Are some schools better for sports?
Wednesday January 25th, 2023 As the New Year begins and my wrestling season has started in earnest I’ve had some time to reflect on how my season has progressed so far. There have been some highs and lows throughout my first real season at my new…
More tournaments for 2023
The New Year continued on as more tournaments were contested and athletes at the various levels would use these matches to prepare for the upcoming competitions, the National Championships and U-Sport National Championships. This weekend saw athletes from many clubs and many age groups compete…
2023 starts off with a bang with two tournaments in Ontario
With the end of the holidays, wrestling resumed in a flourish with two tournaments being held in Ontario this past weekend. K-Bay which was held in Barrie Ontario and the Brock Open, held in St-Catherines Ontario were the two events that Quebec clubs sent wrestlers…
2022: A year in review for Quebec Wrestling
Sunday January 15th, 2023 It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these. After all, since 2019, there hasn’t been that much to speak of since the wrestling season of 2020 was cut short and 2021 was almost non-existant. Therefore, with 2022 coming to…
Preparation for the North American Indigenous Games
The North American Indigenous Games is set to kick off in about seven months. For many Native athletes, this is one of the highlights of their career as some of them may be competing on an International stage for the first time. For others, this…
Three tournaments to end 2022
The 2022 wrestling season ended with a bang as a large group of Quebec athletes headed to Ontario to compete in a host of tournaments. The Bishop Ryan Invitational, the 8th Annual CK Invitational Tournament and the Matmen Classic were all held this weekend as…
Three tournaments highlight this weekend
This weekend saw three tournaments contested this weekend as Quebec athletes headed to Ontario and Pierrefonds. We would see the return of wrestling from the Riverdale Wrestling Club as the a series of matches and clinics were held at École Secondaire l’Altitude in Pierrefonds Quebec…
The current state of the GMAA/RSEQ
Thursday November 25th, 2022 The current edition of the GMAAA/RSEQ season has begun. For most schools, it’s a return to something familiar as many of the schools have been at it for a while. For others, it’s brand new and that’s the focus of this…
Results from this weekend’s tournaments
This weekend saw a flurry of tournaments as both the high school athletes and the varsity athletes took part in competitions this weekend. The Bishop Ryan Early Bird tournament was held on Friday, November the 18th in Hamilton, Ontario while the York Invitational was held…
Building a program from the ground up
Tuesday November 15th 2022 With the high school season just about to begin, I had a chance to reflect a little about what has happened in the past couple of years concerning wrestling as well as my involvement at the high school level. It seems…