If their performance at one of the first meets of the high school wrestling season is any indication, competitors from the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Wrestling Club could be on their way to some stellar showings indeed.
A total of 18 competitors from the MJKWC picked up top-three finishes at the Kelly Dumont Memorial meet in Regina on Dec. 8, with local wrestlers winning five elite division and four novice division championships.
Reigning provincial champion Evelyn Eros from Peacock picked up right where she left off last spring with a pair of wins in the female 81 kg division. Eros needed 16 seconds to defeat Regina O’Neill’s Annika Morris-Blackbur before pinning Regina Campbell’s Robyn Wilkins in her second match.
Peacock’s Kingston Usher also began defence of his provincial gold medal with a sweep of the competition in the male 81-kg class. That included pinfall wins over Regina Johnson’s Curtis Lafontaine and Regina Campbell’s Muhammad Musa to go along with a 12-1 victory over Regina Winston Knoll’s Noah Panchuk.
Provincial silver medalist Brady Ross from Peacock won the male 79-kg division with three straight technical fall wins over Johnson’s Abeer Ahmed, Campbell’s Carter Nelson and Regina Thom’s Evan Zwolinski.
It was a similar run for Kruz Babich in the male 62-kg class, as the provincial silver medalist claimed pins against Regina Miller’s Eldon Li and Thom’s Porter Tondevold while also getting an 11-1 win over O’Neill’s Aubrey Galenzoski.
Peacock’s Akela Sand won both her matches to claim the female 66 kg class. The reigning bronze medalist defeated Regina Sheldon Williams’ Prisha Limbachiya in 12 seconds and ended up in a battle in her other match before pinning Regina Balfour’s Angelina Singh at the four-minute mark.
Central’s Eisa Tondevold was third in the female 53-kg class while Peacock’s Tanner Kivol took third in the male 57-kg division and Vanier’s Wyatt Behiel finished third in the male 119 kg class.
In the Novice division, Central’s Pailsey Patrosh (46 kg), Macey Binsfeld (53 kg) and Hailey Newans (72 kg) won their respective female classes, while Peacock’s Mason Rushak topped the male 88-kg division.
Central’s Jasmyn Hrynyk was second in the female 67-kg class and Peacock’s Jordyn Tressel third in the same division.
Central’s Carson Mack (64 kg) and Liam Palmer (67 kg) had second places in their male division classes, Vanier’s Owen Cherney (63 kg) and Central’s Daniel Cowan (71 kg) claimed third.
A total of 255 wrestlers from 15 high schools took part in the tournament.
Next up on the Sask Wrestling calendar is the O’Neill Titans Wrestling Classic during the Jan. 19 weekend in Regina.
