*Competing in matches and tournaments is not a requirement. Our focus is on the long-term development of our athletes and are 100% supportive of wrestlers who choose to only participate in practices
TCJWL Tournaments & Matches
Jr. Laker wrestling is a member of the Twin County Junior Wrestling League (TCJWL) which is comprised of 50+ teams from Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Morris & Hudson counties. The league is focused on development and pairing wrestlers that are similar in age, size and skill level. Our competiton schedule for TCJWL will be as follows:
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Seven (7) Saturday matches starting the first Saturday in January. These Saturday matches will include 3-4 league teams. Wrestlers are paired up based on (1) Age (2) Weight (3) Years of Experience (4) Skill Level. Two of these matches will be "home" matches at MLHS.
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Novice Tournament by age group (06U, 08U, 10U, 12U, 14). A "novice" is any wrestler with 1-2 years of experience.
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Journeyman Tournament by age group. This is a tournament for any experienced (3+ years) wrestler who does not have criteria from the prior year.
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Girls Championship Tournament. A tournament for girl wrestlers which is split by age (elementary & middle school).
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District & Region Tournaments. The TCJWL "Post-Season." Wrestlers who place 1st or 2nd in their weight class at Districts, advance to the Region tournament
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Non-TCJWL Competition
Jr. Laker wrestlers will also have the option to compete in three non-TCJWL tournaments. We will be sending wrestlers to the Roxbury Rumble, Mt. Olive Invitational & Nutley. All three tournaments have both "Novice" and "Open or Experienced" divisions
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Additionally, we are evaluating potentially competing in some matches in the Future Stars league, which is also focused on development, but employs a mock dual meet structure which is different than our Saturday TCJWL matches