December 12, 2017 To: All participating wrestling coaches and athletic directors: The 2017-2018wrestling season has started and before we realize it the state tournament will be here. The season moves by very quickly, so we wanted to give you your information on the Sycamore Invitational as soon as possible. We are very pleased that you and your team are involved with our tournament. The teams we have will make the competition here very tough. We hope the information in this packet will answer all your questions. There are a couple of new procedures this year so please feel free to ask questions. We will try to answer them as fast as we can. We will be using the same format of the tournament. Each wrestler will get 5 matches. We will fill in with wrestlers from other schools to give us 24 at each weight. If you are not going to fill a weight, please let me know ASAP so I can contact the other schools about openings. The extra wrestlers will not score points. At some point I will contact you to ask you about what weights you might want to bring extra wrestlers. Please try to only bring extras that have a chance to compete at a varsity level. I trust everyone?s judgment. Please note that you will receive an email on how to enter your team online. Please call me if you have trouble and I will walk you through the process. Once again, we will be wrestling in the fieldhouse. We have taken a few of the suggestions to improve the tournament. We feel that we have great set up to run a great tournament, but there are some strict guidelines that need to be followed. We will have a picnic area set up next to the wrestling area for people to sit down and eat while watching wrestling. All coolers and other food will be stored in the picnic area. If people wanted to bring lawn chairs to sit in, they will be allowed in the fieldhouse. We look forward to seeing you on January 6, 2018. Sincerely, Chauncey Carrick Athletic Director Sycamore CUSD #427 Athletic Department # 815-899-8151 Athletic FAX # 815-899-8150 Cell # 815-757-7304 Participating Schools Belvidere (HS) BELV Bloomington BLM Cary-Grove CG Downers Grove South DGS Elmhurst (York) YORK Fox Lake (Grant) GRT Grayslake (North) GLN Hampshire HAMP Huntley HNT Mahomet-Seymour MS Maple Park (Kaneland) KAN Marengo MAR McHenry MCH Moline MOL Mundelein (HS) MUN Pontiac PON Rock Island (HS) RI Rockford (East) EAST Rockton (Hononegah) HON Sterling (HS) STR Sycamore (HS) SYC Villa Park (Willowbrook) WB Washington WASH Woodstock (North) WN Yorkville YVLL Tournament Officials (IHSA #) Ray Winesberg (15632) (Head Official) Jake Bannister (61801) Cole Barringer (61262) Mike Bondi (68817) Torrance Caniglia (55482) James Earner (10825) Gordon Hampton (28021) Russ Henson (67474) Dan McDonnell (14234) Don McKillip (51586) Mark Miller (23373) Ken Taylor (58729) Brandon Valentine (57507) Blake Vermillion (31298) Ron Vermillion (22867) Dion Wiley (53741) Schedule 7:00 am Weigh in (IHSA & NHSF rules) 9:00 am Round 1 Pool A-H (112 matches) (10 mats) (Approximate 9:00-10:15) Matches assigned to the first available mat. Round 2 Pool A-H (112 matches) (10 mats) (Approximate 10:15-11:30) Matches assigned to the first available mat. Round 3 Pool A-H (112 matches) (10 mats) (Approximate 11:30-12:45) Matches assigned to the first available mat. Round 4 Quarterfinals (168 matches) (10 mats) Championship, Gold, Black (Approximate 12:45-2:30) Matches assigned to the first available mat. Round 5 Semifinals (168 matches) (10 mats) Championship, Gold, Black (Approximate 2:30-4:15) Championship Semifinals on Mats 2 & 3 Championship Wrestlebacks on Mats 6 & 7 Gold Division Semifinals and Wrestlebacks on Mats 4, 5 & 10 Black Division Semifinals and Wrestlebacks on Mats 1, 8, & 9 When Championship matches are done, we will fill in the Gold and Black Divisions. Round 6 Gold and Black Division Place Bouts (112 matches) (10 mats) (Approximately 4:15-6:00) Gold 1st on Mat 3; Gold 3rd on Mat 4; Gold 5th on Mat 6; Gold 7th on Mat 5 and Mat 10; Black 1st on Mat 2; Black 3rd on Mat 1; Black 5th on Mat 7; Black 7th on Mat 8 and Mat 9 When place bouts on done, we will fill mats with other matches. Round 7 Championship Place Bouts (56 matches) (Approximately 6:00-7:00) Championship 1st on Mats 2 & 3 Championship 3rd on Mats 6 & 7 Championship 5th on Mats 1 & 4 Championship 7th on Mats 5, 8, 9, & 10 3rd, 5th and 7th Place Bouts will be sent to other Mats when they open, 1st place bouts will only wrestle on Mats 2 & 3. Awards IF WE GET AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WE WILL STAY AHEAD, THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS MAY NEED A BREAK, ONLY DUE TO REST TIME. Entry Fee Please have your $250.00 entry fee sent to the Sycamore Athletic Department before January 5, 2018. Hospitality Room This will be on Court D in the fieldhouse. This is at the north end of the fieldhouse. Reminder, this room is for coaches, officials, media and our workers. No kids, managers, or statisticians. Admission All-$6.00 Passes Passes will be handed out at weigh in. Each wrestler will receive his after he has made weight. Each team will be given four passes for coaches and two for manager. Bus drivers will be allowed in for free. Only those with passes may come on the floor. Practice and Weight Check Sycamore is wrestling the night before, the mats will be available after 7:00pm, so any time after that you may check your weight and practice if so desired. Weigh ins Weigh in will start at 7:00am, we will weigh in by team in the order you arrive. You will weigh in weight order starting with 106 and ending with 285. Teams that are late will get one step on the scale. Currently there is a two (2) pound weight allowance. (Ie: 106 can weigh 110) Awards Top four teams will receive a plaque; the Champion of each weight will receive a plaque; 2nd through 8th place in the Championship bracket will receive medals; two special awards will be given, an outstanding wrestler and most falls in least time. . Trainer Sycamore trainers will be available all day; we ask that you supply your own medical supplies when possible. Seeding 1. Returning State Place Finisher 2. Returning State Qualifier 3. Returning Sycamore Invitational Place Finisher (Top 4 only) 4. Record by percentage (must have seven matches) 5. Top 16 will be seeded. 6. All other wrestlers will be randomly drawn. Rosters We ask that all entries be entered online by Noon on Wednesday, January 3. We are requesting the roster by Wednesday so we can have team bring extras to fill the brackets. We will contract everyone via email on Wednesday afternoon about potential openings. These will be filled on a predetermined rotation. Concessions Sycamore Sports Booster will be open all day with all kinds of tasty treats. They will have breakfast type items after weigh-ins. Picnic Area There will be an area for people to eat next to the wrestling area. The coolers that are brought to the tournament must stay in the picnic area or may be place in the supervised classroom next to the picnic area. No food or drink will be allowed in the wrestling area. Water is the one and only exception. Seating We should have plenty of seating. However, if spectators wanted to bring a lawn chair for their comfort, that would be acceptable.