Merrillville Pirates Wrestling Club

04/09/2026

Congrats to Ethan Alvarez for his 7th place ALL-AMERICAN finish at the NHSCA Nationals!

After an early loss, he rallied off 7 straight wins on the backside of the bracket. In his 7th place match, he avenged his loss from earlier in the tournament! He finished the tournament 9-2 overall.

Congrats to our Young Buc!

02/23/2026

Congratulations to our 4 young men that qualified for the IHSAA State Finals!

Senior Rashad Nelson 106 lbs (33-7)
Freshman Ethan Alvarez 120 lbs (43-4)
Senior Marquell Shelton 150 lbs (31-10)
Senior Anthony Bustamante 157 lbs (38-6)

Let’s congratulate Ethan Alvarez on his 7th place finish at 120 lbs! The last time a Merrillville freshman placed at state was back in 2013 (Shawn Streck- 7th at 285).

The boys round out a solid 25-26 season:
2025 Raptor Invite Champs
2026 Lake County Champs
2026 DAC Runner-Ups
2026 Sectional Champs
2026 Regional Champs

02/14/2026

Four Pirates will be making the trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse next weekend 🏴‍☠️

R. Nelson- 4th @ 106 lbs
E. Alvarez- Semi State Champ @ 120 lbs
M. Shelton- 4th @ 150 lbs
A. Bustamante- 4th @ 157 lbs

02/07/2026

2026 IHSAA Regional Champions 🏴‍☠️

01/25/2026

8U National Runner-Up 🏴‍☠️

01/22/2026

12/13/2025

Big weekend for our program!

Saturday Dec 13
-Middle school competes at the LMSAC Conference Tournament @ Highland MS 9am
-High school boys and girls compete at the Tom Cameron Duals @ Merrillville HS 9am

Sunday Dec 14
-Club kids are competing at the MPWC Folkstyle Open @ Merrillville HS 9am

If you have not registered, deadline is tonight 8pm.

Good luck to all of our Pirates! 🏴‍☠️

12/08/2025

Our folkstyle tournamnet is a week away. Registration is now available on USA Bracketing.

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11/03/2025

Due to Election Day, practice for Tue, Nov 4 will be cancelled. MPWC first practice will be Thursday, Nov 6. Same practice times to follow:
K-2nd grade: 6-7p
3rd-5th grade: 7-8:30p

Our high school girls will be in action that night for their first dual of the 25-26 season. They are facing Illiana Christian in the MHS Fieldhouse at 5:30p. Please come out and support our Lady Pirate wrestling team!

10/07/2025

It’s that time of the year again Pirates! 🏴‍☠️

Open to all boys and girls, as well as other school districts.
We now offer 2 discounted early registration dates!
All registrations require a birth certificate and $100 deposit.
All athletes K-5 will gain free entry to our MPWC Folkstyle Open, with a rookie division for 0-1 years of wrestling.

Looking forward to seeing everyone, and hopefully new faces as well!