Su Yung

January 18^th, 2019 – The gymnasium of St. Helena’s School is transformed into an arena as Brii Combination Wrestling (BCW) hosts their all women’s tournament – Queen of the North – to crown a deserving winner to become the first female BCW champion.

              Aja Perera

There are three triple matches (along with two separate matches unrelated to the tournament) with the standing winner of each three joining Tasha Steelz at the final round for the championship.  

             Tasha Steelz

Aja Perera vs. Vanity – Aja comes out successful, becoming the first contestant in the final match.

Savannah Evans, Davienne and Faye Jackson compete to become the second contestant

Faye Jackson remains undefeated. She moves on to the final round.

Fighting for the final spot in the tournament: Ava Storie, Delmi and Kris Statlander

Kris Statlander moves on to the final round as the final contestant.

Kimber Lee against LuFisto

Su Yung challenges Darius Carter for his championship belt

Despite a tremendous and terrific match, Su Yung is defeated

The tournament begins: Faye Jackson, Tasha Steelz, Aja Perera and Kris Statlander fight for the championship

Victory!

Faye Jackson: BCW Women’s Champion

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Sofie Vasquez is an Ecuatoriana photographer, and writer from the Morrison Soundview part of The Bronx. As a visual artist, Sofie is influenced by the subtle beauties and the stories of the people who live in The Bronx – and is constantly inspired to fully capture that genuine essence and experience from them through her work.  The Bronx has something unbeatable, you can’t find anything else like it, not even in other boroughs or places in New York. The greatest thing about The Bronx is how in one street, in one avenue there are just pockets of different cultures, making everywhere in The Bronx so unique because it doesn’t replicate itself – it continues to create new things.

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