The popular USA Wrestling Junior Regional Championships will be held around the country this spring, providing the nation's high school wrestling stars with an opportunity to test themselves against athletes from other states.    USA Wrestling hosts eight Junior Regionals each year, presenting top competition in locations accessible to all wrestlers. Competition is held in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Athletes in grades 9-12 are eligible to attend. Weight classes that will be competed are 98 lbs., 105 lbs., 112 lbs., 119 lbs., 125 lbs., 130 lbs., 135 lbs., 140 lbs., 145 lbs., 152 lbs., 160 lbs., 171 lbs., 189 lbs., 215 lbs. and 275 lbs.    The top three place winners in each weight class at each event will qualify for their state's ASICS Junior Nationals Team. The Junior Nationals Championship will be held in Fargo, North Dakota at the end of July.    The Rocky Mountain Junior Regionals will be held at the War Memorial Fieldhouse in Laramie, Wyoming, March 24-26. Event director Matt Whisenant can be contacted by phone at (307) 766-5551 or by email at Mwhise@uwyo.edu.   PDF File of Rocky Mountain Regional flier    The Tom Shaw Northwest Junior/Cadet Regionals will be held at Battle Ground High School in Battle Ground, Wash., March 25-27. Event director Merle Crockett can be contacted by phone at (360) 903-2943 or by email at mcrockett@clarkpud.com.   PDF file of Tom Shaw Northwest Regional flier    The Southeast Junior Regionals will be held at Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, Louis., April 8-9. Event director Jim Ravannack can be contacted by phone at (504) 833-1999 or by email at s_harnsongkram@msn.com.  PDF file of Southeast Regional flier     The Central Junior Regionals will be held at Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Ind., April 9-10. Event Director Louis Rosbottom can be contacted by phone at (812) 284-1652 or by email at Irosbottom@insightbb.com.  PDF file of Central Regional flier     The Southern Plains Junior Regionals will be held at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri, April 15-16. Event director Reggie Burruss can be contacted by phone at (816) 468-1861 or by email at BurresR3@pcrIII.K12.mo.us.  PDF file of Southern Plains Regional flier     The Northeast Junior Regionals will be held at the Tuttle North Gym, in Brockport, New York, April 22-24. Event director Don Murray can be contacted by phone at (585) 395-5360 or by email at dmurray@brockport.edu.  PDF file of Northeast Regional flier     The Western Junior Regionals will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-29. Event director Larry Barnson can be contacted at 1820 Cypress Greeens Ave. Henderson, NV 89012. For additional information contact Pete Isais of USA Wrestling at (719) 598-8181.  PDF file of Western Regional flier   SPECIAL NOTE: All participants MUST pre-register online for the Western Junior Regionals. There are NO exceptions. Register at:  http://www.LVSPORTS.org    The Northern Plains Junior Regionals will be held at Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa, May 12-14. Event director Steve Knipp can be contacted by phone at (319) 291-6191 or by email at sknipp@aol.com  PDF file of Northern Plains Regional flier     Wrestlers may compete in any or all of the Junior Regional Championships, regardless of what state they are from. Many Junior wrestlers choose to enter a number of Regional tournaments each year.    Junior wrestlers who compete in the international style in the spring and summer improve drastically each year. Those high school wrestlers who enter the Junior Regionals are taking an important step towards success during the next wrestling season.