SURREY: Taranpreet Dhillon of Semiahmoo Secondary school won a gold in the Female 51kg category at the BC School Sports 2024 Wrestling Championships.
In the girls’ division, the Semiahmoo Secondary Thunderbirds team came in fifth place with 25 points. Sixteen of the team’s points were scored by dominant Taranpreet, who scored a technical fall and a gold medal. Guildford Park Secondary was a close runner-up in seventh with 22 points.
The Tamanawis Secondary Wildcats boys wrestling team took home silver, marking an end to the team’s four-year run as provincial champions.
Narrowly losing to Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat Secondary by just three points (73-76), the Wildcats put on a valiant effort, but weren’t able to snatch the final four points needed to extend their banner run.
Standout performances for Tamanawis include Mustafa Nasir in the Male 63kg category, who scored 16 points and a gold medal with a technical fall, along with Karanjot Dhillon (48kg), Justin Lalli (84kg) and Jastej Mundi (90kg) who each took home silver in their respective weight classes.
Also in the boys division, the Queen Elizabeth Secondary Royals team landed fifth overall with 30 points. Students Prithvi Mann (74kg), Sayed Frogh (57kg) and Lucas Moski (130kg) won silver and two bronze medals, respectively, while Princess Abedu took bronze for the Royals in the Female 40kg category.
Other Surrey schools that took part in the tournament included Princess Margaret Secondary, Guildford Park Secondary and Earl Marriott Secondary.
In total, Surrey students brought home 19 medals across the various weight classes and divisions
Gold:
Taranpreet Dhillon, Semiahmoo Secondary – Female 51kg
Gaurav Bahi, Earl Marriott Secondary – Male 45kg
Mustafa Nasir, Tamanawis Secondary – Male 63kg
Harjot Singh, Princess Margaret Secondary – Male 78kg
Silver:
Natalie Wojciechowski, Guildford Park Secondary – Female 60kg
Karanjot Dhillon, Tamanawis Secondary – Male 48kg
Prithvi Mann, Queen Elizabeth Secondary – Male 74kg
Justin Lalli, Tamanawis Secondary – Male 84kg
Jastej Mundi, Tamanawis Secondary – Male 90kg
Bronze:
Princess Abedu, Queen Elizabeth Secondary – Female 40kg
Gurleen Dhillon, Semiahmoo Secondary – Female 54kg
Khushi Jhalli, Guildford Park Secondary – Female 69kg
Sayed Frogh, Queen Elizabeth Secondary – Male 57kg
Sujinder Kang, Enver Creek Secondary – Male 63kg
Harjot Shergill, Panorama Ridge Secondary – Male 78kg
Heyten Bal, Tamanawis Secondary – Male 84kg
Udaypartap Billen, Princess Margaret Secondary – Male 110kg
Lucas Moski, Queen Elizabeth Secondary –  Male 130kg
Goliath Charlie-Wilson, Tamanawis Secondary – HWT
