AVON LAKE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TOURNAMENT Dear Athletic Director and Wrestling Coach(s): The 36th Annual Avon Lake - Knights of Columbus Wrestling Tournament will take place on Friday and Saturday, December 2nd and 3rd, 2016. The following is pertinent to your participation in this tournament:
ENTRY FEE:
$275.00 Payable AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to: AVON LAKE SCHOOLS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
PARTICIPANTS:
Avon, Avon Lake, Avon Lake JV, Bay, Brooklyn, Columbian, Elyria Catholic, John Adams High School, Keystone, Lakewood, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Perkins, Port Clinton, Rocky River, Vermilion and Wellington
ARRIVAL TIME:
ALHS’ school day ends at 2:53. Please do not plan on arriving until 3:05 & go immediately to skin check.
EXTRA POUND:
Please let us know if this will apply.
SEEDING MEETING:
There will not be a seeding meeting. Seeding will be done by the criterion that is sent in.
WEIGH-INS:
Friday, December 2nd - 3:30 We will start skin checks at 3:15p.m. Saturday, December 3rd - 8:00-9:00 a.m.
SCRATCH MEETING:
Friday, December 2nd - 5:15 p.m. - In Room 302.
STARTING TIMES:
Friday, December 2nd – 1st Session: Saturday, December 3rd – 2nd Session: Saturday, December 3rd – Finals
5:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
PRE-TOURNAMENT MEETING: All names are going to be typed into the computer on Wednesday, November 30th. Please give us by email your tentative line up by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 30th. Send your lineup to
[email protected] with a copy to
[email protected] Changes to this lineup can still be made at or before the Pre-Tournament Meeting. The tournament director will be John Jaksetic. TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
Friday – There will be 4 pools of 4 wrestlers each. Each wrestler will wrestle 3 matches on Friday. The top 2 from each pool will be placed in an 8 man double elimination bracket to be held on Saturday. We will wrestle for places 1 through 6. Each wrestler in this bracket will wrestle 5 - 7 matches total. The 3rd and 4th wrestlers in each pool will be placed in another 8 man double elimination bracket. We will place 1st through 4th, ribbons will be given for 1st & 2nd place. This bracket will not score any team points. Each wrestler in this bracket will wrestle 5 to 7 total matches. Because of this format, we don’t want any byes. Coaches, let us know as soon as you can if you will have any byes. Also, list any extra wrestler you would like to enter in case there are any byes. List the priority you want them to be entered. Leave a phone number or an e-mail address as to where you can be reached so we can inform you to bring a certain number of extra wrestlers. That contact will probably occur Wednesday night or sometime during the day on Thursday.
AWARDS:
First Place Team Trophy Second Place Team Trophy Third Place Team Trophy First through Sixth Individual Awards-Level 1 1st and 2nd –Ribbons-Level 2 Winning Coach - Plaque Most Pins/Fewest Matches Combined Time – Plaque Most Valuable Wrestler-Plaque
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TICKETS:
There will be a pass for each participating wrestler and six additional passes to be used for each team (total 20 passes). These extra passes are to be used by coaches, managers, wives, and bus drivers; however you want them to be distributed. ANY, ABOVE THOSE SIX, MUST BE PAID FOR. You may leave a pass for Will Call at the Main Ticket Office.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALL WRESTLERS MUST HAVE THEIR TEAM PASS IN THEIR POSSESSION TO ENTER.
T-SHIRTS ETC:
Students - $4.00 each session or $7.00 pass for all three (3) sessions
Available
Adults
Friday Only
- $6.00 each session or $15.00 pass for all three (3) sessions
Tournament T-Shirts and wrestling gear for youth and adults will be available at reasonable prices through Game Day Sportswear.
SEEDING CRITERIA: The seeding will be based on last year’s criteria only. The seeding criteria will be as follows: 1.
State Champion
2.
State Placer
3.
K of C Champion
4.
State Qualifier
5.
K of C runner-up and 3rd Place finish
6.
Varsity winning record (.500 or better, minimum of 12 matches)
7.
K of C 4th , 5th, 6th place finishes
Nori Okuma Director of Athletics Avon Lake City Schools CC:
Athletic Directors Newspapers Officials
The Wrestling Parents will be selling concessions throughout the tournament.
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36th ANNUAL AVON LAKE K OF C WRESTLING TOURNAMENT TENTATIVE LINE-UP PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY SCHOOL COACH COACH TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(HOME)
(CELL)
COACH EMAIL ADDRESS NAME
GRADE
106
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113
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120
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126
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132
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138
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145
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152
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160
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170
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182
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195
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220
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285
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RECORD
RETURN THIS FORM BY Wednesday, November 30th TO: Email:
[email protected] and
[email protected] Telephone 419-349-8981
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36th ANNUAL AVON LAKE K OF C WRESTLING TOURNAMENT EXTRA WRESTLERS PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY SCHOOL COACH COACH TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(HOME)
(CELL)
COACH EMAIL ADDRESS NAME
GRADE
106
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113
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120
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126
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132
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138
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145
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152
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160
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170
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182
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195
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220
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285
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RECORD
ORDER OF PRIORITY
RETURN THIS FORM BY Wednesday, November 30th TO: Email:
[email protected] and
[email protected] Telephone 419-349-8981
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