The Ontario Amateur Wrestling Association is hosting a tournament as part of the 2016 Ontario Summer Games. For full details, keep an eye on the OAWA Summer Games page.

This tournament is a six-team round-robin, with teams from six major regions in Ontario. The Sarnia-Bluewater team will be part of South-Western Ontario’s team, along with London-region and Windsor/Essex-region.

Athletes must qualify for the team during a regional qualifying event. These Regional Qualifiers will be finalized and information will be available by April 10th.

A series of pre-tournament camps will happen during July, and the full team will travel to Mississauga for the tournament Aug 11-13th.

If you are hoping to compete, contact Coach Burke for details on the qualifier, and keep in wrestling shape.

Attached is tentative information about the games:

Attachment: 2016 Ontario Summer Games – TENTATIVE Schedule
Attachment: 2016 Ontario Summer Games – TENTATIVE Draw
Attachment: 2016 Ontario Summer Games 2016 – TENTATIVE General Information

The OHP National Championships Training Camp is this coming weekend in Ajax, ON.

For full details on this and other OHP events, keep your eyes peeled on the OAWA Ontario High Performance page.

This clinic features 2016 Olympian, Michelle Fazarri, and 2016 Senior National Champion Jevon Balfour.

Contact Coach Burke and/or ohpwrestling@gmail.com by Tuesday the 29th if you’re planning to attend.

Schedule for April 2nd:

9:30am – 10am – Registration
10am-Noon – Mat Session #1 (tournament warm-up)
Noon -12:45pm – Lunch Break (lunch provided)
12:45pm – 1:45pm – Off-Mat Session – Tournament nutrition
1:45pm -2:45pm – Mat Session #2 (Official’s perspective of a match)
3:00pm -5:00pm – Mat Session #3 (technique and light scrimmage)
5:30 pm. – Wrap Up & Depart

On March 10th-13th, the Ontario High Performance program is bringing a team of Ontario’s top performers to Brock University for a two-day camp, followed by competition in the Mohawk Valley wrestling tournament in Syracuse, NY.

Wrestlers must have a valid passport. Details are available in the attached documents:

Attachment #1: 2016 Mohawk Valley Registration Form

Attachment #2: 2016 Mohawk Valley Schedule

Coach Burke is gathering interest for travelling as a team. Contact Coach Burke for further details.