page_title: Ridley College
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Ridley College / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: English: Ridley's mascot, Hank.
context_page_description: Ridley College is a private boarding and day university-preparatory school located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, 20 miles from Niagara Falls. The school confers the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and the International Baccalaureate diploma programme. Ridley is one of the oldest private schools in Canada, and has the largest boarding program in Ontario, with students representing over 61 countries.
  Established as an Anglican-affiliated all-boys school in 1889, Ridley became coeducational in 1973. The school is divided into ten houses, each of which serves as a residence and community for its students. All students take part in an extensive extracurricular program including sports, arts and theatre opportunities, student initiatives, and community service. Ridley's boarding program plays a dominant role in its curriculum, with faculty heavily involved in student life outside the classroom in roles such as housemasters, coaches, and advisors.
context_section_description: The school has several competitive athletic teams:
  The Boys Basketball (First Team) is a very strong program at Ridley, winning numerous Canadian Independent Schools National Championships in the last few years (2015, 2016).
  Similarly, the Ridley First Girls Basketball teams have won the Canadian Independent Schools National Championship in 2013, 2015, and 2016, along with CISAA titles in 2015, and 2016.
  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, putting it in the same league as famous British schools such as Eton College and Pangbourne College, and the most of any Canadian boarding school, and it has trained numerous Canadian Olympic rowers. Ridley has previous Olympians as coaches, and competes in regattas internationally.
  Other sports 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. The school also has an Under 14, an Under 16, and a Varsity squash team.
  Girls' sports include, but are not limited to, rugby, introduced in 2002; field hockey, volleyball, soccer, hockey, and tennis.
  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.
  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 providing recreational, non-competitive sports opportunities. The program includes sports such as sailing, fencing, curling, running, tennis, and badminton (though most of these teams have competitive counterparts).
  A popular motto that students at the school go by in relation to sports, said by Ridley's Second Headmaster, Dr. Harry C. Griffith, is, “If you lose, say nothing. If you win, say less." Ridley's mascot, Hank, is depicted in a sculpture by artist Hugh Russel, an Old Ridleian.
caption: Ridley College's mascot, Hank.
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