Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougar Wrestling

The ZM Varsity and Junior Varsity are opening the season with a dual match at Stewartville on Friday night. The JV matches start at 6pm and Varsity begins at 7pm.

On Saturday, the Varsity travels to Glencoe Silver Lake High School to wrestle the Don Hall Invite with 8 other teams. #1-A Jackson County Central, #6-A Kimball, and #12-AA Watertown Mayer-Mayer Luth are the ranked teams that will be there. A great early season tournament and a good test!

The JV team will host a number of powerhouse programs visiting Mazeppa on Saturday for a JV duals tournament, including teams from Shakopee, Apple Valley, Holmen WI, Albert Lea and Dover-Eyota. Wrestling starts at 10am in the Mazeppa gym. We will be live streaming the ZM duals in Mazeppa with more information coming out soon.

There is a ZM wrestling store open through Rebyl for ZM singlets, sweatshirts, and wrestling shorts.

Note, that this is NOT the fan store. That will be coming out in the near future. This is primarily for the wrestlers preK-12th grade. 7-12 grade will be appointed a singlet, but having an extra one for wrestling multiple days in a row or for post season is nice to have. Click on the link below to see the ZM wrestler store.

https://myteamsale.com/stores/?sn=ZM%20Wrestling&fbclid=IwAR1t0rXpRqYQIOWA-yEhiabkvihK8LmiKvfrvqCnVHU6Ij0otxjUzE1MdHo

ZM Youth Wrestling season is just around the corner and we welcome all boys and girls preK-6th grade to join in the fun. Please see the attached flyer for all the details to get started!!

I know the wrestlers had a busy summer with baseball, football, soccer, cross country, track, summer wrestling, 4H, derby’s, parades, camping, pool parties, and so on! Before you know it we will be back in the wrestling room! Here are a few pictures taken from the Covered Bridge Festival last weekend with the ZM youth wrestlers. Can’t wait to see everyone again soon!

For those of you signed up for the summer training with Dakota, tonight’s practice has been re-scheduled to Tuesday August 9th.

Remaining Summer Training Dates

Tuesday, August 9th

Thursday, August 11th

Thursday, August 18th

Thursday, August 25th

The Mazeppa Lions club has asked the wrestlers if we can clean up the garbage around Herb Vik field after the fireworks. As you are all aware the Mazeppa Lions are a huge supporter of our wrestling program and here is a chance to show how much that means to us.

When: Half hour after fireworks finale.

Where: Meet at 2nd base of softball field.

Who: All K-12 wrestlers, managers, parents, fans.

Why: Mazeppa Lions is a HUGE supporter of our wrestling program and has recently donating a generous amount of money for our new mat this year. In addition, to help the Mazeppa community with cleaning up after the party!

What should I bring? Bring a pair of gloves if desired. Garbage bags will be provided.

How long: If we have a lot of volunteers, it should go pretty quick.

Attention all ZM wrestlers going into 6th grade and below. The 5002 Club workouts start on Monday, July 11th! This is an awesome club to be part of and will keep you in shape in the offseason! Please see attached file below for the calendar and when to perform the exercises.

What is 5002 Club?

Coach Steffen came up with the 5002 Club as an opportunity for our youth wrestlers to stay active physically and mentally during the off-season.  It’s meant to give them self-discipline, self-worth, and hopefully a sense of accomplishment when they complete the challenge.

What does 5002 mean/represent?

5002 is the total number of sit-ups, push-ups, and burpees completed in order to become a member.  The youth are given a calendar with the number of exercises to be performed on a given day.  The total on the calendar add up to 5001, but Cougars always do 1 extra for 5002!

5002 Club Member Rules

1. Be honest! If you miss one exercise you lose your membership.  Cougars always have integrity.  They tell the truth!
2. If you get a detention or have to pull a card in September-November, you lose your membership.  You are a student-athlete, not an athlete-student!
3. Write a HANDWRITTEN 1/2 to 1 page paper about the topic for the year. (Little guys: 2-3 sentences are fine.  Have mom and dad help).  When you complete the letter, mail it to Coach Steffen.  These will be on display at the first varsity home dual.

5002 Club Rewards

1. Receive a t-shirt stating ‘5002 Club Member’.
2. Introduction to the ZM wrestling crowd at the first varsity home dual.  Coach Steffen will call all 5002 Club members onto the floor and introduce you to the crowd.
3. Choose 1 away event to travel with the varsity wrestlers as a manager.
4. Choose 1 home event to be the manager.
5. Your name will be displayed on the ZM wrestling room as having completed the 5002 challenge!

ZM Wrestling is very excited to welcome Dakota Trom for 6 sessions in the Mazeppa wrestling room for the summer. Dakota is the lead clinician for MN Elite Wrestling and has a very accomplished career. There are two training times, depending on what grade the wrestler is in this current school year (2021-2022).

This camp is only open for ZM wrestlers and the times are K-6 at 5-6:30pm and 7-12th grade from 6:45-8:15pm. These sessions are not recommended for pre-K age.

Dates for Dakota in Mazeppa Wrestling room include:

• Thursday, June 16th
• Tuesday, June 21st
• Thursday, July 7th
• Thursday, August 11
• Thursday, August 18th
• Thursday, August 25th

The cost of this training is $40/wrestler. Please see attached flyer for signup information and the accolades for Dakota. You can register here.