The Hammond Invitational Wrestling Tournament was considered by all to be the toughest wrestling tournament in the state of
Maryland. Drawing top ranked schools from the across the region, the Hammond Invitational was second to none in offering quality High School wrestling competition, a first class well run tournament, as well as the best hospitality room for coaches & officials anywhere.
2004 Hammond Invitational Cancelled
NEWS
5.20.03 - INVITATIONAL CANCELLED
The Hammond Invitational has been cancelled for next season due to the restrictions imposed by Howard County. Here is a letter to all coaches from Hammond Head Coach Pedro Barbosa.
Coaches,
I am sorry to inform you that the Hammond Tournament will not run next year. Our county athletic director has restricted the number of non-MPSSAA teams. Several teams have decided not to participate because they do not want to support the decisions that have been passed down to us. Taking all of this into consideration, we have decided it will be impossible to maintain the elite level we have become accustomed to. If anyone has any questions or concerns please feel free to call or email me at (410)313-7615 or coachbarbosa@yahoo.com
Pedro Barbosa
Hammond Wrestling Coach
5.19.03 - RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED
Howard County has imposed restrictions on the teams that can be invited to next season's Hammond Invitational. Only four non-MPSSAA member schools will be allowed to compete in the once prestigous Hammond Invitational.
ATHOLTON
BOYS' LATIN
BULLIS
CATOCTIN
CHESEAPEAKE-AA
COLONIAL FORGE
CURLEY*
DEMATHA CATHOLIC*
EINSTEIN
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY*
FRANKLIN
FRIENDLY
GEORGETOWN PREP
GILMAN
GLENELG
GWYNN PARK
HAMMOND
HARFORD TECH
HERNDON
HODGSON*
HOWARD
KENT COUNTY
LACKEY*
LIBERTY
LONG REACH
MCDONOGH
MEADE
MT. HEBRON
MT. ST. JOE*
NITRO
NORTHEAST CC
NORTHERN BMORE
NORTHERN CALVERT
OLD MILL
PARKDALE
PERRY HALL
QUINCE ORCHARD
SALEM
SEVERNA PARK
SIDWELL FRIENDS
SMITHSBURG
SPRINGBROOK
SOUTH CARROLL
SUITLAND
ST. MARK'S*
ST. PAUL'S
WILDE LAKE
WILLIAM PENN
* Won the Invitational
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not;
nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not;
unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full
of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States
