2026–27 Season Calendar

Save the dates.

Practices, tournaments, deadlines, and club events for the Rhinos winter season. We’ll add Mason Dixon League Sunday dates as soon as the league finalizes its schedule.

Before your first practice: USA Wrestling membership

Every Rhino, wrestlers and coaches, needs a current USA Wrestling membership this season, new or renewed, with the Rhinos selected as your club.

Wrestlers only need a “Limited Folkstyle Membership.” The full membership isn’t required.

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October 2026

  1. Oct9Fri
    Club news

    New Rhinos E-Z roll mat arrives

    Resilite delivers our brand-new Rhinos roll-up wrestling mat (approximate date). Years in the making!

  2. Oct16Fri
    Registration

    New website & season registration opens

    Every Rhino, wrestlers and coaches, needs a current USA Wrestling membership this season, new or renewed, with the Rhinos selected as your club during sign-up.

    Wrestlers only need a “Limited Folkstyle Membership.” You don’t need to buy the full membership. Can’t find your old membership number? Email us and we’ll look it up.

    Get your USA Wrestling membership →

November 2026

  1. Nov3Tue
    Family event

    “Meet the Coaches” night

    The Bungalow Lakehouse, Sterling · 7:00 – 8:30 PM

    Each coach introduces themselves and we walk through the plan and expectations for the season. Aimed at new families, and returning Rhinos are welcome too.

  2. Nov10Tue
    Practice

    First practice for all Rhinos

    Herndon High School wrestling room

    Regular-season practices begin. See the practice schedule for session times.

  3. Nov–MarTue
    Thu
    Weekly
    Practice

    Practices every Tuesday & Thursday

    Through the end of March 2027. No practice on FCPS holidays or snow days, or when Herndon HS has a conflict.

  4. Nov14–15Sat–Sun
    TournamentOptional

    Fall Brawl Open, pre-season tournament

    McDonogh School · Owings Mills, MD

    For experienced wrestlers who are ready to compete. A great icebreaker that quickly shows you where you stand. Jordan Burroughs and his team were there last year.

  5. Nov20Fri
    Deadline

    Last day to order Rhinos competition gear

    Competition gear is ordered through Go Earn It. Ordering details are coming soon.

December 2026

  1. Dec3Thu
    Deadline

    Rhino Open registration closes

    11:59 PM on Trackwrestling. No exceptions after this time.

    Rhinos wrestle in our home tournament for free, but still need to be registered. How to register →

  2. Dec5Sat
    Community

    Herndon HS girls wrestling tournament

    Herndon High School

    Coach Drummond, his staff, and the Herndon HS girls host a high school girls tournament. Come out and cheer on the coaches, families, and athletes who support us all season.

  3. Dec5Sat PM
    Rhinos host

    Rhino Open weigh-ins

    Herndon High School · 5:00 – 7:00 PM

    Saturday evening weigh-ins for Rhinos (and all divisions) competing the next day. Sunday morning weigh-ins are also available. See all weigh-in times.

February 2027

  1. Feb14Sun
    At Herndon HSMDWL

    MDWL league tournament at Herndon HS

    Herndon High School

    Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day. Celebrate with your family at a Mason Dixon League event right here at home.

Still to come

Mason Dixon League Sundays

The league is finalizing its Sunday tournament schedule, including the dates the Rhinos host. Wrestlers attend 4 events to qualify for the end-of-season tournament. How the league works.

Weekend out-of-state tournaments, Dec – Feb

A list of recommended travel tournaments, separate from the league, will be posted by mid-November. More Rhino families on the road means more fun. Wrestling isn’t an “entitled” sport: you get good by competing, and sometimes by being humbled.

Looking ahead: March 2029

The Reston Herndon Youth Wrestling Rhinos will host the end-of-season MDWL Wrestling Championships.

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Registration includes USA Wrestling membership and insurance, a Rhinos T-shirt, all practices, and the Mason Dixon League regular season. Financial assistance is available. Just ask.

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