YEAR BY YEAR HISTORY:

 

1995

The inaugural year of the women's basketball league began at Sarnia Collegiate.  Four squads were formed, 
with seven or eight players on each team.  That year, only six games were played (round robin twice). The officials
were two young, enthusiastic local basketball players, Jason Kaul, and  Keith Concisom.  T-shirts were awarded 
to Team 1 the winners in the first season. Captained by Shelley Vanderbeld, Team 1 had the following  players on
their roster: Marnie Buchanan, Leslie Richards, Carolyn Leaver and Maureen Robertson. They posted 4 wins in
their 6 game schedule.
 

1996

The league moved to Lambton College.  NBA team names were given to each team.  Carded officials were established. 
The league schedule was extended into August (one season only) due to the interest to keep playing. A donation of $200.00
was made to the Lambton College Women's Volleyball Team.
 

1997

Thirty-six players registered up from the 32 the year before.
 

1998

Introduction of the shooting contests:  Foul shooting and 3-pt line shooting.  Team names changed to those similar to the WNBA.
 

1999           

The seven-week league was won by the Comets, captained by Carolyn Leaver.  The Sarnia Hornets soccer team volunteered to scorekeep the league.  The team was provided a $175 donation for their volunteerism.

 

2000

League changed age eligibility from 19 years and over to 18 and over.
 

2001

Foul shooting contest winner:  Erin Buckle
Three point shooter winner:  Jillian Shelley
 

2002

League schedule permanently extended into August
 

2003

T-shirts made by sponsor Team Outfitters were given to all registered players instead of awarding prizes to league champions.
 

2004

For easy registration and league news the hooploop web site was created.
 

2005           

The ten year anniversary acknowledges players who have played since the league's first season in 1995:  Mary Ann Filip, Nancy Venhuizen, Maria Rocca, Shelley Vanderbeld and Kathy Arcuri-Arnott.

 

2006           

Referees Les Hoover and Brett Oake, who have officiated the league and volunteered their time for 10 years, decide to "hang up their shoes".  A warm welcome to our new official Shawn Ryan.  Due to a great turn-out, $150 was donated to VOICE, an organization for the hearing impaired, in honour of Kathy Arcuri-Arnott's son, Nathan.

 

2007           

New t-shirt colours donned the league players.

 

2008           

We welcomed Jason O'Reilly as our permanent official of the league, working with Shawn Ryan.

 

2009           

Kathy Arcuri-Arnott and Maria Rocca continue to play in the league, and still keep up with the young ones!

 

2010           

Bright coloured t-shirts and lots of new faces were some highlights to this year's 16th annual summer league.  Also, team scores and top scorers were posted in the Observer each week.

 

2011           

New basketball official, Kevin Grimmond, joined Jason O'Reilly to referee the women's league. League fees were increased, however, a donation of $500 was made to Lambton College Women's Basketball team.

 

2012           

Another successful season and a great group of ladies, who unanimously voted to donate $200 to Sarnia Lambton's Youth Suicide Prevention Committee.

 

2013              

$200 was generously donated to Noelle's Gift.

 

2014           

This year marked the 20th season of the Women's Hoop Loop League!  $250 was donated to the YMCA Autism Camp.

 

2015             

The league had a new look this year, with all teams sporting reversible blue and white jerseys. After 20 years of running the league that she created, Shelley Pretty hands it over to Emily McLachlin. A $100 grocery gift card was donated to our local homeless youth shelter, The Haven.

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2016

Jay Moran and John Larsen kindly returned to referee our women's league. This summer consisted of many extremely close and competitive games. We were happy to see lots of new and returning faces this year!

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2017

With the gym being unavailable due to the exciting construction of the new Athletics facility at Lambton College, the league kicked off it's 23rd season in the gym at Sarnia Evangelical Missionary Church. Although overall numbers were smaller this year, we had a handful of new participants. Referees are now randomized and assigned through the Sarnia Referee's Association. All participants in the finals got a free basketball cookie from Emily! The 4 Hoop Loop teams sported new NBA names this year to change things up, teams were split into Heat, Lakers, Celtics and Warriors.

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2018

The 24th Annual Hoop Loop league had some exciting new features this year! We were able to play back at the College this year on the fresh new floors in the small gym. The league expanded from 4 teams to 6 teams - from running 2 games per night to running 3 games per night with the help of Lambton's Women's Basketball Head Coach, Kendel Ross. We also updated the white and blue reversible jerseys to feature the Lambton Lions logo and our "Hoop Loop" league name. Emily's cousin, Courtney Steeves, kindly joined our Hoop Loop family as our scorekeeper!

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2019

The 25th Annual Hoop Loop league continues to grow! This year we were able to play in the BRAND NEW (and beautiful!) Athletics facility at Lambton College. Emily and Kendel were able to expand the league once again - moving to a summer of 12 weeks (instead of 10) and 8 participating teams, resulting in 4 games per night! The last 7 weeks of the league were formatted into a playdown bracket to add a competitive structure to the league. We had exciting additions of 4 "invitational teams" including the Northern seniors, Wallaceburg seniors, St. Patrick's seniors and Lambton College Varsity. As a nod to our 25th Anniversary, 3 players were recognized who have participated all 25 years. On behalf of the league, Emily presented Shelley Pretty, Kathy Arcuri-Arnott and Courtney Thornton with flowers, thank you cards and Lambton College t-shirts for their 25 years of contributions and dedication to our league. We also brought back the 3-point competition for a fun throwback to the 3-point contest Shelley used to run annually.

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2020-2021

The 26th Annual Hoop Loop league hits pause for two summers in a row as the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted our lives. 

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2022

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YEAR BY YEAR TEAM CHAMPIONS:

 

YEAR     TEAM      CHAMPION HIGHLIGHTS

 

1995      Team 1 

 

1996      Pistons      

Pistons def. Raptors 48 -35. Leading scorer was Leslie Richards and captain was Kathy Arcuri-Arnott.

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1997      Bulls          

Captain Sylvia Kovacs, Marcia Wood, Trish Torti, Candi Richards, Barb Fisher, Erin Hobin, Jodi Helps, Krista Duncan and Leslie McBeth contributed to the win.

 

1998      Shock       

Shock def. Comets 48 - 40.  Top scorers were Adrianne Crickard and Janine Day.

 

1999      Comets     

Comets def. Shock 56 - 45.  Erin Hobin, Adrianne Crickard, Muffy Somers, Teresa Edwards, Jodi Helps, Suzanne Burr and Lisa Hewton played in the championship game for the win.

 

2000      Comets     

Comets win second year in a row def. Starzz 33 - 26.  Heather Brown and Maria Rocca were top scorers with 7 pts each.  Kim Johnson and Michelle Vignon scored 8 pts each in the loss.

 

2001      Starzz       

Captain Courtney McMahon, Erin Buckle, Nancy Venhuizen, Mary Ann Filip, Danielle Sabourin, Kristy Roth, Katie Thorner, Beth Archambeault, Adrienne Crickard, Beth Dragon

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2002      Shock        

The Shock def. Rockers to take their second championship in the league.

 

2003      Rockers    

Nancy Venhuizen, Emily Wakely, Mal Kohlmeier, Michelle Vignon, Jillian Shelley, Danielle Sabourin, Amy Brand, Emilie Tidball, Taryn O'Reilly, Kelly Swift

 

2004      Shock        

Shelley Vanderbeld, Kendel Ross, Janine Day, Stephanie Bush, Nancy Venhuizen, Jessie Bartland, Bethany Andruchuk, Jenna Garbaty, Crystal Bourque, Katie Cuthbertson

 

2005      Rockers     

Lead by former Northern Vikings, Leigh Tully and Theresa Boon each scored 11 points to defeat last year's champions, the Rockers with a score of 43-36.

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2006      Starzz        

Morgan Jean lead all scores with 19 points, including a clutch 3 pt shot in the first-ever overtime, to help her team defeat the Shock 63-62.  Kelly Killoran was the leading scorer for the losing Shock team with four 3 pointers.

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2007      Starzz        

The Starzz proved their dominance with the duo performance of Katie Cuthbertson & Morgan Jean throughout the season.

 

2008      Comets      

Donning new colours this year, the Carolina Red Comets take first place in the league, defeating the Shock.

 

2009      Comets      

The Comets defeated the Rockers 37 - 26.  Both teams shot a total of 44 foul shots however the Comets were better from the charity strip to win the game.

 

2010      Shock         

Morgan Jean continues to display her talent for the game as her tie breaker foul shot won the game and another championship title.

 

2011      Rockers      

Amanda Orr's playmaking ability and 3pt shot made her top scorer in the championship final with 17 pts.  Other players included Melissa Rondinelli, Liz Dent, Shelley Pretty, Linda Sparks, Julie Bedard, Melanie St.Louis, Danielle Lanteigne and Lauren Kraemer

 

2012      Shock          

Courtney Thornton's led all scores with 28 pts for the Shock"s 68 - 46 win over the Comets.

 

2013      Shock          

The Shock defeated the Comets 48-42.  Sam Kaldeway led team Shock with 14 pts.

 

2014      Starzz         

The Racine twins and Taylor sisters helped their team become the 2014 champs!

 

2015      Rockers      

Courtney Lundy, Shelley Pretty and Melissa Ellis helped push their team past the Comets in a 51-42 championship win.

 

2016      Shock          

Courtney McMahon (12), Amanda Orr (17) and Theresa Siertsema (9) collectively contributed 38 points to slide past the first-placed Comets team in a 46-41 victory.

 

2017       Lakers        

New additions to the league filled out the Lakers team and they were nearly unstoppable all season. Returning players including Theresa Siertsema and Vanessa Ladanchuk and newcomers Maggie Mullen and Kelsie McEwan helped lead the Lakers to victory.

 

2018        Lions           

Featuring past and present Lambton Varsity players and coach Kendel Ross, the Lions team were a strong new addition to the league this summer.

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2019        Vikings       

An impressive roster for the Northern senior girls basketball team dominated the league this summer. Led by Cassidy Hirtle and twin forwards Hannah & Fiona Elliott, the Vikings were on a winning streak all the way to the Championship game.

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2020-2021     Summer League Postponed

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2022

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