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Batavia Wrestling Alumni Open House, Display Dedication This Saturday

The public is invited to see 50-plus years of Batavia wrestling, as well as the training ground for future legends.

Batavia wrestling fans are invited to the dedication of the new wrestling display case and wrestling room at this weekend.

This Bulldog Wrestling open house will be held at the high school, 1201 Main St., this Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m.  

The event will include snacks, soft drinks and a brief ceremony. The celebration will follow the Bulldogs quadrangular wrestling meet that begins at 9 a.m. The open house will take place in the hallway between the field house and the gymnasiums.

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The wrestling display case is no ordinary “trophy case.” The display contains 50-plus years of wrestling in Batavia, and includes:

  • Memorabilia items
  • Old wrestling equipment
  • Artwork
  • Newspaper articles
  • Photographs

The display case has digital picture frames with slideshows of hundreds of pictures that chronicle more than five decades of Batavia wrestling. 

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Powerhouse Program

The case also describes Batavia’s unbeaten 46 dual meet streak that started in 1978 and ended in 1980. This streak covered four wrestling seasons and included Batavia’s first conference team championship, numerous invitational tournament titles, regional team championship, individual state qualifier and individual state placer.

The display case was gifted by an anonymous wrestling fan and the memorabilia was donated by former Batavia wrestlers and fans.

The 5,000-plus sq. ft. wrestling room was completed in the late summer of 2010. The wrestling room is located near the display case in what was part of the original school. Visitors are encouraged to walk through the wrestling room during the open house. 

Alumni and community members can stop by the high school on Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. to enjoy the display case and meet with the wrestling community.


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