16th Annual “George Hoover” Wrestling Invitational
Liberty High School * 200 Blue Jay Drive * Liberty, MO 64068
Friday, January 26th and Saturday, January 27th, 2018
Participating Schools:
Belton, Fort Osage,Grain Valley, Harrisonville, KearneyLiberty, Liberty North, Lincoln High (NE), Lincoln East (NE), McDonald County, Millard West (NE), Pleasant Hill, Raytown South, William Chrisman
Entry Fee:
$390.00
Gate Fees:
The Gate Fee for the tournament: Friday Adults-$5.00. K-6th grade-$3.00.
Saturday-Adults-$5.00. K-6th grade-$3.00. No other passes will be accepted. Spectators will be able to enter at 3:30 pm on Friday and 8:00 am on Saturday.
Seeding Meeting:
There will be no meeting; we will just need your wrestlers’ information and list of results for each wrestler so that we can seed them into a pool for Friday night. We will be using TrackWrestling.com to seed the tournament as we did last year. You will receive information on when to input your wrestlers’ information. Be sure all records are UPDATED similar to using MSHSAA District Seed Meeting.
Weigh-ins:
Friday- 2:30 pm (Scratch meeting after weigh-ins) Saturday-7:30 am
Team Arrival Time:All wrestling teams should arrive after 1:30pm. Teams will not be allowed in until 1:30pm on Friday. NON-TEAM PERSONNEL WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE BUILDING AT 3:30 DUE TO STUDENT DISMISSAL. Saturday Arrival Time: Gyms will be open at 6:00am. Gates to spectators will open at 8:00.
Competition Schedule: (Times Subject to Change)
Friday 4:00 pm: Pool Wrestling: Rounds 1, 2, 3 (four mats)
Saturday 9:00 am: Championship/Consolation Bracket Quarterfinals (four mats)
Saturday 12:30 pm: Championship Semi-Finals (two mats)
Consolation Semi-Finals (two mats)
Saturday 2:30 pm:Placing Matches
3rd (one mat)
5th (one mat)
7th-13th (two mats)
Saturday 4:00 pm:Finals March
Championship Matches (one mat)
**Awards Presentation to follow after the conclusion of the following weights final match. Athletes to be in uniform attire.
Bracket System:
16 man brackets, four pools of 3 round robin pools will be wrestled Friday night. The top 2 in each pool will advance to the championship quarterfinals on Saturday. The bottom 2 from each pool will advance to a consolation bracket on Saturday.
Contact Information:
Tournament director: Kellen Laws (573) 631-5667 or
Head Coach:Dustin Brewer (816) 522-2169 or
Athletic Office:Jason Cahill (816) 736-5342, or fax to 816-736-5345.