The 2025 Vanier College Athletics Banquet
On Friday May 2nd, Vanier College held its annual Athletics Banquet for all their athletes in the Sport Études program, both Varsity and non-varsity. The Sport -Études program is designed to allow athletes who are targeted for high performance, the chance to study and train...
Results from the 2025 U19-U17-U15 Canadian National Championships
The 2025 edition of the U19-U17-U15 Canadian National Championships was held at the 7 Chiefs Sportsplex & Jim Starlight at Centre the Tsuut’ina Nation, Alberta. Quebec clubs would come in full force, given the timing of the event with this being a Canada Games year....
Sophia Bechard takes Bronze at the U23 Pan American Championships
On April 10-12, the U23 Pan American Championships would take place at Queretaro, Mexico. Quebec’s lone representative would be Sophia Bechard of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC, competing at 55 kg. Sophia is a veteran of the international scene, having previously represented Canada at the...
The 2025 Festival des Patriotes
The annual Festival des Patriotes took place on Saturday April 12th at École Secondaire P.G. Ostiguy in St-Cesaire Quebec. A tournament primarily for our younger athletes, many clubs use it as a small tuneup for the Canadian National Championships later on in the month. Clubs...
The Rule of Two
Wednesday April 9th 2025 In science, when something is a theory, it means that it hasn’t been proved to be irrefutably true. However, it has enough aspects that have been put into practice thus far that allow it be be used until it’s disproven. A...
An action packed Sunday in April
On Sunday April 6th, two events involving our Quebec wrestlers took place in Ontario as the Kartal Wrestling Club and the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC wrestled at the Battle of the Borough at Centennial College in Toronto, while Cruz Lewis of Vanier College took part...
The 43rd Mohawk Valley Wrestling Festival
The 43rd edition of the Mohawk Valley Wrestling Festival took place at the Onondaga Nation Ice Arena in Nedrow New York. This tournament has been around for many years, often taking place in Canastota New York at the Canastota High School. Hosted by the Mohawk...
Sports and Nutrition
Wednesday March 19th 2025 I recently came back from a tournament with some of our younger athletes. One of the athlete’s finished his match and after my feedback, I told him to go and get something to eat. This is a standard part of coaching...
Amanda Savard: Stars of Montreal 24-25
Le Conseil du sport de Montréal is a non-profit organization with the goal of making Montreal a hub for sports on the local, national and international scene. One of this year’s Stars of Montreal is Amanda Savard of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC. Photo property...
The evolving state of coaching in the modern wrestling world
Wednesday March 5th 2025 When I first started wrestling, the landscape was very clear. Wrestling was a “boys sport” and that was that. Likewise, there were “girls sports” as well and that was just fine. These sports were uniquely one gender and there were no...