Albany, here we come!

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Let me start off with some great news!

If you haven’t heard, Kyle Aslanian got a wildcard bid to the State Championships and will be representing Edgemont and Section 1 in Albany this weekend at 132 pounds!

Action from the State Team practice.
Action from the State Team practice.

 

Needless to say, we’re psyched to have two tremendous athletes heading up to compete this weekend and we’ve been busy prepping them!

Kyle and Cliff... ready to go in their sweet new Section 1 Wrestling Gear!
Kyle and Cliff… ready to go in their sweet new Section 1 Wrestling Gear!

 

 

 

 

Our Section 1 State Team practices at John Jay – Cross River HS for the past two weeks have been going really well. It’s awesome to see so many great wrestlers training together under one roof. At the same time we’ve been making sure Cliff and Kyle have been getting their lifts and conditioning in and have been working with them one-on-one to get them the technical development they need to be at their best!
Who's that guy in the middle that hasn't slept in 3 days?
Who’s that guy in the middle that hasn’t slept in 3 days?!

 

 

 

 

 

We’re all ready to go… our bags our packed and we leave for Albany mid-day today! We should get up to Albany around 4 PM and check-in to our hotel. From there we’ll head over to the arena for a workout and get to work making weight. Weigh-ins are at 7:30 AM tomorrow. Opening Ceremonies at 9:30 and wrestling at 10 AM!

Stay with us on Twitter and Facebook for updates and some behind-the-scenes info all weekend!

Section 1's full State Team
Section 1’s full State Team
Section 1 Wrestling Gear (it pays to be a State Qualifier!)
Section 1 Wrestling Gear (it pays to be a State Qualifier!)

States Info

Here’s everything you need to know! We hope to see some of you up in Albany. PLEASE let me know if you’re going to make it up! We’d love to have an alumni get together after the finals on Saturday!

The State Championships start tomorrow morning at Albany’s Times Union Center at 51 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207.

Brackets can be found here.

Tickets can be purchased from Ticketmaster here.

Select semi-final and final matches will be broadcast exclusively on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel. Check listings for times.

SESSION #1 Friday, February 26
8:30 am? ? Doors open
9:30 am? ? Parade of Champions/National Anthem/Sportsmanship Awards
10:00 am – 2:00 pm? ? Preliminaries: Division 1 and 2
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm? ? Quarterfinals: Division 1 and 2
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm? ? Wrestlebacks: Division 1 and 2

SESSION #2 Saturday, February 27
8:30 am? ? Doors open
9:30 am? ? National Anthem
10:00 am – 12:30 pm? ? Semifinals: Division 1 and 2 & Wrestlebacks: Division 1 and 2
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm? ? Wrestlebacks/Cons Semifinals: Division 1 and 2
2:00pm – 3:30 pm? ? Consolations Finals: Division 1 and 2

SESSION #3 Saturday, February 27
5:00 pm? ? Doors open
5:50 pm? ? Ceremonies begin
6:00 pm? ? Finals: Division 1 and 2 mats only (awards every 5 changes)

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Pete