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DATE:
November 8, 2025
SITE: Sandhills Global Event Center – Currency Pavilion Building – View Map
Limited to the first 600 wrestlers.
ADMISSION:
Adults $10
Students $5
Children (4 & Younger): FREE
NOTE: Cash and Venmo will be accepted.
AWARDS & MEDALS:
Custom Awards will be awarded in each bracket depending on bracket size.
Team Awards for 1st and 2nd place teams.
COMPETITION TIMELINE
COMPETITION TIMELINE: (30 mins between sessions to allow for cleaning of mats)
Heartland Havoc Individual Tournament SATURDAY, November 8th
Session 1 – Pre-K – K, 1st – 8th: Start time 9:00 am
PreK-K on set mats/1st- 8th graders, call to mat will be used for all brackets (monitors available for
wrestling, on-deck, and in the hole).
Session 2 – 9th-12th and Girls division: Start time 1 pm or 30 minutes after conclusion of session 1.
Call to mat will be used for all brackets.
WEIGHT CLASSES:
All divisions will be Maddison Bracketed (brackets as large as 16-person brackets).
***Please submit approximate weight during registration. Final brackets will be made after weigh-ins are completed. Brackets will be released Friday night after completion.
Wrestlers must weigh in wearing a singlet.
WEIGH-IN SCHEDULE:
Weigh-ins will be held Friday, November 7th, 7-10 pm at the Sandhills Global Event Center.
SATELLITE WEIGH-IN SITES:
If you would like to host a satellite weigh-in, a certified referee must be present. Please contact Dave (see below for contact information).
A referee will inspect wrestlers for the presence of oils or greasy substances on the body, all jewelry, long fingernails, skin conditions, health and safety measures. Wrestlers suspected of having skin conditions will not be allowed to compete without a current approval/letter form from a medical doctor showing current treatment.
BRACKETING
Track wrestling will be used to manage the tournament.
Up to 16-person brackets with double elimination.
Event directors will attempt to pair wrestlers up as fairly as possible trying not to exceed a weight difference of
10% for the Pre-K – Kindergarten, and up to 20% for HWT brackets
Wrestling will be completed on 8 full mats!
RULE modifications: NFHS Wrestling Rules
NFHS rest period between matches not in effect.
Length of periods for grade divisions.
PreK-4th grade divisions are 60 second periods for all 3 periods on both the championship and
consolation sides.
5th grade and above divisions all 3 periods – 90 seconds on the championship side.
1st period 60 seconds 2nd & 3rd periods- 90 seconds on the consolation side.
NFHS overtime rules will be used.
HAIR LENGTH & FACIAL HAIR: Wrestlers with long hair are strongly encouraged to wear a hair net
during competition. Participants with long or rough beards will be asked to shave before competition.
Please help us maintain a safe environment for everyone.
REGISTRATION FEES & DEADLINES
INDIVIDUAL
REGISTRATION: $38 Registration fee
$60 for walk-ins. (NO REFUNDS)
Walk in registration only allowed at Sandhills Global Event Center weigh ins, if registration is not already full.
Registration deadline Thursday, November 6th at 10 pm
FURTHER INFORMATION
Satellite weigh-in requests and registration questions: Contact Wrestling Director David Charroin at csgwrestling@gmail.com. If you wish to speak with David, please include your phone number in the email.
Website Questions: Contact the Nebraska Sports Council office at 402-471-2544 or info@nebraskasportscouncil.com.
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