The 2023 Nova Scotia Provincial Championships had its
largest ever turnout with 143 entries. The Bayers family
were the big winners with Randy taking Gold in the right and
left 90kg Class, while his wife Melissa took home gold in
the Ladies Left 70+kg class and son Colton won the right and
left in 5yrs and under. Randy's brother Ralphie took a 2nd
in the left and 3rd in the right 90kg division. Melissa's
brother Brayden finished 2nd in both arms in the 11-13
category.
Nova Scotia Squeaks Out Team Victory
For the 19th consecutive year Nova Scotia captured the
Atlantic Canadian Team trophy.
Sony Theriault, Donovan Crouse and Randy Arsenault were all
double winners. However it was Mae Colpitts who was the big
winner capturing 3 Atlantic titles.
Award Winners
Rick Pinkney Dedication Award- Garry Kell
Sylvio Bourque Lifetime Achievement - Mark MacPhail
2023 Hall of Fame inductee - Warren Latimer
McKinnon dominates Superman
Patrick Mckinnon dominated the left
hand class at the 2022 Superman tournament. At 19yrs old he
crushed the competition. He didn't lose a match all day.
Joedy Harper was the only one that briefly held him up.
In the right hand class it looked like Shawn Ross was well
on his way to victory. However he ran into Logan Leclair in
the semi-finals who knocked him down to the "E" side and
Joedy Harper put him out. Joedy them proceded to eliminate
an exhausted Logan LeClair on his way to victory. This is
the first time someone on the "E" side was gone onto
victory.
In the Superwoman category Maresh Elliott took the right and
Paula O'Comnell won the left.
Full Results
Battle of the Atlantic XXII
Team Acadian Arms
The first Battle of the Atlantic in 3 years was a great
success. Over 100 entries from the 3 Maritime provinces
competed in the Junior, Amateur and Elite classes. The
Acadian Arms traveled 4 1/2 hours to show how much they've
improved winning 2 belts.
For the first time ever all 6 belts are held by 6 different
people.
Results
2022 Nova Scotia Championships
Team Champions - Sackville Warriors
The 2022 Nova Scotia Championships
were held in Truro. the Sackville Warriors came out on top
as the best team in the province.
Angela Hall, Ralphie Bayers and Leonard Schofield were all
double winners on the day. Angela and Leonard took left and
right hand titles while Ralphie took 2 right hand titles.
Karina Warren won the Ladies strong Hand challenge while
Shane Elliott to the Men's title
Full
Results
2022 Atlantic Canadian Championships
Team Nova Scotia
The Top team in
Atlantic Canada was NovaScotia for the 18 consectutive year.
After a 2 year
hiatus due to the pandemic the Atlantic Canadian
Championships took place Saturday, April 2 in Springhill,
NS. With 120 adult entries it was the largest
Atlantics to date.
New
Brunswick showed up with the largest and strongest team
ever. The future is bright for armwrestling in NB.
Results
The Hall of Fame had 3 new enties: Joyce King, Al
King and Chris Scott.
Hall of Fame
The
first ever Sylvio Bourque Memorial award was won by Chis
Scott.
The winner of the
Rick Pinkney award was awared posthumously to Sylvio
Bourque. and was accepted by his brother Edouard Bourque
2021 Nova Scotia Championships
Team Champions: Truro Arm Assasins
Picture compliments of
Angela MacNamara
The first tournament in almost 2 years was significantly
smaller due to pandemic regulations, however the calibre was
high.
Angela McNamara and John Therrien were the only double
winners. Angela won the left and right of the Ladies Open
while John took the right 176 and 198lb classes.
There were many new faces that weren't in the sport before
the pandemic. In the coming years these new faces will
be the ones to watch out for.
Our group of under 20yr olds made their mark on the day.
From 15yr old Karina Warren who dominates the ladies left
hand lightweight; 19yr olds "Cool Hand" Luke Sawler
that crushed the left hand lightweight class, Jesse Watton
who threw a scare into the 154lb class. And 18yr old newcomer Patrick
Mackinnon who took a third in the left hand open class threw
a scare into the class with a win on eventual Champion Kenny Snow.
2021
Provincial Results
Largest Superman Ever
Logan Leclair was the right hand Superman Champion in a
class of 44. Logan went undefearted in the quadruple
elimination competition.
In a triple elimination left hand class of 33 Jon Thompson
held off big hits from Kenny Snow to to take the title.
In the triple elimination Ladies' classes Angela Hall
captured both the right and left hand classes.
Karina Cleaning House
The wunderkind continues to amaze. Not only is the 12yr old
dominating the Juniors but she jumped up to the Ladies'
Lghtweight and captured the Provincial Left hand title. She
then went on to win the 140lb Ladies Kettlebell Hold. The
future is bright for this young lady.
Shawn Ross won the Right Open while Kenny Snow won the Left
Open. Donavon Crouse and Angela Hall were the only double
winners. Donavon won the !65lb Right and Left while Angela
won the Ladies Open Right and Left.
Results
Nova Scotia
Captures 19th Consecutive Title
Atlantic Canadian Results
It was the McGeoghgan show at the year ending
Superman tournament. Charlie, Pat and Jimmy were
crushing the competitionup until the end when fatigue
started setting in. All 3 finished it the top 5 right
and left hand. When the dust settled Charlie managed to
capture the left hand while Kenny Snow won the right.
In the ladies class Celeste Cyliboy won the right and left
hand classes.
In the junior division Shawn Foster, Ava Mattice and Karina
Warren were all double champions while Halen Lamay and
Stephen McGeoghegan split the open class.
Results
Nova Scotia Championships
It was the Randy Bayers show this year at the Provincial
Championships. Randy won the 198lb and Open classes with
both his right and left arms and the Right Arm Overall
title. Then he won the Strong Hand Hold beating Mark Crouse
by only 1.5 seconds . Donovan Crouse, Asley Oldford and Angela
Hall were all double winners taking the right and left hand
classes.
In the Juniors, newcomers Karina Warren and Landyn Toney
took double Gold in impressive fashion. Ava Mattice and RJay
split the Lightweight class while Luke Sawler won right and
left in the open class.
Randy Bayers with his 6 Provincial Trophies
Results
Atlantic Canadian Championships
It
very successful 2018 Atlantic Canadian Championships with 40
Junior and 95 Senior . The Juniors started the day with a
great show of speed, strength and determination.
Ashley Oldford, Angela Hall and
Donovan Crouse were the only double winners in the Senior
division.
Nova Scotia captured the Team
trophy.
Sylvio Bourque and Charlie
McGeoghegan were inducted into the Nova Scotia Arm Wrestling
Hall of Fame.
Results
Nova Scotia AGM
The following points were passed at the AGM, Jan 20.
- Entry fee for Provincials and Atlantic Canadians are
raised to $20 per class
- Membership fee is being
implemented to all NS cometitors(other than those at Amateur
competitions) to $20 per calender year
- Junior Membership fees will be $10 per calender year
- Junior Entry Fees and rising to $5 per class
- Junior competitors who wish to compete in the adult
competition must have their parent/legal guardian on hand to
sign for them
Nova Scotia Championships
The Nova Scotia Championships held in Port Hawkesbury were
the largest in the history of armwrestling in Nova Scotia. A
major contributor to these numbers was the large
contingent of Junior competitors. The skill and dedication
of these Juniors is a testament to the bright future
that Nova Scotia has in the orld of armwrestling.
Dylan Benoit was the class of the Junior Open class winning
both right and left. The mddleweight was a battle
between Jesse Watton, Brody Milner and Keaton Muise. The
lightweights are seeing rising stars in Jenna Muise,
Peter
Khoury and
Gavin Weaver.entries in the
Ladies cla
The Senior classes saw the return of the Bayers Brothers and
they did not disappoint. Ralphie was stronger in the left
and Randy in the right.
We also had the most entries in the ladies classes in 30
years. Angela Hall and
Melissa Louvelle were both double winners.
RESULTS
Atlantic Canadian Championsips
The Atlantic Canadian Championships turned into the Jake
Chute show. Jake won the 154lb class then took down
favourite Trevor Weatherbee in the 165lb class.
Jake then brought
Sylvio Bourque to the brink of elimination in the Left Hand
Lightweight division. The only thng that saved Sylvio was
his years of experience.
In other action Shawn Ross appears to be at the top of his
game as he cruised to victory in the Right Open Class and
took a 2nd to Mark MacPhail in the Left Hand Open. Kendall
MacDonald upset Phil Carty in the Left Hand Middleweight
Class. Phil hung on to the Right Middleweight title. Brett
MacDonald's time off didn't slow him down as he crushed the
176lb class. And Paula O'Connell swept the Right and Left
Hand Lades Classes.
Results
Battle of the Atlantic XX
Many belts changed hands at BOTA XX. Angela Scott took back
the Ladies Right Lightweight belt from Paula O'Connell. In
the men's lightweight division Donovan Crouse had a bad day
losing both belts. Trever Weatherbee took the right and
upstart Mason Gammon took the left.
In the Junior Division Jesse Watton looks unstoppable in the
middlewight class but he has a few new faces in Keaton Muise
and Brody Milner closing in.
The Valley is making great gains in their junior
programs.
Results
Superman
The last tournament of 2016 became one of the longest we've
ever had. We started off with the kids and they put on a
great show, from the Mattice sisters to the Khoury brothers.
In the Superman right hand competition
Charlie McGeoghegan was class of the field as no one
slowed him down. One of the big upsets of the day was Wayde
Graves beating Phil Carty to take second place. With the
left hand it was all Jon Thompson though Charlie McGeoghegan
did get one win on him. However it was Jim Mcgeoghegan who
almost stole the show. With his huge hits he almost pinned
Jon.
In the ladies it was Paula O'Connell who took the left and
right. However, the ladies class is looking great with some
new strong arms in this class.
Results
Lobster Bash
One week after Nationals we had a great turnout in Digby for
the annual Lobster Bash. With over 80 entries, a combination
of kids, amateur, open triple elimination and challenge
matches provided plenty of exciting matchs.
The kids started the day off in front of a large crowd and
didn't disappoint. Cousins Jesse Watton and Jake Chute
dominated their classes.
In the amateur classes the crew from PEI proved to be the
ones to beat.
The triple elimination saw Donovan Crouse come off
the "C" side with the right to defeat Nick Acheson and
fought off Logan Leclair in the left to win both
Results
Nova Scotia Championships
There was a changing of the guard at
this year's Provincial Championships. The new young blood
were making their presence known. Eighteen year old Donavon
Crouse picked up both the right and left hand titles at this
year's event in the 165lb class. Jake Chute, 16 won the
154lb right hand class defeating long standing champion Will
Sarty. Kenny Snow, 21 almost pulled off the biggest upset of
the day when he took eventual champion Mark MacPhail to the
5th and decideing match.
Results
Atlantic Canadian Championships
Phil Carty led Team NS to it's 17th consecutive Team Title
at the Atlantic Championships. Phil took the right hand 198
and 220lb class along with the 198lb left hand title.
Results
Scott MacInnis and Charlie Yorston were inducted int the
NSAWA Hall of Fame
Ralphie Bayers Makes his
Return
For the first time in 2 years Ralphie
Bayers hit a tournament. And he did it in fine style.
Ralphie won the BOTA Middleweight Right and Left Classes
plus the Heavyweight Left class. He also took 2nd in the
Right Heavyweight.He is now the Number 1 contender for 3
belts.
Results
Battle of the Atlantic XVII
For the first time ever, every belt changed hands at Battle
of the Atlantic XVII. Joyce King showed she was back and in
fine form as she took both Ladies Open bets. Donovan Crouse
is improving with every tournament and captured both
Lightweight belts. Phil Carty lost his Heavyweight belt to
Mark MacPhail but won both Middleweight belts.
Charlie McGeroghegan captured the Left Heavyweight
belt from brother Pat in a 5 round hard fought
contest.
Results
Team PEI Cleans Up
The PEI team cleaned house in the BOTA XVI
championship matches. They won all of the available men's
titles on Nov 28.
The competition was tough and
the results don't show how close many of the matches were.
There was a definite showing of a changing of the guard as
many of the younger armwrestlers were stepping up and making
it be known that they were on their way.
Results
MacPhail And McGeoghegan 2015 Supermen
Mark MacPhail
took the right hand while Charlie MacGeoghan fought off
brother Jim and Phil Carty to take the left hand title.
There were a few upsets as stamina played a huge part
determing the final placings in the quintuple elimination
tournament. Big surprises for the day were Jim Mcgeoghegan
who was the last person standing on the Left Hand "A"
side. Also Kendal MacDonald and Kenny Snow had great
performances.
* Note that the results are a bit skewed as we had issues
with the draw sheets.
In the Challenge Matches it appears that practice is paying
off for Jesse Watton as he defeated Madison Seely 3-0 in
both hands. Inbthe other 15yr old Stephen McGeoghegan's top
roll was too much for Paula O'Connell as he won both hands
3-0.
2015
Superman Results
Carty holds off McNamara at Lobster Bash
Phil Carty went down 2 matches to 0
and stopped Rob within inches of the pad in the 3rd match to
stave off defeat. He came back to win the third match then
then the next 2 matches to retain his BOTA belt.
In her first defense of the Ladies Right Lightweight belt
Paula O'Connell fought off a determined Angela Scott 3-0.
Results
Atlantic Canadian
Championships
Ronny Moorehouse and
Randy Snow
Picture complements Angela Hall
The 21st Atlantic Canadian
Championships took place at the Wandlyn Inn in Amherst with
plenty faces from the past making a showing. The biggest
highlight was the the return of 13 time World Champion Joyce
King.
The triple elimination format defininely favoured Randy Snow
in the Left Heavyweight. Randy was one of the many faces
that hasn't ben around much the last number of years. After
losing his first two matches Randy came back to win the left
hand title.
One of the most exciting matches was Steven Boad, who was
another that we haven't seen in many years and Wayde Graves.
The match featured a couple restarts and plenty of back and
forth action.
Nova Scotia captured it's 17th Team title in the 21 year
history of the Team Trophy and 13th in a row.
Results
Nova Scotia Championships
Although there were a lot
of
challengers in the right and left heavyweight classes it
came down to 2 regular finalists. Mark MacPhail and Shawn
Ross won the left and right (respectfully)Super
Heavyweight classes. Shawn had little resistance in
defending his title while Mark had to do some battling for
his title. Shawn also took the Overall trophy.
There were several new faces that will look to be future
champions including Ryan Francis and 15 year od Kalolin
Johnson of Eskasoni. Seventeen year old Donovan Crouse is
proving to be a force to be reconded with
as he is getting closed to beating the best.
Angela Hall, Ryan Purdy and Will Sarty were all double winners.
Angela took the Ladies right and left while Will took the
154lb and 165lb right hand classes. Ryan won the 176 righ
and 165 left. After many years of being the
runner up in the Strong Hand Hold, Will finally captured his first title
beating defending champion Mark Croise by 1 second
Special thanks to Paula O'Connell for the great spread of food.
Valley Armwrestling Team
Results
Battle of the Atlantic XV
The year started off with a great with Battle of
Atlantic XV. Only half of the Champions were able to retain
their titles. Angela Hall, Phil Carty, Jim McGeoghegan and
Jon Thompson were able to hold onto their Belts. New
Champions that were crowned were Paula O'Connell, Brett
MacDonald, Mark Crouse.
Photo courtesy of Angela Hall
