`Willie Walters Wrestling Club Tournament 2025 (12th Annual) Sunday, December 14, 2025 Location: Sherando High School 185 S Warrior Dr Stephens City, VA 22655 Tournament Director: Rob Wallin / JR Gibson, (540) 692-9830, williewalterswrestling@gmail.com THIS TOURNAMENT IS INTENDED TO BE A FUN AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL WRESTLERS. This year there will be Open, Novice and Girls divisions for each age group. The novice division is strictly for novice wrestlers. (Competitors must not have more than 1 year of prior wrestling experience to register in the NOVICE division. The open division has no experience limitations.) The wrestler`s division for this tournament is based on their grade/skill level. Please enter the most honest, accurate weight you can for your wrestler under the estimated weight category during registration. ALL WRESTLERS MUST WEIGH-IN DURING CHECK-IN the morning of the tournament or they will NOT be bracketed. A valid USA Wrestling membership card is required to wrestle. (At minimum Limited Folkstyle Membership) If you need a USA Wrestling membership you can purchase it online at: https://www.usawmembership.com/ Registration: http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/TW_Register.jsp?tournamentGroupId=269432132 OR go to www.trackwrestling.com and search ?Willie Walters Wrestling Tournament 2025? Entry Fee: $35.00 Registration must be completed online and paid by midnight December 10, 2025. No walk-in registrations will be permitted, all competitors must be registered online prior to the registration deadline. Double bracketing is allowed for the girls who want to compete in both girls and boys divisions. There is also a $25 discount for girls who double bracket in the girls and boys divisions. Spectator Admission: $5.00 (cash only), Kids 10 & under are free, Coaches with valid USA Wrestling Card are free Concessions/Shirts: Concessions will be available throughout the day (cash only). On-site screen printing vendor will have event t-shirts, hoodies, etc for purchase. The screen printing vendor does accept cash or credit. Format: Singlets & wrestling shoes are preferred, headgear is optional. Every effort will be made to separate teammates. Each weight group will wrestle a round robin bracket. Madison bracketing will be used. Matches will be three 1 minute periods for ages 10 and under. 1:30 periods for 6th-8th grade divisions. Overtime will be 30 second sudden victory periods until the winner is declared. Spectators will NOT be allowed on the mats, only coaches with valid USA Wrestling Leader Member cards will be permitted on the mat to coach. Everyone participating will receive a medal, competitors will proceed directly to the awards area as a group once their bracket has finished wrestling. Check-in / Weigh-in Process: Be prepared to check-in & weigh-in when you arrive prior to the start of your division?s session. Once you have entered the school (at Door 10) and paid for spectator entry; all wrestlers must check-in and weigh-in wearing appropriate wrestling attire (singlet or t-shirt/fight shorts) at the weigh-in table. Wrestlers will proceed to the hallway that runs parallel to the gym (enter this hallway from the cafeteria). They will check-in and be handed a weigh-in card (please indicate whether any girls are double bracketed because they will have more than one weigh-in card) then proceed to the scales to be weighed and have their weights inputed into the tournament. If your wrestler does not weigh-in they will not be bracketed and will be scratched from the tournament. Please have a copy of your wrestler?s USA wrestling card available at weigh-ins (if asked... electronic version is fine). Session 1: K-2 Novice & Open: Weigh-in/Arrival (7:30AM), Weigh-in Ends (8:30AM) Session Start Time (9:00AM) All Girls Divisions: Weigh-in/Arrival (7:30AM), Weigh-in Ends (8:30AM) Session Start Time (9:00AM) Session 2: 3rd-5th Grade Novice & Open: Weigh-in/Arrival (11:30AM), Weigh-in Ends (12:30PM) Session Start Time (1:00PM) 6th-8th Grade Novice & Open: Weigh-in/Arrival (11:30AM), Weigh-in Ends (12:30PM) Session Start Time (1:00PM) `