The third time was a charm for Lily Taras.
The 15-year-old, Grade 11 student at Lakeshore Catholic was awarded a gold medal in the girls 44-kilogram category at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSSA) wrestling championships last week in Peterborough after coming up just short the last two years.
“In Grade 9 I was fifth and fourth in Grade 10 so I was hoping for a third or better this year,” the Fort Erie resident said.
Taras defeated Kendra MacTaggart of Saunders Secondary School in London in the gold medal match.
“Too close,” Taras said of the final. “Oh my goodness, I almost cried at the very end because I thought she won. But she pushed me out so it was only one point and the ref originally counted it as two points and if it was two points, then she would have won.
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