of energy as they race down the court.

The senior girls' basketball team played an impressive game against the Listowel team defeating them 46 to 28 in the Huron-Perth semi-final game. Our team now advances on to the finals which will be played here at Madill this Friday against the winners of the Goderich - Northwestern match up.

Players get words of inspiration from their coach before the game.

Top scorers for the Madill girls' include Rachelle Kranenburg with 18 points, Alicia Murray and Kayla Bishop with 7 points each and Anna Nicholson with 6 points. Plan on attending the game on Friday to cheer on our girls' team as they compete in the final game of the season!

Players await their turn on the floor.

Mustangs on Ice!

Players watch their teammates closely while waiting their turn on the ice.

The girls' hockey team earned an impressive 7-0 win against the St. Ann's team in front of an appreciative home town crowd!

Madill girls ruled the ice and posted a 7-0 win!

Teams from England to Arrive Next Week

Our guest are from Frome Community College in the UK- Map courtesy of Google Maps

Teams from Frome Community College, in southern England near Bristol and Bath, arrive on Thursday October 19th at Pearson Airport, (click the link a the bottom of this article to go to Frome College's homepage). The teams include boys' rugby and basketball as well as girls' soccer and basketball. In all twenty boys, thirteen girls and four staff members are making the journey.

Our guest will come to Wingham on the Thursday evening to meet their hosts families, our boys' British Tour rugby team and the girls' soccer team.

The boys' rugby team are among those that will host teams from England

On Friday the traveling teams will come to Madill with their hosts for a brief training session before departing on a bus for a trip to the Bruce Nuclear Plant and the adjoining Wind Farm. On the way back they will travel along the shore of the lake and if the weather permits and there is time they can go for a swim...(hmmm.... is that the day it will snow?)... or at least run around on the beach. The Ironmen have a home game scheduled for the evening so players will all meet at the North Huron Community Complex, (several Madill students are members of the Ironmen).

Saturday is game day. Boys basketball and Girls basketball games will be held in the morning followed by rugby and soccer in the afternoon. Be sure to come out to cheer on our teams and to welcome our guests from England! Post game activities include a pig roast hosted on a local farm.

Sunday our guests head back to the Toronto area for the next leg of their tour.

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Cross Country Team Off And Running For 2006

The boys' cross country team begins their race.

Last Thursday the cross country running team competed in a meet at St Anne's. Everyone was able to gain some experience for the upcoming Huron Perth meet, which will be on the same trails. The best finishes came from Emily Youngblut and Derek Sanderson who won 2nd places in Junior Girls' and Senior Boys' respectively. Ben Procter also earned a 6th place in Senior Boys' and Devon Ballagh a 6th place in Junior Girls'. Congratulations to the Senior Boys' team on their 2nd place team finish! This week's practices are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

The 2006 cross country team.