Voyageurs solid at oua's

Date and Time :    16 February, 2013 — 12:00 pm

Game Recap:

ST. CATHARINES, ON – The Laurentian wrestling teams were in St. Catharines over the weekend taking part in the OUA Championships.  Despite not coming home with any hardware, the young teams came away with a number of top 5 finishes and showed the rest of the province that they will be contenders in the years to come.

On the men’s side, local wrestler Dylan Galloway dropped his first two matches to the eventual bronze and gold medalists, and ultimately the OUA Rookie of the Year, before bettering the entry from York for 5^th place in the 57kg weight class.  In the 61kg division, it was much the same story as first year athlete Alex Aubin (Sturgeon Falls, ON) was pooled together with the bronze medalist and gold medal winner, who was also the OUA Most Outstanding Wrestler, before beating the entry from Lakehead for 5^th place.  Rounding out the men’s team was Ryan Karn (Fergus, ON) who finished in 7^th in the 72kg division in his first year on the team.  As a team, the men finished in 7^th place with 10 points.

On the women’s side, Emily Morgan (Brantford, ON) led the charge with a 4^th place finish in the 55kg division, losing the bronze medal match to the wrestler from Lakehead.  Sam Demers (Timmins, ON) grabbed 5^th spot in the 72kg division after losing to the bronze and gold medalist before a come from behind victory over the McMaster entry.  Wrapping up the women’s team was Sophie Bilodeau (Timmins, ON) as she settled for 6^th in the 82kg division.  As a team, the women finished in a tie for 7^th with 12 points.

The Championship concludes the season for the Voyageurs wrestling team.  Be sure to check out how the rest of the Voyageurs are doing as they wrap up their seasons at www.luvoyageurs.com.