Huntington Holiday Wrestling Tournament Set for this Saturday
The 38th annual Huntington Holiday Wrestling Tournament is slated for this Saturday (Dec. 8) at Louis D. Giani Gymnasium. The competition has attracted many of the top teams and wrestlers from around Long Island. Last year the Blue Devils edged powerful East Islip by six points to claim the team title and are looking to duplicate that success.
In addition to Huntington and East Islip, squads from Kings Park, Northport, Massapequa, Central Islip, Port Jervis, North Babylon and a New York City team will be competing this weekend. Schools are permitted to enter two wrestlers in each of the 15 weight classes.
The top six place finishers in each of fifteen weigh classes will be given awards. The first and second place teams will receive trophies. Awards will also be presented to the most outstanding wrestler (Ray Ferrari Award) and the wrestler with the most pins in the least amount of time (Jerry Grenier Award).
Coaches from the participating schools will meet in private for a seeding meeting on Friday (Dec. 7) at Huntington High School at 7 p.m. to separate the top wrestlers and set-up brackets for each weight class.
The semi-finals are tentatively slated for noon and the finals are expected to start about 5 p.m. An all day admission pass is $5 for adults and $1 for students. All rounds will be wrestled on four mats except the finals, which will be held on two mats. Giani hopes the multiple mat format will provide fans with a more exciting experience. There will be no breaks between rounds.
“We’re looking for a good effort from each of our wrestlers,” assistant coach Travis T. Smith said. “We’re working hard and expect everyone to be in good shape. It’s always a tough early season tournament and this year should be no different.”
Admission for the entire day is $5 for adults and $1 for students. Food and refreshments will be available.
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