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Ramblers Peyton Smith, Shaimen Bhogal, and Cam Hicks

Top Ridge wrestlers hit Prairie mats

Two wrestlers will compete at the national championships for the first time and one for the second time when they head to Saskatoon for the tournament.


 
Cam Hicks

Ridge school sends four to B.C. championships

The Maple Ridge Secondary wrestling team is going to have a presence at the upcoming B.C. high school wrestling championships.


 
Cam Hicks and Hayden Tupper

IOC decision stuns local wrestlers

The news felt like a body slam to Maple Ridge Secondary wrestling coach Bill McCrae.


 
Langley Events Centre

Grapplers take fight to mat

Maple Ridge Secondary's warriors took foes to the mat late last week.


 
Maple Ridge Secondary

Fast grappling matches impress

Take your average high school wrestling meet and hold down the metaphorical fast-forward button.


 
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National bronze medalist a quick study

His wrestling coach at Maple Ridge Secondary, Bill McCrae, summed up Colton Koopmans' tenacity with this story:


 
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Teammates test mat mettle at nationals

Maple Ridge Secondary grapplers Brodie McKenzie and Colton Koopmans have come a long way since their Grade 8 year, when both were green rookies on the wrestling mat.


 

Wrestlers win war

The Maple Ridge Secondary wrestling team closed out the 2011 in a strong fashion collecting seven medals at the Simon Fraser War on the Floor wrestling tournament last month.