By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES - The Niles varsity wrestling team will be hosting the Viking Invitational on Saturday morning at Niles High School.
Match times are set to begin around 10 a.m. and won't conclude until early evening.
Buchanan, Centreville, South Haven, Benton Harbor and Sturgis will all be present at the tourney.
Each team will wrestle five times and three mats will be used.
Awards will be given at the conclusion of the Invitational. Individuals who have five wins will receive a gold medal. Individuals who have four wins will receive a silver medal and individuals with three wins will receive a bronze medal.
A team trophy will be awarded to the team with the most wins. A tie will be broken using Head to Head scoring.
Here is a schedule of Saturday's matches:
Round 1 – 10 a.m.
Mat 1 – Niles vs. Centreville
Mat 2 – South Haven vs. Benton Habor
Mat 3 – Buchanan vs. Sturgis
Round 2 – approximately
11:30 a.m.
Mat 1 – Niles vs. Benton Harbor
Mat 2 – Centreville vs. Sturgis
Mat 3 – South Haven vs. Buchanan
Round 3 – approximately 1 p.m.
Mat 1 – Niles vs. Sturgis
Mat 2 – Centreville vs. South Haven
Mat 3 – Benton Harbor vs. Buchanan
Round 4 – approximately
2:30 p.m.
Mat 1 – Buchanan vs. Niles
Mat 2 – Sturgis vs. South Haven
Mat 3 – Benton Harbor vs. Centreville
Round 5 – approximately 4 p.m.
Mat 1 – South Haven vs. Niles
Mat 2 – Sturgis vs. Benton Harbor
Mat 3 – Buchanan vs. Centreville