Southwest Valley 71st Annual John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament
January 16th, 2026 by Christian Adams
The John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament will be held at Southwest Valley High School Campus located in Corning, Iowa on January 23rd and 24th. The tournament began in 1955 making this year’s event the 71st year. Twenty-seven teams will travel to Corning for the event.
According to the most recent rankings this year’s competition will feature 35 ranked grapplers. Fourteen of the fourteen weight classes will have a ranked wrestler, with multiple weights featuring two or more ranked wrestlers.
Nodaway Valley is ranked 5th in Class 1A as well as Riverside ranked 7th, Earlham ranked 13th and Wayne ranked 14th. Look for class 2A perennial power Creston to vie for one of the top spots as well as Atlantic, Winterset, Nodaway Valley, Riverside, Shenandoah and Earlham. Southwest Valley, as the host school, plans to be very competitive and looks to compete in the team race! Overall it will be an extremely competitive and close team race!
| ACGC | Earlham | Shenandoah |
| Atlantic | East Mills | Southwest Iowa |
| Bedford | Griswold | Southwest Valley |
| CAM | Lenox | Tri Center |
| Centerville | Missouri Valley | Washington |
| Central Decatur | Mt. Ayr | Wayne |
| Clarinda | Nodaway Valley | Winterset |
| Clarke | Panorama | |
| Creston | Red Oak | |
| Denison-Schleswig | Riverside |
The link for the live stream for FRIDAY is: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/corning/organization/19003/southwest-valley-high-school
The link for the live stream for SATURDAY is: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/corning/organization/19003/southwest-valley-high-school
Admission Prices – Good All Day
Friday – Adults and Students – $10.00
Saturday – Adults and Students – $10.00
IHSAA/IGHSAU Administrator Passes will be the only passes accepted




