02/13/19 – State Wrestling Championships Begin Friday at Alltech Arena

February 13, 2019 2018-2019 News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2019

The 2019 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships sponsored by the U.S. Army ROTC begin Friday morning at Alltech Arena, with gates opening for fans at 8:30 a.m. and first round matches commencing at 9:30 a.m. Tickets to the State Wrestling Championships are available for purchase online at https://gofan.co/app/school/KHSAA, including a discounted online-only $30 all-session pass.

Friday’s opening session will continue through the third round of the championship bracket (bouts 1-616). Saturday’s opening session begins with third round consolation bracket matches at 9 a.m., and continues through the sixth round consolation bracket matches (bouts 785-812).

The medal round session is scheduled to begin with the KWCA awards at 3 p.m. followed by the consolation bracket finals for third, fifth and seventh place. Upon conclusion of the consolation bracket finals, the competitors in the finals will be introduced and the first championship match will begin. Awards will be presented following each bracket final, with the team trophies awarded after the last championship bout.

Results will be available at KHSAA.org throughout the event, with official championship photos of Saturday’s action posted within 72 hours of the finals. Fans planning to attend the wrestling championships should be advised that there is a $5 parking fee at the Kentucky Horse Park.

2019 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships sponsored by the U.S. Army ROTC
Tickets – https://gofan.co/app/school/KHSAA
Schedule – https://khsaa.org/2019-state-wrestling-schedule/
Championship program – https://khsaa.org/Publications/Programs/20182019/Wrestling/issue1/index.html
Printable brackets – http://khsaa.org/wrestling/2019/wrbrackets.pdf
Live Scoring – trackwrestling 

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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 280 member schools both public and private. The KHSAA sanctions 44 state championships in 13 sports and 5 sport-activities, licenses and trains over 4,000 officials, provides catastrophic insurance for its more than 70,000 member school student-athletes, as well as overseeing coaching education and sports safety programs.