Whitefish wrestling to begin Little Guy season

Whitefish Wrestling Club will be having signups for the 2022 Montana Little Guy season on Friday, Jan. 28, in the Whitefish High School Gym from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Montana Little Guy season will start on Feb. 14 and go for six weeks ending March 26. Cost for participation is $35 for those in kindergarten through fifth grade and $50 for Junior High wrestlers in sixth through eighth grades. Cost includes a t-shirt for the wrestlers to keep and the use of club shoes and singlet, additional cost for sixth through eighth grade helps with travel expenses that will be associated with our junior high wrestling program.

Registration forms will also be available at school offices or at Open Mat every Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the upstairs gym of Whitefish Middle School.

Whitefish Wrestling Club is open to all students in K-8 grades. Scholarships are available for those that may need financial assistance. Wrestlers are separated by age groups based on the age of the wrestler at the beginning of the season and their weight.

PeeWee: Kindergarten (regardless of age) and younger.

Beginner: 6, 7, & 8 year olds

Novice: 9 & 10 year olds

Middle: 11 & 12 year olds

Junior: 13 & 14 year olds

Fifth through eighth grade will practice in the upstairs gym of the Whitefish Middle School, Monday through Friday 3:45-5:15 p.m., and participate in Junior High competitions. Those that choose to participate in Little Guy competitions will be entered in their appropriate age group.

Wrestlers in fourth grade and younger will practice Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 5:30-6:45 p.m. in the upstairs gym of the Whitefish Middle School.

Competitions are held on Saturdays; locations are yet to be determined. Competitions are encouraged but not required for participation.

Contact Dave Bennetts 406-471-4312 or gnpbrbcr@yahoo.com or Jarrod O’Dell 406-871-1485 or odell.jarrod@gmail.com for more information.