Ilio DiPaolo's Nickel City Duals

2025 Tournament Registration is NOW CLOSED. The field is full for both boys and girls. Any teams now registering will be placed on a waiting list.

Western NY Wrestling is proud to announce the 7th annual Ilio DiPaolo's Nickel City Duals which will take place on June 7, 2025

The duals will consist of 32 high school boys teams and 6 high school girls teams

Every team will get 5 dual meets regardless of results

All boys teams will start in the Gold Bracket, and depending upon results, will fall into one of 4 brackets respectively

Brackets will be set up so that every team receives 5 matches and you will not wrestle the same team twice

The girls tournament will follow a round-robin format.

Weigh-ins at Riverworks are June 6th from 5-7 p.m. and June 7th from 7-8 a.m.

Satellite Weigh-ins at Brockport HS, Pal-Mac HS, and Falconer HS are June 6th from 6-7 p.m. (Please note...Sites may change)

Wrestling at Riverworks outdoor/covered ice rink

359 Ganson Street, Buffalo, NY 14203

All matches will be officiated by Certified High School Officials

We will contest both a boys and girls division

T-Shirts and plaque for championship teams in Boys Gold Bracket and Girls Bracket

20 wrestler maximum per team

Seniors who are slated to graduate in June 2025 ARE eligible to compete

Boys weights: 105, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, 154, 164, 174, 195, 220, 285

Girls weights: 98, 104, 111, 118, 126, 133, 140, 148, 159, 170, 190, 235

All weights (both boys and girls) will be given a 2-pound allowance for this year's tournament

All competitors will be required to have a filled out and signed permission to compete form handed in before they will be allowed to weigh in.

In addition, coaches, please fill out a weigh in sheet and email by June 4th