2006 / 2007

     The Goulbourn Stingers Major Midget basketball team brought home Division I silver medals from the 2007 Eastern Ontario Basketball Championships played in Brockville on April 13th-14th.

     The Stinger’s first game in round robin play was Saturday morning versus the Barrhaven Blue Devils. The Stingers played a strong first game, were up 21 – 9 at half and went on to win 37-23. The second game in round robin play was against the Ottawa Celtics. The Stingers led by three points at the half, and never let down to post a 43-32 victory. In the final game of the day, the Stingers took on the Ottawa Guardsmen. The Stingers out-paced the Guardsmen 49-24 for the win.

     In Sunday morning semi-final play the Stingers faced the Cornwall Lions. The Stingers came out hard and were up 10 points at the half. The Stingers continued their strong play at both ends of the floor and won the contest 44-31, earning a berth in the tournament final.

     The championship game was against the number one ranked Gloucester Wolverines. The Stingers worked hard, but struggled early with shooting from the floor and rebounding and found themselves down 11 points at the half. The Stingers mounted a comeback in the second half and managed to close to within three points in the fourth quarter before being defeated 42-35. The Stingers were awarded silver medals for their efforts over the weekend.

     The Stingers would like to thank to coach Pat Stoqua, Assistant Coach Paul Streatch and Manager Elizabeth Stoqua.

Silver for Stingers at Glouscester Tournament!

     The Goulbourn Stingers Major Midget #1 basketball team earned silver medals at the recent Mike O’Connor basketball tournament hosted by the Gloucester Cumberland Basketball Association on the weekend of February 16-18, 2007.

     Friday evening round robin play saw the Stingers defeat the Elgin Wildcats 69-30. The Stingers faced the Sudbury Lakers in their second game of round robin action on the Saturday morning and came away with a 48-20 victory. The Stingers third game in round robin play was on the Saturday afternoon versus the sharp shooting Ottawa Celtics. The Stingers trailed during the first quarter, but managed to close to within three points by the half-time. They never overcame the deficit as the Celtics had the hot hand from outside the arc for the duration of the contest. The Stingers were defeated 44-39. The Stingers then rallied to win their forth game in pool action, defeating the Kingston Fighting Irish 42-17.

     The Stingers’ 3-1 record in the round robin portion of the tournament earned them a semi-final berth on the Sunday morning. They took on the Ottawa Celtics once more. As expected, the game was a battle from start to finish. The Stingers came out of the gate hard to lead 22-11 at half. The Celtics continued to hit the long shots in the second half, but the Stingers were solid from the foul line in the closing minutes to post a 47-41 victory. The win sent the Stingers on to the gold medal game on the Sunday afternoon against the Gloucester Wolverines. The Stingers trailed by only three at the half before the game got away from them and they were defeated 43-32.

     The Stingers thank Coach Pat Stoqua, Assistant Coaches Paul Streatch and Wendy Verrecchia and Manager Elizabeth Stoqua for their support during the season.

  
Stingers Take Tournament Gold! 

     The Goulbourn Stingers #1 Major Midget Girls basketball team participated in the Ottawa Shooting Stars Winter Classic basketball tournament on the weekend of January 12-14. The team went 5-0 for the weekend en route to the tournament championship.

     Saturday morning, the Stinger’s first game in round robin play was against the Arnprior Pride. The Stingers built an early lead and went on to win the contest 43-22. Victoria Cowell was named the Stinger’s player of the game. Next the Stingers took on the Gloucester Wolverines. Play during the first half was very tight with neither team being able to break away. The score was 26-26 at the halftime buzzer. The Stingers came out hard in the second half and never looked back. By the time the final horn sounded, the Stingers had secured the victory 48-34. Morgan Roesler was honoured as the player of the game for the Stingers. The Stinger’s final game in round robin action was versus an athletic, aggressive Ottawa Celtics team. Tenacious defense and a relentless half court trapping press resulted in numerous Celtic turnovers and contributed to a final victory of 49-44. Jenna Elliot was chosen as the player of the game. Sweeping their pool in round robin play advanced the Stingers into semi-final action on Sunday.

     On Sunday morning, the Stingers downed the Barrhaven Blue Devils 45-22 in semi-final play and earned a spot in gold medal game. Krysten Patrick was selected as the player of the game. The Stingers met the Ottawa Celtics for the tournament championship at Brookfield High on Sunday afternoon. The Stingers handled the aggressive Celtic defense with increased poise to lead 26-14 at half. The Stingers continued to work hard at both ends of the floor and emerged victorious 36-27 to win the tournament championship. Lia Blake was named the player of the game.

     The Stingers would like to thank head coach Pat Stoqua with assistance from Wendy Verrecchia and Paul Streatch for their leadership throughout as well as Stinger’s manager, Elizabeth Stoqua, for her continued dedication to the team.