BOONE, N.C. — The annual Appalachian Open wrestling tournament will be held in Varsity Gym on Saturday, with competition scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and continue for most of the day.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for youth. Doors open for admission at 8 a.m., and fans attending the tournament can gain reentry (following a lunch break, etc.) by showing a valid ticket stub.
More than 150 wrestlers from a combined 16 schools are entered, as 17 members of the current App State team will wrestle in attached and unattached capacities.
The Mountaineers' attached entries are Andy Richard (125 pounds), Laken Cook (157), Joe Accousti (165), Michael Elliott (165), Taylor Jackson (184) and Demazio Samuel (HWT).