Durham College Women's Basketball

LaFontaine is entering her third season as head coach of the womens basketball program. The long-time physical education teacher at Paul Dwyer in Oshawa and Father Leo J Austin in Whitby has led her high school teams to an amazing 14 Lake Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (LOSSA) Championship titles and an equally impressive 14 trips to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) provincial basketball championships.   In her first year as head coach at Durham, LaFontaine led the Lords to a program high 23 overall wins and earned an automatic bye into the provincial championship after finishing in second place in the OCAA east region with a 13-3 conference record. It was quite a turnaround season for the green and gold as they ended the 2013 season with a 3-15 conference record, missing out on a berth in the OCAA championship for the seventh straight season. The Lords also had plenty of success off the court as over half of the roster finished the first semester on the honour roll.   Her basketball resume also includes co-founding and coaching rep club teams in the successful and well-respected Whitby Wildcats Basketball Club program for the past 16 years, which she is still actively involved with.    Other coaching benchmarks and accomplishments for LaFontaine, who currently is a Guidance Counselor at Father Leo J Austin, include involvement with the Toronto Raptors Basketball Camp, original Durham College Kids Summer Basketball Camp program, Dick Baumgartner Basketball Shooting Camp (Indiana) and Future Stars Basketball Camp.   Lafontaine has been recognized with the prestigious Pete Bleach Award for outstanding contribution to High School Athletics in Durham Region; the Colin Hood Award for contributions to high school athletics in Ontario; the OFSAA Leadership Award; prestigious Ontario Volunteer Service Award in 2012 and the Basketball Ontario Volunteer Recognition Award.

Kasper joined the Lords coaching staff in 2013. She currently works as the a thletic manager at Bill Crothers HS .   Kasper played in the CIS for the University of Toronto prior to transferring Laurentian, where she finished her bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Health. In 2008, she earned national recognition as she was named an academic all-Canadian while graduating with honours.   Following her playing career, Kasper coached at a number of camps and clinics throughout the OBA, while helping run the Wildcat House League program. She has also coached a number of junior development and midget development regional teams. She was also the Ryerson Rams assistant coach in 2011-12.