Carbonear Collegiate hosted the 2009 SSNL Provincial Wrestling Tournament on May 1 - 2. Eight male and five female teams participated, with a total of 64 athletes fighting it out on the mat. Regions represented include St. John’s, Avalon, Central East and Western Region. All in all, it was a great day with a lot of great matches. We are hoping that the attending athletes (as well as those who could not attend) will seriously consider trying out for the 2009 Canada Summer Games Team. There is a lot of talent in our province, so go ask your coach about the tryouts!
Top Three Male Teams (Point Tally)
1 Carbonear Collegiate (68)
2 Templeton Collegiate (14)
3 Jane Collins Academy (10)
Male Team sportsmanship award - Jane Collins Academy
Top Three Female Teams (Point Tally)
1 Carbonear Collegiate (33)
2 Templeton Academy (12)
3 Stephenville High School (11)
Female Team Sportsmanship Award - Templeton Collegiate
See Full Results Here
Pictures coming soon…
May 19th, 2009
Congratulations to Josh Hynes and coach Jason Quilty on a fifth place finish at the Cadet/Juvenile National Championships! The Championships were held in Fredricton, NB, this past weekend, with Josh competing in the 69kg weight class. NLAWA presedient, Randy Ralph, commented that it takes a lot of training and effort to place this high in a weight class at the National level. Josh has done very well, and we are optimistic that his training and work ethic will pay off during the 2009 Canada Summer Games in PEI this summer. Congradulations again Josh!
Cadet National Championship Results
April 6th, 2009
The Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Stars and Legends Awards Gala took place Saturday evening, March 28. Provincial Annual Awards were presented in seven categories recognizing the best athletic achievements in Newfoundland and Labrador during 2008. The winner of the “Margaret Davis Memorial Award” 2008 Junior Female Athlete of the Year is Victoria Ralph. The Carbonear native won a bronze medal at the National Wrestling Championships and was named, for the second straight year, as the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA) Atlantic Championships. A well deserved award for 2008, Victoria has shown us that she still has what it takes this year as she earned two gold medals while wrestling with the Memorial University SeaHawks. Congratulations Victoria, we look forward to watching what you can do in the coming years.
April 6th, 2009
The 2008-2009 Wrestler of the year is 5th year wrestler Carla Bryant! We have had the pleasure of watching Carla wrestle with the NLAWA from the very start as she dominated her way though the High Schools and became a force to be reckoned with at the university level. Carla is as fierce a competitor as you will ever meet, putting her time in at the gym and in the combat room, and we see that it pays off in her results. Carla consistently led the wrestling team this season, where she was on top of the competition in the AUS, and recently qualified for her 5th CIS Championship. Carla was a strong competitor this season as she placed first at the Concordia open, third at the UNB open, and second at the CIS qualifier, earning her a spot at the National Championships in spite of a painful shoulder injury. And despite this injury, she fought hard and came home with a 6th place finish at the CIS Championships in Calgary. Congratulations Carla and best of luck in the future.
April 6th, 2009
Tenitive dates for the SSNL Provincials have been set. The tournament will still be held in Stephenville, and will take place on May 1st / 2nd. This makes the 2008/09 season significantly longer than previous years, however, it could not be avoided due to the scheduals of other SSNL sports. The NL Canada Games coaches also hope that by extending out the regular season, athletes from our province will be better prepared for the Summer Games.
March 2nd, 2009
(adapted from MUN Athletics Weekend Summary)
The MUN SeaHawks were in Fredericton this past weekend for the CIS Qualifying Meet. After weighing in on Friday afternoon, they took to the mat early Saturday to lock heads with wrestlers from UNB, Concordia and McGill. The top two finishers in each weight class qualify for the CIS Wrestling Championships to be held at the University of Calgary on February 27th and 28th.
Four women represented Memorial at the meet. 5th year wrestler Carla Bryant, 3rd year wrestler Jenelle Pike, and rookies Victoria Ralph and Alisha Gainforth. Carla Bryant wrestled her way into the gold medal match in the 48kg weight class, guarenteeing a spot at nationals. However, rather than further inflame a lingering shoulder injury, Bryant and the coaching staff decided that forfeiting the gold would be in her best interest to better prepare her for the CIS tournament. Victoria Ralph continued her recent streak of gold medals this weekend when she pinned Sarah MacDonald of UNB in the final match in the 55kg weight class. The medal is Ralph’s third gold in as many meets. Two weeks ago she found the top of the podium at both the UNB meet and at the Juvenile Eastern Canadians. Third year Jenelle Pike placed second after taking Emilie Guitard of UNB to the mat in the 51kg weight class, qualifying her for the CIS tournament, where rookie Alisha Gainforth just missed qualification but found her first medal of the year, a bronze in the 82kg weight class.
Three men’s wrestlers made the trip to Fredericton to compete in the red and white. Third year Matthew Kippenhuck and rookies Adam Coady and Ricky Bonnell. After a competitive day, everyone came out with a medal, however, all three would be bronze meaning they were just short of qualification. Coady would take home 3rd in the 61kg weight class, Kippenhuck in the 65kg, and Bonnell in the 82kg weight class. Head Coach, Kerri Ann Evely, remarked that “Despite not qualifying for CIS, all wrestled very well, and all in all it was a very good competition.” With a young men’s side this year, we look forward to seeing what they can bring to the mat in future competitions.
February 17th, 2009
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