GUELPH, Ont. – Jessie MacDonald and Jessica Brouillette defeated the Russian and Chinese visitors to take gold at Canada Cup. MacDonald, 32, defeated Russians Nadezhda Sokolova and Anzhelika Vetoshkina and China’s Jiang Zhu China en route to her 50 kg victory. “I was pretty excited when I saw my draw because I was hoping for...

GUELPH, Ont. - The World Team Non-Olympic Weight Trials took place at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre at the University of Guelph. The trials were being used to select non-Olympic weight class spots on the 2018 World Championship team. Danielle Lappage dominated the 65 kg weight class. The Calgary Dino beat two of her opponents...

GUELPH, Ont. – Wrestlers from around the world are gathering in Guelph, Ont., to attend the Canada Cup. There are 120 athletes expected to compete including wrestlers from Canada, USA, Russia, China, Mongolia, Benin and Algeria. Many of Canada’s top wrestlers will be attending, such as 2018 Senior World Championships team members Erica Wiebe, Jessie...

ZAGREB, Croatia – The Canadian team wrestling at the Cadet World Championships wrapped up competition today. Aleah Nickel of the Swift Current Titans fell to Mongolia’s Oyungerel Batkhuyag in the qualification round. Coast Wrestling Club’s Victoria Seal also lost her qualification round bout to Tanya Teneva of Bulgaria. Vivica Addo of Edmonton Bears Wrestling Club...

OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is pleased to announce that Lúcás Ó’Ceallacháin will join the organization to fill the High Performance Director position in an interim capacity. Lúcás holds several academic qualifications, including a Master of Science degree in Sport and Exercise Management and a Diploma in Sport Psychology. He has also completed several...