CARLYLE - Wendy Marcotte runs a certified daycare out of her home in Carlyle, but she is also a wrestling coach.
Having coached wrestling for years, she decided to start a wrestling school when she moved to Carlyle.
Marcotte transformed her garage into a wrestling studio and instantly had some of her daycare kids want to try it out. Once they did, these kids were hooked on the sport.
Kids need to be at least four years old to join and she has several that are eagerly waiting to sign up when they become of age. At present, Wendy’s Wrestling Rascals (WWR) has eight students and they practise a couple of times a week.
Most of her athletes began in November and have attended at least one tournament, but in February, Lennox Armstrong joined the daycare and he also wanted to try the sport. After he had his first lesson, he wanted to join, leaving only four weeks to get ready for provincials.
Since it was his first tournament, they needed to get Lennox prepared, so they went and joined the Weyburn team and held a mini tournament so the athletes could get the feel of it.
Marcotte feels this helped all the athletes get ready.
The Sask Wrestling Provincial Championship was held in Weyburn on March 23, with 135 kids attending. Marcotte said this was a pretty good-sized tournament. They had three age groups, under-9, U11 and U13.
The WWR did quite well, and they had new singlets sponsored by Michaels Coffee Shop in Carlyle.
Sully Moore took home a silver medal, and Weston Dormuth won bronze.
Sedric Moore and Lennox each placed fourth in their divisions, while Lincoln Brown took home a fifth.
Marcotte said all the kids were sad to see the season end and it seems to have gone by quickly, so they decided to continue with lessons into the spring.
Leesons will resume in the fall and at that time, the eager kids that will turn four will be able to join.
