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Upon review of St. Mary's 2016-2017 wrestling schedule, I came across the "WV Single A Tournament" being held at Ritchie County on February 10th and 11th.

Is this an ongoing tournament with a new name? I do not recall seeing this in years past in the scores/results section.

Or is this a new creation to get all WV single A teams together for a competition?

Any feedback is appreciated.

All WV 'A' teams have agreed to meet at Ritchie County the week before Regionals to have an unofficial 'A' tournament. Yes, it is the first year for having it.

I'm not sure what it is even being called; so the name might be wrong on some of our schedules. As a coach who is trying to build a program in 'A' level; it is something I believe we can point to as something to compete and win perhaps. I am excited for the competition, since many great wresters will not make it to Huntington this year with the re-alignment. However, there will also be regional champions get knocked out in the first two rounds.

wvuptc wrote:All WV 'A' teams have agreed to meet at Ritchie County the week before Regionals to have an unofficial 'A' tournament. Yes, it is the first year for having it.

I'm not sure what it is even being called; so the name might be wrong on some of our schedules. As a coach who is trying to build a program in 'A' level; it is something I believe we can point to as something to compete and win perhaps. I am excited for the competition, since many great wresters will not make it to Huntington this year with the re-alignment. However, there will also be regional champions get knocked out in the first two rounds.

I applaud the person(s) who came up with this idea and are now putting it to action.

Good luck!

Is this still going to happen since the state tournament will have three divisions this year?

mscoach62 wrote:Is this still going to happen since the state tournament will have three divisions this year?

Where did you see/hear this? The state tournament schedule says that the first session on Thursday February 23, 2017 will be the AA/A and AAA First Round. http://www.wvmat.com/statetou/00tourn.htm

The AA/A individual wrestlers will wrestle against each other, but they are going to award team champions for AAA, AA and A this season.

Gotcha

What schools in the state that wrestle AA are actually a A school?

http://www.wvmat.com/teams/aaregion.htm
Nearly half of the teams in the AA/A division are A.

I am interested in seeing if the team that wins the unofficial WV Single A Tournament also surfaces as the top A team in Huntington.

Going up against some really good AA wrestlers at the state tournament could change things around.

Gator wrote:Going up against some really good AA wrestlers at the state tournament could change things around.

Indeed! That is why I want to see how things shake out.

My friend "TrueSouthFanInSingleA" told me that he predicts two different teams will take home the awards. We shall see.

Bear, I think your making this true south fan thing up,
I don't believe their are any true south fans

Frank, I've been a true South fan longer than you've been alive!

Frank wrote:Bear, I think your making this true south fan thing up,
I don't believe their are any true south fans

Actually, I email back and forth with many people about wrestling. There are countless "TrueSouthFans" out there. There might be one in every town for all we know.

Gator wrote:Frank, I've been a true South fan longer than you've been alive!

Now come on Gator, we all know your a huge Indy fan. Heard you were looking at property in coal city.

Rumor has it that you are making another trip to Parkersburg Frank. This time on the southside. If you need a good realtor, I know a few.

We're not trading homes Gator .
I knew you wanted to move into the area.
Don t blame you

I think your right about the Parkersburg thing, seen it on the jv schedule.

Gator wrote:Rumor has it that you are making another trip to Parkersburg Frank. This time on the southside. If you need a good realtor, I know a few.

I will be in Parkersburg a few times this season.