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Orrville Youth Girls Wrestling
Many youth wrestling programs in Ohio have had more girls join their teams. Schools
such as Perry, Mentor, Watkins, and Olentangy Orange now have separate girls teams
for the youth ladies. Orrville is hoping to get on this bandwagon.
Practices
Girls will practice with the boys team unless noted otherwise.
Competition
As of now the OYWA does not offer girls tournaments so there will be registration fees
for tournaments and a dual schedule is being built.
Coaches and Certifications
Jaycee Bailey- USA Wrestling TEAL coaching certification
Benefits of Girls Wrestling
● Builds Confidence
● Teaches Nutrition and healthy habits
● Builds friendships
● There’s a weight class for everyone, big or small
● Helps teach self defense
Contact Information
Jaycee Bailey- baileyjaycee22@gmail.com or call 330-930-0011
Bill Thistlethwaite- bthistlethwaite@oabgc.com

It was a great Fall season for our all of our OABGC Leagues.  We had a great turnout this year and it was great to see all of the teams have fun and compete.  Thank you to all of our coaches who put in the time to coach our young athletes and make it an experience in which they want to come back and play again.  Also a big thank you to all of our volunteers who put in time to help ref our games.  Last week our Flag Football League finished up and it was the team from the Boys and Girls Club of Massillon who defeated Smithville in the championship game in the 5th & 6th grade flag football league.  In the 3rd & 4th grade Gold Division championship game Smithville defeated North Carolina (Orrville) and in the Silver Division game BGCM (Massillon) defeated Texas Tech (Orrville).  In our flag league we had teams from Smithville, Massillon (BGCM), Waynedale, Rittman and our Orrville teams.  Thank you to all of the parents and High School Football Players for coaching our flag football players.  The OABGC Volleyball league finished up their season on Saturday in a one day single elimination tournament.  Congrats to Orrville Black who defeated the Orrville Red team in the 5th & 6th grade Gold Division championship game and to Orrville Lt Grey who defeated Orrville Grey in the Silver Division championship game.  In the 3rd & 4th grade division the Orrville Black team defeated Orrville Grey in a great championship match.  Congrats to all of the teams as they continued to develop and improve throughout the season.  We had teams from Wooster, Smithville, Dalton/Waynedale, and Orrville in our Volleyball league this year.  Thanks to Coach Plybon and her staff for helping to referee and run our tournament!  Saturday we also finished our Tackle Football season.  Congratulations to our Orrville Lower team for winning the WCYIFL championship defeating Hillsdale 33-20.  Our two Upper division Orrville teams played each other to finish out the season with Orrville Red defeating Orrville Black.  Thanks for Coach Zuercher and his staff for volunteering their time and refereeing the final games at the stadium.  The tackle football teams competed in the Wayne County Youth Instructional Football league which was comprised of 28 total team across both Upper and Lower divisions.

We will have a winter coaches clinic for all coaches and assistant coaches for wrestling and basketball on Wednesday October 25th at the Orrville Boys and Girls club multipurpose room.  The clinic will start at 6 and run til no later than 8.  We will provide pizza and drinks.  If you cannot attend please email bthistlethwaite@oabgc.org

We will have wrestling Open Mats Thursday October 26th and Tuesday October 31st from 5pm to 6pm at the OABGC Back gym.  This is for any members in grades 1-6.  This is for all skill levels and experience.

We will have basketball Open Gyms Thursday October 26th and Wednesday November 1st at the Multipurpose Facility located behind the High School.  Girls in grades 3-6 will go from 6 to 7 and boys in grades 3-6 will go from 7-8.