Virginia Duals set to open Friday with Hampton Roads’ top teams competing for a division title
Hundreds of wrestlers will converge on Hampton Coliseum on Friday and Saturday for the 42nd annual Virginia Duals.
The tournament features two college divisions and three high school brackets, and wrestling starts at 11:30 a.m. Friday and concludes with Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. championship matches.
The American High School Division features teams ranked 1-3 in the first 757Teamz Top 15 of 2023: Cox, Great Bridge and Grassfield. Kellam, ranked fifth in Hampton Roads, also is in the American bracket. Great Bridge won the division’s tournament title last season on the way to a state championship.
Tickets are available at the door and via Ticketmaster. Admission before online ticketing fees: $50 each (all-session, two-day); $25 (Friday session); $30 (two-session Saturday); $21 (Saturday evening session).
Friday’s schedule
Note: There also will be many wrestleback (consolation) matches in the high school divisions.
National College Division
11:30 a.m.: Virginia vs. Ohio; Maryland vs. Oklahoma; San Diego State vs. Navy; Kent State vs. Campbell.
1 p.m.: Virginia vs. Navy; Ohio vs. Maryland.
2:30 p.m.: San Diego State vs. Kent State; Oklahoma vs. Campbell.
American College Division
1 p.m.: Apprentice vs. Johns Hopkins; Marymount vs. Liberty; Camden County vs. Roanoke; Davis & Elkins vs. Elizabethtown.
2:30 p.m.: Apprentice vs. Glenville State; Marymount vs. Kutztown; Camden County vs. Alvernia; Davis & Elkins vs. Averett.
4 p.m.: Johns Hopkins vs. Glenville State; Liberty vs. Kutztown; Roanoke vs. Alvernia; Elizabethtown vs. Averett.
National High School Division
2:30 p.m.: Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) vs. Bethel; Easton (Pa.) vs. St. Augustine Prep (N.J.); St. Mary’s Ryken (Md.) vs. New Kent; Smithfield vs. Nazareth (Pa.).
American High School Division
10 a.m.: Butler Area (Pa.) vs. Kempsville; Cox vs. Skyline; Riverbend vs. Grassfield; Kellam vs. Delaware Mil; Great Bridge vs. Franklin County; Westfield vs. Grundy; Liberty (Pa.) vs. Eastern View; Thomas Edison vs. Hempfield (Pa.).
1 p.m.: Quarterfinals
Black & Blue High School Division
6 p.m.: Staunton River vs. York; Heritage (Lynchburg) vs. Lafayette; Ocean Lakes vs. King’s Fork; Tabb vs. Nansemond River; Strasburg vs. Gloucester; Western Branch vs. Poquoson; Powhatan vs. Tallwood; Mills Godwin vs. Landstown.
Quarterfinals: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s schedule
Note: There also will be many wrestleback (consolation) matches in the high school divisions.
National High School Division
Semifinals, 1 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
American High School Division
Semifinals, 1 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Black & Blue High School Division
Semifinals, 1 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
