Giants continue to go from strength to strength!

THE Causeway Giants Wrestling Club just keeps going from strength to strength.

At the weekend the club travelled to Dublin to take part in the Irish Open.

The event was an international and athletes from Russia, Poland, USA, and Canada were in attendance.

Having been in many competitions the kids from Ballymoney were at their ease and with the guidance of Chief Coach Alan Ashcroft and Assistant Coach Chris Gayle; the kids were now ready for action.

What a tough competition it was with lots of top wrestlers from their respective countries and clubs. A mammoth task stood in front of the Causeway Giants whose motto is 'In the Spirit of the Giant ' .

Well now for the good news, all the athletes featured in the medal zone.

Gold Medallist and Irish Champions: Cameron Ashcroft , Connor Phillips , Jacob Ashcroft.

Silver Medallists: Gracious Phillips, Brandon Boyd, Mark Alexander, Chris Gayle, Matt McCandless.

Bronze: Brandon Boyd.

Dervock’s Brandon Boyd - a William Pinkerton School Boy - took part in two categories and achieved medals in both.

The weekend’s achievements followed impressive displays at the Derbyshire Open Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Competition held at Wirksworth Leisure Centre in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales the previous weekend.

This is one of British Wrestling's most prestigious events which was attended by Talent Identifiers from the British Development Team.

Cameron Ashcroft won a silver in the Juniors after having five fights in his category, which was hard work and a great achievement.

The results were as follows for the Causeway Giants Ballymoney:

Stewart Phillips: Gold in the Cadets division and silver in the Juniors.

Connor Phillips: Bronze in the cadets division and bronze in the Juniors.

Cameron Ashcroft: Silver in the Juniors.

Gracious Phillips: Bronze in the Juniors.