Here are some tidbits to come back out of yesterday’s MIAA Wrestling Committee assembly.
Elected officers: The committee voted unanimously to maintain the management group so as. Wakefield athletic director Brendan Kent returns as Chairman, Tyngsboro AD Ann Palumbo is the Vice Chair and Smith Vocational Tech principal Joe Bianca is the Secretary.
New weight lessons for boys (beginning in 2023-2024): The committee voted unanimously on the primary of three proposals by the NFHS which was to undertake the 14 weight lessons (versus reducing to 12 or 13). The new weight lessons can be 106 kilos, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215 and 285.
New weight lessons for ladies (beginning in 2023-2024): The committee voted to undertake 12 weight lessons (Instead of 14 which they correctly surmised may very well be an issue is making an attempt to fill all of them at states. It may even be a rise of 4 weight lessons from the earlier whole of 12). The 12 new women weight lessons can be 100 kilos, 107, 114, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 165, 185, 235.
The one concern facilities across the New England tournaments. As of proper now, Massachusetts is the one state to cement the burden lessons for 2023-2024. The hope is that the opposite states observe go well with and keep the New Englands. MIAA wrestling committee liaison Phil Napolitano and Burlington wrestling coach Paul Shvartsman have been in dialogue with the opposite 5 states and are cautiously optimistic.
MIAA Tournament Venues Going Back to Local High Schools: After a one-year expertise of getting each States and All-States on the Game On facility in Fitchburg, the MIAA postseason wrestling tournaments can be returning to native excessive faculties. Not all websites have been decided but, however listed here are some websites which have: Wakefield (Division 3 States), Tewksbury (Div. 3 North Sectionals), Salem (Div. 2 North Sectionals), Brockton (Div. 1 South Sectionals), Bridgewater-Raynham (Div. 2 South Sectionals).
Source: www.bostonherald.com