11 Lethbridge wrestlers qualified for the ASAA Provincial Wrestling Championships. (Photo provided by Terra Shields)

By Joel Mendelson

Lethbridge Wrestlers excel at Provincial Rural Wrestling Championships

Feb 28, 2024 | 11:55 AM

STIRLING, AB – Wrestlers from the Lethbridge school system and surrounding area won all six classification in both the Boys and Girls Rural Wrestling Provincial Championship.

A school qualifies as rural if it is located outside Calgary and/or Edmonton.

Girls Team championship banners:

• 4A Division – Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
• 3A Division – St Joseph’s Collegiate (Brooks)
• 1A/2A Division – Raymond High School

Boys Team championship banners:

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• 4A Division – Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
• 3A Division – Cardston High School
• 1A/2A Division – Stirling School

12 Wrestlers from Lethbridge placed in the championship, 11 qualified for the ASAA Provincial Wrestling Championships in Edmonton on March 8-9, 2024, at McNally High School.

The top five wrestlers in each division (Rurals, Calgary and Edmonton) qualify for Provincials.

Lethbridge Individual Results:

• Reese Ferguson, Chinook – 53kg Gold
• Amelia Prenevost, LCI – 57kg Silver
• Payton Shields, LCI – 61kg – Gold
• Kim Maine, Victoria Park – 65kg – Gold
• Emmy Selk, LCI – 70kg – Bronze
• Grady Steed, LCI – 53kg – Silver
• Kayden Mellafont, CCHS – 62kg – 5th
• Christien Lowry, LCI – 65kg – Gold
• Thomas Ellis-Toddington, LCI – 68kg – Gold
• Jack Huggins, LCI – 72kg – 6th
• Omni Lowry, LCI – 72kg – Silver
• Solomon Prenevost, LCI – 72kg – Gold

READ MORE: Lethbridge News Now.

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