As the local wrestling squads get ready to rumble this winter, it’s worth noting that during the offseason the NJSIAA made a whole bunch of changes to the state wrestling tournament landscape, and it could have some big implications for Southern Regional, Pinelands Regional and Barnegat later in the season.

For one, each team has been moved from District 24 within Region 6 to three separate districts within Region 8 – Southern to District 29, Pinelands to District 31 and Barnegat to District 32.