Welcome to Bulls Wrestling

Wesley Chapel is a Tampa suburb, located on the North side of New Tampa, at the county line, just within Pasco County.  Wesley Chapel is a thriving area full of robust restaurants, a large shopping area to include the Tampa Outlets at Wiregrass, as well one of the nicest malls in Florida, the Wiregrass Mall.  

Aside from having one of the best shopping and restaurants in the bay area, the Wesley Chapel area offers one of the top A-rated schools in Florida and the best school in Pasco County, Wiregrass Ranch High School.  Supporting the high school in excellence are John Long Middle School and Wiregrass Ranch Elementary School.  You can find all of the other amenities located in and around the Wesley Chapel area to include movie theaters, kids entertainment venues, as well as our very own man made "lagoon" at Epperson.  

The Wesley Chapel has recently earned the title of being called Florida's "SPORTS COAST".  As Florida has many attractions such as the "Nature's Coast" and "Space Coast", we are known for being the "Sports Coast".  Right here in Wesley Chapel we have some of the BEST sports programs in the country for: tennis, golf, football and baseball.  There is one of the largest ice rinks located in Wesley Chapel offering some of the top ice hockey training for kids and adults.  

And not to be outdone, Pasco County has recently built one of the largest sports facilities, "The Wiregrass Sports Complex", that offers world class volleyball, basketball, cheerleading and soccer.  Fortunately, this facility is nearly right across the street from Wiregrass Ranch High School.  

In short, Wesley Chapel is a fun, family friendly area that offers something for all families, young and experienced alike.  
 No matter what your sport, hobby, activity or job, you can find it right here in Wesley Chapel and call it home.  

Wiregrass Ranch High School or "WRHS" is the premier High School in Pasco County.  From academics to athletics, Wiregrass teachers and coaches constantly produce the best of Pasco County.  The results speak for themselves.  

The School has been in Wesley Chapel for over 10 years as it was split from Wesley Chapel H.S.  Now, as the area continues to grow, future projects are being considered for campus development and expansion.  The Athlete programs are always the best in the county.  

The school administration and staff place a high priority on ensuring the Wiregrass athletes are coached by the best coaches available and the athletic programs receive top priority ensuring all of our student athletes have the best high school athletic experience possible.  

Wiregrass Ranch High School services the Wesley Chapel area but also has students that have Zephyrhills zip codes as well.  Students from all across Pasco County use the "school choice" program to attend Wiregrass Ranch to participate in our world class culinary arts program and our medical academy.  We also have a large number of students that participate in the school choice program to enroll in our music program as well.  In short, our academic programs are among the best the county has to offer with a high level of rigor that challenge the students as well as athletic programs that allow our athletes to compete as some of the top athletes in the State of Florida.   

Wiregrass Ranch High School is member of the Florida High School Athletic High School Athletic Association (FHSAA).  The FHSAA is the governing body that establishes all of the rules and regulations that all high schools in Florida adhere to that ensures all rules and regulations are standardized and followed by each school.  The FHSAA is a member of the National Federation of High School's (NFHS) that standardizes all rules for high school athletics from state to state.  The NFHS ensures that high school sports have a standard from state to state and allows kids to participate across state lines.  

FHSAA wrestling has three classes: 1A, 2A and 3A.  Generally, the classes are 1A "small" schools, 2A "medium" schools and 3A "large" schools.  The student body numbers for the school sizes change or are adjusted from year to year by FHSAA and schools frequently are moved up or down from classifications.  

The Wiregrass Ranch High School Boys are in Class 3A, Region 2 and District 6.   This is the largest district in the entire state with 13 teams and arguably the most challenging district in all of Florida.  District 6 consists of the following teams: Alonso, Armwood, East Lake, Steinbrenner, Largo, Mitchell, Plant, Palm Harbor,  Sickles, Strawberry, Sunlake, Wharton, Wiregrass Ranch 

The Wiregrass Ranch Girls team is in class 1A,  Region 2 and District 7.  District 9 consists of the following teams: Auburndale, Avon Park, Bartow, Cypress Creek (WC), George Jenkins,  Haines City, Kathleen, Lake Gibson, Lake Region, Lake Whales, McKeel Academy, Mulberry, Sebring, Tenoroc, Wesley Chapel, Wiregrass Ranch, Zephyrhills 

 Wiregrass Ranch High School is a member of the Sunshine Athletic Conference - Pasco County.  The Sunshine Athletic Conference (SAC) is located in Pasco County and is divided into an East and West side of the county.  Wiregrass Ranch is located in the SAC - East.  Also in SAC - East are: Cypress Creek H.S., (WC), Land O Lakes H.S., Pasco H.S., Sunlake H.S., Wesley Chapel H.S., Wiregrass Ranch H.S., and Zephyrhills H.S. 

 The Head Coach of Wiregrass Ranch High School is J. Edward Ketler.  Most call him "Coach K" but he is one of the most highly trained, regarded and well respected coaches in the entire State of Florida.  Coach Ketler has committed himself through the professional development of the sport.  He has completed the following USA Wrestling coaches education courses: The Bronze Coaches Course, The Copper Coaches Course and the Silver Coaches Course.  

Upon completing the Silver Coaches course, this allows Coach K to assist with Team USA and their National level programs and identifies him, by USA Wrestling standards, as one of the top wrestling coaches in the country.  Coach K is also a  USA Wrestling "High Performance Leader".  

Wiregrass Ranch H.S. has a feeder youth club, American Warrior Wrestling, Wrestling Club.  American Warrior Wrestling was founded by Coach Ketler in 2019 to establish a youth program to support the Wiregrass Ranch high school wrestling team and offer incoming 6th, 7th and 8th graders an opportunity to train and wrestle BEFORE their freshman years in high school.  American Warrior Wrestling has been in operation since 2019 and is the largest youth wrestling program on the west coast of Florida.  It not only provides a feeder program for Wiregrass Ranch, but also for all of the surrounding schools in the New Tampa and Pasco County areas.  American Warrior Wrestling is a USA Wrestling member wrestling club.  If you would like for information about American Warrior Wrestling you can visit their website at AmericanWarriorWrestling.com