Goulbourn Hornets Junior Boys AA Division Basketball Team
A Record to be proud of!
    

Goulbourn Hornets Boys Juvenile Competitive Team Surprises Again!

     The Goulbourn Hornets Boys Juvenile Competitive Team has just added another amazing accomplishment to their inaugural season record.

     The Hornets were invited to play in the Ottawa University Men’s Summer Basketball League. The League is made up of fourteen teams that were drawn from the ranks of university, college, CEGEP and senior high school basketball ranks. While there are a number of alumni players on several of the teams in the league, the majority are all current, competitive players and familiar faces in the top ranks of basketball in Ottawa.

     It was a real honour and a testament to the success of the season that got the Team to number 4 in Division 5 in the Province, to be invited to play at this high a level. However, practical expectations were that this would be a ‘humbling but learning experience’ and that it would be tough going for such a young, first year Team.

     The Hornets were able to win four of their games, and secure the final playoff spot at the end of league play. While it was good news that the Team’s for and against percentage helped secure the last playoff, it was also bad news that the last spot would be matched against the first. In the playoff game against the #1 team in the league the Hornets threatened the upset of the summer through the first two quarters of the game, tenaciously holding on to a small lead. Unfortunately, with a slightly depleted squad of only eight players fatigue took its toll and the Hornets bowed out…

     The Hornets have earned a well deserved rest – for at least two weeks. The Team is now looking forward to the Basketball World Camp in Connecticut at the end of July, and next season’s Try-Out Camp here in Ottawa at the end of August.  

 
A Great Year for the Goulbourn Hornets Juvenile Basketball Team!

     Under the Coaching guidance of Art Blouin, Rob Blake and Todd Blouin, the Goulbourn Hornets Juvenile Boys basketball team ended at the season with a 32-15 win record, including four Gold Medals at tournaments in Montreal, Perth and Hamilton and CEGEP, - one Silver medal, and a fourth Place Medal in Division 5 at the Provincials in London Ontario in May; an amazing accomplishment for a team with all players eligible to return again next year. The boys competed against the top team in the province and worked hard to beat out many older, higher ranked teams. The Hornets were the youngest team in every game we played.

     Per Coach Blouin, "the coaches could not ask for more, the future is bright. . Congratulations to everyone."

     The Goulbourn Hornets are playing in the University of Ottawa Summer league at Montpetit Hall on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings until July.  

The Goulbourn Hornets Junior Boys AA Division Basketball team under the coaching guidance of Art Blouin have a 13-1 record going into the 2005 Season. The Team boasts two gold AA Division medals from their outstanding performances at the OUTAOUIS CEGEP TOURNAMENT in November where they beat out Ottawa Sirius in the final game 45-31, and the Montreal Longueil Tournament in December where the Championship game was won against Centennial 60-56 for another Gold medal!
 

The tournament schedule will pick up in March and will include AA division tournaments in Ontario. Stay tuned for more good news in the coming weeks