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PHOTOS: Chilliwack wrestlers win 11 medals at home tournament

Young athletes brought home 5 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze medals at Chilliwack Storm Wrestling Invitational

Chilliwack high-school and middle-school wrestlers brought home 11 medals during a hometown wrestling tournament on Friday.

A total of 160 athletes from across the province were in Chilliwack for the third annual Chilliwack Storm Wrestling Invitational at Chilliwack Secondary School (CSS) on Jan. 10.

Of those competing that day, 19 wrestlers were from Chilliwack and 10 received a total of 11 medals, including five gold, four silver and two bronze.

Orlando Petrel of GW Graham (GWG) won two medals: gold in the senior 66-kilogram boys weight class, and silver in the elite division.

"Orlando is a talented novice wrestler who challenged up to the elite division and won two of his three matches against more experienced wrestlers," said Sarah Lee, CSS counsellor and one of the tournament organizers.

Here are the local results from the Chilliwack Storm Wrestling Invitational:

Elite Division:
66kg boys:
2nd - Orlando Petrel, GWG

70kg boys:
1st - Finley Arnold, CSS
2nd - Ryder Emery, GWG

64kg girls
1st - Elizabeth Latulippe, CSS

Novice Division:
Junior 66kg boys:
1st - Baxter McDonald, Chilliwack Middle School
3rd - Kingston Ingram, Vedder Middle School

Senior 66kg boys:
1st - Orlando Petrel, GWG

Senior 70kg boys:
4th - Joshua Petrel, GWG

Senior 74kg boys:
5th - Isaac Dinardo, GWG

Senior 84kg boys:
2nd - Silvestro Gervais, CSS
4th - Liam Balding, CSS
6th - Damien Gunson, CSS

Senior 90kg boys:
2nd - Tyler Upton, CSS

47kg girls:
6th - Maia Carberry, GWG

51kg girls:
3rd - Gabby Patterson, GWG

60kg girls:
1st - Adaillia DeGroot, Sardis Secondary School

There are about 80 middle- and high-school students in the district-wide wrestling program, which operates out of CSS. All 80 wrestlers train together at CSS.

The head coach of the high-school program is Jenna Gillies, a former CSS student who went on to wrestle at SFU and at the national level. Elizabeth Latulippe, a senior CSS wrestler on the high-school team, is the head coach for the middle-school program.

"Elizabeth is also starting a free elementary training program next week at Bernard Elementary. This initiative is driven completely by high school students," Lee said.

The elementary program will run for six weeks and will focus on physical literacy, healthy living, positive role models, and good decision-making – all while learning fundamental wrestling skills.

 



Jenna Hauck

About the Author: Jenna Hauck

I started my career at The Chilliwack Progress in 2000 as a photojournalist.
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