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Wrestling Rules Changes Announced for 2008-09
May 2,, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee emphasized risk minimization and standardized procedures to assist both coaches and referees through 16 wrestling rules changes for the 2008-09 school year.

Rules changes were made by the committee at its April 5-7 meeting in Indianapolis and subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. To view a summary of all the changes click here.

High School Post Season
March 3rd, 2008
Post Season Tournaments can be found under the RESULTS section.

2008 Virginia Duals

Congratulations to Christiansburg for winning the 2008 Virginia Duals National Division. They topped Eastern Regional, NJ 34-20 in the finals.

Also, Grundy defeated Canon McMillan in the finals of the American Division 34-25.

Western Branch also walked away with a championship, as they defeated Hampton 41-21 in the finals of the Black and Blue Division.
For all the scores and dual meet match ups, click here.

January 7th, 2008
Congratulations to Langley for their 3rd place finish in the Lone Star Duals held January 4th and 5th in Dallas, TX. Bishop Lynch TX was crowned champions followed by Alamosa, CO. Langley topped Sapulpa, OK 42-31 for the consolation finals. For all the pool results and final brackets click here.

January 7th, 2008
Congratulations to Colonial Forge for their 2nd place finish at the Battlefield Duals. McDonogh, MD finished out the tournament as champions. Christiansburg was the other VA team in the final pool as they finished in 5th place. For all dual meet results go to http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/Login.jsp Type Battlefield Duals in the event text box to access the results.

AI duPont Tiger Classic
Congratulations to the Virginia Teams that competed over the holiday break in Wilmington, DE. Langley finished 3rd, followed by Mountain View 13th, Hanover 14th, Forest Park 18th, Hopewell 19th, and West Springfield 22nd. For brackets and team results click here.

POWERade Christmas Tournament
Congratulations to Colonial Forge for their 2nd Place finish. Other Virginia Teams: - Christiansburg finished 4th, with Fauquier picking up 17th. Results can be found here.

Tiger Holiday Classic in NC
Cox finished in 3rd place followed by Saint Christopher's 13th, Norfolk Academy 15th, Riverbend 20th, Ocean Lakes 29th. Full Results can be found here on TrackWrestling

Virginia Pilot Article on the Colon Baker Memorial Tournament - click here to view article

Potomac News Article on the Prince William County Tournament - Click here to view article

Beast Of The East Results

Congratulations to Colonial Forge on their 3rd place finish in the 2008 Beast of the East. Tournament champions from Virginia include Colonial Forge's Michael Garofalo and Fauquier's Nick Cook.
For complete brackets click here
For team scores click here

Titan Toughman Article from Roanoke Times

Walsh IronMan Results

Congratulations to Colonial Forge for their 4th place finish in the 14th annual Walsh IronMan Tournament. Christiansburg finished the tournament in 14th place, while Great Bridge ended up 18th.
For championship brackets click here.
For consolation brackets click here.
For final team scores click here..

What You Should Know About MRSA

MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has become a concern over the last few years. The following link talks about a few things that you should know about this particular staph infection. Also provided is a Fairfax County guideline to washing your wrestling mats. Click here for the guidelines

Current High School News

Beast Of The East Results

Walsh IronMan Results

What You Should Know About MRSA

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