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  • Fourth Place Finish for the Royals

    Arjan Gill
    Arjan Gil in red
    photo Jerald Walliser
    Gil and Rekhi take first placeSteve Rose March 1, 2010 New Westminster

    Douglas wrestlers competed at the West Coast NCWA Conference Championships in San Jose, California on Sunday. All four wrestlers competing for Douglas medaled at the event, resulting in a strong fourth place showing for the College. Freshman Arjun Gill and sophomore Pardeep Rekhi both won the event. Junior Sam Sepehripour was second, and senior Raj Rai was third. The team will close out it's collegiate season at the NCWA National Championships in Hampton, Virginia from March 11 to 13.

  • Old Spaghetti Factory Athlete of the Week

    Raj Rai
    Raj Rai in red
    photo Jerald Walliser
    Senior Raj Rai looks to build on last years successSteve Rose January 26, 2010 New Westminster

    Raj is a senior athlete on the squad who is a natural leader and a huge help to the freshmen on the team. Raj narrowly missed out on placing at last year’s NCWA National Championships. He is hoping to build on last year’s success at this year’s championships in Hampton, Virginia. Raj had a strong start to the season, placing third at the Mike Clock Open.

  • Old Spaghetti Factory Athlete of the Week

    Sarah Morten
    Sarah Morten in blue
    photo Jerald Walliser
    Freshman looks to finish season strongSteve Rose January 26, 2010 New Westminster

    Sarah is a freshman on the wrestling team who has a family history at Douglas College. Her mother, Shelley, was one of the first female wrestlers at the College and in Canada. Sarah has had a busy year of wrestling, winning a Silver Medal for BC at the Canada Games in PEI. Sarah will be competing at both the NCWA National Championships and the Junior National Championships in March. With a large number of matches in hand, Sarah should have a strong performance at both Championships.

  • Fourth place finish for Gill at Cougar Invitational

    Arjan Gill
    Arjan Gill in red
    photo Jerald Walliser
    Royals wrestlers continue to post resultsSteve Rose January 19, 2009 New Westminster

    Arjan Gill followed up his win last weekend with a fourth place finish at the Cougar Open in Clackamas, Oregon on Saturday. Also competing for Douglas were Sam Sepheri who had one win and two losses, and Pardeep Rekhi who lost two close matches, ending his tournent early.

    Aso Palani competed at the NCWA American Airlines All-Star Challenge in Grand Prairie, Texas on Saturday. The meet was between defending NCWA Champions and NAIA Champions. Aso took a large lead in the first period of the match, but made a costly error in the second period, giving up a fall and losing the match.

    Complete results of the Challenge can be found at www.ncwa.net. The wrestling team takes on Yakima College next Saturday in Yakima, Washington.

  • Arjan Gill wins University of Alberta Invitational

    Arjan Gill
    Arjan Gill in red
    photo Jerald Walliser
    Freshman wrestler goes 4-0 in tourney to take 84kg classSteve Rose January 12, 2009 New Westminster

    Douglas College Freshman wrestler Arjan Gill won the University of Alberta Varsity Invitational Tournament in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday. Arjan went 4¿0 in the tournament, beating Eric Fuenkenes from the University of New Brunswick in the final. Arjan will continue with his busy season, switching back to collegiate style wrestling next weekend, where he will compete in the Clackamas Open in Oregon along with Sophomore Pardeep Rekhi and Senior Raj Rai.

    Freshman Sarah Morten also competed at the event and placed fourth. Both athletes competed in the Golden Bear Invitational on the following day, where Sarah Morten again earned a fourth place finish.

  • East Valley Invitational Results

    Sarah Mortensen
    Sarah Morten in blue
    photo Jerald Walliser
    Sarah Morten wins first collegeiate tourneySteve Rose November 23, 2009 New Westminster

    Three Douglas wrestlers competed at the East Valley Invitational in Spokane this past weekend. Sarah Morten went 3 wins and 1 loss, to win her first ever collegiate tournament. Arjun Gill was 1 win and 2 losses, and Pardeep Rekhi had his strongest performance to date with 2 wins and 2 losses against a strong field from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. Aso Palani was scheduled to compete at the NYAC International this weekend, but was sidelined due to injury.

  • Busy Weekend for Royals Wrestlers

    Arjun Gil wrestles against a Korean Jr. National Team Member
    Arjan Gill
    photo Jerald Walliser
    Douglas Wrestlers perform well at International levelSteve Rose November 17, 2009 New Westminster

    The Douglas wrestlers had a busy weekend, competing in three tournaments. Athletes competed in the Domestic Hargobind Open Competition on Friday followed by the International Hargobind Open on Saturday. Athletes then traveled to Forest Grove, Oregon to compete in the Mike Clock Open on Sunday.

    Aso Palani placed second in domestic competition in the Hargobind Open, then followed this up with a 6th place finish in the very tough Hargobind International. Aso was injured in the Hargobind Open, so was unable to compete in the Mike Clock Open. Raj Rai was fifth in the domestic Hargobind competition, but did not place in International. Raj followed up the Hargobind Open with a breakthrough third-place performance at the Mike Clock Open. This was a great result for Raj, as he had to switch gears to Folkstyle wrestling for the Mike Clock. First year athlete Arjun Gill did not place in the domestic Hargobind, but had an outstanding 6th place performance in the International Event. He followed this up with a strong Folkstyle debut at the Mike Clock Open, going 2-2 and finishing just out of placing. Pardeep Rekhi wrestled well all weekend, but did not place. Josh Cullen also wrestled well, but did not place. Sam Sheripour was 5th in the domestic Hargobind. Emily Weekes and Sarah Morten represented the womens' side well at the Hargobind, but did not place.

     

  • International Dual meet a success

    Fans enjoy afternoon wrestling at Douglas College
    Fans enjoy some afternoon entertainment
    Douglas wrestlers & Alumni draw even vs. the Korean Jr. National TeamSteve Rose November 5, 2009 New Westminster

    Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Douglas wrestlers in their dual against a strong Korean Junior National Team on Tuesday afternoon. It was great for the team to have the opportunity to wrestle in their home gym. It was an exciting dual with both teams exchanging wins throughout the afternoon. In the end, the dual ended up even, with both Douglas and Korea receiving four wins each.

    Aso Palani started things off for Douglas with an exciting come-from-behind victory after trailing with just 16 seconds left in his match. Raj Virdi, a Douglas alumnus, followed this up with a similar third round victory. Douglas senior, Raj Rai, lost a close match that he was leading in the second period. Freshman Jag Basra wrestled a solid match, but, unfortunately, lost. Alumnus Dean Dehamel put Douglas back on a winning streak with a decisive victory. Former Douglas wrestler, Manjot Sandhu had an exciting high-scoring match that he, unfortunately, lost in the end. Freshman Arjun Gill followed up with an exciting, yet, controversial victory. SFU athlete and New Westminster local Alec Tuura closed the dual with a close loss, leaving the dual all square.

    Douglas' women followed up the dual with two exhibition matches against SFU wrestlers. Both Sarah Morten and Emily Weekes lost their matches, but wrestled well in defeat.

    The team looks forward to hosting matches at New West in the future.

  • Wrestlers fair well at the Dino Cup

    wresling fairs well at the Dino Cup
    Raj Rai
    photo by Jerald Walliser
    Second place finish for Royals wrestler Arjun GillSteve Rose October 27, 2009 Calgary, AB

    The Douglas wrestling team completed their first tournament of the season this weekend at the U of C Dino Open in Calgary. This was a great opportunity for wrestlers to get much needed matches in preparation for the Hargobind Open in two weeks in Surrey. Douglas' top placer was first year wrestler Arjen Gill, who finished a strong second in the tournament. Other placers included Sam Sephiripour and Raj Rai, who were both 4th, and Pardeep Rekhi and Josh Cullen, who placed 5th and 6th, respectively. First year wrestlers Sarah Morten and Wyatt Ariss also competed well, but fell short of placing. Emily Weekes was injured in exhibition matches on Friday night, so was unable to compete in the tourament on Saturday.