It has been brought to our attention several times recently that there are wrestlers who are signing up for Rookie that are not in fact rookie wrestlers, which is defined as 1st and 2nd year wrestlers ONLY. Several points to make here:
1.We ask that you keep in mind that the point of the rookie division is to allow beginners to not get essentially “throw to the wolves” by being pitted against veteran wrestlers that they will have no chance against and will likely drive them out of the sport. In our experience, the parents who wrongly sign their wrestler are usually only thinking about getting their kids more mat time but are blind to affects other wrestlers. Sure, losing is part of the sport and every wrestlers journey, but a fair opportunity to compete is everything. We ask that you please do not take that away from the other kids.
2.If you see something, say something. There are literally thousands of wrestlers who signup for the rookie division at our tournaments each season. As you can imagine, it is impossible to research the background of all of these wrestlers, so this is done on the “honor system”. However, what is possible for us is as a sport to police our own. If you see a wrestler that you know has been competing for more than two years, please bring it to our attention and we will look into the situation and if appropriate, advise that wrestler to move to the open.
3. In some cases, your wrestler may be a first- or second-year wrestler, but if your wrestler has gotten a tremendous amount of mat time in that time or maybe just demonstrated an extremely aptitude for the sport (which is a great thing) it may be time to move up to the Open Division. For instance, if you find that your wrestler is pinning and tech falling their way through brackets multiple weeks in a row, it is likely time to move up. Thank you to all for your cooperation and efforts in making our great sport as fair as possible!
Sunday, January 11th - The Columbus King of the Ring
Sunday, January 11th - The Columbus Queen of the Ring
Saturday, January 11th- The Oberlin Youth Open
Saturday, January 11th- The Oberlin Girls Open
Saturday, January 11th - The Fairless Youth Open
Saturday, January 11th - The Fairless Girls Open
Sunday, January 12th- The Pittsburgh Battle for the Belt
Saturday- January 18th- Penn-Ohio Border Brawl Battle for the Belt -at Canfield Fairgrounds
Saturday, January 18th - The Midview Youth Open
Saturday, January 18th - The Midview Girls Open
Sunday, January 19th- The Willard Battle for the Belt
Sunday, January 19th - The Ashland Youth Open
Sunday, January 19th - The Ashland Girls Open
Sunday, January 19th - The Cambridge Springs Youth Open
Sunday, January 19th - The Cambridge Springs 2nd Annual Brawling Beauties
Saturday, January 25th- The Wooster Battle for the Belt
Saturday, January 25th- The Penn-Ohio Border Brawl Youth Open at Grand Valley HS
Saturday, January 25th- The Penn-Ohio Border Brawl Girls Open at Grand Valley HS
Sunday, January 26th- The Galion Youth Open
Sunday, January 26th- The Galion Girls Youth Open
Sunday, January 26th - Seneca East Youth Open
Sunday, January 26th- The Centerburg Youth Open
Sunday, January 26th- The Centerburg Girls Open
Saturday, February 1st- The Watkins Youth Open
Saturday, February 1st- The Watkins Girls Open
Saturday, February 1st- The Nordonia King of the Ring
Sunday, February 2nd- The Toledo Trophy Tournament
Sunday, February 2nd- The Bucyrus King of the Ring
Sunday, February 2nd- The Columbus Battle for the Belt
Sunday, February 2nd- The Fight at Franklin Youth Open (PA)
Sunday, February 2nd- The Fight at Franklin Girls Open (PA)
Saturday, February 8th- The Conneaut King of the Ring
Saturday, February 8th - The Brookfield Warrior Rumble
Sunday, February 9th- The Margaretta Youth Open
Sunday, February 9th- The Margaretta Girls Open
Sunday, February 9th – The Johnstown Monroe Youth Open
Sunday, February 9th – The Johnstown Monroe Girls Open
Sunday, February 9th- The Sharon Tiger Youth Open
Sunday, February 9th- The Sharon Tiger Girls Open
Saturday, February 15th - The Madison King of the Ring
Saturday, February 15th- The Odd Age State Championship at Wooster Fairgrounds
Sunday, February 16th – Westerville South Youth Open
Sunday, February 16th – Westerville South Girls Open
Saturday, February 22nd - The Washington (PA) Battle for the Belt
Saturday, February 22nd - The Washington Girls Open
Sunday, February 23rd-The Sandusky Battle at the Bay Youth Open
Sunday, February 23rd-The Sandusky Girls Open
Sunday, February 23rd- The Berkshire Youth Open
Sunday, February 23rd- The Berkshire Girls Open
Sunday, February 23rd - The Streetsboro Scuffle
Sunday, February 23rd - The Streetsboro Girls Scuffle
Saturday, March 1st- The Columbus King of the Ring (tentative)
Sunday, March 2nd- The Wooster Spring Open
Sunday, March 2nd- The Wellington Spring Open
Sunday, March 2nd- The Chardon Spring Open
Sunday, March 2nd- The Chardon Girls Spring Open
Sunday, March 2nd - The Titusville Trophy Tournament
Sunday, March 9th- The OhioQuest State Championships
Saturday, March 15th- The Longwood Spring Open
Sunday, March 16th- The Canfield Spring Open
Sunday, March 16th- The Ontario Battle for the Belt
Saturday, March 29th- The Glenoak Spring Open
Saturday, March 29th - The Oberlin Spring Open
Sunday, March 30th - The Rootstown Rover Rumble
Sunday, April 13th - The Madison Spring Open
Sunday, April 13th - The Madison Girls Spring Open
Since the dawn of the sport, the open wrestling tournament has been something of a mixed blessing for the wrestling community. On one hand it represented a great opportunity for wrestlers to develop their skills- on the other hand, usually run by completely "Novice" crews it often turned into a complete disaster. We've all seen and heard the horror stories- tournaments that lasted until 10 p.m. at night, ridiculously compiled brackets, events that started hours late and were marked by complete chaos.
Enter OhioQuest Wrestling. Having run nearly 1000 tournaments in 18 years, we have the system down cold. We will always respect your time and make sure you get the mat time you are looking for. We run with precision- hitting our marks for our start times like clockwork, and we run FAST. Gone are the ten hour marathons. Expect to complete your wrestler's bracket in 90 minutes. We assume that you have other things to do besides be in a gym all day!
If you are interested in hosting a tournament anywhere in Ohio, do not hesitate to reach out to us. We will handle virtually all aspects of the event, making it easy for your school. Contact us at wrestlingquest@gmail.com to receive more information.
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