Special thanks to the WestPAC's Paul Leonard, who let me know that the conference will be holding its first tournament on Feb. 11, 2012, at Meyersdale beginning at 9 a.m.
I'd heard rumors that it was going to happen - I've been told that conference tournaments don't cost teams valuable scheduling points like others do, but I'm not sure if that's true or not - but didn't have a date on. Paul gave me the info last night, so it's now been added to the Giant Wrestling Calendar.
As someone who grew up wrestling in the old Appalachian Conference tournament, it's great to see these schools getting together for an event. The WestPAC won't a very big event - the only schools with wrestling are Berlin, Conemaugh Township, Meyersdale, North Star, Portage and Shade - but if it doesn't cost them any points to compete in it, why not?
It probably won't be a problem this year, but the date of the tournament has the potential to eliminate another squad. That's because the PIAA duals in Hershey also are set for Feb. 11. Odds of any WestPAC teams advancing that far are slim, but North Star has made it to Hershey in the past.
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