Ridley College - Athletics

Athletics

The school has several competitive athletics teams, including the boys' soccer team, Canadian Independent Schools National Champions in 2003, and the boys' ice hockey team, which competes in the highly competitive Midwest Prep Hockey League. Boys' basketball has continued to be a strong program at Ridley, winning numerous Canadian Independent Schools Championships in the last few years. The varsity boys' rugby program went through a rebirth during the recent years, hosting the Canadian Independent School championships and medalling out of 15 teams, as well as ending up with a second place finish in the CISAA rugby finals. One of Ridley's most renowned athletics programs comprises its strong rowing traditions. Ridley has won the UK Royal Henley Regatta's prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup four times, the most of any Canadian boarding school and has trained numerous Canadian Olympic rowers. Girls' sports include, but are not limited to, rugby, introduced in 2002; field hockey, volleyball, soccer, hockey, and tennis. Sport participation is an expectation for Ridley students, and participation is mandatory. For those students that do not wish to be on a competitive team, Ridley has set in place a Sports for Life program. The program includes sports such as sailing, fencing, curling, and badminton. Click Here for More information on Ridley Sports

A very well respected motto that the students go by in relation to sports goes as follows, “If you lose, say nothing; if you win say less." said by Ridley’s Second Headmaster, Dr. Harry C. Griffith.

The Ridley College Tiger Swim Team has dominated in several categories in the All-Ontario (OFSSA) Championships. Their powerful Men's Team won the overall championship in 2006 over almost 300 other private and public Ontario schools. Their Women's Relay Team set successive back-to-back All-Ontario records in 2004 and 2005. The 2008 swim team dominated in all areas, from regional to provincial, breaking decade-old records.