Atlanta Takedown Association Inc.

Hey Georgia. We now have 13 galleries shot by 5 great photographers linked on sewrestle.com ... I am still in the process of uploading pics, but some (Adekale and Cassie) have been posting pics (and galleries) on their own facebook and instagram accounts. The goal was to provide as much coverage as possible ... at the time of gathering photographers we didn't know the GHSA was going to remove the plexiglass from the arena or that we would be wrestling 5th/6th place matches. We worked hard to provide as many photos as possible thanks for funding by the Atlanta Takedown Association.

Please thank Adekale Ande of ade.madeit, Cassie Jones of MAK Photography, Bella Gardner of Long County, and Jassymn Nesmith and Olivia McNamara of Mercer. Amber Cloy Photography and I also took pics and I'll have links to those galleries as well when they are finished. Thank you for your patience as we continue to upload images. If you are are a media company please reach out to sewrestle.com to request permission to post ... if you are a parent or athlete and wish to share on social media ... have at it. I'm sure each of the photographers would appreciate a tag.

One last thing ... thanks to Rocky Kaufmann and Paige Kaufmann for helping me pull off printing the brackets. They and I collaborated a year ago to make brackets a thing again in Georgia and we did it again this year. I hope each of the winners loves the brackets.

Below is a pic of a Franklin County wrestler earning his 100th win ... I have so many pictures I'm not sure when it was taken, but congrats to him (sorry I don't know the name, but things were a blur) and everyone that competed in Macon this past weekend. Look for more pics in the coming days.

The NFHS rules changes are out. They cleaned up the out of bounds by going to the one point of contact. We now have the same 2, 3 and 4 point near fall as college. A takedown will now be three points. These are the three major changes. High school wrestling will look different next season!

Participants Now Inbounds with One Point of Contact in High School Wrestling The NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs. Within our 51 member state associations, we serve 19,500 high schools and more than 12 million young people.

I am looking forward to an exciting weekend celebrating our 2024 Class of Lifetime Service to Wrestling for the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum. We have a sold out event to recognize an amazing group of people!

We had a great time yesterday at the Atlanta Takedown Association end of the year dinner. We had a chance to recognize our friend Jason Holcombe, this year’s Gwinnett County Takedown Club ‘s Walt Hennebaul - Man of the Year. Jason has meant a lot to he sport of wrestling and many people in and around the state of Georgia.

The man who the Atlanta Takedown Association Scholarship is named after. Gary is the main reason the ATA came into existence. One of the best people ever!

PLEASE SEND TO ALL COACHES AND WRESTLERS YOU KNOW!!!!
The ATA /Gary Kurdelmeir Wrestling Scholarship is now open.
It is that time of year for you to send your seniors an opportunity to make $1,000.

Who can qualify? Any senior involved with GHSA wrestling
When is the deadline to apply? January 30, 2023
What do I win? $1,000
When will the recipients be awarded? February 8, 2023
How do I apply? https://forms.gle/SLX56dHn14dq9xBQ7

2022-23 Postseason Dates:

Region/Area Duals January 6-7
Duals Sectionals January 13-14
State Duals January 21st

Week free from state competition meets!

Region/Area Tournaments February 3-4
Sectional Tournaments February 11th
Traditional State Tournament February 16-18

Past team champions GHSA State Tournaments

GHSA Wrestling Champions | GHSA.net TRADITIONAL Year Open Event 1961 Cross Keys 1962 Briarcliff 1963 Briarcliff 1964 Briarcliff 1965 Briarcliff 1966 Briarcliff Year Division I Division II Division III 1967 Briarcliff Walker 1968 D***s Walker 1969 Walker Woodward Academy Stone Mountain 1970 Walker Campbell, Smyrna Fitzgerald Year AAAA....

4 time GHSA State Champions

Georgia's 4-Time Wrestling Champs | GHSA.net WrestlingThe following list contains the wrestlers that were champions all four years in which they participated. Name School Years Ray Harrelson Briarcliff 1961-1964 Ronnie Davis Rockmart 1970-1973 John Stallings, Jr. Woodward Academy 1972-1975 Arty Mcguire Lithonia 1973-1976 Pete Fritts, Jr. Woodw...

This years Regions and Areas

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GHSA weight classes for 2022-23 season
Weight classifications shall be as follows:

Boys: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215 and 285

Girls: 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 155, 170, 190, and 235