Bill McCrae - Sport BC Community Sport Hero!

BC Wrestling would like to give a HUGE congratulations to Bill McCrae who has just been named a Sport BC Community Sport Hero Award Recipient!

“The Community Sport Hero award is to honor volunteers from Sport BC member and partner organizations who demonstrate the spirit of volunteerism through the years of dedication and commitment they have given to their sport enhancing their local community. Volunteering is the backbone of sport in British Columbia and [Bill McCrae is an] inspiring example of the exceptional people volunteering to deliver amateur sport in Maple Ridge!”

“Bill has coached Wrestling at Maple Ridge Secondary for the past 35 years. He has run practices, run wrestling meets and has coached about a thousand wrestlers from grades 8 to 12. He has won 7 provincial championships and coached about 17 national champions. He has also coached 2 dozen medalists in national competitions, over 2 dozen provincial champions and over 100 place finishers over the years. Bill has a huge impact on the school community and has kept wrestling alive in the city. He is truly the face of wrestling in Maple Ridge and BC.”

Congratulations McCrae!