MAWA NEWS
2011-12 Provincial ChampionshipsMAWA Membership InformationMAWA memberships for individual athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers are now being accepted on-line on MAWA's Registration Page. Members also have the option of paying securely on-line using Visa, MasterCard, AMX or Paypal. Please note that a duly signed waiver form is still required for completion of your membership. Read More...
Taking it to the Mat at W.C. MillerStudents and instructors are excited about a brand new wrestling program at W.C. Miller. It's not like the stuff you see in the WWE. You won't find anyone leaping from ropes. But you'll still see some tough competition and students getting fit and having fun, according to coach Bruce Friesen-Pankratz. Read More..
Olympic Wrestling Trials held at the University of Winnipeg
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Team Manitoba Shines in FrederictonPlease join with the MAWA board in congratulating Manitoba wrestlers for their outstanding perforamance at the Cadet/Juvenile National Championships in
Fredericton NB this weekend. Manitoba sent 20 wrestlers to the nationals. Nine wrestlers placed in the top 6 and and 5 of these brought home medals. Manitoba placed 6th in the Cadet Girls Provincial Team standings and 5th in the Juvenile Boys Provincial Team standings. The wrestlers came from 5 regions of the province - Normand, Interlake, Central, Eastman, and Winnipeg so our team this year was truly a "Provincial Team". A special congratulations to Caleb Rutner who won the FILA cadet trials and will compete with Team Canada. Congratulations to the following wrestlers: Trevor Buick - Silver Medallist 115 kg Juvenile Boys Caleb Rutner - Bronze Medallist 69 kg Juvenile Boys and Winner of FILA cadet trials and will compete with Team Canada at World Championships this summer Alisha Kaegi - Bronze Medallist 56 kb Cadet Girls Tyler Byron- Bronze Medallist 76 kg Cadet Boys Austin Spence - Bronze Medallist 115 kgCadet Boys Amber Wiebe - 4th 46 kg Cadet Girls Nathalie Turrene - 5th 70 kg Cadet Girls Justin Ramgotra - 4th 100kg Cadet Boys Brandon Sutherland - 6th 115 kg Juvenile Boys For complete results go to http://www.wrestling.ca/news/article.php?id=2087 Congratulations to Geoff Thompson who received his A level Officials certification at this years Nationals Way to go Provincial Team! MAWA Announces Provincial Coaching TeamInformation Session - Nationals and Canada GamesA message from the MAWA Executive:
Greeting Parents, Coaches, Athletes and Volunteers An informational session was held for parents and athletes that are interested in attending the upcoming Juvenile/Cadet Nationals in Fredericton New Brunswick April 12-15, 2012 MAWA also provided information for potential candidates for the upcoming Canada Games in Sherbrook Quebec in 2013. Learn More Sincerely, MAWA Executive Wrestling Edge Radio ShowWrestling Edge Radio Show will air every Monday night from 9 pm to 10 pm EST on BlogTalkRadio
CHECK OUT THE SHOW WEEKLY TO HEAR MORE ABOUT OUR FAVOURITE SPORT!  Community Coaching IncentiveThe Manitoba Amateur Wrestling Association is please to announce a Community Coaching Incentive to new coaches willing to start new programs for elementary/junior high age wrestlers. This is a special initiative to introduce more athletes to the sport of wrestling at an earlier age in a fun safe environment. Please pass this information along to anyone you think may be interested in taking advantage of this program. Please note that funding is limited. You can download the full program description and application below:
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