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)

National College Division: Kent State
American College Division: Brockport
National H.S. Division: Canon-McMillan (PA)
American H.S. Division: Ocean Lakes
Black & Blue H.S. Division: Brookville
Middle School: Predator (VA)

Outstanding Wrestlers:
National College Division: A.J. Schopp (Edinboro)
American College Division: Sterling Briscoe (Apprentice School)
National H.S. Division: Myles Martin (McDonogh)
American H.S. Division: Robert Schiltt (Haddonfield)
Black & Blue H.S. Division: Logan Harvich (Cape Henry)
Middle School: Daniel Duggan (Great Neck)

Attention High School Coaches

You can get your weigh-in times for Saturday morning by clicking the link below.

SATURDAY WEIGH-IN TIMES (HIGH SCHOOL ONLY)

Click the link here for information, brackets and results and click the “Live Webcast” item on the menu above to access the webcast.

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.

All results will be available via Trackwrestling.com throughout the course of the tournament.

National College Division

American College Division

Coaches,

The Virginia Duals has released the coaches handbook for the 2012 Virginia Duals. These handbooks have all you need to know about the event, the schedule and the weigh-in times.

Please download the appropriate PDF file below.

High School Coaches Handbook

College Coaches Handbook

Middle School Coaches Handbook

Middle School Bracket

The brackets for the three high school divisions of the Virginia Duals have been drawn. Check out the brackets below for the National High School, American High School and Black & Blue Divisions.

National High School Division

American High School Division

Black & Blue High School Division

The three high school divisions have been announced for the 2012 Virginia Duals. The 32nd Virginia Duals will feature 22 college teams and 48 high schools along with a middle school tournament.

The high school and college teams have been released. Inquiries are still sought for the middle school division.

To check out the divisional breakdowns at the link below.

http://virginiaduals.org/2012-teams/

Once again, the Virginia Duals will have a Middle School field within the Friday and Saturday of the event. This year, there are openings for eight teams, but we’re looking for six more as two are already filled.

To find out more information on the event and see what your team needs to do to participate, click here.

The Virginia Duals Wrestling Club and the Peninsula Wrestling Association are launching the Virginia Duals Kids National Championships to be held Sunday, January 15 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va.

The event will take place on the very same mats where the Virginia Duals wrap up the day before.

This folkstyle wrestling tournament is USA Wrestling-sanctioned, meaning all participants must have USA Wrestling cards (to purchase, go to www.usawmembership.com). Cards WILL NOT be sold at the tournament.

Form more information on the event, contact Bill Grubbs or John Swartz.

Register online: d5reg.thepaperlesstourney.com

Find out more about the Virginia Duals Kids National Championships by clicking here.