The Lorne Akins Crush wrestling team pounded the mats for multiple podium finishes and tournament titles last week in Edmonton.
The Crushers placed first overall in the team category at the all-girls' tournament at Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School. The competition featured 15 teams from across northern Alberta.
The following Crushers finished top three in their respective weight categories.
First place: Annie Boyd (61 kilograms), Sarah Weihmann (45 kg) and Lauren Rogers (40 kg).
Second place: Abbey Schuttler (41 kg), Danielle Riege (43 kg), Kennedy Thompson (54 kg), Makenna Marthiensen (59 kg), Makena Krueger (65 kg) and Tegan Barnes (62 kg).
Third place: Danielle Petter (50 kg) and Kira Hayes (54 kg).
At the all-boys' tournament at Rosslyn School every Crush wrestler produced a top three finish. In the team event, the Crushers placed first in the junior division and were second in the senior division. More than 200 wrestlers from 21 teams in northern Alberta attended the meet.
The top three Crushers in their respective weight categories are as follows.
First place: Diego Guzman (47 kg), Braedin Hogue (59 kg), Landon Logan (54 kg) and Logan Brubaker (64 kg).
Second place: Evan Rogers (27 kg), Evan Ewaschuk (39 kg), Aulden Maj-Pfleger (41 kg), Jamie Spring (47 kg), Carlin Baerg (49 kg), Noah Carreau (52 kg), Samuel Lee (54 kg), Mike Serra (70 kg), Chance March (44 kg), Erik Gysen (47 kg) and Telly Gurney (56 kg).
Third place: Connor Graham (65 kg), Jerry Du (69 kg), Will Whitehouse (40 kg), Liam Duggan (47 kg), Connor Beuerlien (50 kg) and Chris Edgeworth (54 kg).
The Crushers have now pinned down the team title in all four tournaments they attended this season.
Meanwhile, the male and female Crushers will grapple for medals at the annual University of Alberta Paperweight Tournament on Saturday.
The Crushers will also be represented by four males (March, Brubaker, Beuerlien and Serra) and six females (Rogers, Weihmann, Boyd, Barnes, Riege and Nadia Ryks) on the Zone 5 Black Gold/Yellowhead team at the Alberta Winter Games, Feb. 9 to 12 at Stony Plain, Spruce Grove and Parkland County.
The St. Albert LeGit ringette team didn’t lose a game en route to winning the U12 A championship at the Esso Golden Ring Tournament last weekend in Calgary.
The LeGit’s 5-0 record included a come-from-behind 4-3 victory against Calgary Edge in the round robin. LeGit scored the tying goal with 30 seconds left to play and the game winner with three ticks on the clock.
The LeGit dedicated the Golden Ring title to their teammate, Karlee McDonald, who broke her ankle before the tournament and is out for the season.
The LeGit’s overall record is 26-3-2 after their third tournament triumph. The top petite team in the Black Gold League also went undefeated at tournaments in Standard and Beaumont.
The St. Albert Shock ringette team was crowned tournament champions at the recent West Coast Classic in Richmond, B.C.
In the final the U12 A petites beat Kelowna 7-1 to finish the tournament 4-0.
Last month the Shock won the Lacombe Ice Breaker Tournament.
In the Black Gold League standings the Shock are fourth at 3-1 and are three points out of first place. They also handed Sherwood Park its first loss in league play by a score of 4-3.
The Shock are currently preparing for their toughest part of the schedule with games against the St. Albert LeGit and Sherwood Park leading up to the Zone 5 provincial playoffs in February.
The last tournament for the Shock is the Feb. 3 to 5 Edmonton Silver Ring.
