Wrestling Clinics for schools
On Friday, May 20th, Olympic Silver Medalist and World Champion Gia Sissaouri brought his medals for students to see at Royalvale School. This marked the end of two weeks of wrestling clinics, designated to promote the sport of wrestling in the province of Quebec. Students...
My final journey through the ACD
May 16th, 2022 It’s been a while since the blog was published. In truth, it’s hard to write something about wrestling when like many people, I was isolated from the community. One coach that I spoke to during the lockdown joked that it was the...
Results from the 2022 Team Quebec Canada Games Trials
The trials for Team Quebec were held on Saturday at École Secondaire PG. Ostiguy. Athletes from all the wrestling clubs in Quebec came to try and qualify for this prestigious event, which was delayed by a year due to the pandemic. The Canada Games will...
Royalvale welcomes wrestling for the first time
Royalvale School, located in NDG, Montreal welcomed wrestling into its Physical Education Classes for the first time ever in their history. Thanks to the efforts of Vice Principal Mr. Spetsieris and Phys-Ed Teacher Mr. Amran, Royalvale opened their doors to coaches Gia Sissaouri and Gabriel...
Results from the 2022 Pan Am Championships
Four athletes took part in the Pan Am Championships being held in Acapulco Mexico. Samuel Barmish, Jeremy Poirier and Laurence Beauregard of the Montreal Wrestling Club competed in the annual event while John Yeats of the Tristar Wrestling Club would compete with some fantastic results...
The Festival des Patriotes 2022
On Saturday April 30th, the Patrtiotes de St-Cesaire hosted the Festival des Patriotes at École Secondaire PG Ostiguy. This tournament focused on the younger age groups for boys and girls and was open to not only wrestlers from Quebec, but to any eastern based clubs....
An exhibition meet at Royal West Academy
On Wednesday April 27th an exhibition Dual Meet between Royal West Academy and Howard S. Billings high school was held at Royal West Academy in Montreal West. While dual meets used to occur on a regular basis in the GMAA/RSEQ, this was unique for several...
Results from the 2022 Forge Open
On Sunday, April 10th Quebec athletes from the Montreal Wrestling Club attended the Forge Open in Caledonia Ontario. As more teams have been able to practice on a consistent basis, wrestling in the province as well as participation in these tournaments has increased. All in...
News from the 2022 Provincial Championships
On Saturday, April 9th, the first Provincial Championships took place after a two year absence. With The Patriotes of St-Cesaire once again hosting the event, the event was attended by numerous schools and clubs from the province. It was good to see the mats set...
Results from the 2022 GMAA-RSEQ Championships
After a two year absence, the GMAA-RSEQ Wrestling Championships were held on Saturday, March 26th at École Secondaire P.G Ostiguy. As the previous league champions, the P.G.O held a great tournament, complete with some showmanship for the Gold Medal matches normally reserved for major international events. What...