Jolie Brisco named MVP by Wrestling Canada Lutte
Jolie Brisco of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC was named as the Most Valuable Junior wrestler in the Women’s division by Wrestling Canada Lutte for the year 2021 Jolie competed at the Junior Nationals, the Junior Pan Ams and the Junior World Championships with distinction...
Results from the 2022 Sassari Grand Prix Tournament
Quebec athletes made their return to Sassari City in Sardinia Italy to compete at the Sassari Grand Prix. The annual competition was put on hold for a short while and athletes were eager to return to the tournament. Members of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC...
My reflections from the Nationals
Friday June 17th 2022 As I disembarked the plane on Sunday evening, landing in Montreal after a delay in our departure from our layover stop in Winnipeg (and another one in Montreal thanks to the fact that another plane was parked in our spot), I...
Results from the 2022 U15, U17 and U19 Canadian National Championships
The wrestling season continued on with the 2022 U15, U17 and U19 National Championships which were held in Tsuut’ina Nation, Alberta. With competition suspended for three years, the turnout was quite good with athletes from the various provinces and territories in attendance. A view of...
My return to coaching
June 6th 2022 It’s been a while now since we’ve been allowed to return to coaching. For the longest time, our sport had been shut down as we waited to hear the news about when we would be allowed to come back. Size restrictions, building...
Results from the 2022 Canadian Wrestling Trials
The 2022 Canadian Wrestling Trials were held in Edmonton Alberta at the University of Alberta from May 26th-28th. The trials were used to determine the national team members for the Seniors, Juniors and Cadet teams in Freestyle, Women’s Wrestling and Greco-Roman. Quebec clubs were well...
Wrestling Clinics for schools
On Friday, May 20th, Olympic Silver Medalist and World Champion Gia Sissaouri brought his medals for students to see at Royalvale School. This marked the end of two weeks of wrestling clinics, designated to promote the sport of wrestling in the province of Quebec. Students...
My final journey through the ACD
May 16th, 2022 It’s been a while since the blog was published. In truth, it’s hard to write something about wrestling when like many people, I was isolated from the community. One coach that I spoke to during the lockdown joked that it was the...
Results from the 2022 Team Quebec Canada Games Trials
The trials for Team Quebec were held on Saturday at École Secondaire PG. Ostiguy. Athletes from all the wrestling clubs in Quebec came to try and qualify for this prestigious event, which was delayed by a year due to the pandemic. The Canada Games will...
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...