OFSAA Boys AA Volleyball

As a parent having stayed in Ottawa, I'd like to thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity that you have provided us by broadcasting the games on the Web. It was almost as if we were there; the feeling was great. I don't know if this has been done before but you are setting a precedent, a standard for the ucoming OVA tournaments. I'd like also to congratulate you for the regular updates on the results. I had seen this before but your results were more regular and timely than what I had seen before. I can only try to imagine the amount of work required to organize this all. I tip my hat to you Dryden.
A Bulldog parent from ESC Beatrice-Desloges Daniel

Thank you so much for the photos... I, like most, was expecting to pay for copies of these photos. Offering them to the parents, coaches, student athletes and their schools for print purposes is extremely generous of you. Since we were not able to attend OFSAA to watch our son's team (silver medalists) we certainly appreciate having the opportunity to catch up with the action through the photographs.

As a parent, I was able to attend the OFSAA championship in Dryden. What a positive experience it was for the players and guests. The facilities were excellent, everyone was helpful and welcoming, it was so well organized and the coverage was outstanding on this site. The team ambassadors were very thoughtful and went out of their way to make sure that everything was taken care of for "their" team. Each team showed so much character and heart. Congratulations to all! Way to go St. Chris!

We traveled 21 hours by bus for OFSAA and I was fortunate to attend the games as a mom and a fan, however family, classmates and teachers could not attend, so the website was a wonderful idea to keep them posted on how Perth was doing, and to actually watch the games!
Having Ambassadors for each team familiarized
us with the Dryden area, and kept us pointed in the right directions all the time. Brian and Norma were wonderful to all of us (coaches,players & moms) and they are such great people!
One of the best things that you did was to post all of the e-mails that were being sent to all of the players. That meant so much to them, and on a regular basis we all checked for new messages.
All in all, I could not say that you missed anything. We found Dryden a very kind and friendly town. Thanks to everyone who were organizers, or worked throughout the weekend, your hospitality will not soon be forgotten! You are a pioneer for other OFSAA's. Good Work!!

Congratulations to all the committees, volunteers and ambassadors on hosting a very successful OFSAA Tournament. What an exciting weekend and what top calibre of volleyball. Dryden Eagles did so well that I cannot tell you how proud I was watching our boys play and how they conducted themselves. You have no idea how the crowd truly felt in the game with the McGregor Panthers of Chatham. Even though our boys lost they were winners in the crowds' eyes and they should be very proud of themselves.

i got to admit that was the best weekend of my entire life... i want to thank everyone on behalf of my school george S henry academy.. it was an amazing experience and some of my team mates and i are hoping to do it one more time next year.. we will be working hard all year long.. once again thx to everyone..

What an amazing experience. Myself and 3 other parents were fortunate enough to be able to attend OFSAA this year. We were all totally amazed at the hospitality of the entire community in Dryden. It was very well organized, through all the volunteers, ambassadors, and this wonderful website. an experience never to be forgotten. Although our team did not advance very far, I know that they too had the experience of a life time. Thanks to all who put all the hard work into organizing this event and please express a special thanks to John and Alicia Kitt for their love shown to us and our boys team.

Great Job hosting OFSAA!! It was very evident that a great deal of time and preparation went into this awesome OFSAA experience.

It was wonderful and extremely stressful to be able to view the games via webcast!! Our family was crowded around the screen cheering on the Eden Flyers. Thanks to all of the people in Dryden who took sure great care of our boys and included us in a once in a life time experience!!

Beth Schulz

Hi again, from Perth!

IT WAS FANTASTIC, AWESOME, STUPENDOUS, AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!!!! That was the best tournament of any kind I have attended in my 35 years of volleyball (coaching and playing). The cost and the distance was extreme but worth every penny and every minute. The staff and students at P&DCI were bubbling with excitement today - telling stories of the webcasts and sending messages to us. Half of the wall was for P&DCI. I would come to Dryden again any day! THANK YOU VERY MUCH DRYDEN!

Donna Rumball, Head Coach, Perth & District CI

It was amazing to be able to watch the boys and how they did. St. Christopher has made Sarnia proud in more than one way. Although I couldn't travel to Dryden with the boys, being able to watch them on this website made me feel like I was there. Congratulations to the Cyclones on a bronze medal, I am so proud of you boys.

Thanks again, Dryden! What an amazing job. From the incredible Native song at the banquet as a kick-off, to the excitement at the gold medal match, the tournie made athletes feel important and honoured. Although the attitudes and sportsmanship of all teams was evident and great to be a part of, one of my favourite stories to tell my staff at HDCH is how St. Christopher's was cheering on their fellow SWOSSA region with "Let's Go Panthers!" as we were rooting for SOSSA's Eden. At the end of the match, St. Christophers immediately started cheering "Let's go Eden!" to show their appreciation for their accomplishment winning gold, and finished off the evening with "Let's Go Dryden!" to compliment all of you on your job well done. St. Christopher's behaviour seems to embody what the Sportsmanship Award is all about. It was such a fitting way to conclude a prestigious high school event -- excellence in both competition and character.

Thank you Dryden for hosting a fantastic tournament. The webcast was wonderful. As a parent that tries to attend every game and could not make OFSAA I thank you for allowing me to support the team thru e-mails and being able to share in their experience thru the webcast. The boys have come home with nothing but praise for the organization of the tournament and the ambassadors that helped them out all weekend. You created an experience the boys will never forget.
WAY TO GO DRYDEN !!!!
Brenda Harris - parent of Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute (IDCI) player

I would like to congratulate the organizing committee for putting on a first class show. I would especially like to thank the Eagles for their sportmanship, determination and hard work. The quarter final match was FANtastic and you made your school and community very proud. Congratulations to you all. The youth in this small city continues to make me glad this is where I hang my hat.

On behalf of everyone at IDCI we would like to thanks everyone from Dryden Highschool for an excellent OFSAA and the whole town of Dryden for being so welcoming. Congrats to Eden, you definetly were the best team at the tournament. Looking forward to next years OFSAA and if it is anything like this years OFSAA it again will be an event that I will never forget.

OFSAA was amazing! It was an ublievable experience that I will never forget, my teamates had an awesome time and we played very well, fourth in the province is pretty good! Eden, congratulations on your victory, you deserved it, you played very well all weekend. Dryden you all did an amazing job putting the whole weekend together from the banquet to the webcasts to the message board it all made the experience that much greater! Thanks again to all! good season boys!
Craig Smith - Ingersoll D.C.I.