The Belvidere Bandits Wrestling Club is a not for profit organization whose purpose is to promote and support the sport of youth wrestling throughout Boone County, Illinois and the surrounding areas. The Bandits are an officially sanctioned member of the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF). The IKWF is the official state governing body of USA Wrestling and follows all policies and procedures set forth by them in regards to coaching background checks, certification requirements, youth safety practices, and providing of supplemental insurance coverage. The Belvidere Bandits is open to all boys and girls in Kindergarten through 8th grade. The season runs each year from the end of October to the middle of March with regular competitions starting the first weekend in December and culminating with the IKWF state series the end of February thru the middle of March. Practices are held multiple nights a week as permitted when school is in session in the wrestling room at Belvidere North High School, 9393 Beloit Rd, Belvidere, IL 61008 (use the student parking entrance on Squaw Prairie Rd). Follow the links through out this site to find more information on our registration process, tournament schedules, calendar of practice schedules, contacts, etc. Upcoming Tournaments Below are tournaments that members of the Bandits will attend. Date Tournament (link to flier/info) Location Directions Don't forget to look at other tournaments on the tournaments page that you may be able to attend.

Belvidere Bandits Recognize 5 IKWF State Qualifiers and 8 Sectional Place Finishers Overall for 2017 Senior Division (13-14 year olds) Weight Name Place Finished 215 Alex Paulson 1st - IKWF State Qualifier 74 David-Joseph Rice * 2nd - IKWF State Qualifier * Wrestled up to Senior Novice Division (11-12 year olds) Weight Name Place Finished 95 Jack Seacrist 1st - IKWF State Qualifier 177 Bryan West 1st - IKWF State Qualifier 62 Donald Cannon 3rd - IKWF State Qualifier 101 Randy Manos 4th Intermediate Division (9-10 year olds) Weight Name Place Finished 52 Brayden Teunissen 1st 58 Bryson Teunissen * 2nd * Wrestled up to Intermediate Belvidere Bandits Recognize 21 Sectional Qualifiers, 3 Bantam & 2 Tot Champions for 2017 The Bandits Placed 3nd in the Novice Team Scoring Senior Division (13-14 year olds) Weight Name Place Finished 74 David-Joseph Rice * 2nd - North Sectional Qualifier 215 Alex Paulson 2nd - North Sectional Qualifier 138 Jonathan Urbieta 3rd - North Sectional Qualifier 130 Miles Davis 5th - North Sectional Qualifier 147 Trace Saso 5th - North Sectional Qualifier 115 Jackson Clark 6th - North Sectional Qualifier * Wrestled up to Senior Novice Division (11-12 year olds) Weight Name Place Finished 95 Jack Seacrist 1st - North Sectional Qualifier 177 Bryan West 1st - North Sectional Qualifier 115 William Hall 2nd - North Sectional Qualifier 62 Donald Cannon 3rd - North Sectional Qualifier 101 Cadem Lendman 3rd - North Sectional Qualifier 101 Randy Manos 5th - North Sectional Qualifier 122 Nicholas Rooney 5th - North Sectional Qualifier 84 Alejandro Banuelos-Ruiz 6th - North Sectional Qualifier 89 Nicholas Taylor 6th - North Sectional Qualifier 122 Jackson Anderson 6th - North Sectional Qualifier Intermediate Division (9-10 year olds) Weight Name Place Finished 52 Brayden Teunissen 1st - North Sectional Qualifier 58 Bryson Teunissen * 1st - North Sectional Qualifier 66 Malachi Cannon * 2nd - North Sectional Qualifier 79 Skylar Wolf 2nd - North Sectional Qualifier 70 Robert Gibson 6th - North Sectional Qualifier * Wrestled up to Intermediate Bantam Division Champs (7-8 year olds) Bracket Name Place Finished B9 Dane Lowrance 1st - Bantam Regional Champion B15 Nicholas Gibson 1st - Bantam Regional Champion B16 Payton Temple 1st - Bantam Regional Champion Tot Division Champs (6 and under) Bracket Name Place Finished T1 David Cannon 1st - Tot Regional Champion T5 Carson Morrill 1st - Tot Regional Champion