The Brockville Rowing Club had a huge showing in Welland at the Ontario Rowing Championships, bringing home nine medals from 16 events, one of the best showings in the club’s history. 

The total of nine medals came from four gold, one silver, and four bronze, with another 3 fourth place finishes.  “We had a very solid weekend,” said coach Chris Marshall.  “It’s been a while since we’ve had this kind of success in a single regatta..”

Gold medal winners were; U17 Men’s Quad, Hunter Grant, Alex Row, Fraser Blair, and Owen Gill.  U17 Men’s Double, Alex Row, Owen Gill.  U23 Women’s Quad, Addie Barr, Mollie McCabe, Hannah de Vos, Christine Allingham.  U23 Women’s Pair, Addie Barr, Christine Allingham. 

Silver medal winner; U23 Men’s Pair, Coleman Bak, Patrick O’Shaughnessy-Hunter.

Bronze medal winners;  U17 Men’s Double, Fraser Blair, Hunter Grant.  U17 Women’s Double, Sidney Marshall, Lauren Miller, U23 Men’s Four, Coleman Bak, Patrick O’Shaughnessy-Hunter, Marti McKend, Chad Harvey.  U17 Coxed Quad, Perseus Taylor, Levi Howley, Orion Taylor, Omar Sandarassi, cox – Laurel McCullough. 

“We had great results that I think were well deserved,” said Marshall, adding that the conditions were extremely tough and the team handled them very well. 

A pair of Brockville Country Club (BCC) members battled for the City and District title this week.  Emily Peters came roaring back with a second round 76 to edge out fellow BCC member Alex Hodgkinson by two strokes to win on Tuesday afternoon. 

After a first day 86, Peters ended with a 162 total, two better than Hodgkinson’s 164.  Both will be playing in the OVGA national tournament taking place over four days starting this weekend.