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Scholastic Headline Events High School Middle School High School 2018-19 Season begins: November 12, 2018 First matches may be held: November 28, 2018 Regional Tournaments: Weekend of February 9, 2019 State Tournament: February 21 - 23, 2019 Future State Tournament dates: 2020 - February 27 - 29 2021 - March 4 - 6 2022 - March 3 - 5 2023 - March 2 - 4 2024 - February 29 - March 2 2017 State Tournament Underclassmen: AAA || AA/A 2018-19 High School Tournament Dates December 1, 2018 Raider Rumble    Liberty High School, Glen Daniel WV 12 team duals format Flyer AT THIS LINK Mike Ellis Invitational Hurricane High School Contact Person: Lee Cummings rlcummin@k12.wv.us or hmswrestling@hotmail.com 304-542-3662 Flyer AT THIS LINK December 7-8, 2018 Max Horz Invitational Border Wars Berkeley Springs High School, Berkeley Springs, WV Detail AT THIS LINK Jason Eades Memorial Duals Point Pleasant High School December 8, 2018 Lee Parlier Memorial Duals at Richwood High School, Richwood, WV Flyer will be added soon Garry Bender Raider Cup @ Roane County High School. Contact: Wayne Jarvis 304-761-0161 December 15, 2018 Superior Photo Scholarship Tournament - University High School    Website - www.superiortournament.com 7th Annual Bison Barn Brawl - Buffalo High School Flyer AT THIS LINK December 21-22, 2018 Smoky Mountain High School Duals Pigeon Forge, TN Contact Darrell Lauderdale: darrelllauderdale@sevier.org December 29, 2018 14th ANNUAL GRAFTON DUALS LOCATION: Grafton High School, 400 Riverside Dr., Grafton, WV 26354 CONTACT: Coach Keith Zebley at kmzebley@gmail.com or 304-838-8323 Flyer AT THIS LINK Magnolia High School is looking for teams interested in a Duals Tournament for Saturday, December 29th, 2018. Please contact Coach Eric McKeever at (304) 771-2936 or via e-mail, ericmckeever78@gmail.com, to reserve your spot. January 5, 2019 South Classic Parkersburg South High School, Parkersburg, WV Flyer AT THIS LINK January 12, 2019 5th ANNUAL BLUE DEVIL ALUMNI TOURNAMENT (St Marys) January 18 - 19, 2019 WSAZ Tournament, Huntington, WV 2020 WSAZ Jan 24-25 2021 WSAZ Jan 22-23 January 26, 2019 Appalachian Fasteners Invitational Shady Spring High School Flyer AT THIS LINK 3rd Annual Cornelius Godfrey Memorial Invitational Logan High Field House, Logan, WV Flyer AT THIS LINK Middle School Season begins: November 5, 2018 First matches: November 28, 2018 Season ends: February 16, 2019 2018-19 Middle School Tournament Dates December 8, 2018 Lee Parlier Memorial Duals at Richwood High School, Richwood, WV Flyer will be added soon The Cameron Dragons "Middle School Dragon's Invitational" December 8th 2018 CHS Gymnasium, 2012 Blue & Gold Road, Cameron, WV 26033 16 person modified bracket Robb Bauer, Email: rvbauer@k12.wv.us Info AT THIS LINK 2018 Independence Middle School Duals Date: December 8, 2018 Location: Independence Middle School, 800 Independence Rd, Sophia, WV 16 team duals format Info at this link December 15, 2018 Fear The Pack Duals Warm Springs Middle School Berkeley Springs, WV 12 team MS dual tournament Info AT THIS LINK Team TN Top 100 Tournament (K-8th) Pigeon Forge, TN Contact Darrell Lauderdale: darrelllauderdale@sevier.org WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL DUALS Contact Person: Street Sarrett csarrett@k12.wv.us Info AT THIS LINK December 16, 2018 Smoky Mountain Elementary / Middle School Duals Pigeon Forge, TN Contact Darrell Lauderdale: darrelllauderdale@sevier.org December 22, 2018 11th Annual Wayne Bennett Duals At Park Middle School Beckley, WV Flyer AT THIS LINK January 5, 2019 South Classic Middle School Team Duals Parkersburg South High School Details AT THIS LINK January 5, 2019 2nd Annual Barboursville Middle School "PIRATE" Duals Location: Barboursville Middle School, Barboursville, WV Contact: Tim Stewart 304-360-3691, tstewart@k12.wv.us Info AT THIS LINK January 21, 2019 MLK Invitational Parkersburg Christian School Flyer AT THIS LINK 2018-19 Youth / Open Tournament Dates March 30-31, 2018, 2019 MCYW League Championships Youth/Open Wrestling West Virginia Youth Wrestling Association West Virginia Youth Wrestling Association Rules West Virginia Youth Wrestling Association Scholarship WV-Mat Youth/Open Tournament Listings Youth/Club team directory - West Virginia Coaching Youth Wrestling Promote the Sport! The Mindset and Tactics of a Champion     by Ken Chertow A Syllabus for Youth Wrestling     by Dr. Bill Welker Freestyle Follow this link for information on Team West Virginia Freestyle/Greco-Roman wrestling Why Wrestle Freestyle by Zeke Jones West Virginia AAU Wrestling www.wvaauwrestling.org Contact info: Jim Smith CompetitiveEdgeWrestling@gmail.com 304-881-1038

West Virginia University Wrestling Tim Flynn, Head Coach TFlynn@mail.wvu.edu 304-293-9871 WVU Wrestling at WVUSports.com WVU Website 2017-18 Season November 3 - Utah Valley AT Clarion PA November 5 - Clarion Open November 18 - Joe Parisi / Lindenwood Open November 25 - Falls To Nebraska December 1-2, 2017 - Clif Keen Invitational, Las Vegas NV December 9, 2017 - Pitt at HOME December 22 2017 - AT Virginia Tech January 4, 2018 - Win at HOME vs OK January 7, 2018 - Another win at HOME vs North Dakota State January 19, 2018 - Loss at #5 Oklahoma State January 21, 2018 - Tough Loss at Iowa State February 2, 2018 - Big win vs Air Force Academy February 2, 2018 - Win Ends Road Trip February 11, 2018 - Loss to SD State February 15, 2018 - Fall To Edinboro February 18, 2018 - Downs Clarion in Regular-Season Finale March 3-4, 2018 - Big 12 Championships March 15-17, 2018 - NCAA Championships Next Event: West Liberty University Wrestling Mitch Smith, Head Coach msmith1@westliberty.edu; West Liberty Wrestling at hilltoppersports.com West Liberty University Website 2017-18 Season 10/10/2017 WEST LIBERTY MAT MINUTE. 11/07/2017 WEST LIBERTY MAT MINUTE. 12/07/2017 WEST LIBERTY MAT MINUTE. 1/03/2018 WEST LIBERTY MAT MINUTE. 2/02/2018 WEST LIBERTY MAT MINUTE. 2/19/2018 WEST LIBERTY MAT MINUTE. 3/31/2018 WEST LIBERTY MAT MINUTE. November 9, 2017 - vs. Univ. Pitt Johnstown Wrestling November 12, 2017 - Ohio Intercollegiate Open November 18, 2017 - AT Findlay Open, Findlay Ohio November 30, 2017 - Hosts Wheeling Jesuit, dual meet December 2, 2017 - AT Washington and Jefferson quad December 8, 2017 - AT Ashland, Ohio December 16-17, 2017 - Midwest Classic January 6 - Big Win at East Stroudsburg January 19 - Loss at #2 Notre Dame January 24 - Loss to Mercyhurst January 27 - Runners-up at WV Invitational January 31 - Defeat Waynesburg February 4 - Loss at Seton Hill February 10 - Loss to Shippensburg February 14 - Defeat OVU February 17 - Toppers Finish at #18 February 24 - One Advances after Regional Action March 9-10 - Branch Earns All-American Honors Next event: WVU Tech Wrestling Dustin Stough, Head Wrestling Coach Office: 304-442-3276 Cell: 240-321-3679 dpstough@mail.wvu.edu Athletic Office: 304.442.3121 WVU Tech Wrestling at goldenbearathletics.com Visit the WVU Tech Website Follow WVUTech Wrestling on Facebook WVUTechWrestling 2017-18 Season November 4 - University of the Cumberlands Patriot Open, Williamsburg KY November 11 - Tri AT Penn State DuBois with PSD and Kent State-Tuscarawas November 18 - Ohio Valley University December 1-2, 2017 - Messiah Petrofes Invitatonal Tournament December 9, 2017 - Drop Two In Home Tri January 5, 2018 - vs St Andrews Univertity January 6, 2018 - AT Jim Crytzer Invitational January 20, 2018 - Split Matches in Tri in Cleveland, GA January 27 - West Virginia Collegiate Invitational January 31 - Loss to Averett February 3 - Home Tri with Alderson Broaddus and Reinhardt February 10 - Win over Allen University February 17 - Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Championship March 2-3 - NAIA Championships Next event: Ohio Valley University Wrestling Pat Sole, Head Coach OVU Wrestling at fightingscots.ovu.edu Ohio Valley University Website 2017-18 Season Nov. 5, 2017 - Clarion Open Nov. 11, 2017 - Mt Union Invitational Nov. 18, 2017 - West Virginia Tech Dec. 2, 2017 - Defeat Kent State - Tuscarawas and Lourdes University at home Dec. 8, 2017 - Loss at Wheeling Jesuit Dec. 17, 2017 - AT Midwest Classic January 6, 2018 - Two Place AT Waynesburg Invite January 14, 2018 - Place One at Purple Raider Open January 27 - West Virginia Collegiate Invitational February 3 - Win Over Southern Virginia February 8 - Drop Dual to Alderson Broaddus February 14 - Loss To West Liberty February 24 - Regional Tournament Action March 10 - George Bows Out Next event: Wheeling Jesuit University Wrestling Danny Irwin, Head Coach 6/8/2017 Irwin named Head Coach Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling Jesuit Wrestling at Wheeling Jesuit Athletics Wheeling Jesuit Wrestling Apparel 2017-18 Season Oct 12, 2017 - Wheeling Jesuit Recruits Ranked #6 Nov 9, 2017 - Win Over University of Indianapolis Nov 11, 2017 - Washington and Jefferson Invit., Washington PA Nov 18, 2017 - AT Findlay Open, Findlay, Ohio Nov 30 AT West Liberty University, dual meet Nov 30, 2017 - AT West Liberty University, dual meet December 3, 2017 - AT Lake Erie Storm Open December 8, 2017 - Dual Victory AT HOME December 16, 2017 - Split a Pair at Loch Haven January 4, 2018 - Tough Losses AT National Duals January 13 - Win Will Abele Invite January 19 - Tough night at Mercyhurst... January 20 - ...and at Univ Pitt Johnstown January 27 - West Virginia Collegiate Invitational February 3 - Baldwin Wallace University AT Berea, Ohio February 10 - Tough Loss to Seton Hill February 11 - Top Lake Erie College February 23-24 - Five Qualify March 9-10 - NCAA Tournament Next event: Alderson Broaddus University Wrestling Sam Gardner, Head Coach gardnerst@ab.edu AB Wrestling at gobattlers.com Follow us on Facebook at Alderson Broaddus Wrestling 2017-18 Season Nov 5, 2017 AT Penn State Mont Alto Nov 10, 2017 AT Southern Virginia University Nov 11, 2017 AT Casperson Classic, Southern Va Univ Nov. 19, 2017 Green Terror Duals AT Westminster, MD Dec. 2, 2017 Petrofes Invitational AT Grantham, PA Jan. 6, 2018 - AT Waynesburg Invitational Jan. 12-13 - AT Virginia Duals Jan. 21 - AT Apprentice Invite Jan. 27 - West Virginia Collegiate Invitational February 3 - Split Matches at WV Tech February 8 - Win over OVU February 11 - Runners-Up at USCAA National Invitational February 24 - Sita Qualifies March 9 - Sita AT NCAA Tourney Next event:   Rick Welker Wrestling Radio Show WKKX -- 1600 AM -- Wheeling WV Each Monday at 7:00pm Live stream at watchdognetwork.com *** Polls *** WV-Mat and Coaches Polls Current and Archived Polls Middle School Team Polls Test your wrestling knowledge. 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WVSSAC Forms, including...      Communicable Skin Disease Form      Physical Exam Form 2008-09 WVSSAC Interpretation - Weight Management Program Important note regarding Weigh-Ins Rules clarification regarding mouth appliances in wrestlers CONCUSSION CONCERNS AND MANAGEMENT IN ATHLETICS Team Advancement Tournament Rules Changes for State Wrestling Tournament for 2016 Directive for checking weight at the regional and state tournaments Wrestling from the Rear Standing Position State Tournament Weigh-in Procedure ALPHA DATE RULING ON OFFICIAL WVSSAC SITE

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• Posted July 12, 2018
  
  Plain red Dollamur Flexiroll mat 10x10 in 2 pieces. I have rubber underlayment as well to go with and 10 blue old school wall mats. I am located in Huntington, WV 304-617-3078. They need cleaned pretty good from storage. If anyone knows of someone who could use them just text call or email. Would be ideal for a young athlete to practice drills on. There are no markings on the mat.
  Shawn Perry wvcoachperry@aol.com
  
  
• Posted June 28, 2018
  
  Wahama is looking to host a quad or tri the week of the 28 Jan - 2 Feb or any other dates through the week contact Coach Russell at 616-227-9062 or email ryanrussell6868@gmail.com
  
  
  
• Posted March 17, 2018
  
  Buffalo is holding the 7th Annual Bison Barn Brawl on December 15th 2018. It will be a 16 team duals format on 4 mats. We are looking for 7 more teams. If interested please contact Cliff Parsons at 304-941-9347 or cparsons@parkline.com
  Flyer AT THIS LINK
  
  
  
• Posted March 7, 2018
  
  5th ANNUAL BLUE DEVIL ALUMNI TOURNAMENT - SAINT MARYS HIGH SCHOOL
  DATE: January 12, 2019
  LOCATION: St. Marys High School, 2330 North Pleasants HWY, St. Marys, WV 26170
  Bracketed, Double Elimination Tournament.
  CONTACT: Coach Jay D. Smith at jay.d.smith@k12.wv.us or 304-966-6577
  Event flyer AT THIS LINK
  
  
  
• Posted February 28, 2018
  
  Teams wanted ...
  December 15, 2018
  Fred T. Foard 20th Annual Tigerland Classic
  “North Carolina’s best 1 day tournament!”
  Please direct any questions to: Mike_Carey@catawbaschools.net or Dean_Blanton@catawbaschools.net
  Flyer AT THIS LINK
  
  
  
• Posted February 7, 2018
  
  Freestyle / Greco Wrestling Clinic
  April 7, 2008
  Location: 126 Rec Park Drive, Richlands, VA 24641
  Clinician: Alex Csontos of VA's National Team
  For more info call: 276 701-7111
  quake6565@gmail.com
  Flyer AT THIS LINK
  
  
  
• Posted December 3, 2017
  
  Garage Trained Wrestling is looking for another set of mats. We have some but we are looking for bigger set like a 11x16 or bigger. Any questions call Leigh Ann Holt 304-629-8670
  
  
• Posted October 4, 2017
  
  Any team interested in traveling to Woodgrove High School(4A) in Purcellville, VA please contact head coach Scott Fortney at scott.fortney@lcps.org
  Our school district is adjacent to Jefferson County (WV) at Harpers Ferry.
  
  
• Posted August 30, 2017
  Used wrestling mat for sale
  Announcement on Facebook
  
  
• Posted July 13, 2017
  John Marshall High School is selling 2 wrestling mats for $2000 a piece. Both are in good shape, both are 40 x 41 x 1 5/8. Interested parties should contact Coach Zervos at 304-312-2007 or tzervos@k12.wv.us
  
  
• Posted February 6, 2017
  Mat for sale - 13 X 40
  $800.00 can contact 304 288-9699. Located in Harrison county.
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• Posted November 11, 2014
  BSN Sports -- we have a lot of table top scoreboards left in inventory. I’m offering them at a great deal see the details.
  Was $499.99
  Now $399.99
  You get a free $100.00 carrying case
  You get $250.00 of free Nike apparel
  Jeffery Burns/ WV
  Sales – Pro
  Cell: 304-679-2778
  Fax: 304-275-7325
  jburns@bsnsports.com
  
  
  
• Posted September 22, 2014
  Books by Keith Manos, Member, Ohio Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame
  101 Strategies for Coaching Winning Wrestling and 101 Wrestling Drills and Games
  Flyer and directions on how to order AT THIS LINK
  
  
• Posted July 7, 2013
  Trophies Unlimited
  Now accepting orders. I can make custom 1 foot trophies with the wrestling figurine on top for only $6.00 per trophy. No order to is too big or too small. We are dedicated to quality.
  Kim Dawson
  Trophies Unlimited, Poca WV
  (304) 776-0169 - Phone
  (304) 776-0240 - Fax
  
  
• Posted April 23, 2013
  Wheeling Jesuit Wrestling Apparel
  
  
• Posted March 9, 2012
  Healthy Kids, Inc. Healthy nutrition for kids...
  
  
• Posted June 30, 2011
  
  WrestlingGear.com Gear and more...
  
  
• Posted January 26, 2011
  
  My Wrestling Room
  Wrestling shoes, Wrestling Gear and More...
  
  
• Posted September 20, 2008
  WePlay Sports
  Painesville Twp, Ohio
  Complete line of sports equipment, including wrestling gear.
  
  
• Posted December 20, 2007
  

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  Attention Coaches: Dr Bill Welker is compiling a list of All Time Dual Meet Wins among current and past West Virginia High School Wrestling Coaches. Submit information to Dr. Welker at mattalkwv@hotmail.com or postal mail to 110 North Huron Street, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003

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• Posted November 26, 2007
  Wrestling Pins -- Order online at showyourpins.com
  
  
• Posted October 2, 2006
  Attention Prospective Wrestling Officials
  
  For individuals interested in becoming an official you can contact one of the following individuals in your area.
  
  Kanawha Southern George Keeney at 304-755-1001
  Parkersburg Bob Coulter 304-373-0632
  Fairmont/Morgantown Mike Stalnaker 304-367-1224
  Eastern Panhandle Cliff Carrier 304-729-9230
  Northern Panhandle Jack Regis 740-633-0336
  
  
• Posted March 10, 2005
  I would like to offer our services to your readers and the wrestling community at large.
  We are one of the largest scale providers in the east and as such can provide scale services to wrestling teams around the state. We can repair, service and calibrate most scales.
  In accordance with the WV Department of Labor, Weights and Measures Division, Brechbuhler Scales, Inc. and its scale technicians are registered, tested and certified to install, service, repair or recondition commercial weighing and measuring devices in the state of West Virginia and Ohio.
  
  If I can be of any help to you regarding wrestling scales, let me know.
  
  Dick Bonnet
  Account Manager
  Brechbuhler Scales, Inc.
  526 31st Street
  Parkersburg, WV 26101
  304-428-1792
  DBonnet@BScales.com
  
  

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