Wrestling: Park View Readies for 32nd Annual McGowan Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 18

Sterling (Dec. 2, 2010) - Park View high school is pleased to announce the 32nd annual McGowan Invitational wrestling tournament will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the school. The tournament was started at Park View in 1978 and has been a wonderful partnership with the Sterling Lions Club.

This tournament gives talented wrestlers a forum in which to practice their skills, in addition to generate money to support the service efforts of the club. Funds raised here help support the needy of the Sterling community, Virginians in general, through Lions organizations on the state level, and people worldwide through the efforts of Lions Club International. All members of Lions Clubs serve on a voluntary basis and receive no remuneration whatsoever. All funds raised, beyond the expense of the tournament, will go to the community in the form of eye care and glasses for the needy, hearing aids, support for the Leader dog program for the blind, drug and diabetes programs and more.

This year’s tournament features the following teams: Park View, West Potomac, Clarke Co., Sherando, Charlottesville, Loudoun Valley, Herndon, Bishop O’Connell, Woodgrove, Potomac Falls, and Broad Run.

Wrestling will begin at 9 a.m. with the finals scheduled for approximately 7 p.m.

Admission for the day’s action will be $7 for all -- $5 if attendee brings in a pair of old eye glasses, hearing aid or an old cell phone for recycling.