l l - wwwounoum-W,mw 16.2011 . to Th b ' b ' l l e muse rothers . l . O O 1 Wrestling brothers complete gold medal sweep at provmaals and on local mats ; BY BonVruwuc I Chmm'cleStaff t was quite the week if your last _ 7 name iss lagas and you are one 93?; of three brothers in a family of {3'3" ‘ wrestlers who just made history. ._ a "35-. . The members of the Matmen ‘ 1 Wrestling Club did something that ‘ ' 1 club ofï¬cials still aren't sure has ‘ 1 ever been accomplished before. 7 ' . The three brothers â€" lake. Matt A. l. . I and Sam â€" all won Ontario club " ' >3. ; championships last week. _,.~“ ‘ ;__ . 3 â€I guess we're a ï¬rst.†said Matt. . ._ 3E: ' - In fact e only other wrestling ‘ ‘ ' - . 3‘ ‘ farnfly/Hia'f'llrught have had a simi- a ‘ . 1" j lar run is the famous Hart family “‘ 7. 1.931 3;; 1 out of Alberta. Sam has made a . 6: l . name for himself with that family. a; " gig"; ‘ winning the prestigious Stu Hart , a, j ‘ dual meet wrestling champir '35: j onships at the beginning of lanuâ€" 3311f} j ary in Milton, Ont. j} 52:; . Sam added two more Ontario j golds winning in both the juvenile ..' a: j 3 and cadet division in the 46 kg j ‘ weight class, while Matt won gold â€"_.3 . in the juvenile 63 kg and lake was 3 If 1 on the top of podium in the junior ,3; j men's 74 kg weight class. All three ‘3; j qualiï¬ed for the national wrestling if; 3-1 championships with lake heading » . to Edmonton at the end of March, 3" '3}. j while Matt and Sam head off to ;‘ %§ , v . .l l Mndsor in mid-April. - > <- e‘“ 1 Sohowdoyoupossiblytopthat St.BMW'swresflerSanJagsswtsmdanpdmnmmoppammhlswaymWCSSMgoulastThtusday.ltwasabi'gweekforSamanstbmthâ€" r golden week? Matt and Sam did ers JakeandMattwhoallmngohatmOntarbdubdumpimszslastweekmaddiï¬mbWCSSMaMOUAgobs. lac-mm j their best to continue the gold msh 1 ‘ at the WCSSAA wrestling ï¬nal didn't disappoint either. alsogiving do most of their talking on the ance.†he said. trying tostayaheodofSam. l I being held in their home gymnasj. up only one point in his gold wrestling mat. In fact. none of the three broth- “Obviously I have to do my part i um at St. David Catholic Second- medal final, and setting up the In fact. Sam might be the most ers really started wrestling until in this family." said Matt. "I've got i ary School last Thursday, road to redemption where he unassuming OFSM wrestling highschool despite their dad, Ivan, to carry the name, but you just Sam won gold again in his push hopes to finish better than the champion out there in a sport that being a hall-ofâ€"fame wrestler at the have to not think about that and i to defend the OFSAA title he ï¬rst fourth he did at last year's OFSAA shouldn't be confused with the University ofWestern Ontario Sam go wrestle for yourself." won in Grade 9 last year, The championships. over-the-top professional kind. said his dad let the brothers ï¬nd While Matt said he might not ‘ Grade 10 student made it to the Not to be outdone. older broth- Shy and quiet, it takes a while to their own way to the wrestling mat have the physical aggression his I . ï¬nal barely giving up a point along er lake won his second straight pull out what that week of inhighschool,andsinoe then their brothers have. he thinks he's 1 the way. and only gave up one OUA title in his second year at the wrestlingwonders means to him. names have been all over the club, becorningagood tacticiart i point in the ï¬nal to complete his University of Guelph, and once 'lt’s just another notch in the high school and university record "That's the unique thing about I i total domination at the meet. again is in contention for a C15 belt for me anyways,†said the books. this sport, you have to make your ‘ l "I just really want to win at title. understated 15-year-old. "Once lake was in high school own style out of the technique.†‘ OPSAA again," said Sam. "I'm deï¬_ With all those accolades you'd Sam came to wrestling from an and joined the wrestling team, we said the 18-year-old. “I like be tac- i nitely looking forward to defend. think they'd be crowing about their unconventional background. He went from there.†said Sam. “We tical, but sometimes it comes ‘ ing my title." accomplishments but nothing started out in Judo and still attends push each other to do better.†down to beingrough. ; Matt was the last match of the could be farther from the truth yoga classes on a weekly basis. "It For Matt. as the middle brother. “That's probably why my dad 1 day and the Grade 12 student from the down-to»earth trio who helps with my flexibility and bal- it's about keeping up with lake and put a gym inthe basement." I ' Introducing the almost all-new 2005 to 2010 VW. 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