Has it been a long, cold winter? No worries. USA Wrestling's 2007 Beach Wrestling season will be starting shortly. There will soon be numerous opportunities for intense wrestling competition in the sand, as well as some fun in the sun for the wrestling community. USA Wrestling has announced the site and date of the 2007 U.S. Beach National Championships, which will be held in Rochester, N.Y., July 6-8. A number of other Beach Wrestling events have been planned across the nation, giving wrestlers a chance to test their skills at a Beach Wrestling event in their area. Many of these events are in the process of being sanctioned. In addition, USA Wrestling expects more events to be planned in other states. This Beach Wrestling Schedule will be updated on a regular basis all spring and summer. If you will be hosting a USA Wrestling-sanctioned Beach Wrestling event and wish to be included in this schedule, send complete information to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org or via phone at 719-598-8181. PRELIMINARY USA WRESTLING BEACH WRESTLING SCHEDULE Saturday, May 5, 2007 Playa Seca Nationals at Rio Rancho Middle School in Rio Rancho, N.M. Contact Rusty Davidson at 505-980-9041 E-mail - rustyd@7cities.net Saturday, May 19, 2007 Third Annual Oregon State Beach Wrestling Championships at Seaside Beach in Seaside, Ore. Contact: Wayne Van Burger at 541-396-4835 E-Mail - wayne@beaverhillproductions.com Saturday, May 19 - Sunday May 20, 2007 Southern California Beach Wrestling Championships at Oceanside, Calif. Contact: Frank Lipoli at 757-652-7861 E-Mail - flipoli@cox.net Click here for event flier Friday June 8-Sunday, June 10, 2007 North American Beach Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach, Va. http://virginiachallenge.org/ Contact: Frank Lipoli at 757-652-7861 E-Mail - flipoli@cox.net http://virginiachallenge.org/ Click here for event flier Thursday, June 21, 2007 West Coast Beach Wrestling Championships in Klamath Falls, Ore. Contact: Wayne Van Burger at 541-396-4835 E-Mail - wayne@beaverhillproductions.com Friday, June 22, 2007 Rhode Island's First Battle on the Beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island Contact: Rico Lomastro at 401-641-1583 or Rich Munger at 401-465-5311 http://www.riwrestling.com Friday, July 6 - Sunday, July 8 USA Wrestling National Beach Wrestling Championships and World Team Trials in Rochester, N.Y. Contact Gary Abbott at 719-598-8181 E-mail: gabbott@usawrestling.org Saturday, August 4, 2007 New Hampshire Beach Wrestling Tournament in Hampton, N.H. Contact: Jaime Sullivan at (603)926-8492 E-Mail: jsullivan@hamptonpd.com Saturday August 4-Sunday, August 5, 2007 Mid Atlantic Beach Wrestling Championships in Wildwood, N.J. Contact Frank Lipoli at 757-652-7861 E-Mail: flipoli@cox.net Click here for event flier Friday, August 10- Saturday, August 11, 2007 Southern Sand Beach Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Okla.. Contact: John Nix at 972-816-3876 E-Mail: okbeachwrestling@gmail.com http://www.okbeachwrestling.com/ Saturday, August 11, 2007 TNT Northeast National Beach Wrestling Championships in Caroga Lake, N.Y. Contact: Tom Bergami at 518-346-1130 E-Mail: Tbergami@aol.com http://tntwrestling.org/beach.aspx Saturday, August 11-Sunday, August 12, 2007 West Coast Beach Games at Hermosa Beach, Calif. Contact Frank Lipoli at 757-652-7861 e-mail: flipoli@cox.net Saturday, August 18, 2007 ASICS East Coast National Beach Wrestling Championships in Long Beach, N.Y. Contact: Ray Downey at 631-871-9676 E-mail: rdowney@optonline.net Friday, September 28-Sunday, September 30, 2007 Neptune Festival Beach Brawl at Virginia Beach, Va. Contact: Frank Lipoli at 757-652-7861 E-Mail - flipoli@cox.net http://virginiachallenge.org/ Contact event directors in advance for updated information on each event.