The National Senior Championships took place this past weekend in St. Hyacinthe, QC. Athletes from all over Canada were vying for coveted spots on the Canadian National Team.
Team Ontario put forth amazing effort and hard work, which showed by weeks end. Team Ontario has returned home with a total of an astounding 11 Gold medals. This is in fact a tie with Quebec for most gold medals won. Ontario also won 9 Silver and 7 bronze medals.
To top it off Richard Reittie of Sully’s Boxing Club in Toronto, ON was voted the Best Male Boxer of the tournament. Isho Shiba of McGrory’s Boxing Club in Hamilton, ON was voted Boxing Canada 2006 Rookie of the Year and 2006 Best Male Boxer of the year.
Here are the championship medalists:
Females
GOLD
48kg Jacqui Park – Steeltown Boxing Club, Hamilton, ON
50kg Mandy Bujold – Waterloo Regional, Kitchener, ON
52kg Jackie Lachapelle – TAZ Boxing Club. Toronto, ON
63kg Katie Dunn – Border City, Windsor, ON
66kg Mary Spencer – Windsor Amateur, Windsor, ON
75kg Amber Konikow – Top Glove, Sudbury, ON
SILVER
46kg Ali Mullins – Bigtyme Boxing Club, Orangeville, ON
57kg Jill Perry – Beaver Boxing Club, Ottawa, ON
66kg Erin Krekoski – BEL Boxing Club, Bridgenorth, ON
BRONZE
54kg Rosie Thomas – Beaver Boxing Club, Ottawa, ON
57kg Wendy Lee Baird – Beaver Boxing Club, Ottawa, ON
60kg Alison Hunter – Border City Boxing Club, Windsor, ON
63kg Claudia Renkwitz – Windsor Amateur, Windsor, On
80kg Aimee Willimot – KAYO Boxing Club, Chatham ON
Males
GOLD
51kg Ryan Rannelli – McGrory’s Boxing Club, Hamilton, ON
54kg Isho Shiba – McGroy’s Boxing Club, Hamilton, ON
60kg Ibrahim Kamal – Cabbagetown Boxing Club, Toronto, ON
75kg Richard Reittie – Sully’s Boxing Club, Toronto, ON
81kg Glenn Hunter – St. Catharines Boxing Club, St. Catharines, ON
SILVER
48kg Philip Butler – McGrory’s Boxing Club, Hamilton, ON
60kg Richard Chau – London Boxing Club, London, ON
69kg Adam Trupish – Windsor Amateur, Windsor, ON
81kg Jason Douglas – Windsor Amateur, Windsor, ON
91kg Justin White – McGrory’s Boxing Club, Hamilton, ON
91+kg Rock Bosquet – Gale Kerwin Boxing Club, Ottawa, ON
BRONZE
54kg Clay Dales – Motor City Amateur, Oshawa, ON
57kg Padraic Griffith – Big Tyme Boxing, Orangeville, ON