Kvashulko earns tournament MVP award as St. Mary’s and Carlton wrestling teams return from Regina

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Wrestling matches consist of two three minute rounds. Wrestlers can win a match one of three ways: having more points than their opponent after two six-minute rounds, getting a 10 point lead over your opponent at any time, or pinning their opponents shoulders to the mat at any time for a pinfall even if they are behind their opponent in points.

Elite brackets:

Elite brackets are for wrestlers in grade 11 or above, or for wrestlers that have competed in wrestling for at least two years regardless of what grade they are in. Each bracket is a single elimination bracket where one loss would send you to the bronze medal side, and a second loss eliminates you from the tournament. The losers of the bronze semifinal do face off for a fifth and sixth place match.

Female 50kg: Emily Groves (Silver, St. Mary’s)

Groves not only competed in the elite 50kg weight class, but also competed in the 49-51kg novice bracket for a total of five matches in two days.

In the elite bracket, Groves was given a bye in the first two round thanks to a nine wrestler bracket. She won her first match via pinfall in the second period after going up 6-0, and her opponent in the fourth round forfeited due to injury.

That sent Groves to the gold medal match, and she got out to an early lead with a four point takedown, but her opponent managed to turn things around to pin Groves and give her the silver medal in the elite bracket. She’d win gold in her novice bracket.

Female 53kg: Sydney Rumbosa (Gold, St. Mary’s)

Rumbosa won her first match via pinfall seven seconds into the second round, earned 10-0 win in her second match, and finished the gold medal match in just 42 second with a pinfall victory.

Female 60kg: Emma Forseth (Sixth, Carlton)

Female 64kg: Nelly Charles (Gold, St. Mary’s), Cecilia Wilson (Silver, St. Mary’s), and Gabriella Puetespina (St. Mary’s)

Half of the six wrestlers in the Female 64kg weight class came from St. Mary’s. Puentespina was given a bye in the first round, and Wilson won her first match in the via pinfall 1:34 in. Wilson and Puentespina faced off in the second round with the winner earned a spot in the gold medal match, and Puetespina got out to a four point lead before Wilson came back and won by a score of 14-4 to move on.

Charles won her first round match via pinfall in 1:05, and then went on to win via pinfall again in the second match in 3:01. That set up an all St. Mary’s final between Charles and Wilson, and Charles took the win via pinfall 2:36 seconds in.

Puentespina was injured and did not compete in the bronze side bracket.

Female 73kg: Noah Remy (Gold, Carlton) and Denaya Neudorf (Silver, St. Mary’s)

There were ten wrestlers in the 73kg female bracket. Remy advanced through rounds one and two thanks to byes, and Neudorf won her first match via pinfall before getting a bye due to injury in the second round.

In the third round of the bracket, Remy won her first match after her opponent was injured in the first round, and Neudorf won a decision with a 2-2 score. In the event of a tie, the winner is awarded to the wrestler with the most recent biggest scoring move, and Neudorf had the most recent two point takedown for the win.

That set up a gold medal final between the two wrestlers from Prince Albert, and Remy took a 6-0 lead before earning the pinfall, giving Remy the gold and Neudorf the silver.

Female 90kg: Kinslee Cousins (Bronze, Carlton)

With only three other wrestlers in the bracket, Cousins wrestled everyone for her bronze medal. She won her first match via pinfall in 29 seconds, but lost her second match to a 5-0 decision to the eventual gold medalist.

The round robin lined up so that Cousins final match was for silver, and Cousins had two two point takedowns in the first period to earn a 4-2 lead going into the second. Cousins then went up 6-2 halfway through the second period, but her opponent managed two two point takedowns late to tie it. The match stayed tied until the end, meaning Cousins would lose a 6-6 decision and take bronze due to the other wrestler scoring their takedown at the end of the match.

Female 105kg: Sarah Murphy (Gold, St. Mary’s)

There was just one other wrestler in the Female 105kg for Murphy at the tournament, so she faced off with Georgia-Lyn Keewatin of Notre Dame. Murphy spent a total of 1:42 on the mat between the two matches, earning pinfalls in each for the gold.

Female 105kg+: Alphie Wolfe (Silver, St. Mary’s)

With one other wrestler in the bracket, Wolfe faced off with Wilkie (McLurg High School) wrestler Andreea Tatarciuc twice. Wolfe was pinned twice during the two matches.

Wolfe would also wrestle in the 106-115kg novice bracket where she’d win gold.

Male 53kg: Ping Bowden (Did Not Place, St. Mary’s)

Male 62kg: Emmet Creuer (Fifth, St. Mary’s)

Male 65kg: Hayden Cyr (Gold, St. Mary’s), Ethan Famulak (Did Not Place, St. Mary’s)

With 17 wrestlers in the weight class, Cyr was in one of the busiest divisions of the tournament. Cyr had byes in the first two rounds before earning a pinfall win in 1:39 in his first match. He improved on that time in round four winning by pin in just 51 seconds, but his toughest match of the tournament came in the semi-finals where he went the full six minutes with a 9-4 win at the end of time.

In the gold medal final, Cyr finished things early in the second period with a 13-2 win to take the gold.

Male 69kg: Nathan Kowal (Gold, St. Mary’s)

In the 11 person weight class, Kowal started the tournament with a 10-0 win about halfway through the first round. That took him to the semi final where he managed a pinfall win 2:00 in, and he managed another pin 2:08 into the gold medal match to win.

Male 73kg: Donte Chaboyer (Bronze, St. Mary’s)

Chaboyer was faced with the eventual gold medalist in the first round, and he was pinned 1:14 in. From there, Chaboyer wouldn’t lose another match as he battled his way up the bronze medal bracket.

In his next four matches, Chaboyer spent less than three minutes on the mat as he pinned all of his opponents in 1:05 or less, earning the bronze medal.

Male 77kg: Tymofiy Kvashulko (Gold, St. Mary’s, tournament MVP), Marcus Corrigal (Did Not Place, St. Mary’s)

Another 17 person weight class, Kvalshulko had byes in the first two rounds as well. He had three straight 4-point takedowns in his first match to win 12-0, and managed another domination win 11-0 in his second match capped off by another 4-point takedown.

The gold medal match against Peacock High School’s (Moose Jaw) Brady Ross was a wild one. Ross scored two points first, Kvalshulko quickly tied it, then both wrestlers traded four point takedowns back and forth with Kvalshulko pulling ahead late. The first period ended with Kvalshulko up 22-14, two points away from the 10 point domination win. He earned his two points 22 seconds into the second period for a 24-14 win and the gold medal.

Because of his clean run through one of the busiest weight classes in the tournament, Kvashulko was named tournament MVP.

Male 82kg: Kaylan Mackie (Did Not Place, St. Mary’s), Seth Vermette (Did Not Place, Carlton)

Male 90kg: Daniel Daigneault (Bronze, St. Mary’s)

With byes through the first round, Daigneault started in the second round of the bracket where he won 10-0 in the second period. A win in his next match would’ve sent him to the gold medal match, but Daigneault lost a defensive battle 4-3 at the end of the six minute match, sending him to the bronze medal bracket.

Daigneault was supposed to wrestle a match to get into the bronze medal match but he got a pass due to an injury forfeit. In the bronze medal final, Daigneault won 12-2 early in the second round.

Male 100kg: Trent Robillard (Bronze, St. Mary’s)

Robillard started his tournament with a 10-0 win in less than two minutes, and he advanced to the gold medal semi final after a 12-7 win in his second round match. In that third match however, Robillard would fall 14-5 in the dying seconds of the second period, sending him to the bronze medal bracket.

Robillard dropped into the bronze medal semi final, and won an 8-2 decision at the end of two periods. In the bronze medal final, he dominated 13-0.

Male 115kg: Noah Penney (Gold, St. Mary’s) and Matthew Fafard (Silver, St. Mary’s)

With seven wrestlers in the weight class, the lone bye in the first round was awarded to Penney. Fafard however had to fight in the first round, earning a pinfall win in just 51 seconds.

In the second round, Penney earned a pinfall win 2:19 into the second round, and Fafard was down 6-0 nothing in his second round match but managed to turn a 4-point takedown into a pinfall that earned a win.

That set up a gold medal final between the two wrestlers from St. Mary’s, and Penney earned the pinfall win in 29 seconds to take the final match.

Male 130kg+: Theo Senga (Fourth, St. Mary’s)

Novice brackets

Novice brackets are for wrestlers who are in their first two years of competing in the sport, or are in grade 11 and up regardless of their competition level. All novice brackets are broken up into five wrestler weight classes and are all round robin style brackets, meaning each wrestler is guaranteed four matches unless their weight class has less than five wrestlers.

The winner of each weight class is determined by wrestler’s records, with pinfalls giving wrestlers extra points in the standings.

Novice female 49-51kg: Emily Groves (Gold, St. Mary’s)

In her first match, Groves won in a defensive battle 4-3 after six minutes, then won her second match by pinfall near the end of the second period.

Groves had a 9-0 lead after the first period in her third match before earning two points early in the second for the 11-0 win, and in round four Groves won via forfeit due to an injured wrestler. Groves had already earned her gold medal by the time her bye came in the final round of the round robin.

Novice Female 56-57kg: Deborah Aikoye (Silver, St. Mary’s)

The first match of the tournament end up being the match for gold for Aikoye as she faced the eventual gold medalist, but she lost via pinfall. Aikoye ran the table the rest of the way, dominating 11-0 before earning a pin in her second match, then a bye in the third round and a forfeit win in the forth.

In the fifth and final round, Aikoye earned a pinfall win in the second period after going up 8-0 to secure the silver medal.

Novice Female 59-62kg: Gabriella Puentespina (Fourth, St. Mary’s) and Bailey Keenatch (Fifth, Carlton)

Novice Female 62-64kg: Cecilia Wilson (Bronze, St. Mary’s)

Wilson won her first match with an 11-6 decision at the end of the six minute match, and she finished her opponent with a 28 second pin in her second match.

After a bye in the third round, Wilson won her fourth round match against the eventual gold medalist via pinfall late in the second round, but she’d drop her final match via pin in the fifth round.

With a win over the gold medalist and a loss to the silver medalist, it came down to how the wrestlers won their matches. Kylie Weber had three pinfall wins and took gold, Olivia Cappo Muscowpetung had two pinfall wins, as did Wilson, but because Cappo Muscowpetung pinned Wilson in the head to head matchup, Cappo Muscowpetung took silver and Wilson took bronze.

Novice Female 68-72kg: Anya Linn (Fifth, Carlton)

Novice Female 75-79kg: Kali Bantin (Bronze, St. Mary’s)

With just three other wrestlers in the bracket, Bantin started the tournament with a pinfall win. She then lost her next two matches via pinfall to earn the bronze.

Novice Female 83-89kg: Davina Okonkwo (Bronze, St. Mary’s)

Okonkwo had a 10-0 win in the second period of her first match, and earned another 10-0 decision in her second. She then lost via pinfall in her next two matches, finishing with bronze.

Novice female 106-115kg: Alphie Wolfe (Gold, St. Mary’s)

Another two person weight class, Wolfe fought twice against Cherish Dustyhorn of Archbishop M.C. O’Neill from the host team in Regina. Wolfe managed to win the first match via pinfall two minutes into the second period, and then won the second match via pinfall in just 1:21.

Novice Male 50-53kg: Ping Bowden (Fourth, St. Mary’s)

Novice Male 53kg: Robin Townsen (Silver, St. Mary’s)

Townsen earned a win 10-0 in the first period of his first match, and he won his second match via forfeit. He got his bye in the third round, and made quick work of his fourth round matchup when he earned a pin 25 seconds in.

The fifth round match would end up being for the gold medal, but Townsen gave up a 5-0 lead and was pinned in the first period, giving Townsen silver.

Novice Male 54-55kg: Nickolas Henderson (Fourth, St. Mary’s)

Novice Male 57-58kg: Mason Vancoughnett (Fourth, St. Mary’s)

Novice Male 58-60kg: Ashton Heffernan (Bronze, St. Mary’s)

After a bye in the first round, Heffernan was pinned in his first match of the day in the second round. He followed it up with a 10-0 win in his second match, but was pinned again in his third match. His opponent for the final match was injured, therefore Heffernan was given the win to earn the bronze medal.

Novice Male 61-62kg: Jude Bray (Carlton)

First year wrestler Jude Bray won his first match with an 11-4 decision at the end of the two periods, and he got his bye in the second round.

In round three, Bray and his opponent put on a show, trading takedowns for a 9-9 score at the end of the first period. In the second period, was thrown but then followed it up with a two point takedown and a four point throw of his own to take the lead, but he ran out of gas and gave up four straight two-point takedowns to lose 21-15.

In round four, Bray was beaten 10-0 in the first round, and he had another great match in round five against the eventual gold medal winner. At one point, Bray was up 7-4 in the first round, but he gave up six points before the end. Bray went down 16-10 before being pinned in the second period, which him fourth in the bracket.

Novice Male 62-63kg: Darren Schellenberg (Bronze, Carlton)

Just four wrestlers total in the division meant Schellenberg was scheduled for three matches, but he was pinned in his first match, and his opponent was injured before they were supposed to meet in the second match. He lost his final match due to a pin in the first round, but the forfeit loss gave him a win and the bronze medal.

Novice Male 64-65kg: Ethan Famulak (Silver, St. Mary’s)

Famaluk was beaten in his first match 10-0 just before the end of the first period, and he had a bye in the second round of the tournament. In the third round, Famaluk won 10-0 just after the halfway mark of the first period, and his fourth round opponent forfeited.

In his fifth round match, Famaluk went up 4-0 before pinning his opponent to earn the silver medal.

Novice Male 65-66kg: Bryce MacDonald (Silver, St. Mary’s)

MacDonald had a bye in his first round, but won his second round match via pinfall. The third round match would ultimately be the gold medal match, and with the score tied 2-2 MacDonald was pinned.

MacDonald carried forward with two more pinfall wins in his fourth and fifth round matchups, winning the silver medal.

Novice Male 67-68kg: Wyatt Charters (Fifth, St. Mary’s)

Novice Male 68-69kg: Brandon Arabejo (Silver, St. Mary’s)

Arabejo was thrown directly to his back in his first match and gave up four points, but overall dominated 15-4 in the first period. He had a bye through the second round, and he had what would be the gold medal match in the third round. Arabejo and his opponent traded four point takedowns in the first round, but he would fall in the second round 16-6.

He won his fourth round match up via pinfall in just 1:21 into the first round, and his fifth round opponent was injured earlier in the tournament which gave Arabejo the forfeit and the silver medal.

Novice Male 69-74kg: Spencer Larson (Fourth, St. Mary’s)

Novice Male 89-93kg: Josh Gomes (Silver, St. Mary’s)

Gomes got his bye in the first round match, and that lead him directly into the gold medal matchup in the second round. Gomes got out to a 4-0 lead before his opponent tied it and earned the pinfall.

In round three, Gomes was down 8-5 when he earned a pinfall win, then dominated his round four and five matches 13-0 and 10-0 respectively to earn the silver.

Novice Male 94-100kg: Aksel Paulsen (Silver, St. Mary’s), Uri Novotny (St. Mary’s)

Paulsen won his first match in a 42 second pinfall, and earned another pin in his second match in 2:57. Novotny was pinned in his first match, and he had a bye through the second round.

The two teammates met in the third round, and Novotny had a 2-0 after the first period. In the second though, Paulsen took five straight points before finishing with a pinfall win.

Novotny wrestled in the fourth round and was pinned, but was given a victory in the fifth round due to his opponent being injured earlier in the tournament. Paulsen won his fourth round matchup 2:24 into the first round, and he had a bye in his fifth for the silver medal finish.

Novice male 70-74kg: Shawn Linklater (Gold, St. Mary’s)

Linklater had his bye in the first round. In round two, won 12-0 in the first period, then ran the table the rest of the way with three straight pinfall wins to earn the gold medal.

In his four matches, Linklater only surrendered a total of five points to his opponents.

Novice male 72-75kg: Marcus Corrigal (Gold, St. Mary’s)

Corrigal went up 10-0 in the first period, but wrestling rules allow a wrestler who has already won by 10 to continue their current action in case of a pinfall, and Corrigal finished the first match with a pin. Corrigal lost his second match 12-2, but was given a win in round three due to forfeit.

Corrigal’s final match was against Carpenter’s Kaedyn Floberg (Meadow Lake) with the winner earning gold. Both wrestlers traded takedowns and the score flipped from 4-2 Corrigal to 5-4 Floberg, but Corrigal took the lead 6-5 with a two point takedown and continued it into a pin in the first period to win gold.

Novice male 75-76kg: Justin Theoret (Gold, St. Mary’s)

Theoret earned a pinfall in the first period of both his first two matches without surrendering a point. In his third match, Theoret gave up four points but still earned another pinfall. He had a bye in his fourth round, which set up a crazy end to the tournament for him.

In Theoret’s final match, he went down 2-0 early but came back with seven straight points to take the lead including a four point takedown that helped him finish the first period 7-4. In the second period, Theoret was taken down three times in a row, two two pointers and a four pointer, to go down 12-7 with 31 seconds left. In those final 31 seconds, Theoret took conrtol of his opponent’s back control to gain one point, then added a four point takedown to tie it at 12. With one second left, Theoret earned one more back control point to take the win 13-12 and the gold medal.

Novice male 84-86kg: Denis Orsar (Gold, St. Mary’s)

Orsar started his tournament with two straight pinfall wins without surrendering a point, which took him to his bye in the third round.

In his fourth round match, Orsar went up 11-0 before taking the pinfall win. In his fifth and final match, Orsar went down 6-0 before he came back with six points of his own that lead to a pinfall win. He only gave up eight points against the entire tournament.

Novice Male 87-90kg: Jackson Brandick (Fifth, St. Mary’s)

Novice Male 104-105kg: Casey Sanderson (Silver, St. Mary’s)

Sanderson’s bracket had just three other wrestlers in it. Sanderson pinned his first round opponent in just 56 seconds, and he dominated the second round match 10-0. The third round would be for the gold medal, and Sanderson was pinned but still earned the silver.

Novice male 142-150kg: Ik Ekpenike (Gold, St. Mary’s)

Ekpenike only had a single opponent in his weightclass, Donald Copeland from Scott Collegiate in Regina. In their two matches, Ekpenike won both matches by pinfall without surrendering a point.

by Nick Nielsen

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