if you are on Facebook, the NWCA would like you to sign up as a fan/join their group ...

"The NWCA has set a campaign to reach 10,000 fans by the NCAA Tournament in March. Could you please help us out by sending out an email to your wrestling friends to invite them to join the NWCA page? I would appreciate any help you can provide in this initiative!!! Please help us achieve our goal to save wrestling!!! Thanks so much in advance!!!

NWCA Administrators"

click for pdf of the meeting minutes

2010 GMVWA (www.gmvwa.net) Important Dates:
(via Gary Wise)

NO MEETINGS AT BUTLER HS

Scholarship Deadline: Friday, Feb 5th

All-area selection and general meeting

• Sunday, Feb 14th 3:00pm @ Troy Christian HS
• Submit nominees by 2/13 to www.baumspage.com

All-area & s’ship photos, Sunday, Feb 21, Troy Christian HS

• All Divisions: 1-2pm

All-Area Banquet – Wed, March 10, 6:30p

• @ Pres Bqt Cnt, Kettering

Coach of the Year/HOF Banquet–Saturday, March 13, 6:30

• Crowne Plaza

via Gary Wise - "Arnold" as in "Arnold Schwarzenegger" tournament info here

from John Cummings:

"A lot of coaches asked me at the Holiday tournament about getting results from their dual matches or tournaments into the paper.

I asked prep sports editor Marc Pendleton and he told me to pass along that to get results in the paper email sports@DaytonDailyNews.com ASAP after your matches.
John"

All GMVWA Holiday Tournament information available on Baum's Page

"Coaches are encouraged to use the OWOA website (http://www.owoa.org/) for official OHSAA rules interpretations. Clarification on situations are listed.

The Southwest Ohio Wrestling Officials Association would like to invite any and all coaches to our weekly rules meeting on Monday nights at 7:00 PM, check the SOWOA website (http://www.sowoa.org/) for topics to be discussed and location.

from John Cummings of the Dayton Daily News

Greetings,
I will once again be covering wrestling for the DDN this winter.

I am trying to round up schedules for all the teams in the area to try and go through and pick matches to try to get them on the budget for DDN so they will get covered - hence giving the sport more coverage.

I am also working on the preview for the varsity section: Top 10 wrestlers in the area (any nominations must include 2009-10 weight classes), top five matches and 5 things to watch (rule changes/interesting story lines, etc.)

Any help you can provide would be most appreciated. If you have any story ideas throughout the season, or any big matches, let me know and I will do my best to get it covered.

Thanks -
John Cummings
ksjcummings@sbcglobal.net
937 603-6329

from Brian U.

"Coaches send a top 10 poll for your division and do this before the Thursday of that week. If you need any help you can ask me. I work on all three divisions.

Also I am looking for ideas to give to the Dayton Daily News for feature articles. These ideas don't have to be about your best wrestlers. Give me the information and the numbers to reach you! My e-mail address is: bdurquha@dps.k12.oh.us

Thank you so much for your involvement in high school wrestling and good luck this season!"

Xenia will be hosting Cincinnati Hughes on Jan. 7 and would like to add up to two more teams to create a double-dual.

Anyone interested can contact Coach Dawson at bdawson@xenia.k12.oh.us