This weekend saw a flurry of tournaments as both the high school athletes and the varsity athletes took part in competitions this weekend. The Bishop Ryan Early Bird tournament was held on Friday, November the 18th in Hamilton, Ontario while the York Invitational was held on Sunday November 21st in Toronto at York University.
Quebec athletes getting some instructions from the coaching staff
The Quebec Clubs that took part in the competitions this weekend were Concordia University, Heritage Regional High school, Loyola High School, the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC, the Patriotes de St-Cesaire, Triton Performance Wrestling Club and Vanier College.
The Bishop Ryan Early Bird
The results from the Bishop Ryan Early Bird Tournament were very strong as every athlete who competed came back with a medal. The results were as follows:
Heritage Regional High School
Girls 72-77 kg Beatrice Galaise Silver Medal
Open Boys 61 kg Cruz Lewis Silver Medal
Loyola High School
Rookie Boys 77-84 kg Anthony Campione Gold Medal
Rookie Boys 60-61 kg Ethan Rooney Silver Medal
Ethan Rooney gets some advice from Martine Dugrenier between rounds
Montreal Wrestling Club NTC
Girls 67-71 kg Giuliana Iannuzzi Gold Medal
Giuliana Iannuzzi goes for the pin
And then receives some feedback from the corner
Patriotes de St-Cesaire
Open Boys 54 kg Jacob Jutras Gold Medal
Girls 67-71 Rose Lacoste Silver Medal
Vanier College
Open Boys 57.5 kg Abdulla Merhaydar Silver Medal
Open Boys 61 kg Logan Suh Gold Medal
Open Boys 77 kg Connor Rooney Bronze Medal
Connor Rooney gets some words of wisdom from Coach Victor Zilberman
Team Quebec sporting their medals
Congratulations to our Quebec athletes that wrestled at the Bishop Ryan Early Bird and a special thanks to Julie Balderston-Rooney for taking the excellent photos.
The York Open
The York Open was held on Sunday November 20th in Toronto Ontario. Quebec athletes once again were well represented as Concordia University, The Montreal Wrestling Club NTC, Triton Performance Wrestling Club and Vanier College all sent athletes.
The tournament had many athletes competing across the various weight divisions. The results for our Quebec athletes were the following:
Concordia University
Women 56 kg Virginie Gascon Gold Medal
Women 59 kg Sophia Bechard 4th place
Women 63 kg Laurence Beauregard Gold Medal
Women 76 kg Alexia Sherland Silver Medal
Men 76 Kg Connor Church Gold Medal
Men 90 kg Jeremy Poirier 6th place
Montreal Wrestling Club NTC
Men 65 kg Jason Luneau Silver Medal
Men 100 kg Riley Otto Gold Medal
Triton Performance Wrestling Club
Men 61 kg Omar Chammaa DNP
Vanier College
Men 72 kg Yann Heymug Bronze Medal
Congratulations to our senior athletes who competed at this weekend’s tournament in Toronto. You make us proud!