RUMFORD — There’s nothing like a little zany competition to bring communities and “inflated” egos together for a good cause.

The St. Patrick’s Day Sumo Wrestling Throwdown Showdown, which features sumo-suit wrestling at its funniest, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at Mountain Valley High School.

It’s a fundraiser for the Greater Rumford Community Center and its programs.

Teen band Mars Rocks will play during the debut show. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children at the door. No advance tickets will be sold.

The main event is a tag-team match with Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert and Assistant Principal Chris Decker against Dirigo High School Principal Mike Poulin and Assistant Principal Chris Moreau.

That first tag-team match is likely to be overshadowed by other wrestlers, not to mention Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant as the master of ceremonies.

“We have tag-team matches you have been waiting to see for years, and now you finally have the chance,” co-organizer Cindrie Cormier said Wednesday.

Wrestlers include:

* Dixfield police Officer Eric Bernier versus Rumford police Sgt. Doug Maifeld;

* Trudi Cormier versus Ryanne Brown, both from Mountain Valley Middle School;

* Paula Cunningham versus Julie Burgess, both from Rumford Community Home;

* Dan Glover of Glover’s Auto Repair versus Kevin Prevost of Dixfield Elementary School;

* Roger Payne versus his son, Colin Merrill;

* Tom Puiia of Puiia Hardware versus Phil Therriault of Twin Rivers Building Supply and;

* Rumford Selectmen Greg Buccina and Jeff Sterling versus Dixfield town crew members Randy Glover and Craig Woods.

Also, MVHS classes will wrestle each other for the top honor. Freshmen will wrestle seniors, sophomores will wrestle juniors, and the winners will wrestle each other, Cormier said.

Freshman girls are Eliza Buccina and Taylor Smart; sophomore girls are Shannon Laubauskas and Katie Puiia; junior girls are Brooke Dolloff and Darbi Brown; and senior girls are Ayla Allen and Makayla White.

Freshman boys are Caleb Gauvin and Dalton Milledge; sophomore boys are Lance Richard and Trenton Virgin; junior boys are Matt Hosie and Adam Volkernick; and senior boys are Joe Provencher and Justin Milligan.

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