Month: December 2022

The 70 team field at the Bi-State Classic has concluded this Friday in La Crosse, Wisconsin. ZM wrestlers finished strong with 5 place winners:

Jack Krier (126) champion in a 52 man bracket!

Kaleb Lochner (152) finished in 4th Place

Jent Beyer (106) finished in 8th Place

Ryan Lexvold (182) finished in 8th Place

Noah Schaefer (113) finished in 9th Place

As a team, ZM finished overall in 10th place, 2nd place in division AA (1 point below division AA champ Caladonia-Houston), and 4th place in regards to Minnesota teams. It was bunched up with 10 points separating 10th and 5th place.

Our 5 place winners…

Zumbrota-Mazeppa is one of 70 teams participating in the Bi-State Classic this Thursday and Friday, which showcases some of the best wrestlers from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Our wrestlers are ready to build on the success from last year (Highest finish for any Minnesota school, 7th place overall, and 3rd in the “AA” tier of teams).

New this year is the women’s only tournament, where we have our first woman’s entrant to the tournament, Kaydance Simota.

Your guide to watching the action remotely:

You need to be familiar with three different websites:

• https://bistateclassic.com (referred to below as the bistate website). This website will be used to view the streams for all 10 mats on separate streams. (Click on “Video Stream” at the top of the home page) (Please consider donating some cash to the streaming. I can attest for last years tournament, it is well worth it!).
• https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=688658132 (referred to below as the trackwrestling website). This website will be used to view the men’s brackets, results, find out what mats the wrestlers will be on, and to overall track the progress of the team.
• https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=689610132 (referred to below as the woman’s only trackwrestling website). This is similar to the link above for the men, but this is for the woman’s only tournament.

The tournament is split up into 4 sessions. On the bistate website, you will need to go to the appropriate session to view the live streams.

• Session 1: (Thurs, Dec 29th 9am-5pm)
• Session 2: (Thurs, Dec 29th 7:15pm-10:15pm)
• Session 3: (Fri, Dec 30th 9:15am-2:30pm). In addition to the mens matches, this session is when the women’s matches will be wrestled beginning at approximately 10am. These matches will be on the same 10 mats.
• Session 4: (Fri, Dec 30th 5:30pm-8:30pm)

You can find out what mats the ZM wrestlers are going to be on by going to the appropriate trackwrestling link: (Men or Women). On the left hand side, click on Mat Assignments, then Team Schedule in the main frame, and finally choose Zumbrota-Mazeppa for the team in the drop down menu. Once a wrestler has been assigned a mat (usually will be assigned a mat 2-3 matches before they wrestle), they will be on the list. You will need the Mat number to view the correct stream on the bistateclassic website.

We will be providing an update here after each session. Good luck Cougars!!

The week before Christmas was busy in the youth room! Here are your wrestlers of the week!

PreK-k = Samuel Wood

1-3grade = Rhett Lodermeier

4-6grade = Weston Hackman

Weston Hackman

Plan is to reschedule for a later date(s). Tentatively, it looks like KM for Feb 4 and CF for Feb 7. Times tbd and we will post more here when known.

The youth room is in full swing right now, and it looks like they have been working hard! Each week, the coaches will pick wrestlers of the week in each wrestling room. They are chosen for their work ethic, attitude, and for being a great teammate! For week 1, the wrestlers of the week are:

Pre-K: Benson Adams

1-3rd: Brantley Pahl

4-6th: Mason Dingfelder

For week 2, the wrestlers of the week are:

Prek-k: Tuck Olson

1-3rd: Emmitt Weiland

4-6th: Tanner Poncelet

The Cannon Falls dual has been rescheduled. ZM will host both Cannon Falls and Kasson Mantorville in Mazeppa on Thursday, Dec 22nd. Action will start at 4:30pm. If you can’t make it to Mazeppa that night, live stream will be available from 4:15 until the completion of all matches. https://youtu.be/eBj3gEurKrM

Schedule:

4:30-6:00 ZM vs Cannon Falls/Kasson Mantorville JV matches

6:00-7:00 ZM vs Cannon Falls Varsity

7:00-8:00 ZM vs Kasson Mantorville Varsity

Cannon Falls schools are closed today due to the snow and ice, so the wrestling match tonight is either canceled or postponed to a later date. We will keep you updated if the match is scheduled for a later date.

Please join us tomorrow night in Mazeppa for a dual vs Cannon Falls Friday night. JV matches begin around 6pm. Varsity matches begin at 7pm. In case you cannot make the dual, we are live streaming here beginning at 5:45: https://youtu.be/eBj3gEurKrM. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel!

Both the Varsity and JV wrestlers took the mat in Stewartville. The Varsity grapplers beat Stewartville 64-9. Pictures from this dual can be found here.

On Saturday, the varsity traveled to Glencoe for the Don Hall Invite in Glencoe. ZM finished 3rd out of 9 teams, placing behind #1-A JCC and #12-AA Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Luth. They finished ahead of #5-A Kimball Area, New Ulm, Glencoe, LeSueur-Henderson, BOLD, and Rochester JM.

Place Winners were:

1st Place: Jack Krier, Lucas Schiell

2nd Place: Noah Schaefer, Colby Dohrn, Ryan Lexvold

3rd Place: Keagan Haugen, Laiken Copeman

4th Place: Isaiah O`Reilly, Cody Anderson

5th Place: Jent Beyer, Zayne Novek, Wyatt Mulder, Tucker Buck

6th Place: Tanner Finstuen, Wilson Nordquist

The JV team was in action on Saturday in Mazeppa vs stout competition. ZM defeated Albert Lea, Shakopee, Holmen WI, and Dover-Eyota and lost a very close dual vs Apple Valley that came down to the last match. Pictures from the JV duals can be found here.

This year we are going to stream our Home Events, beginning with the JV duals this Saturday. This will allow anyone to cheer on the Cougars from anywhere. This is a free service, but the funding has been provided by the ZM Wrestling Booster Club. Donations are much appreciated, but not required (Details on donations will be forthcoming). We can’t promise that this will be seamless from Day 1, but we can promise that we will learn as we go and improve!

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Live Streaming Schedule:

Date	Event
Saturday 12/3/22 10AM	ZM JV Duals, with teams from Albert Lea, Apple Valley, Dover-Eyota, Holmen (WI), Shakopee, and ZM.
Friday 12/16/22 6PM	JV and Varsity Dual – Cannon Falls @ ZM
Thursday 12/22/22 6PM	JV and Varsity Dual – Kasson Mantorville @ ZM
Thursday 1/26/22 6PM	JV and Varsity Dual – Goodhue @ ZM