We are nearing the end of the season. It can be long and grueling but the next two weekends represent the two best amateur wrestling tournaments in the state. I would like to urge parents to continue helping out at practice. We can always use more coaches on the mat with our young kids. If you don’t feel 100% confident, that is natural. It’s a learning process and our veteran coaches will be more than willing to help out in any way possible. Please don’t be shy.

REMINDER……Parents are responsible for registering their own children the next two weeks. Details below.

PRACTICE WEEK
Mon. 3/24- 5:30 / 6:30
Tues. 3/25- 5:30 / 6:30
Wed. NO PRACTICE
Thurs. 3/27- 5:30 / 6:30
Fri. 3/28- NO PRACTICE

MONTANA OPEN (BILLINGS)

Friday, March 28 – Registration & Weigh-In from 5:30 P.M.- 9:00 PM. A State issued birth certificate is required at registration (a copy will work).
Saturday, March 29 – Doors open at 7:00 A.M. Opening ceremonies will begin at 8:30 A.M. with wrestling beginning immediately after. Wrestling will conclude at 8:30 P.M.
Sunday, March 30 – Doors open at 8:00 A.M. Wrestling begins at 9:00 A.M.

ENTRY FEES: All Wrestlers – $22.00 Entry Fee Online, $28.00 Onsite
ADMISSION: Adults – $18.00 2-day pass or $10.00 per day Students- $10.00 2-day pass or $6.00 per day. Children 4 and under are free.
CONCESSIONS: Concessions will available throughout the tournament. Per Metra Park rules, there will be no food, drink, or coolers allowed into the building.
GENERAL INFORMATION: This tournament will be run using a true bout system with assigned mats. Wrestlers will be assigned to a mat and they will wrestle on that mat all day. Bracket sheets will be available for purchase with all bout numbers and mat assignments.

REGISTRATION FOR MONTANA OPEN & STATE AAU
You as a parent will be responsible for registering your child for the last two tournaments of the year.
I have included a PDF attachment to help simplify the process. It will cost $22.00 to pre-register and $28.00 at the Metra, so it is worth it to pre-register on track wrestling. Follow the link for the MT Open on your email or go directly to www.trackwrestling.com .Be sure know what weight your child will be competing at, as you will need that information during registration. The weight classes are on the event flyer included in this email or tournament website . YOU ALSO NEED TO SIGN A LIABILITY SHEET THIS YEAR (attached file). A State issued birth certificate is required at registration (a copy will work). If you have any questions about this tournament please don’t hesitate to ask. http://www.mtopen.com/

IMPORTANT DATES
3/28: Registration & Weigh-in from 5:30-9:00 P.M. @ Metra.
3/29: Montana Open @ Billings
3/30: Montana Open @ Billings
4/5: State AAU @ Butte
4/6: State AAU @ Butte
4/13: End of year banquet at Bowling Alley 2:00 P.M.

Parents,

What a weekend! 19 Highlanders traveled to Denver for a great tournament, with six coming away with hardware. This is one of the toughest tournaments in the region every year. It’s a great measuring stick for our kids. 25 kids also traveled to the Havre Invitational with several kids coming away undefeated and everyone getting 3-4 matches.

The coaches were happy with how the kids wrestled at Havre. The club was unaware of the RED/BLUE format for the Havre Invitational (as it was not on the information sheet). That will be addressed at AAU state convention and we will make sure that is clearly stated on the registration form next time.

We’ve also launched a new website to help with club communication/promotion. Check us out at www.glasgowwrestlingclub.com. This site will contain much of the same info. you are getting in this email, media stories/results, along with pertinent club contact information.

Denver kids DO NOT need to attend practice this Monday, 3/17. Many of them will arrive after midnight Sunday and need the rest.

PRACTICE WEEK
Mon. 3/17- 5:30 / 6:30
Tues. 3/18- 5:30 / 6:30
Wed. NO PRACTICE
Thurs. 3/19- 5:30 / 6:30
Fri. 3/20- NO PRACTICE

WILLISTON INVITATIONAL
When: Saturday, Mar. 22
Where: Williston High School
Entry Fee: Paid by Club
Weigh-Ins: Thursday Practice
Check in- 7:30-9:00 A.M. CST
Wrestling begins @ 10:00 A.M. CST.
**REMINDER** All these times are Central Time Zone, so please plan ahead.

Weigh-ins for Williston will take place at practice on Thursday. We will have entry forms available in the practice room this week (with registration stickers)if you are unable to print this out at home.

BLACK HILLS NATIONALS (SPEARFISH, SD)
12 kids registered: Cooper Allen, Tel Aune, Skye Buckles, Flint Dix, Kyler Hallock, Oden Hallock, Nate Hentges, Aiden Hoerster, Keigan Ingram, KJ Ingram, Tony Kaiser, Dylan Nieskens.
When: Sat., March 22 9:00 A.M.
Where: Donald E. Young Center Spearfish, SD
Weigh-Ins: Fri. March 21, 2–7 P.M.
Check out the event website for any additional questions: http://bhnationals.com

STATE AAU & MT OPEN
If you haven’t made reservations for the Montana Open in Billings on the weekend of 3/29 or State AAU on the weekend of 4/5 now would be a good time. I have included hotel information, where the club has reserved rooms for these two tournaments below.

Montana Open(Billings)- There have been a block of rooms reserved @ the Hilton Garden Inn for $112 a night. Please use the link below. It appears the link still works, but it was initially was set to expire ON 3/17/14. If you’d like to stay at the Hilton Garden, reserve your room ASAP. Check out the event website for more info. http://www.mtopen.com/

Hilton Garden Inn, Billings March 28-30

State AAU (Butte)- There have been a block of rooms reserved @ the Holiday Inn Express in Butte for $99 a night. Please call (406) 782-2000 and reserve your room. Tell them you’re with Glasgow Wrestling Club.

You do not have to stay at these hotels. If you’d like to shop around, please do. If you have any questions please talk to a coach, veteran parent or board member.

IMPORTANT DATES
3/17: NO PRACTICE FOR DENVER KIDS
3/20: Weigh-ins for Williston
3/21: Weigh-ins for BHN 2-7
3/22: Williston Invitational / Black Hills Nationals (Spearfish)
3/29: Montana Open @ Billings
4/5: State AAU @ Butte

I’ve attached the Williston flyer, Spearfish flyer, Montana Open flyer and Highlander Highlights for those who prefer PDF info. sheets.

We also received our club shirts a couple weeks ago. If your child has not received their shirt, please talk with club Secretary Jodi Dix at practice and she will get it handled.

Parents,

First off, thank you so much for the outstanding spaghetti feed/pie auction! Our kids are SO fortunate to live in such a generous community. We’d like to thank all parents, volunteers, pie makers, wrestlers, Elks Club, donations and bidders that made this a record breaking night for these kids and the club. THANKS!

Great job by our Middle School aged kids @ Havre on their second place finish. We also took 3rd place at Miles City. Everyone did a great job at the mixer on Sunday. What a great week of wrestling!

PRACTICE WEEK
Mon. 3/3- 5:30 / 6:30
Tues. 3/4- 5:30 / 6:30
Wed. 3/5- NO PRACTICE
Thurs. 3/6: 5:30 / 6:30
Fri. 3/7 NO PRACTICE

Weigh-ins for Glendive are ON SITE. That means that you must weigh your child in @ Glendive. Weigh-ins are scheduled to take place on Friday 6-8 P.M. or Saturday morning 6:30-8:00. Wrestling begins @ 10:00. I have attached an event flyer. We will have entry forms available in the practice room this week if you are unable to print this out.

Glendive Invitational
When: Saturday, Mar. 8
Where: Glendive High School
Entry Fee: Paid by Club
Weigh-Ins: ON SITE Friday-6:00-8:00 P.M. Sat. 6:30-8:00 A.M.
Coaches/Official meeting- 9:00 A.M.
Wrestling begins @ 10:00 A.M

Weigh-ins for Lewistown will be satellite format on Friday (Talk to Jory) or Saturday 6:30-7:00 A.M. The competition begins @ 8:00 A.M. on Saturday, so chances are you (or your ride) will want to stay in Lewistown on Friday night. This event is being billed as ” Montana Middle School State Wrestling Championships”, so expect some great competition.

This is also the tryouts for TEAM MONTANA middle school teams, that travel to Iowa annually. The top 2 place winners in each weight class qualify for this team. If your child qualifies and you would like your child to attend this event (April 10-13 in Des Moines, Iowa), you must be prepared to pay full cost of $350 ON SITE. If your child qualifies for the team and attends the Middle School Duals in Iowa, you will be reimbursed.

Montana Middle School State Wrestling Championships
When: Saturday, March 8
Where: Lewistown High School
Entry Fee: Paid by club
Weigh-Ins: Satellite Weigh-ins on Friday or Saturday 6:30-7:00 A.M.
Wrestling begins @ 8:00 A.M.

TOURNAMENT WORKERS
Thanks to the parents / family members that were able to work the table and pairings this past weekend. We really appreciate it. Working these events also gives you (as a parent) a better understanding of the scoring and sport in general. If you have any questions about working a table please talk to club Secretary Jodi Dix.
We are expected to provide an adult referee, pairer and work a table every tournament so keep up the good work. If you would like to get involved with pairings please talk to pairing veteran Melani Vandall, she would love to help some more club parents become involved.

DENVER RMN INFO.
The club needs to know ASAP if you are planning on attending Rocky Mountain Nationals in Denver on the weekend of 3/15. There are plenty of vehicles going down, so please communicate with coaches & parents. We need confirmation by this THURSDAY, MARCH 6. We are requiring a $50 deposit for registration which will be reimbursed after competition. More information will be made available to those who are interested. Rocky Mountain Nationals

STATE AAU & MT OPEN
If you haven’t made reservations for the Montana Open in Billings on the weekend of 3/29 or State AAU on the weekend of 4/5 now would be a good time. I have included hotel information, where the club has reserved rooms for these two tournaments below.

Montana Open(Billings)- There have been a block of rooms reserved @ the Hilton Garden Inn for $112 a night. Please use the link below. These rooms will be released after THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 7th.

Hilton Garden Inn, Billings March 28-30

State AAU (Butte)- There have been a block of rooms reserved @ the Holiday Inn Express in Butte for $99 a night. Please call (406) 782-2000 and reserve your room. Tell them you’re with Glasgow Wrestling Club.

You do not have to stay at these hotels. If you’d like to shop around, please do. If you have any questions please talk to a coach, veteran parent or board member.

IMPORTANT DATES
3/7 & 3/8- Weigh-ins for Glendive & Lewistown. ON SITE
3/8: Glendive Invitational/ Middle School @ Lewistown
3/15: Havre Invitational / RMN @ Denver
3/22: Williston Invitational / Blackhills Nationals (Spearfish)
3/29: Montana Open @ Billings
4/5: State AAU @ Butte

Great weekend for our youngsters! We had 44 wrestlers compete this weekend and the coaches were very pleased with all the wrestlers. That is a great accomplishment. Keep up the good work.

We have a SUPER busy week this week. This email includes all info. in regards to this week. My computer PDF software crashed, so I was unable to make a flashy newsletter this week.

If your child has not gotten their raffle tickets into club Secretary Jodi Dix, please do that ASAP!

Many of the older kids will be heading to Havre for the Middle School tournament on Saturday and everyone else will be attending the Miles City Invitational. We also set up a Red/Blue practice with Wolf Point for this Sunday. This will give our fans/grandparents a chance to watch our kids compete without having to travel.

Weigh-ins for Miles City will take place at practice on TUESDAY and weigh-ins for Havre will commence on Thursday. There will NOT BE A YOUNG KIDS PRACTICE ON THURSDAY. An older kids practice will take place after school on Thursday, to accommodate the pie auction.

Our spaghetti feed / pie auction fund raiser will also take place this THURSDAY @ the ELKS 6:00 P.M. This is our biggest fund raiser of the year and helps with out-of-state competition and summer camp compensation. We encourage everyone to attend and invite your extended family and friends. The older kids will help serve the spaghetti and it should be a great time. If you have any questions, please let me know.

I would also like to encourage you to “like” our facebook page Glasgow “Highlanders” Wrestling Club. If you post your best action photos on our facebook page, it makes it a lot easier for me to pick through the best ones for the local media publications. It’s also another avenue to get important information reminders. We also have a twitter account @gwchighlanders and a youtube channel. If you would like to download some matches on our youtube channel, let me know and I’ll get you the login info.

Miles City Invitational

When: Saturday, Mar. 1st

Where: Custer County High School

Entry Fee: Paid by Club

Weigh-Ins: @ Practice on Tuesday, FEB. 25..

Registration: Must get registration sticker and parent signature. Bring this to the tournament.

Check in: 7:00-8:00 A.M. On Sat. March 1. Wrestling starts at 9:00 A.M. Sharp!

Havre Middle School Tourney

When: Saturday, March 1

Where: Havre High School

Weigh-Ins: @ Practice Thurs.

Registration: Talk to Coach Jory

Further details avail. Through Jory

Wolf Point Red/Blue

When: Sunday, March 2

Where: Glasgow High School

Weigh-Ins: NONE

Check in: 1:30. Competition will start @ 2:00 P.M.

PRACTICE WEEK

Mon. 2/24- 5:30 / 6:30

Tues. 2/25- 5:30 / 6:30

Wed. 2/26: NO PRACTICE

Thurs. 2/27: 3:30-5:00 (ONLY OLDER KIDS PRACTICE)

Fri. 2/28 NO PRACTICE

TOURNAMENT WORKERS

Thanks to the parents / family members that were able to work the table and pairings this past weekend. We really appreciate it. Working these events also gives you (as a parent) a better understanding of the scoring and sport in general. If you have any questions about working a table or pairings please talk to club Secretary Jodi Dix.

IMPORTANT DATES

2/25: Weigh-ins for Miles City

2/27: Spaghetti Feed/Pie Auction

3/1: Miles City Invitational

3/2: Red/White practice with Wolf Point @ Glasgow High

3/8: Glendive Invitational/ Middle School @ Lewistown

3/15: Havre Invitational / RMN @ Denver

3/22: Williston Invitational

3/29: Montana Open @ Billings

4/5: State AAU @ Butte

SPAG. FEED/PIE AUCTION

When: Thurs., Feb. 27 6:00 P.M.

Where: Elks Club

What: Please bring 2 homemade pies and a dozen bars individually wrapped.

Why: This event helps fund GWC wrestlers with their out of state travel expenses. This fund also helps fund expenses for summer wrestling camp expenses.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask any one of the coaches, veteran parents or board members.

FOLKSTYLE SEASON

This weekend is the beginning of the folkstyle season. For many of our young wrestlers this has been A LONG TIME coming! All the hard work over the past month and a half will be rewarded. We as a club couldn’t be more appreciative of the wrestlers and parents that chose to be a part of this club. This club is YOURS! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to ask a veteran parent or board member.

POPLAR INVITATIONAL

When: Saturday, Feb. 22
Where: Poplar High School
Entry Fee: Paid by Club
Weigh-Ins: @ Practice on Thursday, FEB. 20..
Registration: Must confirm by Thurs. Feb. 20. Must get registration sticker and parent signature. Bring this to the tournament.
Check in: 7:00-9:00 A.M. On Sat. Feb. 22. Please arrive by 8:30 A.M.

PRACTICE WEEK

Mon. 2/17- NO PRACTICE
Tues. 2/18- 5:30 / 6:30
Wed. 2/19: NO PRACTICE
Thurs. 2/20: 5:30 / 6:30
Fri. 2/21: NO PRACTICE

TOURNAMENT WORKERS

For every tournament we are required to provide one adult referee, one pairer and table workers throughout the tournament day. We would really appreciate the cooperation between parents to help with working the table. If we work together and organize this, each parent shouldn’t have to spend more than an hour a day at the scoring table.
Please get in touch with me if you would like to start as a referee, pairer or table worker organizer. Getting involved as a pairer or referee can be very rewarding and is much appreciated.
Working the table is not difficult and you can be trained in a few short minutes. If you have any questions about this please let me know.

SPAGHETTI FEED / PIE AUCTION

When: Thurs., Feb. 27 6:00 P.M.
Where: Elks Club
What: Please bring 2 homemade pies and a dozen bars individually wrapped.
Why: This event helps fund GWC wrestlers with their out of state travel expenses. This fund also helps fund expenses for summer wrestling camp expenses.

IMPORTANT DATES

2/18: Raffle tickets DUE today!
2/22: Poplar Invitational
2/27: Spaghetti Feed
3/1: Baker Invitational
3/2: Red/White practice with Wolf Point @ Glasgow High
3/8: Glendive Invitational/ Middle School @ Lewistown
3/15: Havre Invitational / RMN @ Denver
3/22: Williston Invitational
3/29: Montana Open @ Billings
4/5: State AAU @ Butte

If you have an questions/concerns please don’t hesitate to ask a veteran parent or board member. This is your club and we are here to serve these kids and this program.