 The Rick Lee Invitational Wrestling Tournament is back for its 30th year this weekend. The event, which is normally held at the John Glass Field House, will be changing venues this year to the Sanford Center for the very first time. The tournament named for former BHS wrestling coach Rick Lee will feature 16 teams from around the state for the two-day event. It's going to be a very competitive group. Even looking at the day one pools, which typically aren't as competitive as the day two pools, they're very competitive and there will be a lot of rules on day one as well as day two. I just think it's great for our community. We fill up hotels, we fill up restaurants, gas stations, people are all over town and a lot of people think Bemidji's in the middle of nowhere and it's difficult to get teams here. So the teams that come to this tournament really enjoy it. They like coming back and the people that come to our community have nothing but good things to say about it, which feels good for someone like myself who's been here my entire life. This year's Rick Lee will also include a junior high, junior varsity and a pre-K through fifth grade open tournament. Wrestling will begin Friday morning at the Sanford Center. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.