The BTS/PSAL Wrestling Commissioner has announced that 13 new high schools have been accepted by the PSAL to begin wrestling programs for the 2008-2009 Wrestling Season.  Several other high schools have been extended invitations to join the new class of high schools to become involved in the "world's oldest and greatest sport of WRESTLING".

The Partnership Agreement signed with the Fund For Education in 2006 provides grants for 15 new high school teams in the 2008-2009 season and 5 more teams to be added in 2009-2010.

These 15 new teams will begin competing in the PSAL Developmental League.  All of these high schools have been selected and linked to the Middle School initiative of building "feeder" schools through the Beat the Streets Middle School Program.  

Michael Cigala, Executive Director,  announced last week at the BTS Board Meeting that 11 new middle school teams have been added to the 2008 Spring Program all of which are linked directly to existing high schools with wrestling programs.  There are 9 more teams to be added for the next season.  

2004- 23 High Schools
2008- 58 High Schools and 62 Middle School teams

Congratulations to the Commissioner, Larry Cantor on behalf of the wrestling community in New York City.

Confirmed PSAL Developmental Wrestling Teams 2008-2009

1. A.P. Randolph HS
135th Street and Convent Avenue
New York, New York 10031

2. Banana Kelly High School
965 Longwood Avenue
Bronx, New York 10459

3. Eagle Academy for Young Men
244 East 163rd Street
Bronx, New York 10451

4. Fannie Lou Hamer HS
1021 Jennings Street
Bronx, New York 10460

5. Grover Cleveland HS
2127 Himrod Street
Queens, New York 11385

6. High School of Applied Communication
30-20 Tomson Avenue
Long Island City, New York 11101

7. Information Technology High School
21-16 44th Road
Long Island City, New York 11101

8. Leon Goldstein High School for Science
1830 Shore Boulevard
Brooklyn, New York 11235

9. New Utrecht HS
1601 80th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11214

10. Queens Vocational Technical High School
37-02 47th Avenue
Queens, New York 11101

11. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. HS
47-07 30th Place
Queens, NY  11106

12. South Bronx HS
701 St. Ann's Avenue
Bronx, NY  10455

13. Validus Preparatory Academy
1505 Bathgate Avenue
Bronx, New York 10457