Wrestling 2011 - 2012

January 13, 2012

B.C.I.’s wrestling team attended the Waterloo-Oxford Invitational on Friday January 13th. We have a young and promising team who represented BCI well. Athletes that participated were Connor Flinders, Bryan Dixon, Blake Cooney, Josh Ivany, and Kirby Mitchell. Special mention for Connor Flinders who wrestled in the 72kg weight class and won his first three matches easily. He lost his fourth match but came back and won his fifth. This put him into the bronze medal match where he fought hard but was unable to win, and thus placed fourth in the tournament. Also Bryan Dixon lost his first match but easily won his next three. He fought hard in his fifth match losing to a stronger opponent. This allowed him to place in the top 10 in a category with more than 30 wrestlers.

January 19, 2012

B.C.I.’s wrestling team fought well on the mats at B.C.S.S.A.A. on Thursday evening at W. Ross MacDonald.
Our 5 competitors demonstrated great sportsmanship, being positive and encouraging all club members at the tournament.
• Connor Flinders wrestled in the 72 kg weight class winning all of his matches to place first at B.C.S.S.A.
• Jordan MacDonald wrestled in the 89 kg weight class winning his match to place first at B.C.S.S.A.
• Kirby Mitchell placed second at B.C.S.S.A. in the heavyweight division.
• Bryan Dixon wrestled well, winning two matches and losing two matches to place 4th at B.C.S.S.A.
• Josh Ivany wrestled well but was injured in his second match and unfortunately had to withdraw from the tournament.
Congratulations. Keep training hard in preparation for the District Championships on February 15th at W. Ross MacDonald.

February 15, 2012

B.C.I.'s wrestling team may be small but did very well at the District tournament held yesterday at W. Ross MacDonald. Connor Flinders won all of his matches in the 72 kg weight class to win a gold medal in yesterdays tournament. Jordan MacDonald also won all of his matches in the 89 kg weight class to win a gold medal in yesterdays tournament. Kirby Mitchell wrestled well only losing one match to win a silver medal in the heavyweight class in yesterdays tournament. Blake Cooney also wrestled well and won a bronze medal in the 72kg weight class.

All of these athletes have qualified to compete at CWOSSA which will be held here at B.C.I. next Wednesday February 22nd all day in the gym. Be sure to take some time to come and check it out!

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February 22, 2012

B.C.I. hosted CWOSSA wrestling yesterday. Congratulations to Blake Cooney, Jordan MacDonald, and Connor Flinders who competed and qualified for this tournament. Our athletes demonstrated great sportsmanship during the tournament. Thanks as well to all of the students who did the timing, scorekeeping, and drawsheets for the entire day. This day was a success due to the efforts of many staff and students and there were many positive remarks about what a great host school B.C.I. is. Congratulations B.C.I.!