The newly formed flexed its muscles in Campbell River last weekend, grabbing four medals at its first-ever meet.
The club sent four athletes to the Island Novice Tournament Dec. 2 and walked away with two gold and a couple of silvers.
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Roughly 15 athletes train Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., out of and the co-ed club is open to middle and high school age athletes.
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In Campbell River, Rowen Primus from Central middle school claimed one of those gold medals in the elementary boys 35-kg weight class. Oak Bay HighB次元官网网址檚 Oliver Euchuk won both of his matches to earn gold in the junior boys 52-kg weight class.
EuchukB次元官网网址檚 younger brother Isaac, of Saint PatrickB次元官网网址檚, went 2-1 to take silver in the junior boys 46-kg division and Nick Norman of Esquimalt High faced two hard matches to bring home a silver medal of his own in the senior boys 68-kg class.
Rennalls is confident his club can keep that level of intensity up. As they build a stronger technical base, he expects great things from these athletes going forward.
The team next travels to the Cowichan Valley Wrestling Club for the Cougar Open on Dec. 9.
