After an excited dual against Pine Valley on Wednesday with a 48 to 30 victory, the team turns it's sights to the Desert Storm Classic wrestling tournament at Dixie High School (350 E 700 S, St George, UT 84770). This outing is a true double elimination-style tourney similar to what we'll see at super-regionals and the state tournament. It's great training ground. A victory here is a significant accomplishment.

Simultaneously, there will be a JV and Extra Tournament going on at Dixie Middle School (929 S 100 E, St George, UT 84770. The JV format will be a round robin or scramble feeding into a tournament format.

Here's the upcoming schedule:

Friday, December 16

12:30 PM - Bus leaves Snow Canyon High School (Do NOT Be Late)
3:00 PM - Wrestling Begins
After last match - Weigh-ins for Saturday
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Saturday, December 17

6:30 AM - Bus leaves Snow Canyon High School (Do NOT Be Late)
9:00 AM - Wrestling Begins
The tournament will run straight through until finals. There will be no breaks. Awards are given after finals matches.

Warriors Looking to Push the Competition at Thunder Holiday Duals

The Warriors have been working hard in the room this week after a very successful showing at the Syracuse Scuffle last week. The Thunder Holiday Duels will also be Dual Team format with the Varsity getting 8 to 10 matches over the weekend.  JV wrestlers will compete in round robin tourneys, so there will be plenty of wrestling to go around. Check out the details about this week's action:
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Name: Thunder Holiday Duals
Dates: Friday, December 9 & Saturday, December 10
Location: Desert Hills High School, 828 Desert Hills Dr E, St George, UT 84790

Schedule:

Friday, December 9
Noon -  Bus leaves Snow Canyon High School for Desert Hills High School (DO NOT BE LATE)
1:00 PM - Weigh-ins (Scratch plus two pounds, i.e. 106 = 108, 113 = 115, etc.)
3:00 PM - Wrestling Begins

Saturday, December 10
6:30 AM - Bus leaves Snow Canyon High School for Desert Hills High School (DO NOT BE LATE)
7:00 AM - Weigh-ins (Scratch plus two pounds, i.e. 106 = 108, 113 = 115, etc.)
9:00 AM - Wrestling Begins

Sample Packing List: (Returning home each night - No Hotel)

__ Wear Team Apparel as instructed by Team Captains
__ Wrestling Bag
__ Warm-ups (Hoodie & bottoms)
__ Singlets (both if you have 2)
__ Head Gear
__ Wrestling Shoes
__ Running shoes or other comfortable shoes for traveling
__ 2 pairs of socks for Wrestling (fresh pair for each day)
__ 2 pairs of Underwear or compression shorts for wrestling each day
__ Food in a small cooler (protein shakes, protein bars, bread, peanut butter, honey, jam/jelly, fruit, jerky, granola bars, healthy snacks). You are responsible for your own food. We leave right after lunch on Friday so you will have already eaten or packed lunch. Bring food for dinner in a cooler, or cash to buy concessions (not recommended since it's mostly pizza, hot dogs, etc.), or arrange to have someone bring you dinner. For Saturday, we leave early for weigh-ins so pack a breakfast. You can also pack a lunch, bring money for concessions, or arrange to have someone bring you lunch. We will be done and home before dinner time.
__ Re-usable water bottle

Optional - (Highly recommended)
__ Homework, Books/magazines to read, music/headphones, other entertainment.
__ Power cables for re-charging electronic devices