Zone 4 at NOC. The Standard Reports…

Courtesy of Bernie Puchalski at The Standard… Two-time champion (NOC’s Shane Decker) The fastest man in Zone 4 is in no hurry to get out of high school. Shane Decker, a Grade 12 student at Denis Morris and the reigning SOSSA senior boys track and field champion in the 100 and 200 metres, plans onContinue reading “Zone 4 at NOC. The Standard Reports…”

Huge Thanks to all of you who helped with Spring clean-up at the club on April 12th

It was a beautiful day, ideal for spring cleaning. With the sun shining so brightly, the results were immediately visible, which seemed to feed everyone’s enthusiasm for working harder to get it all done. The results are superb. It all bodes well for the season. THANK YOU!

Can you take an hour to celebrate with us on Saturday April 26th?

This coming Saturday, at 11am, we’ll be doing some concentrated celebrating at the Club for an hour or so. The Honourable Jim Bradley, MPP, with Mayor McMullan of St. Catharines, and a member of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (the Government of Ontario’s OTF) evaluation committee, Mr. Harvie Hagerty, will be joining us for a formalContinue reading “Can you take an hour to celebrate with us on Saturday April 26th?”

NOC competed as a cohesive team in the Nationals

Excellent comments from Coach Bill MacDonald: As you can see by the posts, NOC had a phenomenal weekend in Vancouver, especially Heather, but what can’t be overlooked is the phenomenal performance by the NOC TEAM. Six athletes went to Vancouver, six athletes showed up on the line ready to race and six athletes made NOCContinue reading “NOC competed as a cohesive team in the Nationals”

Heather’s Interview by Athletics Illustrated Magazine after Winning the 2013 XC Nationals

From ​Coach ​Bill MacDonald​:​ Here is Heather’s interview after winning the Junior Women’s Cross Country Nationals in Vancouver…

Bruchet, Wodak, Knight, Petrick, Finlayson, Zambrano take national titles at 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships

From Athletics Canada: VANCOUVER – Six national champions were crowned today at the 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver, B.C. Lucas Bruchet of Surrey, B.C., Natasha Wodak of Port Moody, B.C., Justyn Knight of Vaughn, Ont., Heather Petrick of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., James Finlayson of Victoria, B.C., and Maria Zambrano ofContinue reading “Bruchet, Wodak, Knight, Petrick, Finlayson, Zambrano take national titles at 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships”

Heather Petrick wins the XC Nationals

Congratulations to Heather Petrick on winning the XC Nationals in Vancouver today by a serious margin! We are speechless, in awe, WOW! The ladies’ team was 7th overall, just a fabulous achievement all round. Congratulations to Sharon and all the coaches. Your dedication continues to give our athletes opportunities they only dreamed about!

NOC Front and Centre (literally)

Not sure if you spotted NOC’s Troy Smith in the banner photo (from last year’s race) of the AC website for this year’s Vancouver XC Championships tomorrow (Nov 30th). Go Team!  

The Ones to Watch; Canadian Cross Country Championship Saturday in Vancouver

From Athletics Canada: OTTAWA – The 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships, which serves as the selection trial for the 2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships, take place Saturday November 30 at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver, BC. Canadian titles are up for grabs in the junior, senior and masters categories. (More…)