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A weekend of Developmental and High Performance Wrestling
In a rare convergence of events, the World Olympic Trials, representing the last chance for our Canadian athletes to qualify for the ultimate event of their wrestling careers, was held at the same time as the Eastern Canadian Championships, a showcase event for our younger...
Vanier’s Athletic Banquet 2024
On Friday May 3rd, the annual Vanier College Athletic Banquet was held at the G1 Athletics Building. The banquet is used to showcase and recognize Vanier Teams in terms of athletic and academic accomplishments. Though not recognized as a college sport by the RSEQ, the...
The mindset of a World Champion
Monday April 29th 2024 What makes a World Champion? What separates the good athletes from the great ones? How do World Champions become World Champions and what’s the process that they use to get there? That question isn’t easily answered. After all, if becoming a...
The Festival des Patriotes 2024
The Festival des Patriotes was held on Saturday April 13th 2024 at École Secondaire PG Ostiguy. The annual tournament is a staple on the Quebec scene as it features a tournament primarily geared to younger athletes, with the highest age group being that of U17....
The results from the 2024 U19-U17-U15 National Championships
Canada’s most attended event as far as the numbers are concerned, is the U19-U17 National Championships. With the recent addition of U15 age category to the mix, this tournament is the largest one in all of Canada. This year’s event was held in Mississauga Ontario...
When results and performance aren’t the same
Friday, March 29th 2024 Recently I just had our Team Lunch for my high school team. This has been a tradition since I began teaching and coaching at the high school level and it’s a good way of wrapping up the season and saying goodbye...
Five National tournaments in Ottawa
Three national level tournaments were held in Ottawa at the TD Place from March 13th-16th. The Cadet Team Trials, Junior National Championships, the Senior National Championships and the Greco-Roman Nationals at Juniors and Seniors saw CLIC, Kanieinkehaka Tehontatienas Mohawk / HSB, LES Crazy Dogs, Montreal...
Tournaments that would seem to indicate that Wrestling is on the rise in Quebec
Wednesday March 6th 2024 A couple of weeks ago, two major tournaments were held in Quebec; the GMAA/RSEQ Wrestling Finals and the Provincial Championships. Normally, for both those tournaments, I end up leaving between 5:30 and 6:00 when all the wrestling is done and the...
The 2024 U-Sport National Championships
The U-Sport National Championships were hold on Saturday, March 2nd in Guelph Ontario. Athletes from Concordia University which included Ryder Church (65 kg), Liam Menard (68 kg), Yann Heymug (72 kg) and Zaur Arsagov (90 kg) would be accompanied by Maddie Charlton (50 kg), Sophia...