2017 BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHER CLASSIC GENERAL INFORMATION IMPORTANT DATES/TIMES: Tournament Date: FEBRUARY 4, 2017 Contract: Due PROMPTLY Entry Fee: $250.00 $125.00 (Less than 8 Wrestlers) $75.00 (Less than 4 Wrestlers) Entry fees not paid by Tournament Date: Add $50 Checks Payable to: BLHS C/O Sam Jones, AD Mailing Address: 10692 State Highway 150 Rayland, Ohio 43943 Roster for Seeding (with extras): Due February 1, 2015 Seeding: February 1, 2015 Tournament Start Time: 9:00 am (gates open at 8am) Weigh Ins (by School): 7:00 to 8:00 am (Scales open 6:30 to 6:59 am) Weight Allowance: Scratch +2 Doors Open: 6:30 am (for teams) School Address: 10692 State Highway 150 Rayland, Ohio 43943 Tournament Director: Contact: Troy Fetty Cell: 304 218 1627 Email: coachfetty@yahoo.com Home: 740 859 2385 Fax: 740 859 2857 Buckeye Local Contacts: Sam Jones, Athletic Director School Phone: 740 859 2196 Fax: 740 859 2857 Cell: 740 632 0758 Email: Sam.Jones@omeresa.net Willie Saxton, Head Coach School Phone: 740 859 2196 Fax: 740 859 2857 Cell: 740 632 4406 Email: wsaxton20@yahoo.com Entry Procedure We will once again use www.trackwrestling.com for entry and running the tournament. 2016 BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHER CLASSIC GENERAL INFORMATION Seeding Committee: Seeding is handled by the criteria listed below. The Committee will meet on February 3, 2016 at Buckeye Local High School. THERE IS NO SEEDING MEETING. All that we ask is that you have your seeding info entered into the website promptly. Tournament Setup: This tournament is a combined pool /bracket style tournament. We will use 5 mats located in two gyms. We use 4 Pools of 4 Wrestlers for 1st 3 Rounds. There may be Wrestle - in matches if there more than 16 Varsity wrestlers. The top wrestler in each pool will wrestle in a 4- Wrestler Bracket for 1st ? 4th Places, (2nd Place wrestlers in pool in another Bracket for 5th ? 8th Places, etc., all the way to 16th place). This year we will assign an individual pool to a mat for each of the three rounds (example Weight: 103 Pool A will wrestle pool on Mat 1). This will cut down on wrestler/coach confusion and time. We plan to have a minimum of two breaks. One to draw the brackets. One to setup for the Finals. We may take more if the 45- minute rule is needed. Please be patient if there are more breaks, we want to make sure everything is correct and all rules are followed. Weigh In Procedure: Scales are open to check weight from 6:30 am until 6:59 am. If you arrive after weigh ins start you will not be able to enter the weigh in room to check weight. Weigh Ins start promptly at 7:00 am on two scales. NFHS Team Weigh In Procedure will be followed. Weigh Ins are administered by the Lead Official and Assistant. All decisions are final. No wrestler will ?bumped? up if they fail to make weight. Awards: Top 4 individuals. Herman DeYarmon Team Champion and Runner-up. Gary Glover Outstanding Wrestler Award. Extras: We will try to place as many extras as possible into the tournament. We will let you know in advance who makes into the tournament by email, fax, and websites (www.ovaecwrestling.com and www.trackwrestling.com ) Concession Stand: Our parents club will provide a full concession stand opening at 6:30 am for breakfast and is open all day. In accordance with our school rules we request that no crock-pots, hot plates, and/or roasters be brought into the premises. We allow coolers of a reasonable size. 2016 BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHER CLASSIC GENERAL INFORMATION Locker Rooms: We will assign locker rooms to all teams. We have 4 available to use so we will break them up by 4 teams to each. Please help us police these areas. We wish to keep our school property in good shape. Vandalism is not permitted or tolerated. Coaches Room: There will be a full Coaches Room starting after Weigh Ins located in our wrestling room. We ask that only Coaches and our Tournament Staff use this room. Our parents and sponsors work hard to have this room for us and we want to keep all coaches well feed and happy. Hotels: St. Clairsville (20 minutes): Best Value 740 695 5038, Days Inn 740 695 0100, Econo Lodge 740 695 0887, Fairfield Inn 740 695-4980, Hampton Inn 740 695 3961 Steubenville (25 minutes): Hampton Inn 740 282 9800, Holiday Inn 740 282 0901 Weirton (25 minutes): AmeriHost Inn 304 723 0500, Holiday Inn 304 723 5522 Wheeling (15 minutes): Hampton Inn 304 233 0440, Super 8 304 243 9400, Directions: From Columbus: Take 70 E to 470 E. Exit #219 (Bellaire/ Washington, PA) to Ohio RT 7 N. Turn Left. Take Rayland (OH-150)/Dillonvale Exit. Turn Right. Follow 150 to High School on Right. There will Signage to Entrance. From Pittsburgh: Take 22 W to Steubenville. Take University Blvd/ Downtown exit to OH 7 S Take Rayland (OH-150)/Dillonvale Exit. Turn Left to Stop Sign. Turn Right, Follow 150 to High School on Right. There will Signage to Entrance.