Check under  Schedule & Events for the Calendar Schedule.

Practices resume at Western Monday May 3/10, although some days are unavailable.  All members can attend any of the practices scheduled  during spring/summer.  Generally practices will be Monday & Wednesday 5-6:30 pm, and Tue and Thursday’s 6:30-8:00 pm.  The first two weeks of May will be:

• Mon May 3, 5-6:30 pm
• Tue May 4, 6:30-8:00 pm
• Wed May 5, 5-6:30 pm
• NO practices May 6, 7, (Ivey Convocation)
• Mon May 10, 5-6:30 pm
• Tue May 11, 6:30-8:00 pm
• Wed May 12, 5-6:30 pm
• NO practices May 13, 14, (Medicine Convocation)

Thanks Coach Milad!

On behalf of all the members of the London-Western Wrestling Club, the Board and its members, we would like to thank coach Milad for his contribution during the 2009-10 season. 

Milad will attend Chiropractic College starting in the Fall, 2010, and has returned to the Toronto area. 

We wish him the best of luck in the future.

London-Western placed 2nd overall in the Novice-Kids Girls Division at the Ontario Youth Festival, April 17, 2010.

The London-Western Wrestling Club took nine athletes to compete at the Ontario Youth Wrestling Festival in Beamsville Ontario. The team is finishing their age group season in style. The athletes trained hard all season and it showed with their dominating performances on the mats. The athletes showed great effort, skill and dedication to the sport. Congratulations to all wrestlers who competed and medalled at the tournament. 

London-Western teammates, Owen and Laura

Siblings Mason and Jessica Roberts both won gold in their respective weight classes overcoming difficult opponents. Laura Jacobson displayed fantastic technique and skill against her opponents, earning her a first place finish. The performance of the day belonged to Owen Bisschop who defeated all four of his opponents by PIN earning him a gold medal as well. Channin George lost a controversial first match but was able to overcome it and wrestled well in his other matches fighting his way back to a second place finish.  Ryan Howald, a first year bantam battled his way through his weight class and had an extremely tough final match coming just shy of a gold, finishing second. Donovan McQuaid, also a first year bantam, made it to the final of his weight class. He was ahead in his match with an excellent head and arm but was unlucky when he was rerolled and caught for a pin.  Younger sister, Madison McQuaid, competed in her second wrestling tournament of her career and was inspirational on her way to a silver medal.

Several of these athletes will attend the Canada East Wrestling Festival in St. Stephen’s, N.B., May 7, 2010.

Congratulations to all team members! 

(Reported by Coach Milad)

London-Western team members are making final preparatons for the Ontario Youth Festival in Beamsville, April 17, 2010.  The OAWA sanctioned event held at Beamsville DHS, outside of St. Catharines target Novice – Kids – Bantam aged wrestlers (9-13 years).   The team includes (preliminary entries):

• Kenny Elo (Bantam Boys)
• Ryan Howald (Bantam Boys)
• Donovan McQuaid (Bantam Boys)
• Alex Moore (Bantam Boys)
• Channin George (Kids Boys)
• Mason Roberts (Kids Boys)
• Laura Jacobson (Kids Girls)
• Owen Bisschop (Novice Boys)
• Maddison  McQuaid (Novice Girls)
• Jessica Roberts (Novice Girls)

The London-Western team will be coached by Milad Mohib and Eric Jacobson. 

Future events include the Canada East Youth Festival in St. Stephen, N.B . May 7-8, 2010.

London-Western placed 2nd overall as a team and brought back National medals at the Cadet-Juvenile National Championships in Burnaby, B.C. April 9-11. 

Steven Takahashi was named Outstanding Male Juvenile Wrestler 

• Steven Takahashi – Gold.  Juvenile 54 kg
• Ilya Abelev – Gold.  Juvenile 66 kg
• Richard Balfour – Bronze  Juvenile 60 kg
• Brian Cowan — Bronze Juvenile 45 kg
• Adam Cowan – 6th Juvenile 48 kg
• Janneke Van den niewelaar  – 6th.  Juvenile 72 kg

The Juvenile men’s team of Takahashi, Abelev, Balfour, B. Cowan, A. Cowan, and Jake Devlin placed 2nd overall — Congratulations!

Greco Roman National Championships:

FILA Cadet Trials

Other team members were, Lisa Silvestro, JJ Phillips, Ingmar Salvador and Billy George.

Congratulations to all participants.

Practices location will change starting April 13 due to University Examinations.  Therefore, the last practice at Western during April will be Thursday April 8.  The tentative new location will be:

Tue April 13, 20, 27 at MTS (Mother Theresa S.S.)

Thu April 15, 22, 29 at CCH (Catholic Central HS)

Practice Tue May 4 at Western.