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NYWA Individual Regions

Wrestlers must have wrestled at an NYWA district tournament prior to attending a regional event.  Region tournaments are NOT open tournaments; they are part of a qualifying process.  There are NO exceptions to this.  Wrestlers must wrestle at a region tournament before advancing to State.  The top three wrestlers in each weight class will advance to state with the exception of the wild card region (see wild card rotation below).

Region One (Rochester) - Friday, March 23rd & Saturday, March 24th

Location: Byron High School, 1887 2nd Ave. NW, Byron  55920 
Contact: Dean Nelson
Phone: (507) 635-5519
Friday, 3/23: 5th -8th grade only; weigh-ins 4-5 pm, wrestling begins at approximately 5:30-6 pm. 
Saturday, 3/24: K-4th grade; weigh-ins 7:30-8:30 am, wrestling begins at approximately 9-9:30 am.
Admission: $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students.  Admission must be paid each day.  Two-day passes are available for $8.00.
Coaches Passes: $5.00, limit 1 coach per wrestler at mat side.

Region Two (Windom) - Saturday, March 24th

Location:  Windom Area High School, 1400 17th St., Windom  56101
Contact: Mark Hockel 
Phone: (507) 831-1199
Saturday, 3/24: K-4th grade; weigh-ins 7-8:20 am, wrestling begins at 9:20 am.  Weigh-ins for 5-8th grade, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, wrestling begins at approximately 2-2:30 pm.
For other general information, check out these websites: www.windom-mn.com or www.winwacc.com

Region Three (Lakeville) - Saturday, March 24th

Location: 
Contact: Denise McCarney 
Phone: (952) 469-4302 
Visit Lakeville Wrestling Website

Region Four (New London/Spicer) - Friday, March 23rd & Saturday, March 24th

Location:
Contact: Darren Hatlestad 
Phone: (320) 354-5872

Region Five (Bemidji) - Friday, March 23rd & Saturday, March 24th

Location: Bemidji High School, 2900 Division St. W., Bemidji  56601
Contact: Tim Hinrichs 
Phone: 218-556-3722
Friday, 3/23: 7-8th grade; weigh-ins 4-5 pm, wrestling begins at 5:30 pm.
Saturday, 3/24: K-6th grade; weigh-ins 7:30-9:30 am, wrestling begins at 10:30 am.  Team will begin immediately following completion of individual regions.

Wildcard Rotation

2012 - Rochester
2013 - Windom
2014 - Lakeville
2015 - New London/Spicer
2016 - Bemidji
2017 - Rochester

NYWA Schedule 2011-2012

MN State High School Wrestling Tournament: 02.29.12 - 03.03.12
NYWA Districts: 03.09.12 - 03.11.12 and 03.16.12- 03.18.12
NYWA Individual Regions: 03.23.12 - 03.24.12
NYWA Team Regions: Dates vary
NYWA State and Invite Tournaments: 03.29.12 - 04.01.12

All wrestlers who wrestle at NYWA State or Invite, will qualify for the MYWAY tournament in Michigan.  More information to come.

The top two teams, in each age division (K-6 & 7/8), at NYWA State will qualify for the "Dual in the Dells".  More information to come.