On that note, let's give scholastic wrestling fans a week-by-week overview of select key events during the course of the regular season.
Week ending Saturday 12/6
12/4 & 12/5: Prior Lake, Minn. hosts No. 7 Apple Valley, Minn. on Thursday and then travels to No. 48 Shakopee, Minn. on Friday
12/6: Gardner Edgerton (Kans.) Invitational, 16 team field includes No. 6 Southeast Polk, Iowa and No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla.
12/6: No. 31 St. Edward, Ohio hosts super dual featuring No. 10 Franklin Regional, Pa. and three other teams
12/6: No. 28 Marist hosts quad that includes No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill.
12/6: No. 45 Washington, Ill. hosts super dual featuring No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. and No. 30 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind.
Week ending Saturday 12/13
The Walsh Ironman is widely considered the best regular season high school wrestling event (Photo/Rob Preston)12/12 & 12/13: Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman, best regular season high school tournament in the country with 15 of the Fab50 teams, including the top four: No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 2 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), and No. 4 St. Paris Graham (Ohio)
12/12: No. 15 Lowell, Mich. at No. 28 Marist, Ill.
12/13: Prior Lake, Minn. hosts super dual featuring No. 25 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. and Simley, Minn.
12/13: Five Seasons Duals (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), field includes No. 14 Bettendorf, Iowa and No. 34 Kaukauna, Wis.
Friday 12/19 through Tuesday 12/23
12/19 & 12/20: Kansas City (Mo.) Stampede at Hale Arena; 40 team field features five nationally ranked teams: No. 8 Archer (Ga.), No. 9 Stillwater (Okla.), No. 14 Bettendorf (Iowa), No. 26 Tuttle (Okla.), and No. 32 Neosho (Mo.)
12/19 & 12/20: Minnesota Christmas Tournament (Rochester); 34 team field includes four Fab50 squads: No. 7 Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 26 St. Michael-Albertville (Minn.), No. 33 West Fargo (N.D.), and No. 34 Kaukauna (Wis.)
12/19 & 12/20: Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions; field includes four nationally ranked teams: No. 20 Poway (Calif.), No. 37 Crook County (Ore.), No. 42 Pleasant Grove (Utah), and No. 43 Mesa Mountain View (Ariz.)
12/20: No. 10 Franklin Regional, Pa. hosts No. 38 Belle Vernon, Pa. as part of a multi-team dual meet event
12/20 & 12/21: Beast of the East (Newark, Del.), nation's second best regular season tournament features eleven Fab50 teams; five within the top 20: No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 13 St. Peter's Prep (N.J.), No. 16 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 18 Don Bosco Prep (N.J.), and No. 19 Cumberland Valley (Pa.)
12/22 & 12/23: Dvorak Memorial (Machesney Park, Ill.); field includes No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill. and No. 28 Marist, Ill.
12/23: No. 24 Bound Brook, N.J. at No. 18 Don Bosco Prep, N.J.
Saturday 12/27 through Saturday 1/3
12/27: No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. at No. 13 St. Peter's Prep, N.J.
12/27 & 12/28: Medina (Ohio) Invitational; field includes No. 21 Massillon Perry, Ohio and No. 31 St. Edward, Ohio
12/28 & 12/29: Bethlehem (Pa.) Holiday Wrestling Classic; approximately 30 team field includes No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. and No. 41 Phillipsburg, N.J.
12/29 & 12/30: Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament (Canon-McMillan, Pa.); 48 team field features six nationally ranked squads: No. 8 Archer (Ga.), No. 10 Franklin Regional (Pa.), No. 12 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 38 Belle Vernon (Pa.), No. 42 Pleasant Grove (Utah), and No. 44 Greater Latrobe (Pa.)
12/29 & 12/30: Brecksville (Ohio) Holiday Tournament; 40-plus team field includes No. 29 Delta, Ohio and No. 40 Brecksville
1/2 & 1/3: The Clash XIII (Rochester, Minn.): 32 team dual meet tournament features ten nationally ranked teams, including five of the top 20: No. 2 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 7 Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 13 St. Peter's Prep (N.J.), No. 14 Bettendorf (Iowa), and No. 17 Marmion Academy (Ill.)
1/2 & 1/3: Cheesehead Invitational (Kaukauna, Wis.) -- 29 team field includes five Fab50 squads: No. 6 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 11 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 31 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 34 Kaukauna, and No. 43 Mesa Mountain View (Ariz.)
1/3: No. 4 St. Paris Graham, Ohio at No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J.
Week ending Saturday 1/10
1/9: No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. at No. 28 Marist, Ill.
1/9 & 1/10: Doc Buchanan Invitational (Clovis, Calif.); best regular season tournament in the western third of the United States features five nationally ranked teams: No. 5 Clovis, No. 12 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 16 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 27 Bakersfield (Calif.), and No. 42 Pleasant Grove (Utah)
1/9 & 1/10: Geary (Okla.) Invitational; the nation's oldest scholastic wrestling tournament features four Fab50 teams this year: No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 9 Stillwater (Okla.), No. 22 Broken Arrow (Okla.), and No. 26 Tuttle (Okla.)
1/10: No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. and No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. at No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill. (triangular meet)
1/10: Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) Super Duals; 10 team field includes four Fab50 schools: No. 31 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 35 St. Johns (Mich.), No. 40 Brecksville (Ohio), and No. 50 Dundee (Mich.)
Week ending Monday 1/19
1/16: No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill. plays host to a double dual, in which Marmion and No. 11 Montini, Ill. will wrestle No. 5 Clovis, Calif. and No. 45 Washington, Ill.
1/17: No. 5 Clovis, Calif. vs. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. as part of multi-team dual event at Carl Sandburg, Ill.
1/17: No. 31 St. Edward, Ohio at No. 4 St. Paris Graham, Ohio
1/17 & 1/18: Escape the Rock Tournament (Council Rock South, Pa.); 40-plus team field features three nationally ranked squads in No. 19 Cumberland Valley (Pa.), No. 23 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), and No. 47 Colonial Forge (Va.)
Mon 1/19: No. 13 St. Peter's Prep, N.J. at No. 18 Don Bosco Prep, N.J.
Week ending Monday 1/26
1/21: No. 24 Bound Brook, N.J. at No. 41 Phillipsburg, N.J.
1/24: No. 31 St. Edward, Ohio hosts No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. and No. 28 Marist, Ill. as part of a quad
1/24: Ed Winger Invitational (Urbandale, Iowa), 16-team field features No. 6 Southeast Polk, Iowa and No. 14 Bettendorf, Iowa
1/24: No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. hosts the Huskie Invitational, which also features No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill.
Mon 1/26: No. 24 Bound Brook, N.J. vs. No. 13 St. Peter's Prep, N.J.
Week ending Saturday 1/31
1/27: No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. at No. 9 Stillwater, Okla.
1/28: No. 18 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. at No. 16 Bergen Catholic, N.J.
1/29: No. 5 Clovis, Calif. at No. 12 Buchanan, Calif.
1/29: No. 48 Shakopee, Minn. at No. 7 Apple Valley, Minn.
1/31: No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), and No. 24 Bound Brook (N.J.) at No. 16 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) for a quadrangular meet
1/31: District championships for the Pennsylvania state dual meet championships (most notably WPIAL in Class AAA with No. 10 Franklin Regional, No. 38 Belle Vernon, and No. 44 Greater Latrobe)
The ultimate goal for wrestling during the course of any season is that season-ending state (or state-level) tournament. Below is a listing of the state championships, and their dates, during the 2014-15 season; both traditional (i.e. individual) and -- for those states that conduct one -- the dual meet tournament.
Individual state wrestling championship dates
12/12 & 12/13: Alaska (123A)
2/6 & 2/7: Alaska (4A)
Week ending 2/14: Utah (2/11-2/14); Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee (2/12-2/14); Montana, Nevada (2/13 & 2/14)
Week ending 2/21: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2/19-2/21); Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington (2/20 & 2/21)
Week ending 2/28: West Virginia, Wisconsin (2/26-2/28); Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, National Preps, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming (2/27 & 2/28)
Week ending 3/7: Michigan, Pennsylvania (3/5-3/7); California, Hawaii Maryland, New England Regional (3/6 & 3/7); New Jersey (3/6-3/8)
Week ending 3/14: Ohio (3/12-3/14); Florida (3/13 & 3/14)
Dual meet state wrestling championship dates
1/15 through 1/17: Georgia
1/30 & 1/31: Tennessee
Week ending 2/7: Pennsylvania (2/5-2/7), North Carolina (2/7)
Week ending 2/14: Maryland, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina (2/14); New Jersey (2/15)
Week ending 2/21: Delaware (2/17), Iowa (2/18), North Dakota (2/19)
Week ending 2/28: Minnesota (2/26); Michigan (2/27 & 2/28); Illinois, Nebraska (2/28)
3/6 & 3/7: Wisconsin
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