Congratulations to the Varsity wrestlers who competed in a tough two-day tournament. Hosted by Woodbridge Senior High School, the Wildcats competed in a 16 man bracket and walked away with a 3rd place finish! Our medal winners included the following:

Brett Miller (171) also secured his 100th career win during this tournament. Congratulations Brett!

Coming Up

The Wildcats travel to Westfield HS to compete in their first District competition against both Westfield and Oakton High Schools Wednesday, January 9, 2008. The matches begin at 6pm. Come on out and support your Wildcat wrestlers!

The Varsity squad competed in a day-long duals tournament on Saturday, December 22, 2007.  Fourteen teams competed in the event with the teams divided into brackets.  CVHS came in 2nd in their bracket, before competing in the last dual of the day with host South County high school.  The Wildcats won 4 of their 5 dual contests.  Team scoring during the day was as follows:

CVHS 45, West Potomac, 18
CVHS 34, Garfield, 33
CVHS 58, Annandale 29
CVHS 44, Woodson
South County 35, CVHS 29

Pictures from this meet and the home Wrestle for the Cure meet, can be found here.

Centreville finished the evening strong, winning both dual contests, held at Centreville HS Wednesday, December 19, 2007.  Proceeds from the donations collected at the door will benefit the Lance Armstrong Livestrong charity foundation.  A big and heartfelt thank you to all who generously gave to this worthy cause.

CVHS opponents included McLean and Potomac High Schools.

Team scoring was as follows:

CVHS 51, McLean 24
CVHS 55, Potomac 5

Pictures from this event can be found here.

Coming Up

Take a chill off and come out and support your Wildcat Wrestlers as they compete at Woodbridge High School Friday and Saturday, December 28 – 29, 2007.  Stop on your way to Potomac Mills, it’s close!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007,
6:00PM
Centreville High School

Admission is free and donations are appreciated.

Event will feature three exciting match-ups:
Centreville vs McLean
Centreville vs Potomac
McLean vs Potomac

Come out to support a great cause and meet Michelle, our favorite Washington Redskins Cheerleader!!! Click here to learn more about Michelle and then click this to see more photos. The wrestling action begins at 6PM on Wednesday, December 19 at Centreville High School. Admission is free and donations are appreciated. Join us for an evening of non-stop wrestling to support one of our favorite charities. Talented wrestlers from three Northern Virginia high schools will participate including Centreville High School, McLean High School and Potomac High School. The wrestling season is just beginning for the 2007-2008 school year and these athletes have been training hard. Show them your support as we accept your donations for this premier charity event.

The Varsity Wrestling squad kicks off their 2007-2008 season on Saturday, December 1, with the Black Knights Tournament in Lexington, North Carolina. Hosted by Lexington High School our wrestlers will compete in up to 5 matches during this one-day event. Stay tuned to CatsMat.com as we report on the tournament and, as always, post pictures.

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The Varsity Wildcats competed in the Annual NOVA Classic, held again at Fairfax High School. This two-day tournament features over 30 teams in and around the Northern Region and around the State. After the first two rounds the Wildcats were leading the tournament in team scoring but tough third round losses dropped the Wildcats to an 11th place finish overall. However, the squad had its best showing in over 4 years with 6 wrestlers finishing the day as place winners. Congratulations to all the wrestlers who competed and those who brought home more hardware:

Jackson Islin (130) 8th Place
David Micklus (140) 7th Place
Mike Dikeman (152) 6th Place
Emilio Garcia (160) 6th Place
Brett Miller (171) 3rd Place
Martin Seneca (189) 8th Place

Pictures from the NOVA Classic can be found here. Stay tuned to CatsMat as we provide more pictures in the days to come!

The JV and Varsity wrestling squads competed in their first duals meet against W.T. Woodson. Both squads competed very well. The Varsity squad won their dual 39-26. Pictures from this event can be found here, courtesy of Tait Micklus, and here too.

The Varsity Wildcats competed in and finished a very long day of wrestling in Lexington, North Carolina. Facing great out of state competition, provided the perfect season warm-up for the Team. Team scoring concluded as follows:

CVHS: 66 v. North Davidson 18
CVHS: 41 v. Knightdale 36
Fay 71st: 45 v. CVHS 36
Kellam: 63 v CVHS 9
CVHS: 56 v. Olympic 12

We have pictures!

Click here to see pictures from last weekend’s Black Knight Tournament in Lexington, North Carolina. Thank you Drew and Tait Micklus!