Linda Morais wins Bronze at the Matteo Pellicone
In the first Ranking Series Tournament for 2020, Linda Morais of the Montreal Wrestling Club / NTC captured Bronze at the Matteo Pellicone Tournament in Rome in the 57 kg weight division. Linda Morais In Linda’s first match of the Qualification Round, Linda would win...
A flurry of tournaments to start off 2020
2020 began with a flurry of tournaments as clubs from all across Quebec wrestled in tournaments after the holidays. High school wrestlers competed at the Ragnorok on the Rex, K-Bay and Riverdale Invitational Tournaments while our university wrestlers competed at the Brock Open. Brayden Todd with...
Dwayne Zacharie honoured with the Order of Merit
On October 31st 2019, Chief Dwayne Zacharie was inducted into The Order Of Merit Of The Police Forces by Governor General Julie Payette. The Order was established in October 2000 to recognize a career of exceptional service or distinctive merit displayed by the men and...
Balancing the old and the new
Monday January 6th 2020 One of my favourite things to do during the holidays is to watch sports. With two weeks to more less myself, I love watching the World Junior Hockey Championships, the Spengler Cup and the English Premier League as games come fast and...
The value of being a teacher and some finals thoughts for the year of 2019
Tuesday December 31st 2019 I started this current competitive year with a trip to the Ontario Institute of Sports. This was the first in-person meeting for my journey to complete my ACD to obtain my final level of coaching. The bombardment of information showed that...
The 2020 Olympic Trials
Thursday December 19th, 2019 The Dalai Lama said that “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” This statement pretty much encapsulated my weekend as I attended the Canadian Olympic Team Trials with my...
Good results from Ontario on the last weekend of tournaments for the year
On the weekend of December 14th, several Quebec Clubs took part in the annual Bishop Ryan and Matmen Tournaments. These two competitions represent the toughest high school tournaments for Quebec and Ontario and many of our local clubs took advantage as the Mohawk Wrestling Club, the Montreal...
Yeats awarded Outstanding Greco-Roman Wrestler
John Yeats of the Tristar Wrestling Academy was awarded the Yeats awarded Outstanding Greco-Roman Wrestler for the 2020 Olympic Trials. For the full article from Wrestling Canada Lutte, click here.
Final results from the 2020 Canadian Olympic Team Trials
The Canadian Olympic Trials took place from Thursday December 5th to Saturday December 7th. Quebec’s top athletes converged on the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagra Falls Ontario hoping to secure a chance to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games being held in Tokyo, Japan. The stage is...
Good Luck to all our Quebec athletes competing at the 2020 Olympic Trials!
The Federation de Lutte Olympique de Quebec would like to wish all our athletes competing at the 2020 Olympic Team Trials this weekend. Athletes must first qualify for Canadian team before qaulifying their weight for the upcoming summer Olympics. Competing on Thursday are three Greco-Roman wrestlers...