Local competitors came home with a total of 29 medals, including 10 gold, while finishing second overall in the club championship.
The victories came in all age and weight classes, too, from the smallest and youngest Freshie competitors all the way up to Bantam division standouts on the verge of the high school ranks.
The Freshie (8-and-under) 15-16 kilogram division was an all Moose Jaw affair, as Orson Bohn defeated clubmate Roman Babich by technical fall in their best-of-three tourney to claim gold, with Babich landing silver.
Nash Olfert and Jude Babich dominated the Freshie 19-22 kg class, as Olfert went undefeated while winning all of his matches by technical fall or pinfall – with the exception of one, his bout with Babich resulting in a 12-6 decision. It was the only blemish on Babich’s record as he also won his other three matches by fall or superiority.
It was a similar situation in the Freshie 20-22 kg division, this time with Riley Hill needing 31 seconds or less to defeat three of his four opponents before running into a tougher bout and taking a 12-6 decision win over fellow MJKWC competitor Charlie Bohn in what amounted to the gold medal match. Bohn finished 3-1 and won silver, also winning his other matches in commanding fashion.
Oliver Bunnell had one close match – a 13-11 win over Saskatoon’s Anderson Foster – but dominated the rest of the way on his way to a 4-0 record and gold in the Freshie 20-21 kg class.
Wyatt Carpentier put together a stalwart showing in the Freshie 22-24 kg class, taking two close decision wins – including a 6-5 victory over Saskatoon Pups’ silver medalist Andrew McNabb in the first round – to go along with a pair of technical falls on his way to gold.
Easton Gray left nothing to chance in the Freshie 25 kg B division, winning all three of his matches by technical fall 10-0 and cruising to first place.
Moose Jaw’s Rose Alexander found herself in tough in her first match in the Freshie female 23-24 kg class, taking a 14-10 win over Weyburn’s Alena Leblanc before securing gold with an 18-second win in her second bout.
Carson Mack was completely dominant in the Novice (10-and-under) 37-38 kg division as he posted a string of 10-0 superiority wins on his way to first place.
The Pee Wee (12-and-under) male division saw a couple of pinning machines go to work, with Kingston Usher taking three straight wins by pinfall, two of them in under a minute, to win gold in the 48-50 kg class.
Kruz Babich was just as dominant, winning three of his four matches by fall and taking the other by superiority to win gold in the 28-30 kg class.
Competing in the Pee Wee 55-60 kg division, Brady Ross was not as dominant as his smaller clubmates, but showed guts and determination in his three wins as he won by fall in 2:18 and 2:34 in two of his matches to go along with a 10-0 win by fall in his opener.
Payton Kell nearly went the distance against Weyburn’s Trotter Drake in his opening match in the Bantam male 41-43 kg division before winning by pinfall at 3:20, but needed only 44 seconds to defeat clubmate Kayce Owens and win gold. Owens would go on to finish third.
Kayde Kell had a slightly tougher road in the Bantam male 42-46 kg division, winning his first two matches by pinfall and superiority before downing fellow MJKWC competitor Carter Connolly 12-1 and taking gold. Connolly would also go on to win bronze.
Full Moose Jaw Kinsmen Wrestling Club results are as follows:
Freshie Male (8-and-under)
Orson Bohn, gold, 15-16 kg
Roman Babich silver, 15-16 kg
Clark Alexander, bronze 17-19 kg
Dawid Alberts, fifth, 17-19 kg
Nash Olfert, gold, 19-22 kg
Jude Babich, silver, 19-22 kg
Oliver Bunnell, gold, 20-21 kg
Bekkum Usher, silver, 20-21 kg
Riley Hill, gold, 20-22 kg
Charlie Bohn, silver, 20-22 kg
Kesler Hanson, fourth, 22-23 kg
Wyatt Carpentier, gold, 22-24 kg
Martin Alberts, bronze, 23-24 kg
Quinton Vanbocquestal, silver, 25-25 kg A
Easton Gray, gold, 25-25 kg B
Samson Hawke, bronze, 28-29 kg
Aidric Faith, silver, 29-30 kg
Migael Alberts, bronze, 29-30 kg
Freshie Female (8-and-under)
Rose Alexander, gold, 23-24 kg
Jaiden Hawke, silver 29-31 kg
Novice Male (10-and-under)
Ronin Dyck, fifth, 22-24 kg
Carson Rogers, bronze, 26-28 kg
Vadin Onescu, silver, 31-33 kg
Carson Mack, gold, 37-38 kg
Peewee Male (12-and-under)
Kruz Babich, gold, 28-30 kg
Liam Palmer, fourth, 32-34 kg
Kingston Usher, gold, 48-50 kg
Jeremy Dyck, bronze, 53-55 kg
Brady Ross, gold, 55-60 kg
Bantam Male (14-and-under)
Payton Kell, gold, 41-43 kg
Kayce Owens, bronze, 41-43 kg
Kayde Kell, gold, 42-46 kg
Carter Connolly, bronze, 42-46 kg
Team, second with 265 points
