WINTER    STORM

Sunday, DecEMBER 14, 2025

 

 

 

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Location:

Rainbow Gardens

Waldameer Park & Water World - Gate W4

3100 West Lake Road

Erie, PA  16505

 

*ATTENTION! - use the address above in your GPS!  It will get you close to the parking lot/entrance used - Gate W4.  Follow the parking signs for wrestling once you near the arrival point.  DO NOT USE WALDAMEER PARK FOR YOUR GPS.  IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A CLOSED ENTRANCE*

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Time:

Doors open at 7:00 am

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Session 1 - 9:00 am start:

• Open 8U, 12U, 15U

• Novice 8U, 12U

• 1st Year 7U, 11U

• Girls 8U, 12U, 15U

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Session 2 - 1:00 pm start:

• ​Open 6U, 10U

• Novice 6U, 10U

• 1st Year 5U, 9U

• Girls 6U, 10U

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Registration:

• Cost is $35 online by Friday, 11/28, at 10:00 pm

• Cost is $45 online from 11/28 at 10:01pm to Friday 12/12 at 10:00pm

• Double bracket - $30 - handled at the scales, not online in order to receive the discount

• Walk-in registration - $60 - available at any of the weigh-in times

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ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON FRIDAY 12/12 AT 10:00 PM

 

 

Age and Divisions:

• Age as of 12/14/25 - day of tournament

• Grade as of 2025-26 School Year

• Novice – Must be in 2nd year of wrestling or less to qualify - NO STATE MEDALISTS

  • 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U​

• First Year Only – Must have less than one year of experience (no competition experience prior to 6/1/25)

  • 5U, 7U, 9U, 11U

• Open Age Divisions

  • 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 15U

• Girls

  • 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 15U

         

Weight Classes:

 Open (+1 lb allowance)​

• 6U - 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80 (Session 2)

• 8U – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75, 85, 95, 110 (Session 1)

• 10U – 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 120, 150 (Session 2)

• 12U – 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 160, 200 (Session 1)

• 15U (+2lbs) – 77, 82, 87, 95, 102, 107, 112, 117, 124, 135, 147, 157, 167, 187, 212, 252 (Session 1)

 

 Novice (+1 lb allowance)

• 6U – 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80 (Session 2)

• 8U – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75, 85, 95, 110 (Session 1)

• 10U – 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 120, 150 (Session 2)

• 12U – 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 115, 140, 160 (Session 1)

 

 First Year (+1 lb allowance)

• 5U – 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 75 (Session 2)

• 7U – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75, 85, 100 (Session 1)

• 9U – 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 120 (Session 2)

• 11U – 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 110, 130, 150 (Session 1)

 

 Girls (+1 lb allowance)

• 6U – 40, 47, 55, 65, 80 (Session 2)

• 8U – 45, 52, 58, 65, 73, 82, 95, 110 (Session 1)

• 10U – 50, 58, 65, 73, 80, 92, 105, 120, 140 (Session 2)

• 12U – 55, 64, 73, 80, 92, 101, 112, 125, 160 (Session 1)

• 15U – 71, 77, 83, 89, 96, 103, 110, 117, 125, 135, 148, 165, 200 (Session 1)

 

Weigh-ins:

• Early Weigh-ins (optional) ($20 per wrestler):

  • Saturday, December 13th

    • 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

• Regular Weigh-ins:

  • Sunday December 14th:

    • Session 1 - 7:00 am to 8:00 am

    • Session 2 - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm​​

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ANY CHANGES TO AGE DIVISION, WEIGHT CLASS, NAME OR TEAM NAME  CAN BE ADDRESSED AT THE SCALES

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Match Length:

• 5U, 6U, 7U, 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U – 1:00 periods

• 12U & 15U – 1:15 periods

• 15 point tech fall

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Awards:

• Medals for top 4 place winners

• Team Awards for Top 3 Teams

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Hotel Accomodations:

This is a STAY-TO-SAVE TOURNAMENT - All participants who require overnight stays are encouraged to book their hotel accommodations through our site. We appreciate your support as these partnered hotels assist in supporting our event!  There is no cut-off date for this link.  If you have any questions regarding hotels, please email btchotelreservations@gmail.com

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Admission: 

• $10 for adults

• $5 for students 

• 5 & under free

• NO COOLERS PERMITTED

• CONCESSION AVAILABLE ALL DAY

• NO SEATING PROVIDED - BAG CHAIRS ENCOURAGED

 

Rules:​

• Headgear optional - though highly encouraged

• Singlet not required for weigh-in

• Modified scholastic rules used for all divisions.  Tournament will be double elimination or round robin.

• Tournament Director reserves the right to combine weight classes upon need.

• All officials’ decisions are final

• No video reviews

• Any disrespectful conduct towards wrestlers, adults, staff, or officials will not be tolerated and can result in removal from the tournament

 Challenges:

• Anyone wishing to challenge the age or experience level of a wrestler must present physical proof prior to or during the tournament.

• Any wrestler found wrestling in a division that they are not eligible for, by age or experience level, will be removed from the tournament.

• Final decision is left to the discretion of the Tournament Director

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Please contact breakthechainswrestling@gmail.com with any questions