Salisbury, MD. -- National High School Coaches Associations 10th annual East Coast Wrestling Duals, presented by the US Navy, will kick off this weekend at Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. While most families will be spending their weekend on the beach or up in the mountains, the top young wrestlers from 108 teams out of 21 states, on the east coast of the United States, will be in Salisbury, Maryland competing at the Duals with their club teams.
This scholastic-style team event will include a total of 108 teams and will be contested for wrestlers in three age groups: the High School Division (grades 9-12), which will feature a field of 62 teams; the Middle School Division (grades 6-8), which will feature a field of 27 teams; and the Elementary Division (grades 4-6), which will feature a field of 19 teams. Participants on the top four teams in each division will be officially declared All-American Team Members.
"This is the top wrestling team event in the country, and you will be seeing many state champs from the East Coast competing. One team will emerge as the TOP CLUB TEAM. There will be college coaches from all over the country at this event scouting high school kids in hopes of finding the next NCAA champion." Says Bob Ferraro, Executive Director of the NHSCA.
Times and dates for tournament:
Saturday May 23rd, 2009
• 9am wrestling matches
Sunday May 24th, 2009
• 9am wrestling continues
Monday May 25th, 2009
• 9am completion of matches, consolations
• 10:30am quarter finals
• 12pm Semi Finals
• 2pm championship and consolation
