Sports
EYCI has an athletics program, with recent strong showings by its Senior Boys' Football team, Senior Boys' Hockey team, Varsity Girls' Hockey team (who made it to OFSAA last year), as well as both the Junior and Senior Boys' Soccer squads. Historically from the 1950s to the 1980s, the school was a perennial powerhouse in Canadian-rules Football (York League) and Baseball (TSSAA). The Senior Boys Cross Country team also qualified for OFSAA in the Fall of 2009 and 2010. Girls Junior Basketball team 09/10 won the city championship.
East York is one of the few high schools to have a Flag football team. The Varsity Girls' Flag Football team has been very successful since forming in 2007, winning silver in their first year and gold for the next two years in the TDSSAA Regional finals. They currently have made the TSSAA City Championships during their 2008 and 2009 seasons, winning gold and silver respectively.
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