Wrestlers set to invade

Approximately 20 high schools from Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and New York State are expected to attend. An open category for experienced wrestlers and a novice division for those with no experience will be featured. There will also be a separate peewee competition. If you or your high school hasn’t registered, there is still time. Entries will be accepted by e-mail at info@sportolympia.com or by calling Jay Bradbury at 514-683-2438 (local) or 1-877-277-2438 (long distance) right up to Friday.



Ringette tourney

If you enjoy watching the fast-paced and entertaining game of ringette, Beaconsfield and Kirkland arenas will be the place to be this weekend as the 27th Beaconsfield-Kirkland Ringette Tournament is set to unfold. The four-day event, which begins tomorrow and wraps up Sunday evening, will feature teams competing in age categories ranging from bunnies, mosquito C, novice B and C, petite A B and C, tween B and C, junior B, cadette B and intermediate C. Games will take place at both the Beaconsfield and Kirkland arenas.

The tournament will also host an art exhibition by artist and longtime former BKRA player Andrea Lavoie, who will present a series of paintings on the subject of ringette at the Kirkland arena.

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Cartier on national team

Ringette Canada recently announced the 32 athletes who will represent Canada at this year’s World Ringette Championships, slated for Ottawa Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, and Pierrefonds resident Catherine Cartier is on the list. Cartier, a 29-year-old member of the National Ringette League Montreal Mission made the cut after a selection camp was held earlier this month in Lethbridge, Alta. Pointe Claire resident Julie Smith will serve as team manager. Team Canada’s playing roster, which will include 22 skaters, will be announced after a training camp scheduled for Whitby, Ont., in May.

Selections begin for karate nationals

The first of three rounds of selection tournaments for the 2007 karate team that will be heading to Vancouver in July to represent Quebec at the national championships was held last month. In the over-18 age category, Dollard des Ormeaux resident Anthony Bhagwandin emerged victorious in two of three fights to capture silver in the 70-kilogram class while in the 16-17 category, Beaconsfield’s Pim Sanders narrowly missed out on a medal match, losing in overtime in the 70-kilogram repechage phase and Pierrefonds resident Shahpur Ahmed, in only his first year of competitive training, dropped his only bout in overtime in the 70-kilogram class. The next two rounds in the selection process occur in February and March.