Parents Meetings 

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The preseason Parents Meeting will be held on November 14th at 5:00 pm at HMS Art Room

November 29th at 5:30 pm at HMS Art Room (1st Week of the Season)

2023-24 Wrestling Registration

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Oct 29th, 2023

Please register your child at the Wilmette Athletics webpage. 

Also please fill out Wilmette Wrestling Roster to be included on the weekly emails.

***Registration and the Roster should be filled ASAP and payments will be due the by December 1st, 2023. 

Open Mats 

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Oct 7th, 2023

Open Mats will be held on the following dates

Tuesdays October 17th and 24th/November 7th and 14th 

Thursdays October 19th and 26th/November 2nd and 9th

in Gym A at HMS from 4 to 5pm.

All 5th to 8th Grade students from district 39 are welcome to attend. 

please bring a t-shirt and gym shorts to participate in.

2023-24 Season

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Oct 1st, 2023

Our 17th wrestling season will begin Monday, November 27th 2022. All 5th-8th grade students, who attend District 39, are eligible to participate in this no-cut sport.  Athletes who join are not expected to have previous experience and will not be forced to wrestle a match unless they feel confident in their ability.

Many benefits are associated with wrestling, including improved strength, agility, and self-confidence. Wrestling is an individual sport, but it also has a team component and instills teamwork and the importance of working together. Wrestling is one of the few sports that a child's foot speed, ball-handling skills, hand-eye coordination, and size do not matter. Everyone is welcome and wrestlers compete in their weight class or the weight class above.

Wrestlers compete by weight class. The weight classes are: 65lb, 70lb, 75lb, 80lb, 85lb, 90lb, 95lb, 100lb, 105lb, 112lb, 119lb, 126lb, 135lb, 145lb, 155lb, 167lb, 185lb, 215lb and 275lb. There is a weight class for everyone.

Practice is held at Highcrest Middle school in Gym A, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:50pm-5:30 pm, and Fridays 3:50-5:10 pm. Dual, Triangle and Double Dual meets take place after school, and tournaments are held on Saturdays. Our calendar is at the bottom of the schedule page.

Each wrestler needs shorts, a t-shirt, headgear and wrestling shoes. These items can be purchased at most sporting good stores. WJHS will provide competition gear. 

If you have any questions about the season please contact Coach Lee at WJHSwrestlingcoaches@wilmette39.org