Several North Shore wrestlers pinned down podium spots at the high school provincial championships held Feb. 28-March 1 at Prince George secondary, led by a pair of golden siblings representing the St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints.
Karah Bulaqui won gold in the 40-kilogram girls division, beating Caileen Corbett of St. Thomas More in the final, while her brother Oscar defeated Guildford Park's Javaid Haseeb to take top spot in boys 51-kg division.
On the girls side Brandy Perry led a strong North Shore showing in the 60-kg class as she earned gold with a win over Pravi Dhaliwal of W.J. Mouat. Windsor's Amara Jarvinen joined them on the podium with a bronze medal finish.
Sentinel's Adrienne Lu also reached the top step, earning gold in the 75-kg division with a win over Elphinstone's Alex Ratcliff.
Sentinel's Parsa Habibi had a strong showing in the ultra-competitive 63-kg boys division, earning silver in a group that contained 26 wrestlers.
Two wrestler reached the podium in the 66-kg class, another popular one with 24 entrants, with STA's James Sutherland earning the silver and Carson Graham's Jeremy Sinclair taking home bronze.
