By: NYSPHSAA Staff

LATHAM, NY – The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has announced tickets are now on sale for its three wrestling state tournaments taking place in February and March.
 
DUAL MEET STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – February 1^st at SRC Arena (Onondaga Community College):
The SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College will host the 7^th annual Wrestling Dual Meet State Championships starting at 9:00 am on February 1^st where 24 teams will compete in two divisions for a team state championship. Each team will compete in three pool play matches with the top four teams in each division advancing to the semifinals. Winners of the semifinals will compete in the finals at 5:00 pm that day. Each of the 11 sections in the state will send a representative to the state meet in each division (except Section VII in Division 1). There will also be two at-large entries in Division 1 and one at-large entry in Division 2 with various criteria as part of a formula to determine the berths.
 
Tickets are $12 each (includes fees) and available only online by visiting www.gofan.co/NYSPHSAA. The association has released its full schedule for this event, which is a one-session, one-day tournament.
 
8:45 AM….……………......Opening Ceremonies
9 AM, 10:30 AM, 12 PM…Three rounds of pool play
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM……….Semifinals
5:00 PM….……………...…Finals
 
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – February 27^th at MVP Arena
MVP Arena in Albany will host the first ever Girls Wrestling Individual State Championships on Thursday, February 27^th starting at 10:00 am. Tickets are $12.50 (including fees) for an all-day session and can be purchased by visiting the arena box office in person.  Tickets are also available online at Ticketmaster at https://www.mvparena.com/events (additional fees apply).
 
The Association has released its official competition schedule for the tournament and is as follows:
 
 9:30 AM….………………….Parade of Champions/National Anthem
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.….….Preliminaries
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM…….....Quarterfinals
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM…..….....Semifinals & Wrestlebacks
4:00 PM………………....…...Finals
 
The 2025 Girls State Championships will see 208 athletes compete in one division and 13 weight classes. Brackets will be 16 girls per weight class with the top six finishers being recognized on the podium following the finals. In 2023 and 2024, NYSPHSAA sponsored a statewide girls wrestling invitational at SRC Arena in Syracuse with over 200 girls each year. With the rapid growth of the sport, the Association was approved to establish a state tournament to encompass all 11 sections of the state.
 
“We are truly looking forward to three incredible events this winter including hosting the first ever Girls Wrestling State Championship,” said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “The Dual Meet Championship has been anchored at SRC Arena for seven years now and has been a great venue for our schools to compete for a team championship. In Albany, we’re excited that now we’ll get to showcase the Girls Individual State Championship the same week of the Boys Championship at one of the best venues in the state. If you’re a wresting fan, there is a lot to look forward to this winter.”
 
BOYS INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – February 28^th – March 1^st at MVP Arena
MVP Arena will host the 60^th annual Boys Wrestling Individual State Championships on Friday, February 28^th and Saturday, March 1^st.  Tickets can be purchased for one or multiple sessions at the arena box office in person or online at Ticketmaster at https://www.mvparena.com/events (additional fees apply).
 
Three ticket packages are being offered for the tournament including a “Premium Package” for $59 (box office price) in which an attendee would receive a ticket for each of the first two sessions and a third ticket for the last session in a premium seating area within 15 rows of the floor for the finals. Also available will be a one-session ticket for $12.50 (box office price) as well as a three-session package without premium seating for $37.50 (box office price). All seating is general admission except for premium seating for the finals. Premium seating is not sold separately.
 
The Association has released its official competition schedule for the individual tournament and is as follows
 
SESSION #1
Friday, February 28         
9:30 AM….……………………..Parade of Champions/National Anthem
10:00 AM – 3 PM…..….………Preliminaries: Division 1 and 2
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM…………...Quarterfinals: Division 1 and 2
4:30 PM – 8:00 PM…..……….Wrestlebacks: Division 1 and 2
SESSION #2
Saturday, March 1          
9:30 AM………………………...National Anthem/Special Awards
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM………...Semifinals: Division 1 and 2
                                                Wrestlebacks: Division 1 and 2
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM………….Wrestlebacks/Consolation Semifinals: Division 1 & 2
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM…………...Consolation Finals: Division 1 and 2
SESSION #3
Saturday, March 1           
6:05 pm………………………..Finals: Division 1 and 2 

The 2025 Boys Wrestling Individual State Championships are now in their 20^th year of a two-division format and will follow a similar schedule to last year’s event held at MVP Arena. In 2022, NYSPHSAA expanded to allow an additional 120 wrestlers to fill the byes in the brackets using a formula based on a wrestler’s current season and previous season’s performances. The at-large slots starting in 2022 bring the total number of participants to nearly 500 despite the elimination of two weight classes in 2020.  Also in 2020, NYSPHSAA began to recognize the 7^th and 8^th place wrestlers on the awards podium for each weight class.  Qualifiers will hail from the 11 NYSPHSAA sections, as well as from the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) of New York City, the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA), and New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS). The MVP Arena has hosted this event 18 of the last 21 years.
 
For media personnel request a credential for either event, please contact Lexi Swatt-Sheerin, Director of Sports Information & Digital Content, at lswatt@nysphsaa.org.

HISTORY/VENUES OF NYSPHSAA INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
1963 – Cornell University, Ithaca
1964 – Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington (Long Island)
1965 – Ithaca College, Ithaca
1966 – Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington (Long Island)
1967 – Niagara University, Niagara Falls
1968 – Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse
1969 – George H. Clark Gymnasium, Rochester
1970-72 – Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse
1973 – Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica
1974-2003 – Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse
2004 – University at Buffalo, Amherst
2005 – Pepsi Arena, Albany (MVP Arena)
2006 – Nassau Veterans Coliseum, Uniondale
2007 – Times Union Center, Albany (MVP Arena)
2008 – Blue Cross Arena, Rochester
2009-20 – Times Union Center, Albany
2021 – Canceled due to COVID
2022-25 – MVP Arena, Albany (previously Times Union Center)