Due to the threat of a winter storm the Class 3 state wrestling tournament scheduled for the Salem Civic Center today has been postponed, as well as the Class 1 & 2 state swim meet at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. No makeup dates were announced as of press time.
The Salem Civic Center was scheduled to host the Class 1,2 and 3 state championships this week, with each class being held all on one day. The Class 2 championship, scheduled for Friday, was still on at press time, as was the Class 1 championship on Saturday. Glenvar is in Class 2.
On each day wrestling is scheduled to begin with quarterfinal matches at 10 am. Semifinals and first round consolations are at noon, followed by semifinal consolations at 2:30 pm and consolation finals at 4 pm. The championship matches will be at 6 pm.
Glenvar swimmers were scheduled to compete in the Region 1&2 swim meet on Thursday in Christiansburg, but that has also been postponed by the VHSL with no makeup date announced. The Glenvar girls are defending state champions in that event.
Salem will compete in the Class 4 state championship meet, also in Christiansburg, next Tuesday, February 23. The Salem wrestlers are in Virginia Beach Saturday for the Class 4 state tournament.
The Class 5 wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach and the Class 5 swimming championships in Stafford, both scheduled for Thursday, were also postponed but no local athletes were competing in those events.
“Due to the uncertainty and changing weather forecasts across the state this week, we will continue to monitor the weather forecast models before announcing the make-up dates,” said VHSL executive director, Dr. John W. “Billy” Haun. “Safety for all those involved in our championships will always guide our decisions.”
