I am getting really excited about this Sunday! I just talked to Bob Gonzales and I think he is going to MC for us. The brackets are loaded and there are going to be some battles. Blue Chip is bringing the custom t-shirts and their selection of singlets and equipment. The Smokey Valley Kids Club is doing a great job of getting everything in order. We owe them a big thanks for helping make this happen!
I am going to spend tomorrow seeding these brackets. We have one bracket that has more than 16 the rest will be 16 and 8 man brackets. We will wrestle the preliminary rounds in two gyms, two mats each, using the first available mat. All backside matches will be completed using two gyms and then the finals will be wrestled in one gym on two mats. Awards will be handed out immediately following the finish so that we can capture the top six in a podium picture.
***IMPORTANT***
We will assume that if you place 5th and have not wrestled the 4th place wrestler you will want to challenge for 4th. If you do not you will need to report to the head table and indicate that you DO NOT want to challenge for fourth.
This is a USA sanctioned event. The grievance committee will be made up of: Myself, Denny Hensley - Head Official, and James Cook - Co-Tournament Director. Any ejection will result in missing the district tournament. There is no way I want this to happen so lets not have to use this committee.
Good Luck on Saturday and we will see you on Sunday!