MIAA

All-State & Girls State Wrestling Championships

February 22, 2019

Dear All-State and Girls State Wrestlers, Coaches, Parents, Guardians and Friends,

Welcome to the 26th Annual MIAA All-State Wrestling Tournament and the Inaugural MIAA Girls

State Championship. We are thr illed to have St. John’s Preparatory School host this year’s

tournament. Special thanks are extended to Principal, Keith Crowley, Athletic Director, Jim O’Leary and

Head Wrestling Coach, Manny Costa for their assistance in making this great facility available to the MIAA

wrestling community. They have graciously opened the doors to their state of the art facility and we sincerely

hope you enjoy the extraordinary wrestling on display throughout the weekend.

All student-athletes who are here today should be extremely proud of their accomplishments this season.

There is no question that each of you has dedicated this winter to the sport of wrestling, all while balancing

your academics and personal life. All of the hard work you, your teammates and coaches have put in

throughout the season has paid off. The success you enjoyed during the last two weeks at the MIAA

sponsored Sectional and Divisional State Tournaments has put you in a position to represent your school,

family and community in the most elite tournament the state has to offer.

To the athletes competing in the Inaugural MIAA Girls State Championships – you have earned your way to

this stage. Take advantage of the opportunity in front of you and relish in the fact that this group of athletes is

a part of history. You are the only group of athletes who can say they participated in the FIRST MIAA Girls

State Championship!

At the conclusion of the tournament we will crown fourteen (14) All-State champions and as many as ten (10)

Girls State champions. In addition, seven All-State wrestlers in each weight class will qualify to represent

Massachusetts at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships which will be held next Friday

and Saturday in Rhode Island. We know that you will represent Massachusetts with good sportsmanship and

honor!

Each wrestler should take a moment to thank their parents and guardians for supporting them through all of

the trials and tribulations of a wrestling season. The sacrifice and commitment they have made should be

applauded by all.

Congratulations again to all student-athletes competing this weekend. I genuinely hope that everyone will

enjoy the MIAA All-State and Girls State Wrestling Tournaments at this tremendous facility.

Sincerely from the Tournament Directors and the MIAA,

Phil Napolitano

MIAA Wrestling Liaison

Division I Division II Division III & State

Mr. Brian Urquhart Mr. Scott Connolly Mr. Scott Tremlett

2019 MIAA ALL STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

St. John’s Prep – February 22 and 23, 2019

Tickets (both days): $12.00 Adults & $7.00 Students/Seniors (tickets must be purchased each day)

Tickets will go on sale 1 hour before first match each day

ONLY CURRENT MIAA TOURNAMENT PASSES WILL BE ACCEPTED

DAY 1 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd

ALL-STATES:

9:30 AM - Teams Arrive/Check in- Memorial Gym (Drop Off) – DO NOT ARRIVE EARLY

10:00 AM - Skin checks/Weigh-In (January weight- i.e 106 is 108) – Memorial Gym

Following Weigh-Ins - Coaches Meeting (Final Pairings) - Memorial Gym

Coaches and Wrestlers will move and enter wellness center lower left- hand door to locker rooms

11:30 AM - 1st Round Matches - Wellness Center

Quarter Finals, 1st Round Consolations, 2nd Round Consolations - Wellness Center

DAY 2 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd

*Times are subject to start earlier

GIRLS STATES: will run simultaneously with Day 2 of All-States

7:30 AM - Teams Arrive/Check in- Memorial Gym Drop Off - DO NOT ARRIVE EARLY

8:00 AM - Skin checks/Weigh-In– Memorial Gym

Following Weigh-Ins - Coaches Meeting (Final Pairings) - Memorial Gym

Coaches and Wrestlers will enter wellness center lower left-hand door to locker rooms

9:00AM - 1st Round Matches - Wellness Center

*Approx. 3:00 PM - Girls State Championships (Finals matches will have assistant referees) - Wellness Center

Girls Championship matches will run simultaneously with the All-State 1st - 3rd – 5th place matches.

The next weight class will not start until all 4 bouts are finished.

ALL-STATES (DAY 2):

9:00 AM - Teams Arrive/Check in- Memorial Gym (Drop Off) - DO NOT ARRIVE EARLY

9:30 AM - Skin checks/Weigh-Ins (January weight plus 3lbs. IE 106 is 111) – Memorial Gym

Following Weigh-Ins - Coaches Meeting - Memorial Gym

Coaches and Wrestlers will move and enter wellness center lower left-hand door to locker rooms

11:00 AM- Semi-Finals and 3rd Round Cons (Semi-Final matches will have assistant referees) - Wellness Center

*Approx. 3:00 PM - All-State Finals (final matches will have assistant referees) - Wellness Center

1st - 3rd – 5th place matches will be held simultaneously, along with the Girls Championship Matches.

The next weight class will not start until all 4 bouts are finished.

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