Members of the Lethbridge Amateur Wrestling Association competed at the ASAA Rural Provincial Championships on February 24 and February 25, 2023. (Photo: Terra Shields)
Local wrestlers win gold at rural provincial championships
Feb 28, 2023 | 9:07 AM
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB – A group of local wrestlers represented Lethbridge at a recent event.
11 members of the Lethbridge Amateur Wrestling Association (LAWA), representing Lethbridge Collegiate Institute (LCI), Chinook High School, and Immanuel Christian Secondary School competed at the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association (ASAA) Rural Provincial Championships on February 24 and February 25, 2023.
The results for local athletes were as follows:
- Tamyrn Bly (47 kg) – Gold (rep. Lethbridge Collegiate Institute)
- Reese Ferguson (57 kg) – Gold (Chinook High School)
- Payton Shields (61 kg) – Gold (LCI)
- Solomon Prenevost (68 kg) – Gold (LCI)
- Ryder Lowry (90 kg) – Gold (LCI)
- Tyler Saruwatari (98 kg) – Gold (LCI)
- Nolan Gobeil (120 kg+) – Gold (LCI)
- Thomas Ellis-Toddington (65 kg) – Silver (LCI)
- Danya Braun (65 kg) – Bronze (Immanuel Christian Secondary School)
- Christien Lowry (68 kg) – 4th (LCI)
- Chaeho (Joe) Shin (72 kg) – 6th (Chinook High School)


