Harding Match Prep

The Harding match is scheduled for 5:00 PM tomorrow, January 31st. Wrestlers should arrive at the field house at 3:00 PM to set up scoring tables, benches, etc. and to tape and mop the mats. All wrestlers should report to the locker-room by 3:30 for 4:00 PM weigh-ins. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM.

Warriors Score 59, Place 11th, one 2nd and one 4th at Ridgefield

The Warriors scored a total of 59 team points to finish 11th in a field of 16 teams at the annual Ridgefield Challenge on the 29th. Thanks to all the team-mates, fans, friends, managers, alums and parents who turned out to support the team. Clay Helms was the only Wilton finalist and finished second after a tough 10-4 decision in the 160 lb weight class. Drew Venditti finished 4th in the 125 lb class after being forced to forfeit due the daily 5 match limit. (The consolation final match would have been counted as Drew’s 6th match, so he was not allowed to wrestle.) Complete brackets for the tournament can be found here.

Friday Practice @ 5:00; Still need Parent Drivers for Saturday

Friday’s practice will be at 5:00 PM in the field house.

Parents, please contact Coach Foldeak ASAP if you can drive wrestlers up to Ridgefield on Saturday morning.

New Reference Materials

After you finish shoveling out from the latest storm, or doing some shadow wrestling why not check out the Reference page for some new articles? With tournament season upon us, they’re worth a look — especially the ones with information about pre- and between-match hydration and nutrition and the pre-match warm-ups. Don’t gas in your last match — hopefully the championship finals — because you’re dehydrated or because you’ve not eaten properly.

New

Wrestling Tournament Suggestions for Parents – Capital City Wrestling Club, Raleigh NC

Sports Science Exchange Roundtable – Training and Nutrition for Amateur Wrestling

Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Wrestling Nutrition Ideas Booklet

Review

Competition Warm-up Routine – Cary Kolat

Wrestling Warm-ups – Doug Reese

Ridgefield Challenge Update

Click here for the official flyer for Saturday’s Ridgefield Challenge.

Parents, we plan on caravaning up from the field house, departure at 7:30 AM sharp, so if wrestlers need to check weight, etc., please have them there by 7:15 AM. No-one who’s competing can drive on their own.
Weigh-ins from 8:00-9:00 AM; wrestling scheduled to start at 9:30 AM. Double-elimination format.

Also, the following was posted on Connecticut Wrestling Online —
“Hand Looks to Defend its Title

RIDGEFIELD — No. 3 Hand will look to defend its championship at the 11th annual Ridgefield Challenge Saturday. No. 9 Greenwich will be at the tournament along with top Section I teams Monroe-Woodbury and John Jay Cross River from New York State. Other top teams participating include Coventry, R.I., Ridgefield, Stamford, Bethel, Amity, Wilton and Westhill.”

This looks to be a competitive tournament — Go Warriors!