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Kade Linford of the Medicine Hat Wrestling Club, is pictured during a meet.
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The Medicine Hat Wrestling Club hit the ground running for the winter season.
The local wrestling club saw the tyke and kid groups fill immediately for sessions from October to December and the junior and senior groups going strong.
The junior and senior groups have wrestled in four meets since November.
The first was the LCI Green and Gold tournament held Nov. 29-30 held by the Lethbridge Amateur Wrestling Association.
Kade Linford took first place in the Male Junior High 62-64kg.
Aubrey Kay finished third in the Female Junior High 50-53kg. Dani Linford was third in the Female High School 61kg and Damon Wilcock finished third in the Male Junior High 42-46kg
Brooklyn Huber came fourth in the Female Junior High 54-58kg. Easton Burgess also finished fourth, wrestling in the Male Junior High 49-50kg class. Olli Thomson finished fourth in Male Junior High 57-60kg.
They sent two wrestlers to the Wetaskiwin Classic on Dec. 6-7.
Bringham Stonehocker finished fourth in the Mens Juniors 64-66kg class. Dani Linford also finished fourth, wrestling in the Women’s High School Elite 62kg class.
The Wrestling Club was well represented at the Cardston Cougar Invitational held Jan. 17-17, with 21 wrestlers competing.
Eight wrestlers had first place finishes, Olivia Huber in Kids Female 38-43kg, Taysom Kay in Kids Male 29-31kg, Brooklyn Huber in Junior High Female 56-59kg, Damon Wilcock in Junior High Male 43-49kg, Myers Snell in Junior High Male 91-94kg, Dani Linford in High School Elite Female 59-63kg, Truman Hellawell in High School Elite Male 63-65kg, Kade Linford in High School Elite Male 65-71kg and William Kozakewich in High School Elite Male 97-104kg.
Four wrestlers finished second, Braxton Stonehocker (Tyke Elementary Male 26-27kg), Nixon Heninger (Kids Male 43-45kg), Dreya Olsen (Junior High Female 40-45kg) and Eva Niznik (High School Novice Female 59-63kg).
Five finished third, Dominc Zecevic (Kids Male 29-31kg), Cooper Wilcock (Kids Male 34-36kg), Talon Olsen (Kids Male 37-38kg), Aubrey Kay (Junior High Female 50-56kg) and Easton Burgess (Junior High Male 49-50kg).
Three took fourth place, Teddy Huber (Novice Male 25-27kg), Bringham Stonehocker (Junior High Male 59-65kg) and Ethan Baker (High School Novice Male 66-69kg).
The Wrestling club’s most recent meet was on Saturday, wrestling at the Swift Current Titans 25th Annual Wrestling Tournament.
Three wrestlers finished in first place, Olivia Huber (Female PeeWee 38-39kg), Kade Linford (Male Cadet/Juvenile 61-65kg) and William Kozakewich (Male Cadet/Juvenile 104-121kg).
Three wrestlers came in second place, Teddy Huber (Male Novice 23-25kg), Taysom Kay (Male PeeWee 31-33kg) and Truman Hellawell (Male Cadet/Juvenile 63-65kg).
Six Medicine Hat wrestlers came third, James Strickland (Male PeeWee 31-33kg), Damon Wilcock (Male Bantam 42-47kg), Brooklyn Huber (Female Bantam 56-60kg), Myers Snell (Male Cadet/Juvenile 90-98kg), Eva Niznik (Female Cadet/Juvenile 57-63kg) and Dani Linford (Female Cadet/Juvenile 63-66kg).
Three finished fourth Olli Thomson (Male Bantam 53-57kg), Aubrey Kay (Female Bantam 51-57kg) and Mason Earp (Male Cadet/Juvenile 60-66kg).
Nero Jensen finished fifth in the Male Bantam 35-39kg.