After many years of discussion in the Peninsula’s wrestling community, the Peninsula Wrestling Association (PWA) is proud to announce the first annual “Peninsula Challenge” USA Wrestling dual meet between the Peninsula AA and Peninsula AAA to showcase the Peninsula’s best wrestlers on 1 mat! The coaches for the Peninsula AA are Mike Faus and Chris Wiatt, while the Peninsula AAA will be coached by Ron McRae and Maurice Ward. Veteran Peninsula USAW referees for the event, and donating their time, are Jim Diehl, Marcus Johnson, and Wayne Smith.
The meet will be held at Phoebus High School on Wednesday, Mar 14th in the “The Pit” and team introductions will begin at 7:30pm. General admission is $5.00, and kids 10 and under are free.
PWA is grateful for the efforts of the area coaches that helped organize the event, generate interest, and bring the Peninsula Challenge to life.
Come out and support your wrestlers and congratulate them with for their well earned success on the mat. Eighteen of them are seniors and preparing to step off into the next phase of the their lives!
Event Schedule:
6:20pm – Weigh-ins
6:50pm – AAA Warm-up on the mat
7:10pm – AA Warm-up on the mat
7:30pm – Introduce the contestants (Classic dual style with both team lined up on side of the mat)
7:40pm – Wrestling begins
Weight Peninsula AA Peninsula AAA
106 Richard Harrell (PWA) vs Raymon Watson (Phantom Legion)
113 Blake Hohman (Next Level WC) vs Ramon Watson (Phantom Legion)
120 Thomas Payne (PWA) vs John Spurio (Independent)
126 Jeff Ogburn (PWA) vs Dontez Jones (Warrior WC)
132 Trey Gregory (Next Level WC) vs Chris Hercules (Phantom Legion)
138 Austin Fuller (Next Level WC) vs Zach Taylor (PWA)
145 Justin McRee (PWA) vs Gil Owen (Guerrilla Wrestling)
152 Nolan Schultz (Next Level WC) vs Santiago Echezarreta (PWA)
160 Devontae Fitzgerald (Next Level WC) vs Brad Sullivan (Independent)
170 Sid Hall (Independent) vs Devin Pullen (Guerrilla Wrestling)
182 Devin Maffei (Next Level WC) vs Shaheem Brown (Independent)
195 Chuck Sharon (Rage Wrestling) vs Leon Golden (Independent)
220 Albert Kates (PWA) vs Denzell Leggett (Independent)
285 Zach Rodriguez (Next Level WC) vs Joseph Judkins (Independent)
The draws for the National College and American College Divisions have been released. Check the links below to view the brackets and schedule times for the two divisions.
