Yanni Angelopoulos and Isaiah James of the Pacific Rim Wrestling Club cashed in for gold at last week’s Canadian Cadet/Juvenile championships in Calgary.
Angelopolous, a Burnaby resident, cruised to first in the 115-kilogram cadet division, winning his final match 13-0. James beat fellow Pac Rim wrestler Christian Roadilla 8-4 in their match to secure the top spot of the cadet boys’ 130kg division.
Finishing fourth was Paul Roadilla.
In the cadet 85kg division, Tyler Eckert placed third overall.
Picking up silver in the juvenile boys 50kg category was Joel Calica, who was blanked 6-0 in his final match.
Sammy Sidhu, wrestling for the Rustom Club, won the cadet boys 76kg title.
In the girls cadet category, Pacific Rim’s Gabriela Chavez placed fourth overall in 43kg. Also finishing fourth was Amanda Silveri, in the girls 90kg division.
Wilkinson, women’s 8 net silver
Canada’s rowers launched the new season with a four-medal return at the first World Rowing Cup in Varese, Italy.
Among the medal winners was a silver in women’s eight, which includes Burnaby Lake Rowing Club’s Lauren Wilkinson, and a gold for Carling Zeeman in women’s single scull.
“I was really happy with my race today,” said Zeeman, an Ontario native. “It was amazing to be cheered on in the final part of the race by my teammates and share the podium with them. If there’s anything better than a victory, it’s sharing the post-race celebrations with your teammates.”
Also netting medals were Kate Saulk, with a silver in women’s lightweight single scull, and a bronze for the men’s quadruple scull.
The Canadians will next test their skills in stage 2 of the World Rowing Cup next month in Lucerne, Switzerland.
T-birds’ Barzal, Holowko advance
Mathew Barzal and the Seattle Thunderbirds have advanced to the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference final, beating Everett four games to one.
Seattle edged Everett 3-2 on Saturday to win their fourth game in a row. Barzal, a Burnaby Winter Club product, has posted two goals and 10 assists over nine games.
Teammate and fellow Burnaby product Nick Holowko scored once in the final win, and has contributed two goals and three assists during the playoffs.
