Aly Barghout was highest placer on the Canadian Men's Junior National team (5th) at the Constantin Alexandru & Ioan W. Popovici and Dumitru Pirvulescu & Vasile Iorga tournament held in Buhcarest, Romania. The tournament featured a stacked division, as the medals were dominated by some wrestling powerhouses such as Russia...
Aly Barghout was this year's recipient of the FAEQ bursary for athletic excellence courtesy of the Gilles Chatel Foundation. The FAEQ awarded $224 000 dollars in bursaries to 67 athletes in various sports across Quebec. Aly received a $4000 bursary for his excellenc season which saw him place 9th at...
Nicolae Grandrabura of the Montreal YMHA was the lone Quebec athlete to compete at the UWW Cadet Pan-American Championships in Guatemala City. Nicolae would finish with a Bronze Medal at the 60 kgs weight category. Congratulations Nicolae! The Canadian Cadet Team (Image property of Wrestling Canada Lutte)
The Seniors would take to the mat on the following day. The Montreal YMHA would send a strong group to the competition, represented by Samuel Barmish, Alex Moore and Frederique Choquette on the Men's side and Jade Dufour, Laurence Beauregard and Amanda Savard representing the women. Sam Barmish vs. Ty...
The 23rd Annual Matteo Pellicone Tournament took place on Friday May 25th in Sassari City, Sardenia. The tournament has been a staple on the Quebec tournament schedule and featured a UWW Cadet division for the first time. The tournament featured many nations from Europe, Asia and South America and has...
Francis Carter of Concordia University and the Montreal YMHA was nominated as the Male Athlete for the BLG (Borden Ladner Gervais) Award which recognizes the top male and female athletes in the country in university sports. The nominees come from each of the four major sports conferences in Canada. Francis...
The Canada-East Wrestling Festival took place this past weekend in Charlottetown PEI. The tournament features younger age groups (with the oldest being the Bantams) from the Eastern provinces of Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotian and of course PEI) and is designed to simulate a Canadian National Championships....
The Pan-American Championships wrapped up on Sunday in Lima, Peru this past weekend. Quebec athletes were represented in all three styles and over the course of all four days. On Day 1, Greco-Roman wrestling would begin the compettiton and the Tristar Wrestling Academy would field three athletes on the first...
