About an hour after winning the Canadian Olympic wrestling trials and his first national title Saturday, Ligrit Sadiku was still trying to process his memorable night. “It was surreal and...
There were many different expressions of joy after wrestlers won the Canadian Olympic wrestling trials Saturday at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls. There were running leaps into coach’s...
Jessie MacDonald couldn't have picked a better way to celebrate her 35th birthday. With 7-2 and 12-1 victories over Madison Parks of the London Western Wrestling Club Saturday, the Brock...
For the past decade, Jessie MacDonald has attended national and international wrestling meets fully expecting to end up on the podium. The 2012 world champion backed up those lofty expectations...
Brock Wrestling Club member Diana Weicker confers with national team coach Tonya Verbeek at a recent event. WRESTLING CANADA PHOTO. Brock Wrestling Club member Diana Weicker heads into this weekend’s...
It would take thousands of words to describe the litany of injuries suffered by wrestler Michelle Fazzari. The 32-year-old Caledonia native captured her first Canadian title in 2012, two years...
Olivia Di Bacco returned from the Pan Am Games in Peru with a silver medal and a lot of good memories. “From a wrestling perspective, it was an excellent experience....
One of Canada’s top male wrestlers is faced with the heartbreaking choice of hoping that his promising athletic career is over. Five-time defending senior champion Jevon Balfour has a detached...
Brock Wrestling Club member Jade Parsons didn't have a lot of time to get worked up about representing Canada at the recent Pan Am Games in Peru. “She had a...
There will be no family bragging rights between Katelyn and Samantha Romano. Older sister Samantha won a bronze medal in the 50-kilogram division at the junior national freestyle wrestling championships...
A year and a half ago, Jessica York was introduced to the spot of wrestling when Brock Junior Badgers coach Kekoo Gatt came to the District School Board of Niagara...
It was anything but smooth sailing for Mia Friesen on her way to qualifying for the 61-kilogram juvenile (under-17) final at the national wrestling championships in Fredericton, N.B. After winning...
Brock Junior Badgers wrestling club member Amaan Gulacha headed to the national championships in Fredericton, N.B., thinking positive. “I believe in my training and went out there expecting anything,” the...
After winning a 52-kilogram cadet provincial wrestling title and 53-kilogram cadet national title last season, Samantha Adams was a understandably disappointed with her fifth-place finish in the 49-kilogram division at...
The Brock wrestling room is the perfect place for Ligrit Sadiku. “I need to be in a place where everyone has the same goal as me which is to go...
Jessie MacDonald (left) was one of seven Brock Wrestling Club members who won national titles this past weekend. The Brock Wrestling Club turned in its most impressive performance ever at...
Heading into this weekend’s Canadian senior wrestling championships in Saskatoon, Jevon Balfour has set his sights on coach Marty Calder. “One more and I am closer to Marty’s record,” said...
Jessie MacDonald heads to this weekend’s senior national wrestling championships in Saskatoon gunning for her eighth Canadian title. That’s an impressive winning percentage considering the 34-year-old St. Catharines resident will...
Diana Weicker is shown training with Sweden's Sophia Mattson. Photo courtesy of the Swedish Wrestling Federation. Diana Weicker took down a giant in winning a gold medal in the 53-kilogram...
Samantha Adams has aspirations to win another national wrestling title, but first on the agenda is defending her Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations’ championship at 54 kilograms. “It’s my...
It has been an amazing seven months of athletic accomplishments for Mia Friesen. Blessed with an impressive combination of speed, athleticism and physicality, the 16-year-old has starred in track, field...
The Brock Junior Badgers wrestling team had an impressive medal haul at last weekend’s Ontario Cadet and Juvenile Championships in Brampton. “We brought 13 wrestlers and 10 placed in the...
In one year, Jess Tillmanns has jumped to first from fourth place at the Ontario junior wresting championships. “It was kind of surreal,” the 19-year-old said. “I knew that I...
There’s the school of hard knocks and then there’s the next level — the Brock wrestling room. For 18-year-old Mikayla Custers, it’s chance to learn from and wrestle against world...
Diana Weicker put an exclamation mark on a breakthrough season with a bronze medal in the 53-kilogram division at the senior world wrestling championships in Budapest, Hungary, last week. Earlier...
Jess Brouillette's hopes to compete at this year’s senior world wrestling championships appeared to be over when she lost to Linda Morais at the Canadian team trials. Morais won both...
Gaining high-calibre international experience is crucial for any wrestler dreaming of representing Canada at the Olympics. And while Olivia Di Bacco described her first visit to the senior world championships...
Brock Wrestling Club member Jade Parsons uses three words to describe her first-ever appearance at the senior world wrestling championships. “Finally I’m here,” said the 27-year-old Orillia native, who looks...
Much has changed since Diana Weicker made her first appearance at the world senior wrestling championships in 2017. “I went at a non-Olympic weight class last year (55 kilograms) and...
Jessie MacDonald would rather forget her appearance at the 2017 senior world wrestling championships. The 33-year-old St. Catharines resident was wrestling up a weight class at 53 kilograms and was...
