Let’s Go!

The 2025 GMAA/RSEQ Championships was held on Friday February 14th at Howard S. Billings High School in Chateauguay, Quebec. Schools from around the league would converge to the competition to determine who would win the League Championships for the 24-25 school year. Loyola as the defending champions for the Boys and Howard S. Billings, the defending champions for the girls would look to retain their titles.

Normally held on a Thursday, the tournament came together in an excellent manner despite the snowstorm that moved it to the following day. The results for the boys were as follows:

Boys
Weight Gold Silver Bronze
79 lbs Lucas Crenlinston (LCC) Alex Komvopoulos (RVALE) Mason Sauchuk (BA)
87 lbs Joshua Lindsay (JRHS)
95 lbs Shriven Subin (BA) Tehaténies Stacey (KSS) Abdullah Chaudhry (PCHS)
103 lbs Liam Hoshowatiuk (HSBHS) Atiewatón: Homer (KSS) Gennaro Navarra (LOY)
111 lbs William Beaupré (MVHS) Kaylan Mondai (LCC) Wally Huang (BA)
119 lbs Nizami Gurbanzade (HRHS) David Anastasiades (RVALE) Muhammad Bilal (BA)
126 lbs Nicholas Rutneberg (LCC) Gabriel Bayne (BA) Xavier Babkine-Osterra (SHS)
132 lbs Lucas Mellette (HRHS) Devin Hubbard (BA) Kan’nikahr Cross (KSS)
138 lbs Liam Vanvlaenderen (STT) Arron Abrue (HSBHS) Landen Walker (MVHS)
145 lbs Kemal Pasha-Aliyev (LCC) Ibrahim Azar (RVAE) Slade Two Rivers (KSS)
153 lbs Adam Suter (ROYAL) Michael Nickas (STT) Yassen Haj-Hmida (PCHS)
163 lbs Owen Rooney (LOY) Kevin Michel (HRHS) Isaac Suarez (LOY)
175 lbs Ethan Rooney (LOY) Exaucé Luhungi-Mondo (ESPGO) Nicola Gaglliano (LOY)
189 lbs Nicolas Papodopoulos (HRHS) Andrew Blais (ESPGO) Logan Horn (LOY)
210 lbs Reid King (LOY) Alex Bailey (LOY) Ethan Jabbour (LOY)
HWT Deyogawehe Horne (KSS) Ayden Chase-St-Sauveur (HRHS) Lukas Sahakian (LOY)

Run for the first time on four mats in many years, the tournament saw an noticeable increase in the competitive level as well as quality of wrestling. New schools such as Lower Canada College and St-Thomas High School brought some great athletes in both the boys and the girls side. The results for the girls were as follows:

Girls
Weight Gold Silver Bronze
95 lbs Alysha Makeskill (HSBHS)
103 lbs Joy Sepieh (PCHS) Giovanna Pellussi (BA) Abigail Kenna (HSBHS)
111 lbs Maya Trachtenberg (JRHS) Layla Philbert (BA) Naomi Gardner (LCC)
119 lbs Uchechi Ugochukwu (HSBHS) Abby Aronson (LCC) Tiffany Boucher-Bates (HSBHS)
126 lbs Jayden Gillette (BA) Samara Dhanesar (PCHS) Amarachi Ugochukwu (HSBHS)
132 lbs Juliette Forgues (ESPGO) Lola Sanchez-McMilan (STT)
138 lbs Mariah Senkerik (MVHS) Amber Charett (HSBHS)
145 lbs Alexia Frate (HSBHS)
153 lbs Liz Crete (BA) Bailey De Witt (PCHS)
163 lbs Alex Menard (LCC) Evelyn Fuller (HSBHS)
175 lbs Reine Brewster (HSBHS
189 lbs Mya Campbell (HSBHS)
210 lbs Elina Garon (MVHS) Ava Hamelin (KSS)

In the end, Loyola would repeat as the Boys Champions while Howard S. Billings would win their second Girls Banner. Congratulations to all the athletes and the schools that competed at the event. You represented yourselves and schools with distinction.

Final Standings
Boys Points Girls Points
1 Loyola High School (LOY) 68.5 Howard S. Billings High School (HSBHS) 44
2 Beurling Academy (BA) 57 Beurling Academy (BA) 35
3 Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) 50 Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School (PCHS) 33
4 Heritage Regional High School (HRHS) 49 John Rennie High School (JRHS) 20
5 Howard S. Billings High School (HSBHS) 36 Massey Vanier High School (MVHS) 18
6 Lower Canada College (LCC) 35 École Secondaire P.G. Ostiguy (ESPGO) 16
7 Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School (PCHS) 34.5 Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) 15
8 Massey Vanier High School (MVHS) 26 Lower Canada College (LCC) 11
9 École Secondaire P.G. Ostiguy (ESPGO) 21 Heritage Regional High School (HRHS) 5
10 Selwyn House School (SHS) 20 Royal Vale School (RVALE) 5
10 St-Thomas High School (STT) 20 St-Thomas High School (STT) 4
11 John Rennie High School (JRHS) 17
12 Royal Vale School (RVALE) 15
13 Royal West Academy (ROYAL) 12