Seven members of the Weyburn Wrestling Club attended the National Cadet/Juvenile Wrestling Championships in Fredriction, NB, April 9 to 11.
The local wrestlers who participated were Aaron Hemphill (Cadet 50kg), Carter Barret (Cadet 58kg), Tyler Fleming (Cadet 63kg), Ryan Verbeem (Cadet 69kg), Nathan Bradley (Cadet 115kg), Braydon Johnson (Juvenile 76kg) and Katelyn Franklin (Cadet Female 60kg).
All the wrestlers successfully participated with the highlight of the weekend being the silver medal brought home by Katelyn Franklin.
The season is not over yet for the young athletes. The Weyburn Club has seven wrestlers battling for spots to wrestle for Team Saskatchewan at the Western Canada games being held in Fort McMurray in August. Currently the seven wrestlers are ranked in the top two going into the final tournament being held in Regina on May 3.
