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Local wrestlers win eight OFSAA medals

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Daniel Taras, shown above, won a bronze medal at the OFSAA wrestling championships.

Local wrestlers brought home one silver medal, five bronze medals and two antique bronze medals from the recent Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations wrestling championships in Hamilton.

Winning a silver medal was Arianna Romano (Centennial) at 41 kilograms.

Mining bronze medals were: Ezekiel Ivri, (A.N. Myer) at 51 kilograms; Daniel Taras (Lakeshore Catholic) at 54 kilograms: Seth Ozog (E.L. Crossley) at 83 kilograms; Hayley Weaver (Blessed Trinity) at 72 kilograms; and, Ella Andrews (E.L. Crossley) at 95 kilograms.

Andrews and Seth Ozog won OFSAA bronze medals for the second consecutive year.

Earning antique bronze were: Bianca Romano (Centennial) at 47.5 kilograms; and, Avery Barnett (Centennial) at 83 kilograms.

Placing fifth were: Heath Ozog, (E.L. Crossley) at 67.5 kilograms; Lily Taras (Lakeshore Catholic) at 44 kilograms; and, Myrna Romero (Notre Dame) at 57.5 kilograms.

Finishing sixth were: Kiran Ramburn (West Niagara) at 41 kilograms; Charlotte Bowslaugh (Eden) at 72 kilograms; and, Madison Hastie (A.N. Myer) at 115 kilograms.

In the team events, the Centennial girls were 10th.

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.

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