Stingers Roundup
Wrestling: David Zilberman finished first in both the 100 kg and 130 kg weight classes to help Concordia finish in first place at the annual Concordia Invitational Wrestling Tournament, held at the Loyola gym on Sunday, Oct. 30. He bested five other wrestlers to win the 90 kg event. There were seven other competitors in the heavyweight category.
Concordia accumulated 50 points in the meet, which featured 120 men and women wrestlers from across eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. Concordia’s Tim Wadsworth, in the 65 kg category, and Tyler Marghetis, in the 82 kg weight class, also won their events.
The women’s soccer team made the playoffs for the first time in several years. They were eliminated in the semifinal on Nov. 4 (above, Melanie Poirier and McGill’s Carolyne Pelletier).
The basketball season is warming up. At left, Concordia’s Alexandra Roy and Alise Brown, of St. Mary’s, in a pre-season game on Oct. 28, which the Stingers lost 66-58. League play starts at 8 p.m on Friday, Nov. 18, when the Stingers women host UQAM.