The GHSA Wednesday announced the postponement of the state traditional wrestling tournament, which was scheduled to take place this weekend at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, due to travel concerns.
The tournament is now scheduled for next Friday and Saturday at a site or sites to be announced. The Gwinnett Center is unavailable, and as of late Wednesday the GHSA had not announced an update on where the tournament may be held. In a press release, the organization said only, “In order to allow time for these athletes to properly prepare for the most important tournament of the season and because the Gwinnett Arena is not available due to previous commitments, the GHSA is exploring several options for alternate host sites.”
The most likely scenario, according to coaches contacted Wednesday, is that the tournament will be held at multiple sites.
“I believe they’re doing the right thing in postponing it now because teams were set to travel Thursday,” Gordon Lee coach Brent Raby said. “I sent the GHSA an option to hold the A, AA and AAA tournaments at the Northwest Georgia Trade Center in Dalton, which is available, but I haven’t heard from back from them.
“I’m sure they want to keep it one place if possible, but Macon [Centreplex, site of the state duals] isn’t available and I don’t know where else they might be able to do that. The trade center is a great location and would work, but I doubt they will go with it.”