VIRGINIA Challenge
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State Tournament Results POSTED below

2008-09 VIRGINIA CHALLENGE
EVENT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Dec 19-21
**VAC Middle School National Holiday Duals**
RESULTS
Round One | Round Two
Round Three | Round Four
Round Five | Round Six
Round Seven | Round Eight (corrected)
Round Nine | Round Ten

Jan 2-4
**VAC Middle School & Elementary States**
Results
Team Scores | K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8

Jan.9-10
**Virginia Duals National Invitational
Team Championships**
Hampton, VA
**VAC Middle School National
Team Members will wrestle in the Virginia Duals.
Contact; Flipoli@cox.net

Jan.24-25
**VAC MS State Duals**
Phoebus HS, Hampton
8-10 Matches Guaranteed 
Contact; rodneyg2@cox.net
AAU Cards Required Online a www.aausports.org

Feb 13-15
**VAC National Challenge Duals**          
**NEW LOCATION**
Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury, MD
Middle School & Elementary Divisions
USAW Cards required
Contact; Flipoli@cox.net
**No longer in Wildwood, NJ**

Feb 28-March 1
*Freshman States
*Sophomore States
AAA vs A-AA Match XI
Contact; rodneyg2@cox.net
*USAW Cards required
**Wrestle-Fest National Open**
Middle National Open
Elementary National Open
Freshman National Duals
Sophomore National Duals
Contact; Flipoli@cox.net
USAW Cards required ***
Dates and locations may be subject to change
Hotel questions contact;  Flipoli@cox.net 757-652-7861

 

 

The Virginia Challenge congratulates ... NCAA RUNNER-UP BUBBA JENKINS!

Three-time Virginia Challenge Middle School state-placewinner and two-time M.S. State Champion Bubba Jenkins of Virginia Beach recently finished as the NCAA runner-up at 149 pounds in St. Louis. This caps a year in which Jenkins also won a FILA Junior Freestyle World Championship. From all of us at the VAC, we're proud to be members of the "Bubba J Squad."

Photos by Paul Swisher

Virginia Challenge AAA vs. AA/A Match X Videos
103 | 119 | 125 | 140 | 145 | 152 | 160 | 171 | 215 | 285

Virginia Challenge Wrestling News
Bryant added to Wrestling 411 Staff (RevWrestling.com)
Frank Lipoli takes Beach Wrestling to Pennsylvania
InterMat's Bryant named Wrestling Journalist of the Year (By Mike Finn, WIN Magazine)
Master wrestling promoter Lipoli brings excitement to the beach (By Gary Abbott, TheMat.com)
Former Virginia Challenge President Colon Baker passes away (By Jason Bryant, InterMat)

Tournament Partners


Liberty Nationals
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Board & Staff

President
 Bill Pittman
757-436-3953
1st Vice President
Carol Brown
2nd Vice President
Tommy McMillian
757-450-0783
Secretary
Mike Dougherty
Treasurer
Theresa Barraclough
(757)497-6050
Executive Director
Frank Lipoli)
757-652-7861
Webmaster
Jason Bryant
Board Members
Lucy Stowe
757-382-9898
Keith Dozier
Tass Robertson
Tournament Director
Don Robertson
Registration & Pairings
Rodney & Darlene Grainger
Registration & Pairings
Tabitha Bostwick
John Bostwick
Head Trainer
Joe "Jay" Eheart, EMT
804-730-7744
President Emeritus
Colon Baker
Weigh-in Director
Darryl Barraclough
Security & Awards
Darryl Barraclough


What we've done so far ...
 Since its creation in 1999 the VIRGINIA Challenge has enhanced wrestling at all levels by fulfilling our Mission of creating, promoting and underwriting wrestling in Virginia. The VIRGINIA Challenge is very proud that in we have helped Virginia wrestling in the following ways.
Wrestling Scholarships to Old Dominion University 
Gold Sponsor Deep Creek Holiday Tournament 
Sponsorship National Wrestling Hall of Fame 
Computer provider for Mat Talk On Line & Website Sponsor 
 

VAC National Challenge Duals
Regional Challenge Duals
North American Beach Wrestling Championships
National Family Technique & Training Camp
Summer Sizzler Island Tournament
Wrestle-Fest National Age Group Tournament

Sponsored Virginia wrestlers to: 
Regional Olympic Trails 
Deaf Nationals 
USA Cadet & Junior. Nationals 
USA Kids Nationals 
AAU Junior Olympic Games 
AAU Middle School Nationals 
AAU Middle School National Duals 
Ohio All Star Wrestling Team
USA Wrestling Olympic Trials

Sponsored Teams and Coaches to: 
AAU Middle School Nationals Duals 
USA Middle School Nationals Duals 
NWCA Scholastic Challenge Duals 
USA Mason Dixon Duals 

 Sent mat officials to: 
Middle School Nationals Duals 
Reno Tournament of Champions 

Created Middle School Nationals 
Created Middle School States Championship
Created AAA vs A-AA Challenge Match 
Sponsored 114 Outstanding Awards to Norfolk Sports Club Granby Kick off Classic 
Hosted Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic USA vs Virginia Dream Team 1999.