We have two big trips coming up this summer. If you’re interested in either, contact Coach Burke or talk with him at practice.

2015 Ontario Cup – July 11 – Guelph, ON

This high performance event provides both a FILA Cadet (ages 15-17) and a Junior (ages 18-20) competition opportunity. For more details, check out the flyer.

Attachment: 2015 Ontario Cup

2015 Ohio State Fair – Aug 1-2 – Columbus, OH

The Ohio State Fair is a two-day folkstyle and freestyle tournament in Columbus, Ohio. It’s a great opportunity to compete against wrestlers that you’ve never seen before. For more details, see the flyer.

Attachment: Ohio State Fair Brochure

See you on the mats.

Join coach Kyle Bershatsky at Sharky’s this summer to step your wrestling game up to the next level. For more details, contact coach Kyle with the details on this poster.

Register before June 1st to guarantee your spot.

Individual and team pictures will happen on Thursday, April 9th. Coach Len Payne will take individual shots for the team program presented at the annual awards banquet. The combined team picture will be taken at 7:20pm – Youth Wrestlers, please stay a little later, and Open Wrestlers, please come a little early.

Everyone, please wear your white SBWC shirts.

Thanks!

Join the Sarnia/Bluewater Wrestling Club on Tuesday, May 12th at Jack Doyle’s Irish Grille for our Year End Awards Dinner.

Tickets are $20 ($15 for youth 12yo and under,) get them from your high school coach or call Coach Burke at 519-466-7403.

The main course will be a burger buffet. Plenty of vegetarian options will be available, contact Coach Burke with any extra dietary concerns.

There are several options for youths in the Sarnia Bluewater Wrestling Club to compete in tournaments throughout Ontario. As a club, we have entered many of these tournaments and it is typically a very positive experience. However, there is a wide range of skills in youth wrestling and, as such, the level of competition can be very diverse. Young wrestlers are grouped into age categories within 2 years of each other and into weight classes typically within 2 kg (4.4 lbs) of each other to make things as safe as possible.

For those interested, the following tournaments are available. If you are interested, please contact one of the coaches to determine individually if your child is ready for tournament participation as it can be a great chance to try the skills being taught in practice.

Entry fee for tournaments is typically $20.00 per wrestler for most tournaments. Canada East is usually around $50.00 as this is considered the National Championship for youth wrestling and only occurs in Ontario every few years. Weigh-ins for these tournaments is generally at our club practice earlier the same week.

Please talk to Coach Jeff VanderSlagt if you want further information. If you would like to be on the tournament information email list contact Coach Jeff at jvanderslagt@cogeco.ca