oUR tEAMS

Danforth teams compete in the south region of the TDSSAA, an OFSAA member association. There are three seasons of competition in the TDSSAA; Fall, Winter and Spring, with a handful of seasons taking place slightly outside that general framework. Many of the sports offered below operate multiple teams at various age groups including but not limited to Novice, Junior, Senior and Varsity. See below for detailed information about our tryout structure as well as timing for each sport season.

Tryouts:

At Danforth, we host an all sports information session at the beginning of each season. These sessions take place at lunch in the gymnasium, and include coaches from all of the teams competing in the upcoming season. Students can attend the meetings, collect google classroom codes and get more information for as many teams as they like. The meeting dates for the 2026/27 school year are as follows:

Fall Season: Thursday September 10th

Winter Season: Thursday November 5th (Ice hockey will meet earlier)

Spring Season: Thursday March 11th

See below for a listing of all of our teams and information about which seasons each sport takes place in.

VOlleyball

The volleyball program at Danforth CTI has seen exceptional results over a 15 year span, wining multiple regional and city championships and representing the TDSSAA at OFSAA three times in that stretch. Athletic Director Andrew D’Angelo brings significant experience coaching both high school and club volleyball at high levels. The boys program won a junior regional and city championship in 2022, as well as a senior regional championship in 2024. The girls program has also grown considerably in the last 5 years and wnow competes in Tier 1.

Boys: September - November

Girls: November - February

All Gender: March - May

Beach: May

basketball

The boys basketball program at Danforth has seen a resurgence in recent years. With the addition of former U of T men’s assistant coach Kieran Hayward in 2021, 25+ year veteran coaches Tyrone Smith and Tracy Niven have enjoyed the luxury of having an experienced eye and exceptional strategist join them. The junior boys program enjoyed a Tier II regional championship in 2024 and now competes in Tier I. This milestone was surpassed only by our junior girls basketball team who won a tier I city championship in 2025; the first in our school’s history.

Girls: September - November

Boys: November - February

Soccer

In 2024, both the junior boys, senior boys, and varsity girls outdoor teams completed the treble, all winning the South region Tier II championships. All three teams now compete in Tier I in both outdoor and indoor seasons. The boys program is backstopped by veteran Danforth teacher Albert Ravera, and former Provincial player Ivan Bartakovic. Christian Lorca rounds out the boys coaching staff. Constantinos Seventikidis runs the girls program and has coached them to multiple Tier II championships in the last four years.

Boys Outdoor: September - October

Boys and Girls Indoor: November - February

Girls Outdoor: April - May

X-Country and track & field

Country and Track and FIeld have been a staple at Danforth since it’s inception in 1923. Currently, our X Country team sends 40+ athletes to the south region championships yearly. This year, we had 10+ represent us at the City Championships and advanced a runner to OFSAA. In Track and Field, our team has grown in recent years to almost 100 athletes. In addition to multiple track events, Danforth students participate in many throwing events as well, with many of our students moving on to represent the TDSAA at OFSAA. Our novice boys team won the south region championship in 2024, and Max Texeira won Junior Gold in javeling at OFSAA in 2026.

Coed X-Country: September - October

Coed Track & Field: March - May

hockey

Lead by former junior player, and GTHL coach, Jason Koumaris, the boys hockey team has grown extensively in recent years. The team is usually in the top 3rd of the Tier II league, and has players of all skill levels participating. The girls program is run on a year to year basis and plays in Tier II jointly with Monarch Park. In 2022, the team won the regional Tier II championship, and lost in the finals in 2023. program every year.

Boys: November - February

Girls: November - February

Swimming

When the Danforth pool was closed in 2008, the swim team died. With the efforts of former coach Colleen Hickey and new Phys Ed ACL Hailey Burton, the swim team was resurrected in 2023. The team practices at Riverdale, Monarch Park and Early Beatty, and competes in the south region. In it’s first year, the senior boys open team won a south region championship. Like the rugby program, more and more athletes have gravitated to this team every year.

Coed: November - February

baseball

The baseball program at Danforth is in it’s 5th year following a long hiatus. Despite that, coach Seventikidis, a baseball guru, has been able to find success with a young team. The last three seasons have seen the team go from aTier II bottom feeder, to south region Tier I Champions!! This year, the team hopes to continue on their success and vie for the south region title once again. in 2026, Danforth will also field a girls softball team.

Boys Baseball: April - May

Girls Softball : April - May

Ultimate

Ultimate teams at Danforth have seen a huge rise in popularity in recent years. With no shortage of passionate coaches, the program is able to field a girls team in the fall, attend indoor coed tournaments through the winter, and offer a burgeoning coed team in the spring. Many athletes at Danforth can be seen honing their skills on the field at lunch, or participating in our various ultimate intramural programs as well.

Girls: September - October

Coed: April - May

Badminton

Racquet sports have become increasingly popular across the TDSSAA with unprecedented particiaption in recent years. Danforth is no different, and our passionate coaching staff strives to provide all of our students an opportunity to learn to play. Our tennis, table tennis and badminton programs are hugely popular, and all of our teams compete in the south region at the Tier I level. Led by coach Furgiuele, these teams have seen more success year to year.

Coed: December - March

tennis and table tennis

Tennis: September - October and May - June

Table Tennis: March - May

cricket

The cricket team at Danforth was started in 2022, and has competed in the south region indoor and outdoor championships both in it's inaugural seasons and in 2024. Coaches Turnbull and Ravera both hope that 2026 is the year that this program breaks through and is finallyu able to represent the south at the City Championships.

Indoor: January - March

Outdoor - April - May

rugby

The rugby program at Danforth was restarted in 2021 when former McMaster women’s head coach Shaun Allen, and former provincial player Hailey Burton arrived at the school Through their passion and commitment, the program has grown to a full complement of teams, with many players moving on to play at high level clubs and varsity programs. Both girls and boys programs have seen increasing success, and more players gravitate to the program every year.

Boys and Girls 7's: September - November

Boys and Girls 15's: April - June

golf

The Danforth Golf team is small, consisting of only 10 players year to year. Despite this, we have sent a representative to the city championship every year since the team was started in 2021. While this team is more for fun than for competitiveness, providing an affordable opportunity for kids to be exposed to golf has been a pleasure to for coach D'Angelo

Coed: September - October

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