23200 Hornet High Road Richland Center, WI 53581 Building Futures, One Child at a Time JOHN CLER Principal Fax: (608) 647-8734 AARON MITHUM Assistant Principal/Activities Director Telephone: (608) 647-6131 THE RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/EDUCATOR E-mail: info@richland.K12.wi.us January 31, 2008 WIAA WRESTLING SECTIONALS 2008 DIVISION 2 TO: Officials, Athletic Directors and Coaches of: Mauston, Prairie du Chien, Richland Center, River Valley, Westby, Wisconsin Dells, Columbus, Evansville/Albany, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Lakeside Lutheran, Lodi, Portage, Belleville/Montecello/New Glarus, Belmont/Platteville, Cuba City/Southwestern, Dodgeville, Iowa-Grant/Highland, Monroe, Mount Horeb/Barneveld, Big Foot/Williams Bay, Brodhead/Juda, Clinton, Edgerton, Parkview, Turner, & Whitewater. FROM: Aaron Mithum, Athletic Director, Richland Center High School Rachel Kerian, Tournament Manager DATE: Saturday, February 16, 2008 HOST SCHOOL: Richland Center High School 23200 Hornet High Road, Richland Center, WI 53581 www.richland.k12.wi.us TIME: 0830 AM - Weigh-ins 0915 AM - Coaches Meeting 0900 AM - Doors Open to Public 1000 AM - First Session TRACKWRESTLING: All roster information will need to be in Track Wrestling. Please make sure your information is entered correctly on www.trackwrestling.com. ROSTERS/PROGRAMS: Axis Programs will be contacting you regarding program and roster information. Please email your team photo and roster information to wiinfo@axisprograms.com or axisprograms@gmail.com. PASSES: Competing wrestlers, one manager, two coaches and no more than six cheerleaders in uniform will be allowed into the tournament. Passes will be mailed by (February 12th). Also included will be two free admission passes to be designated by your school. LOCKERS: One locker will be available for each wrestler. Each school is responsible for furnishing their own towels and locks. Richland Center High School will not be responsible for any missing items. Wrestlers are asked to keep all coolers in the roped off area in the commons. Coaches are asked to assist in keeping these areas clean. Please stress this to your wrestlers. NO COOLERS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE GYM AREA AND NO EATING WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE LOCKER ROOMS. PLEASE USE THE COMMONS AREA. CHEERLEADERS: There will be a hospitality room for storage, Room # 112. Please no pillows allowed. MATS: Three mats will be used all day. A wrestling practice area will be available for warm-ups in the field house. BUS PARKING: Buses should unload directly in front of the school in the bus-parking lot on the East side. Buses will then park in the parking lot at the Athletic Complex located on the West side of the High School. TRAINER: A certified athletic trainer from Richland Sports Medicine will be available to assist in the event of injury. They will be available all day. HOSPITALITY ROOM: A hospitality room will be available to two coaches, officials, the media and workers. AV EQUIPMENT: All team videotaping will be done at mat side. There will be three chairs including one chair for videotaping. If you do not videotape, that chair must remain vacant. Hand-held video cameras only can be used from regular seating areas. Radio, Boom Boxes and Pillows will NOT be allowed in the building. OFFICIALS: Mike Nickelatti (Head Official) Lynn Isensee Ed Prztarski Dwayne Harer INCLEMENT WEATHER: Each school is asked to provide the name of a contact person, a telephone number and anticipated departure time so in the event of inclement weather, we have the necessary information available if we need to make last minute decisions. A cell phone number for each team bus would also be appreciated. Please send this information to Rachel Kerian at kerr@richland.k12.wi.us or the athletic office at: (608) 647-8603 or you can fax it to (608) 647-8734. TICKETS: All Sessions (All Tickets) $6.00 Second Session and Finals (All Tickets) $5.00 Finals (All Tickets) $3.00 AWARDS: Sectional awards are individual medals for champion, runner-up and third place. Starting line matrix for sectional pairing will be available to managers, coaches and athletic directors on Monday following Regionals. This information can be obtained through WIAA internet web page at: http://www.wiaawi.org/wrestling. Richland Center High School is excited about hosting this sectional tournament. If there are any questions, please call Rachel Kerian or Aaron Mithum in the Richland Center Athletic Department at (608) 647-8603. 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