The DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau is proud to help welcome the 4,000 to 5,000 visitors who will travel to the area for the Illinois Elementary School Association Boys State Wrestling Championship on Friday and Saturday at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center.

IESA Executive Director Steve Endsley has been working with our bureau, tournament manager Arch Richoz and the Convocation Center staff to plan the event since last spring, when the group’s board of directors voted to extend its contract with NIU to host the championships through 2018.

“We sincerely appreciate the working relationship we have with NIU and the Convocation Center,” Endsley said. “The Convocation Center is a beautiful facility that allows our wrestlers, coaches, parents and fans to have a great experience when attending our state wrestling finals.”