Wakefield High School will host the first Warrior Classic freestyle wrestling tournament in an all-day event Saturday, April 13, with more than 100 boys and girls in grades 8 through 12 expected to participate in 14 different weight classes.
Doors open at 8 a.m., with matches beginning at 10 a.m. The classic is expected to end around 4 p.m.
The competition will be a round-robin format in each weight bracket. All wrestlers should receive a minimum of five matches.
The classic is sanctioned by USA Wrestling and is separate from high-school competition, which is held during the winter and is not a freestyle format.
There will be local high-school wrestlers participating from many different schools, including Wakefield.
Wakefield head wrestling coach John Leinberger is in charge of the event, which has been in the planning stages for months.
which has been in the planning stages for months.
