The Racing Season is Upon Us! 2017/2018 Calendar

St. Lawrence sent a contingent of skaters to the pre-season competitions in Ottawa and Kitchener. These meets were open to all levels of skaters in the province.  A number of personal best times were set, this early in the season, and the club picked up 3 medals across both competitions.  Nolan placed in silver position at both meets, and Grant finished third in Ottawa.

So what’s next!

The Provincial Series meet is Nov. 4-5 in Cambridge, and we have a number of qualified skaters.

Find the details at ontariospeedskating.ca/provincial-series

The Regional Series meet is Nov. 18 in Kingston, and anyone from the club can race in this event.

Find the details at ontariospeedskating.ca/regional-series

 

Andrew Chartrand Joins the 50 Second Club

Congratulations to Andrew Chartrand who broke the 50 Second mark for his 500 m in Clarington this past weekend.  Great work Andrew, and thanks for the Cake!

The latest version of the Personal Bests page included Andrew in the Wall of Fame, and also includes all the latest PBs from Clarington and Kingston.

The protocol from Clarington, which also included PBs from Nolan and Cameron, is here.

Belated Congratulations!

We had 19 skaters participate in the Kingston Regional Series #3 meet in November. So many personal bests that we haven’t updated the PB tab yet!

Two special PBs came from milestone achievers: Arie Devos and Charlotte Morrison both smashed the 1 minute milestone for the 400m. Cupcakes made their way to the rink, and were gobbled up in celebration!

Congratulations go to all skaters, as we have a great bunch of skaters who like to race and have fun. Our medal and ribbon winners are:

Andrew Chartrand 4th , and Emma Grace Wheeler 6th (Alpha)

Nolan Roney 8th (Charlie)

Cameron MacKay 1st  and Julia Wheeler 3rd (Delta)

Andy Giroux 8th (Echo)

Ayrton Meier 3rd, Charlotte Morrison 6th, and Arie Devos 7th (Foxtrot)

Grant Roney 3rd , Docharty Rocque 4th (Golf)

Kaleb MacKay 4th, Luke Whitton 8th (Hotel)

The times and overall placement can be found here – Protocol

Provincial Series #1 – Great Job!

Four St. Lawrence Rapids competed in the 1st Provincial Series Meet this past weekend hosted by the Cambridge Speed Skating Club.

Protocol can be found here.

PB’s have been updated here.

Congratulations to Gold Medalist Emma Grace Wheeler  – Emma Grace dominated the Open Women Group 2, winning all but one heat, semi, and final over the 2 day event. She’s ready for the Open Women Group 1 at the next meet!

Nolan Roney won gold in the Boys 11-13 Group 2 Relay – their team’s strength was consistent relay exchanges. He finished 9th in the 11-13 yr boys division.

Cameron MacKay achieved a speed skating milestone by completing the 500m distance in under 60 seconds – by smashing it by a full second! He finished 17th in the 11-13 boys division.

Andrew Chartrand competed in the Open Men Group 2, finishing in 13th place, with lots of hard racing and some excellent passing!

Nolan, Emma Grace and Cameron also managed to sneak in some trick or treating time!

 

Provincial ‘B’ Championship – Results

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Congrats to the SLSSC skaters who competed in the Provincial B Championship in Gloucester, this past weekend. Overall it was a great event, with many new PBs.

Here’s how everyone finished:

Andrew Chartrand – 5th (Alpha)
Terry Knapp – 9th (Charlie)
Pam Knapp – 11th (Charlie)
Nolan Roney – 4th (Echo)
Taylor Watson – 4th (Foxtrot)

Congrats to Terry Knapp for finishing 1st and Pam Knapp for finishing 2nd in their age classes.

A very big congratulations to Terry for breaking the 1 minute in his 500m race. We will be expecting cake at the year-end celebration!

Official protocol can be found on the OSSA website.

PB page has been updated

Provincial ‘C’ Championships – Results

Congratulations to the 8 skaters who traveled to London this past weekend, to compete in the Provincial ‘C’ Championship. It was a great weekend of skating, with each skater setting some new PBs!

In the end, SLSSC walked away with 3 medals! Congrats to Andy Giroux for winning GOLD in the 8 year old Boys category. Congrats to Celia Giroux for winning SILVER in the 7 year old Girls category. Congrats to Lukas Reisin for winning BRONZE in the 6 year old Boys category.

Congrats to Kaleb MacKay and Porshia Reisin for competing in the very entertaining Cradle races!

Here’s how everyone finished:

Cameron Mackay – 9th (10 year old Boys)
Paige Besner – 9th (9 year old Girls)
Andy Giroux – 1st (8 year old Boys)
Celia Girous – 2nd (7 year old Girls
Mattihas Reisin – 9th (7 year old Boys)
Lukas Reisin – 3rd (6 year old Boys)

Please refer to the official Protocol for more information.

The PBs page has been updated with all the new times.

Pictures to follow.