The Premier dropped by on Friday, March 29 to congratulate Northam PCYC's STRYKA fight team on winning two gold and two silver medals at the WA State novice boxing titles over the weekend of March 23-24.
The team was thrilled that WA Premier Mark McGowan took the time to call in for a chat with the them and congratulate our new state novice boxing champions and silver medallists during our Friday Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Mixed Martial Arts grappling session. McGowan said he was extremely impressed by the teams' amazing growth and achievements over the past 12 months and even spent some time watching an MMA grappling skills demonstration.
The WA State novice boxing titles medallists were: Mitchel "Baby Bull" Daley 14yrs (M 63kg) - Gold medallist (State Schoolboy Champion); Georga "G Force" Stanley 14yrs (F 54kg) - Gold medallist (State Schoolgirl Champion); Mitchell "Hardcore" Hartherly 14yrs (M 48kg) - Silver medallist; Max "The Sandman" Mead 14yrs (M 50kg) - Silver medallist.