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.
The Maple Ridge Secondary wrestling team is going to have a presence at the upcoming B.C. high school wrestling championships.
The news felt like a body slam to Maple Ridge Secondary wrestling coach Bill McCrae.
Take your average high school wrestling meet and hold down the metaphorical fast-forward button.
His wrestling coach at Maple Ridge Secondary, Bill McCrae, summed up Colton Koopmans' tenacity with this story:
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.
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.