A Ofsaa History
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OFSAA “A” TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATE’S 1949 - PRESENT *THE FIRST ORGANIZED ALL ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT THAT RECOGNIZED OFFICIALLY ONE PROVINCIAL CHAMPION, TOOK PLACE AT HART HOUSE ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. DALT WHITE OF TORONTO WESTERN TECH C.I.. HART HOUSE WOULD BE THE SITE FOR THE FIRST 5 YEARS UNTIL IT WAS DECIDED TO OFFER THE TOURNAMENT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE PROVINCE. THE EVENT WAS FIRST CALLED THE “GOLDEN BALL” AND FROM 1949 TO 1966 THE TROPHY WAS SPONSORED BY THE TORONTO TELEGRAM PAPER WHICH ALSO REFERRED TO IT AS THE “TELE” CHAMPIONSHIP. PRIOR TO 1949 ONTARIO CHAMPIONS WERE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE CANADIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. **ALSO PLEASE NOTE ALL SCHOOL NAMES HAVE BEEN RECORDED AS THEY WERE REPORTED IN THE LOCAL HOSTING AREA PAPER. SOME SCHOOLS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WRONG CITY, IE: OTTAWA RIDEAU MAY HAVE BEEN ELGIN RIDEAU BUT I TRUST THE REPORTER’S DID THEIR FACT FINDING FOR THEIR COVERAGE 1949: LOCATION - TORONTO - MARCH 30 - APRIL 2 EAST YORK CI - CHAMPION - 41 {OT} SUDBURY TECH - SILVER MEDAL - 37 PETERBOROUGH C.I. - SEMI’S WINDSOR PATTERSON C.I. - SEMI’S OTTAWA TECH SAULT STE. MARIE C.I. HAMILTON WESTDALE H.S. TORONTO WESTERN TECH C.I. *{NO CONSOLATION GAME REPORTED} 1950: LOCATION - TORONTO - APRIL 10-13 SAULT STE. MARIE CI - CHAMPION - 54 NIAGARA FALL C.V.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 35 SUDBURY C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 41 HAMILTON WESTDALE H.S. - CONSOLATION FINAL - 38 WINDSOR PATTERSON C.I. - SEMI’S OTTAWA LISGAR C.I. - SEMI’S BELLEVILLE H.S TORONTO JARVIS C.I. TORONTO EAST YORK C.I. TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. TORONTO HUMBERSIDE C.I. HAMILTON F.R. CLOSE TECH LONDON SIR ADAM BECK C.I. *{13 SCHOOLS - 20 GAME ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT} 1951: LOCATION - TORONTO - MARCH 26-29 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - CHAMPION - 43 HUMBERSIDE C.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 32 SUDBURY H.S. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 41 HAMILTON CENTRAL C.I. - CONSOLATION FINAL - 35 WINDSOR PATTERSON C.I. - SEMI’S SUDBURY TECH - SEMI’S BELLEVILLE H.S. OTTAWA GLEBE C.I. LEAMINGTON D.H.S. YORK MEMORIAL C.I. TORONTO CENTRAL C.I. TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. *{12 TEAM FIELD - NO CONSOLATION GAME REPORTED} 1952: LOCATION - TORONTO - APRIL 4-5 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - CHAMPION - 65 WINDSOR PATTERSON C.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 63 TORONTO CENTRAL C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 55 ETOBICOKE C.I. - CONSOLATION FINAL - 43 SAULT STE MARIE H.S. - SEMI’S OTTAWA TECH - SEMI’S HAMILTON CENTRAL C.I. AURORA ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE 1953: LOCATION - TORONTO - MARCH 5-7 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - CHAMPION - 62 NORTH TORONTO C.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 44 HAMILTON CENTRAL C.I. TORONTO BLOOR C.I. TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. - SEMI’S SUDBURY H.S. - SEMI’S PETERBOROUGH C.I. WINDSOR ASSUMPTION COLLEGE *{NORTH TORONTO GETS IN ON A COIN FLIP OVER ETOBICOKE C.I. DUE TO OTTAWA D.H.S. NOT ATTENDING. WINDSOR AND PETERBOROUGH WITHDRAW AFTER THEIR SECOND GAME, ALLOWING HAMILTON CENTRAL AND TORONTO BLOOR TO COMPETE FOR CONSOLATION TITLE WHICH NO SCORE WAS REPORTED} 1954: LOCATION - WINDSOR - MARCH 19-20 WINDSOR PATTERSON C.I. - CHAMPION - 65 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 59 *{C.V.I. ENDS 4YR RUN AT 71-1} WINDSOR T.L. KENNEDY C.I. - SEMI’S SAULT STE. MARIE H.S. - SEMI’S KINGSTON C.I. ETOBICOKE C.I. HAMILTON CENTRAL C.I. TORONTO CENTRAL C.I. *{NO CONSOLATION GAME REPORTED} 1955: LOCATION - NIAGARA FALLS - MARCH 14-15 NIAGARA FALLS STAMFORD C.I. - CHAMPION - 54 WINDSOR PATTERSON C.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 47 ETOBICOKE C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 55 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - CONSOLATION FINALS - 47 SUDBURY MINING TECH - SEMI’S TORONTO NORTHERN V.I. - SEMI’S OTTAWA LISGAR C.I. HAMILTON WESTDALE H.S. 1956: LOCATION - LONDON - MARCH 15-16 WINDSOR ASSUMPTION COLLEGE - CHAMPION - 66 LONDON SIR ADAM BECK C.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 56 ETOBICOKE C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 52 TORONTO BLOOR C.I. - CONSOALTION FINAL - 46 MEDWAY D.H.S. - SEMI’S SUDBURY TECH - SEMI’S OTTAWA GLEBE C.I. NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. 1957: LOCATION - TORONTO - MARCH 15-17 LONDON SIR ADAM BECK C.I. - CHAMPION - 67 TORONTO EAST YORK C.I. - SILVER MEDAL - 35 WELLAND NOTRE DAME H.S. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 56 OTTAWA NEPEAN C.I. - CONSOLATION FINAL - 32 SUDBURY TECH - SEMI’S TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. - SEMI’S BELLEVILLE H.S. TORONTO JARVIS C.I. 1958: LOCATION - SUDBURY - MARCH 14-15 WINDSOR ASSUMPTION COLLEGE - CHAMPION - 60 SUDBURY H.S. - SILVER MEDAL - 55 NIAGARA FALLS STAMFORD C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 57 OTTAWA LISGAR C.I. - CONSOLATION FINAL - 39 TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. - SEMI’S SUDBURY ST CHARLES COLLEGE - SEMI’S OSHAWA CENTRAL H.S. KITCHENER EASTWOOD C.I. 1959: LOCATION - OSHAWA - MARCH 13-14 TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. - CHAMPION - 52 SUDBURY H.S. - SILVER MEDAL - 45 N FALLS STAMFORD C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 52 NEPEAN H.S. - CONSOLATION FINALS - 31 WINDSOR T.L. KENNEDY - SEMI’S NORTH TORONTO C.I. - SEMI’S QUINTE D.H.S. OSHAWA O.C.C.I. 1960: LOCATION - GUELPH - MARCH 11-12 TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. - CHAMPION - 44 SUDBURY ST. CHARLES COLLEGE - SILVER MEDAL - 24 NORTH TORONTO C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 45 KITCHENER EASTWOOD C.I. - CONSOLATION FINALS - 43 LONDON CLARKE RD H.S. - SEMI’S NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - SEMI’S BRANTFORD PAULINE JOHNSON OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE 1961: LOCATION - OTTAWA - MARCH 17-18 WINDSOR J.L. FORSTER - CHAMPION - 56 OTTAWA FISHER PARK H.S. - 46 WELLAND NOTRE DAME COLLEGE - CONSOLATION CHAMPIONS - 61 SUDBURY SHERIDAN TECH - CONSOLATION FINALS - 39 TORONTO RIVERDALE C.I. OTTAWA VALLEY RENFREW C.I. *{ONLY 6 TEAMS} SUDBURY & WELLAND GOT BYE’S TO THE SEMI’S 1962: LOCATION - WELLAND - MARCH 16-17 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - CHAMPION - 62 NIAGARA FALLS D.H.S. - SILVER MEDAL - 38 WELLAND NOTRE DAME H.S. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 62 WELLAND HIGH & V.S. - CONSOLATION FINALS - 45 SUDBURY ST. CHARLES COLLEGE - SEMI’S OTTAWA FISHER PARK - SEMI’S LONDON CENTRAL C.I. TORONTO RIVERDALE C.I. 1963: LOCATION - KINGSTON - MARCH 15-16 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - CHAMPION - 57 SUDBURY ST. CHARLES COLLEGE - SILVER MEDAL - 34 OTTAWA GLEBE H.S. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 58 WINDSOR J.L. FORSTER C.I. - CONSOLATION FINALS - 50 CORNWALL C.I. - SEMI’S TORONTO RUNNYMEDE C.I. - SEMI’S LONDON CLARKE ROAD C.I. KINGSTON QUEEN ELIZABETH C.I. 1964: LOCATION - LONDON - MARCH 13-14 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - CHAMPION - 69 {RECORD REPORTED AS 61-0 FOR 3YRS} HAMILTON HILL PARK S.S. - SILVER MEDAL - 42 WELLAND NOTRE DAME H.S. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 76 TILLSONBURG ANNADALE H.S. - CONSOLATION FINALS - 33 LONDON SIR ADAM BECK - SEMI’S WINDSOR ASSUMPTION COLLEGE - SEMI’S WINDSOR HERMAN S.S. SCARBOURGH CEDARBRAE C.I. 1965: LOCATION - WINDSOR - MARCH 19-20 *{FIRST YEAR OF AN EAST/WEST PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP} HAMILTON HILL PARK S.S. - WEST DIVISION CHAMPION - 43 WINDSOR WALKERVILLE C.I. - WEST DIVISION SILVER MEDAL - 40 ST. THOMAS H.S. - WEST CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 57 ETOBICOKE BURNHAMTHORPE C.I. - WEST CONSOLATION FINAL - 51 WINDSOR HERMAN S.S. - SEMI’S LONDON SIR ADAM BECK - SEMI’S TORONTO DON MILLS C.I. BRANTFORD ST. JOHN’S C.I. LOCATION - NORTH BAY - MARCH 19-20 SUDBURY SHERIDAN TECH - EAST DIVISION CHAMPION - 57 SAULT STE MARIE C.I. - EAST DIVISION SILVER MEDAL - 54 OTTAWA RIDGEMONT H.S. - EAST DIVISION CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 73 SMITH FALLS H.S - EAST DIVISION CONSOLATION FINAL - 51 NIAGARA FALLS C.V.I. - SEMI’S OSHAWA CENREAL C.I. - SEMI’S MIDLAND S.S. TORONTO MICHAEL POWER C.I. 1966: LOCATION - HAMILTON - MARCH 11-12 WINDSOR WALKERVILLE C.I. - WEST DIVISION CHAMPION - 47 SAULT STE. MARIE C.I. - WEST DIVISION SILVER MEDAL - 40 LONDON CENTRAL C.I. - WEST CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 61 BRANTFORD ST. JOHN’S C.I. - WEST CONSOLATION FINAL - 36 HAMILTON HILL PARK S.S. - SEMI’S ETOBICOKE C.I. - SEMI’S TORONTO EAST YORK C.I. HAMILTON CATHEDRAL H.S. LOCATION - OSHAWA - MARCH 11-12 OTTAWA RIDGEMONT H.S. - EAST DIVISION CHAMPION - 68 OSHAWA CENTRAL C.I. - EAST DIVISION FINALS - 45 TORONTO OAKWOOD C.I. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 68 WELLAND NOTRE DAME - CONSOLATION FINALS - 56 MIDLAND D.H.S. TORONTO DE LASALLE C.I. PETERBOROUGH ADAM SCOTT CORNWALL ST. LAWRENCE H.S. 1967: LOCATION - GUELPH - MARCH 10-11 WINDSOR ASSUMPTION COLLEGE - WEST DIVISION CHAMPION - 46 HAMILTON CATHEDRAL H.S. - WEST DIVISION SILVER MEDAL - 39 BRANTFORD ST. JOHN’S C.I. - WEST CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 53 LONDON SIR ADAM BECK - WEST CONSOLATION FINAL - 52 BARRIE CENTRAL C.I. - SEMI’S ST. CATHARINE’S DENIS MORRIS S.S. - SEMI’S GUELPH C.V.I. SUDBURY SHERIDAN TECH LOCATION - OTTAWA - MARCH 10-11 PETERBOROUGH ADAM SCOTT - EAST DIVISION CHAMPION - 35 OSHAWA CENTRAL C.I. - EAST DIVISION SILVER MEDAL - 28 HAMILTON DELTA S.S. - EAST CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 61 CORNWALL ST. LAWRENCE H.S. - EAST CONSOLATION FINAL - 49 OTTAWA RIDGEMONT H.S. - SEMI’S KINGSTON LOYALIST C.I. - SEMI’S TORONTO DE LASALLE C.I. OTTAWA VALLEY RENFREW C.I. 1968: LOCATION - GODERICH - MARCH 18-19 *{FIRST YEAR SINGLE A IS COMPETED ONLY AMONGST SMALLEST SCHOOLS} SUDBURY ES DU SACRE-COEUR - CHAMPION - 57 ST. CATHARINES MERRITTON H.S. - SILVER MEDAL - 42 HARROW D.H.S. - CONSOLATION CHAMPION - 72 GODERICH D.C.I. - CONSOLATION FINAL - 58 CANNINGTON BROCK H.S. - SEMI’S PETERBOURGH ST. PETER’S COLLEGE - SEMI’S PARKHILL D.H.S. - 1/4’S ERNESTOWN D.H.S. - 1/4’S LIVELY D.H.S. PETAWAWA H.S. WALKERTON DHS *{11 TEAM FIELD} 1969: LOCATION - PETERBOROUGH - MARCH 19-21 PELHAM D.H.S. - CHAMPION - 67 TECUMSEH ST. ANNE - SILVER MEDAL - 43 SARNIA ST PAT’S - CONSOLATION CHAMPIONS - 51 FORT WILLIAM - CONSOLATION FINAL - 39 ACTON DHS STAYNER CI LAKEFIELD DHS NORWOOD DHS BOWMANVILLE HS SAULT STE MARIE LIVELY HS PETERBOURGH ST PETER CSS KEMPTVILLE NORTH GRENVILLE HS *{12 TEAM FIELD - NO SEMI’S REPORTED} 1970: LOCATION - MITCHELL - MARCH 23-25 SARNIA ST.