Tournaments at home and abroad

The final weekend of January saw a flurry of tournaments happening at home and abroad as Quebec clubs competed in tournaments in Montreal, New Brunswick and London Ontario. On Saturday, January 27th the Ed Meagher tournament was held at Loyola High School while the UNB Open and the Roar on the River took place in Fredericton New Brunswick at the University of New Brunswick. Sunday saw the Eastern Canadian Championships, also at the University of New Brunswick and the Western Open held at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Clubs who were in action this weekend were Concordia University, Howard S. Billings, Lower Canada College, Loyola High School, the Montreal NTC, the Montreal NTC-Vanier, les Patriotes de St-Cesaire, Royal West Academy and Tritton Performance Wrestling Club.

The Ed Meagher Tournament

The Ed Meagher Tournament is part of a larger sports festival held by Loyola High School. The tournament features many sports of which wrestling is a part of. This year’s edition had Loyola, Howard S. Billings, Lower Canada College and Selwyn House compete at the competition. The results were as follows:

The UNB Open

The UNB Open saw Concordia, Montreal NTC, and Tritton Performance Wrestling Club send athletes to the tournament. The UNB Open is another staple of the USport university schedule and has attracted many athletes from across Canada and the United States to compete. The results were as follows:

Mohamed Hozayen with the pin

Yann Heymug with the takedown

The Roar on the River

The Roar on the River, held on the same day as the UNB Open, was a high school tournament, also held at the University of New Brunswick. The Montreal NTC, the Montreal NTC-Vanier, Royal West Academy and Tritton Performance Wrestling Club sent athletes to the competition. The tournament turned out to be a competitive one as many of our Quebec athletes had a some good matches. The results for the tournament were the following:

Abdoullah Meyhardar goes for the crossed ankles

In addition to this, the Montreal NTC-Vanier won the Outstanding Team for the High School Boys competition!

Montreal NTC-Vanier: Boys Outstanding Team!

The Eastern Canadian Championships

The Eastern Canadian Championships took place on the Sunday at the University of New Brunswick in Fredricton. The Patriotes de St-Cesaire and the Tritton Performance Wrestling Club were the Quebec Clubs in action as a variety of age groups came to compete.

Les Patriotes de St-Cesaire represented themselves very well!

The Western Open

The University of Western Ontario played host to the final tournament of the weekend. Held in London Ontario on Sunday January 28th, the Quebec clubs in attendance were Concordia University and the Montreal NTC. The results from the tournament were as follows:

After flurry of tournaments, we can congratulate our Quebec athletes for competing on multiple fronts.