OXFORD – The second-longest-running high school wrestling tournament in New York State will mark its golden anniversary Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

The Clyde Cole Wrestling Tournament, co-sponsored by the Oxford Rotary Club and Oxford Academy, reaches 50 years in less than two weeks.

The two-day tournament, long on memories, is inviting all former champions, referees, and tournament volunteers to a social gathering the eve of the tourney, Thursday, Nov. 29 from 6-8 p.m. at the Oxford American Legion on South Washington Ave.

“We have lot of photos and a slide show we will run from past years of the tournament,” said Terry Stark, representing the Oxford Rotary. “We also intend to run the slide show on a loop during the tournament. It’s a social gathering and a celebration for people to share their stories of the tournament.”

Organizers are still in the process of putting together the slide show, and invite all community members to submit photos to Stark or longtime official Carl Koenig. “They can either email the photos to me or Terry, or we can arrange to drop off the photos,” Koenig said. “It only takes 10 seconds to scan a photo.”