Upcoming Events

Hominy Valley Wrestling Club practices are now underway.  Over 60 wrestlers are currently involved in practices, which are held each Monday and Thursday at Enka High School from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.  It is not too late to join!

Founded in March 2003, the Hominy Valley Wrestling Club is a sanctioned USA Wrestling club located in Asheville, North Carolina.  During the 2004 season, the club had over 50 active wrestlers and three full-time coaches who volunteered in the organization.  The philosophy of the Hominy Valley Wrestling Club is to promote the sport of wrestling in the Hominy Valley area, provide elementary and middle school students an opportunity to participate in wrestling, and to give high school and college wrestlers an opportunity to learn, condition, and improve outside of the competitive season.  Club practices include top-notch instruction in freestyle, Greco-Roman and scholastic styles of wrestling.  In addition to instruction, open-mat time is available during each practice for live wrestling and drillpractice.  Finally, club members have the opportunity to compete in open wrestling tournaments during the spring, summer, and fall months.  

  • Club membership is $40 per wrestler.  Benefits include insurance, instruction, and a club T-Shirt
     
  • Club practices are held two days per week.  The Club is active from March to July.
     
  • Club coaching staff consists of high school coaches, former collegiate wrestlers, and guest clinicians.
     
  • The Hominy Valley WC is a non-profit organization.  All coaches are volunteers and all funds support amateur wrestling in the Hominy Valley Community.

 

Hominy Valley Coaching Staff

Mark Harris - currently the head wrestling coach at Enka High School.   Coached state championship teams at Fuquay-Varina High School  during the 2000 and 2001 seasons.  Coaching Honors include:  National Wrestling Coaches Assoc. NC coach of the year (2000), Mat News 3A Coach of the Year (2001, 2002), and Wake County Boys Coach of the Year (2001).  Mark is a former North Carolina high school and freestyle state champion and a four-year letterman in wrestling at North Carolina State University.

John Williams – John is the current head coach of the Enka Middle School wrestling team.  John has been at Enka Middle for three seasons and has built  the Enka Middle School program into one of the top programs in Western NC.  John's dual record in three seasons at EMS is an impressive 37-9.  Coach Williams works exclusively with our youngest wrestlers, teaching basic skills and having fun!   

Dylan Stamey - currently a member of the Enka High School coaching staff, Dylan wrestled for Enka High School from 1995-98 and won a state title at 125 lbs in 1998.  Dylan also wrestled for Appalachian State from 1998-2001. Coach Stamey is an intense wrestler, a great tactician, and excels in teaching wrestlers how to drill at the highest level. 

Andrew Penland - A 3X state qualifier in high school, Andrew trains the upperweight wrestlers at Enka High School.  Coach Penland has extensive knowledge of scholastic and freestyle wrestling in addition to current techniques of mental preparation for matches.  Coach Penland is a master at developing self esteem, and brought "Big Guy Pride" into the Enka High School wrestling program  

 

Anyone interested in joining the Hominy Valley Wrestling Club can call Mark Harris at 828-225-1899.  
You can also contact the club via email at coachmdharris@aol.com.