To: Coaches, Athletic Directors, & Administrators Date: Monday, Nov. 5th From: Dale Ewart, Palmer High Head Coach Cell# 232-2396 school 746-8449 Jeff Thiede, Athletic Director Thursday, Nov. 15th Dual Weigh in ( 106=107) 3:00pm Duals Start time 4:00pm and 5:30 pm Coaches meeting 7:00p.m (Dinner provided) Friday, Nov. 16th Weigh-ins (106=108) 7:30am Wrestling starts 9:00am Saturday, Nov 17th Weigh in (106=109) 7:30am Wrestling Begins 9:00pm Championship Finals 5:30pm • We will all receive an additional pound on Thursday due to small schools already receiving their growth allowance. Please notify me if any small school are wrestling on Wed. Nov 14th a.s.a.p. Teams Attending: ACS, Bartlett, Bethel, Chugiak, Colony, Dillingham, Dimond , East, Glenallen, Grace Christian , Homer, Houston, Kenia, Kotzebue, Lathrop, Nikiski, Nome, North Pole, Palmer, Service, Skyview, Soldotna, South, Valdez, Voznsenka, Wasilla, West Anchorage, West Valley Tournament Format: We will be allowing two entrants per weight class for each school. We will use 32 man brackets to accommodate all wrestlers. Changes will be accepted at the coaches meeting. Please make sure to designate your scoring wrestler in each weight class. We will seed up to six wrestlers per weigh class; the remaining wrestlers will be drawn in. We will be wrestling on 4 mats to start the tournament, with semi finals on 2 mats and the championship finals under the spot light on one mat starting at 5:00pm Saturday evening. Awards: 2012 Palmer Lions Lancer Smith Champion Fleece Jackets will be awarded to the winner of each weight class. Medals will be awarded to the top 3 place winners in each bracket. We will also recognize the tournament runner-up and champions as well as an outstanding wrestler voted on by the coaches. Program: Rosters are due for the T-shirts by Monday, November 12th at noon. Please include all wrestlers, managers, and coaches. Do not include weights at this time. Please email them to dale@palmerwrestling.com Team Rosters Rosters: Final Rosters with weights are due on or before Wednesday, Nov. 14th at noon. Please designate your scoring wrestler by placing them on the top line of each weight. Please use the attached excel spread sheet to send in entries. Entries need to be emailed to Dale Ewart at dale@palmerwrestling.com If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please contact Dale Ewart or Jeff Thiede. We look forward to another great tournament! Dale Ewart 232-2396 dale@palmerwrestling.com Jeff Thiede 746-8424 jeff.thiede@matsuk12.us