A nice win for the Dogs, who have gone from winless in six to unbeaten in two with a tie and a 4-3 win over the Grizzlies last night.
(Bailey Durning, photo by Stu Messenger)
Alberni Wrestlers compete in Victoria at Island 15 and Under
A group of wrestlers from Alberni made the trip down to Victoria early Saturday morning to compete at the Island 15 and Under, hosted by the Victoria Bulldogs. The tournament had a number of teams coming from the Island and one from Vancouver.
The Island 15 and Under is designed for wrestlers in grade 10 and younger to compete against each other in a variety of weight classes. The young Alberni wrestlers preformed very well and showed once again that Port Alberni has very strong programs. In the over-all team competition Dunn Middle school placed 3rd in the Girls Division and 4th in the Girls Division. A number of Alberni’s experienced wrestlers elected to take the weekend off as they prepare for the Western Canadian Age Class in Kamloops this week.
Coming away with gold medals in the Boys Division were Russell David (51 kg Dunn), Sheldon Haddad (59 kg ADSS), Cole Walton (92 kg ADSS) and Christian Anderson (110 kg ADSS).
Earning silver in the Girls division were Bella Jones (38 kg Neill), Lauren Barker (43 kg Dunn), Bailey Durning (65 kg ADSS), Emma Vanderlee (69 kg Dunn). Earning a Bronze in the boys division were Nolan Badovinac (73 kg Dunn) and Riley Neville (92 kg ADSS). Placing fourth in their weight classes were Kennedy O’Donovan (49 kg Girls Dunn), Isabella Larsen (53 kg Girls ADSS), and Eryk McKenzie (56 kg Boys Dunn). Rounding out the top finishers were Remi Wells (5th at 49 kg Girls Dunn), Micaela Dick (5th 56 kg Girls Dunn), Johannes Kulich (5th 67 kg Boys Neill) and Michel Kurucz (6th 56 kg Girls Dunn).
Dunn Coach Russell Bodnar reflected on the Alberni wrestlers’ performances. “I think we wrestled well. For the most part we brought our intermediate wrestlers to this tournament. These boys and girls represent the future of our program. This tournament is a great stepping stone for those wrestlers who we are grooming to be our future elite and senior wrestlers.”
On Thursday morning over fifty wrestlers and coaches from the Alberni Valley will leave for Kamloops to compete in the Western Canadian Age Class. The tournament will feature wrestlers from BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
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Time now for a Bantam Bulldogs Update....Thanks a bunch to Gary for the updates!
Scores- Sunday January 9th Bulldogs Lost to Saanich Braves 4-1 (Home)
December 30th Lost to Campbell River 10-1 (Campbell River)
December 29th Lost to Campbell River 6-3 (Home)
Bantam Bulldogs Update
Rough 3 Game Run, (we need to report the good and the struggles)
Our Bantam boys lost to the Saanich Braves on Sunday 4-1, Ethan Sundstrum did get the only goal for the Bulldogs with a beautiful deek on a breakaway drive off a pass from Josh Harvey. Tough game for the boys, no puck luck for sure and they were not getting it together very well. Passing errors were many, and we gave up a shorthanded goal as well. Traffic was heavy on Ryan Price who did great at batting the shots away and keeping the score were it is.
On December 30th our guys lost to Campbell River in their home town, and at 10-1 for Campbell River you can almost say we were schooled a bit at this game, the only score on the 30th was from Jakob Bottaro off a pass from Nathaniel Casavant and Josh Harvey.
The December 29th game was played at home against Campbell River and we lost 6-3, this was a good game in spite of the score and the boys skated with equal opportunity at the net. Brad Cowen scored the first of three, with Chase Gaudreault scoring the next two and Matt Oliver assisting on the third. If we start counting posts we will lead the entire Bantam Division on Vancouver Island. (If Only)
We have the talent and heart, there is sure to be more victories, keep pushing guys let’s get it back!!!!!!
Next Game
Sunday In Victoria Ian Stewart Arena @ 11:45
Injury Report
No New injuries to report
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