For the 39th year, the wrestling community is preparing for one of the best early season tournaments in Maryland, and will take to McDonogh on Dec. 3rd and Dec. 4th for the 39th Ray Oliver Tournament.

Schools from three states and Washington, D.C. will once again be vying for top tournament honors, which was earned by Sussex Central in 2009.

Twenty-one schools from the region are set to battle in the McDonogh Field House, including defending champ Sussex Central and runner-up McDongh amongst other top teams from the MIAA.

The tournament will be host to 25 WUSA ranked wrestlers and 35 Maryland Independent State placers participating.

A small list of participating wrestlers, the names in RED are WUSA Rankings for the 2010-2011 season. While all other placements are from the 2009-2010 season:

103
SM – Brent Fleetwood, 9, (Smyrna, DE) – Best Sophomore & Freshman
SM – Zach Howell, 10, (Caesar Rodney, DE) – Best Sophomore & Freshman
MIS – 2nd Place – Jason Murphy (Landon)
MIS – 5th Place – Aaron Jackson (Bishop McNamara)
MIS – 6th Place – Logan Meister (McDonogh)
MIS – 7th Place – Patrick Hutton (Georgetown Prep)
VA AA – State Champ – Thomas Payne (Poquoson)

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18 – Cole Gallagher, 12, (Archbishop Spalding, MD) – Best Seniors
29 – Kaleb Lemaire, 11, (Caesar Rodney, DE) – Best Juniors
MIS – 2nd Place – Daniel Sanchez (Georgetown Prep)
MIS – 5th Place – Xavi Ramos (McDonogh)
VA AA – 4th Place – Jeffrey Ogburn (Poquoson)

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16 – Tyler Pendergrast (St. Mark’s, DE) – Best Seniors
MIS – 2nd Place – Shane Arechiga (Good Counsel)
MIS – 5th Place – Cole Graves (Archbishop Spalding)
MIS – 7th Place – Matt Laux (Georgetown Prep)

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3 – Jack Clark, 9, (McDonogh, MD) – Best Sophomore & Freshman

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MIS – 5th Place – Brett Przywara (Archbishop Curley)
MIS – 6th Place – Max Sataloff (McDonogh)
MIS – 7th Place – Chris Fegan (Georgetown Prep)
VA AAA – 4th Place – Johnny McLanahan (Great Bridge)

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14 – Will Switzer, 11, (Archbishop Spalding, MD) – Best Juniors
SM – Ryan Wolfe, 11, (Caravel Academy, DE) – Best Juniors
5 – Toby Hague, 9, (McDonogh, MD) – Best Sophomore & Freshman
MIS – 5th Place – Erik Meyer (Archbishop Curley)

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6 – Charlie Lynch, 12, (Archbishop Spalding, MD) – Best Seniors
20 – Cody Broomall, 12, (Smyrna, DE) – Best Seniors
MIS – 3rd Place – Mitch Bode (McDonogh)

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MIS – 3rd Place – Troy Murtha (McDonogh)
MIS – 7th Place – Brett Brigman (Archbishop Curley)

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6 – Codey Combs, 12, (Sussex Central, DE) – Best Seniors
11 – Nick McGinley, 10, (Hodgson Vo-Tech, DE) – Best Sophomore & Freshman
22 – Tyler Patrick, 10, (McDonogh, MD) – Best Sophomore & Freshman
MIS – 5th Place – Chuckie Blakenship (Archbishop Curley)

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9 – Issiah Meade (Caesar Rodney, DE) – Best Senior
15 – Jay Matheus (Sussex Central, DE) – Best Juniors
SM – Tanner Tinsley (Poquoson, VA) – Best Juniors
MIS – 2nd Place – Avery Williams (Archbishop Curley)
MIS – 5th Place – Devaunje Smith (Archbishop Spalding)

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21 – Josh Snook, 12, (St. Mark’s, DE) – Best Seniors
SM – K.K. Smith, 12, (Archbishop Spalding, MD) – Best Seniors
24 – Tyler Cox, 10, (Smyrna, DE) – Best Sophomore & Freshman
MIS – 6th Place – Anthony Williams (Archbishop Curley)
MIS – 7th Place – Spencer Neff (Good Counsel)

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SM – Michael Mauk, 12, (St. Mark’s, DE) – Best Seniors
16 – Kevin Marvel, 11, (McDonogh, MD) – Best Juniors
27 – Matt Shaw, 10, (St. Mark’s, DE) – Best Sophomore & Freshman
MIS – 8th Place – Mike Savage (Gilman)

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SM – Joey Spicer, 12, (Sussex Central, DE) – Best Seniors
MIS – State Champ – Stephen Snyder (Good Counsel)
MIS – 2nd Place – Roman Braglio (McDonogh)
MIS – 5th Place – Khari Brown (Bishop McNamara)

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8 – Wayne Purnell, 11, (Salesianum, DE) – Best Juniors
MIS – 4th Place – Malik Johnson (Archbishop Spalding)
MIS – 5th Place – Hunter Goodwin (Gilman)
MIS – 6th Place – Ryan Schneider (Georgetown Prep)
MIS – 7th Place – Ben Spiritos (Landon)

2010 Ray Oliver Schedule Schedule

Friday, December 3, 2010

1:30 p.m.                  Weigh-in
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.        Coaches meeting
3:30 – 6:30 p.m.        Pre quarters (Varsity and JV on 6-8 mats)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.        Quarterfinals followed by 1st round of Consolations (Varsity & JV     
on 6-8 mats)

Saturday, December 4, 2010

8:00 a.m.                  Weigh-in
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.      2nd round of Consolation (Varsity & JV on 6-8 mats)
11:00 – 12:30 p.m.    Semi-finals and 3rd round of Consolation (Varsity & JV on 6-8 mats)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.        Varsity & JV Consolation Semi-finals (4 mats)
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.        JV Finals 1st, 3rd, and 5th place matches (3 mats)
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.        Varsity Finals 1st, 3rd, and 5th place matches (3 mats)

Tournament History, courtesy of McDonogh Wrestling

McDonogh’s annual Christmas Tournament was renamed in 1992 to honor Raymond B. Oliver, longtime teacher and coach for McDonogh.

After beginning his own wrestling career at McDonogh in 1934, Oliver left for the United States Naval Academy and retunred to his alma mater to coach from 1947 to 1972.

Oliver was an EIWA finalist in 1944 for the Midshipmen, and cites his coach at Annapolis, Ray Swartz, as a great influence in his decision to coach and teach.  Oliver modestly calls himself, “just another coach with a winning record”, how good that record was is lost to posterity after a fire swept through the McDonogh School Field House.

He was honored by McDonogh naming its “Character in Wrestling” Award after him.  In 1992 Oliver was presented with the Johnny Eareckson Memorial Wrestling Award, presented to that individual who has demonstrated those qualities of inspiration and distinguished service to the Maryland Wrestling Committee, as exemplified by Johnny Eareckson.

A charter member of the Maryland Wrestling Officials Association, Oliver officiated from 1954 to 1981, serving as MWOA president six times.  He also officiated in the EIWA for 16 years, 1961 to 1976.

Raymond B. Oliver is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award in recognition of years of dedication to the development of leadership and citizenship in young people through the sport of wrestling.


2009 Ray Oliver Team Scores:

1.Sussex Central H.S.   256.5
2.McDonogh School     159.0
3.Riverbend H.S.           158.0
4.Winters Mill H.S.       141.0
5.Georgetown Prep        125.0
6.Caravel Academy        122.5
7.Leonardtown H.S.      
117.0
8.Arundel H.S.               113.0
9.Archbishop Curley        99.0
10.Hermitage H.S.            84.0
11.Old Mill H.S.               80.0
12.Langley H.S.                77.0
13.Good Counsel              72.5
14.Centennial H.S.            62.0
15.Gilman School              59.0
16.Calvert Hall                  57.0
17.Chesapeake H.S.          49.0
18.North Carrol H.S.         48.5
19.Gonzaga                        43.5

2010 Ray Oliver Teams

1) Archbishop Curley

Baltimore, MD

2) Archbishop Spalding

Severn, MD

3) Bishop McNamara

Forestville, MD

4) Caesar Rodney

Dover, DE

5) Caravel Academy

Bear, DE

6) Centerville

Clifton, VA

7) Forsyth Country Day

Lewisville, NC

8) Georgetown Prep

Bethesda, MD

9) Gilman

Baltimore, MD

10) Gonzaga

Washington, DC

11) Good Counsel

Olney, MD

12) Great Bridge

Chesapeake, VA

13) Hodgson Vo-Tech

Newark, DE

14) Landon

Bethesda, MD

15) Langley

McLean, VA

16) McDonogh

Owings Mills, MD

17) Poquoson

Poquoson, VA

18) Salesianum

Wilmington, DE

19) Smyrna

Smyrna, DE

20) St. Mark’s

Wilmington, DE

21) Sussex Central

Georgetown, DE

Area Totals:

8 – Maryland
7 – Delaware
4 – Virginia
1 – North Carolina
1 – Washington D.C.