NEW WEB SITE

Just making sure my last post is correctly interpreted. The web site will be going live this week and I will send an official announcement on the day it does. Until then, please use the old address and you will still be on the old site.

BRAND NEW WEB SITE GOES LIVE!

After months of tireless volunteer work, three Golden Jets parents:  Sanja Sekaric, Pam Botterill and Tanya Fenkell have changed the look of the Toronto Golden Jets web site and updated its coding. While the old site was initially practical, it was rendered less so in recent years due to the old coding that served as its base.  Sanja, Pam and Tanya also sought out input from other parents in the club as they strove to bring a web site into being that would serve the Golden Jets community well and have a more modern look and feel.  And, in my opinion, they have certainly succeeded!

On behalf of the entire club, I would like to express my sincere thanks to these three women for all their hard work and dedication to the club.

The direct link address for the club web site is:  www.torontogoldenjets.ca

The old address (www.torontowaterpolo.com) will seamlessly click through to our site

The site goes live this week so look for it!!

George Gross, Jr.
Head Coach and Club Founder

JETS U19 BOYS 4th

The Golden Jets U19 boys lost 12-10 to the Calgary Torpedoes in the bronze medal match at the recently concluded Canadian National Championships. David Rapoport led the way with five goals, Stefan Mitic added a hat trick and Luka Pejanovic notched the other tally.

The Jets U19 team was in its second straight Final Four National Championship and had an improved performance against Calgary which dominated the Jets last year.

Rapoport, Mitic and goalie Andrei Velasevic have a busy summer ahead as they will be representing Canada at the World Student Games in Taipei, Taiwan in August (more info to follow).

Congratulations to coach Predrag and the entire team!

JETS U19 BOYS AT FINAL FOUR

The Golden Jets U19 boys are in Calgary for the Canadian National Championships Final Four the result of a surprising move from 6th place to 2nd place at the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Jets scored upset victories over DDO (quarter finals) and Ottawa Titans (semi-finals) to secure the Nationals berth.

The Jets faced B.C. Storm last night in the national semi-final.

This is the second year in a row the U19s qualified for the Final Four. Congratulations to Predrag and all the players!!!

JETS U14 BOYS 5TH

The Golden Jets U14 boys under the direction of Mohamed Rezk finished 5th at the recently concluded Ontario Provincial Championships.

The Jets started out nervously losing a close match to Hamilton 9-8. The heartbreak showed in the next match which saw the Jets fall 16-11. But the team picked up on the experiences and came back to win its final two games against Capital Wave of Ottawa (11-5) and Kitchener-Waterloo (11-9).

The team was made up almost exclusively of players with a year or less of water polo experience.

Congratulations to all the players and Moh for a job well done!

JETS GIRLS IN HAMILTON

The fledgling Golden Jets girls age group program went to its first full tournament this year in |Hamilton and came away with 2 wins and 2 losses despite not having a goalie.

This is a good start to build a competitive team for next season.

Congratulations to Anya, Macy, Penny, Diana, Elmire, Yooyin, Olivia, Anuska, Ashley and Zabia.

JETS WOMEN 4th NATIONALS

The Golden Jets women played valiantly at the National Championships and came away with a 4th place finish.

In the semi-finals, the Jets surprised eventual national champion Team Saskatchewan by jumping out to an early 3-1 first quarter lead.  But Team Sask came back with four unanswered goals in the second quarter to gain a lead they would never relinquish, eventually prevailing 7-5.  Shae Fournier and Nicole Brown each scored twice and Ana Miroslavic added a single.

In the bronze medal game, the Jets faced off against last year's national champions CAMO (Montreal) and never got untracked though the Jets did score the most goals they had all season against CAMO in losing 13-8.  Fournier led the way with a hat trick while single tallies came from
Rhianna Wood, Tanya Robinson, Julie Szpara, Brittany Sinclair and Miroslavic.

Starting goalie Rachael Jaffe had a strong game against Team Sask and a strong first half against CAMO before giving way to fellow keeper Daniela Freeman.