25 Apr 2024

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Royalvale welcomes wrestling for the first time

Royalvale School, located in NDG, Montreal welcomed wrestling into its Physical Education Classes for the first time ever in their history. Thanks to the efforts of Vice Principal Mr. Spetsieris and Phys-Ed Teacher Mr. Amran, Royalvale opened their doors to coaches Gia Sissaouri and Gabriel...
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Results from the 2022 Pan Am Championships

Four athletes took part in the Pan Am Championships being held in Acapulco Mexico. Samuel Barmish, Jeremy Poirier and Laurence Beauregard of the Montreal Wrestling Club competed in the annual event while John Yeats of the Tristar Wrestling Club would compete with some fantastic results...
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The Festival des Patriotes 2022

On Saturday April 30th, the Patrtiotes de St-Cesaire hosted the Festival des Patriotes at École Secondaire PG Ostiguy. This tournament focused on the younger age groups for boys and girls and was open to not only wrestlers from Quebec, but to any eastern based clubs....
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An exhibition meet at Royal West Academy

On Wednesday April 27th an exhibition Dual Meet between Royal West Academy and Howard S. Billings high school was held at Royal West Academy in Montreal West. While dual meets used to occur on a regular basis in the GMAA/RSEQ, this was unique for several...
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Results from the 2022 Forge Open

On Sunday, April 10th Quebec athletes from the Montreal Wrestling Club attended the Forge Open in Caledonia Ontario. As more teams have been able to practice on a consistent basis, wrestling in the province as well as participation in these tournaments has increased. All in...
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News from the 2022 Provincial Championships

On Saturday, April 9th, the first Provincial Championships took place after a two year absence. With The Patriotes of St-Cesaire once again hosting the event, the event was attended by numerous schools and clubs from the province. It was good to see the mats set...
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Results from the 2022 GMAA-RSEQ Championships

After a two year absence, the GMAA-RSEQ Wrestling Championships were held on Saturday, March 26th at École Secondaire P.G Ostiguy. As the previous league champions, the P.G.O held a great tournament, complete with some showmanship for the Gold Medal matches normally reserved for major international events. What...
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Dear FLOQ members, FLOQ wishes you a happy and healthy new year! Unfortunately, the year has started with more restrictions. Effective December 31, 2021, 5:00 pm, all wrestling activity must cease. Please see below the specifications of the new sport restrictions as well as the...
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The U23 World Championships 2021

The U23 World Championships took place in Belgrade, Serbia and the province of Quebec was well represented as six athletes qualified from Concordia University and the Montreal Wrestling Club respectively. Wrestling for the women, Virginie Gascon (55 kg), Erin Rainville (59 kg) and Alexia Sherland...
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Results from the Concordia Invitational 2021

The first tournament took place in Quebec since the 2020 Quebec Provincials and what a welcome return at that. Though small in numbers, the turnout was still quite good as clubs from Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa came to compete at the 2021 Concordia Invitational. The...