Chris Lexvold

Youth Update: February 8th, 2015

Junior and Senior Teams Wrestle in St. Charles

The Junior team placed 4th out of 8 this weekend in St. Charles. We were victorious over St. Charles before falling to KW, and losing by criteria in a tie with Rochester Mayo. It was the first opportunity for many of our wrestlers to be in a team tournament and they look forward to doing it again! The Senior team fell to both PEM and St. Charles in their only matches.

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45.
Thursday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room. 6:00-7 PM. Watch Cougars final home meet of the season.
Saturday- Watch Section 1 Class A semifinals at Mayo Civic Center at 2:3o. Section finals will follow.

Youth Update: February 1, 2015

26 Wrestle in Albert Lea

A total of 29 youth and many parents took a bus down to Albert Lea on Saturday. 26 wrestled and 3 others joined their friends to lend support. Overall we wrestled very well with 11 of the 26 taking 1st place. Afterwards, everyone was treated to ice cream. Good times were had and we hope to make a trip like this an annual event.

A reminder to parents of the kids on the Jr. team for this Saturday’s team tournament in St. Charles: let Coach Lexvold know whether or not your child can make it. Please do so by Monday and please make your best effort to have your child at practice this week. Thank you!

Tuesday night in Mazeppa the #7 ranked Cougars take on #6 Chatfield. All are encouraged to attend this highly anticipated dual. This is a great opportunity for our young ones to watch the varsity and plant the seed in their minds that one day they too could have the chance to compete at a big dual like this. Please wear your youth t-shirts and go cheer on the home team!

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45.
Tuesday- Watch the #7 ranked Cougars take on #6 Chatfield in Mazeppa at 7 PM.
Thursday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room. 6:00-7:15 PM.
Saturday- St. Charles team tournament. Meet on west side of Mazeppa school at 7:15 AM. Chatfield and Lewiston individual tournaments.
Sunday, February 8- Lake City tournament (MN/USA)

Youth Update: January 25th, 2015

Weekend Results

The youth team went 3-2 today in Kasson, placing 7th out of 16. We defeated PEM, Caledonia, and Ellsworth, WI. The two wins over PEM and Caledonia avenged earlier losses against them from 2 weeks ago. We battled hard but lost to Chatfield and Byron.

11 boys wrestled extremely well in Kenyon on Saturday. They were Lincoln Toombs, Jake Moran, Brody Lohmann, Cole and Lucas Schiell, Cain and Ryan Lexvold, Gunner and Tanner Mancilman, Carter Annen, and Isaiah O’Reilly. Gunner Mancilman also earned the fastest pin trophy for first grade. Way to go Gunner!

100 Takedowns

A reminder that tomorrow night during practice we’ll be doing our 100 takedowns (PreK and K will have a regular practice). Gatorade and popcorn will be served after. Please bring your pledge money and form to practice tomorrow in an envelope with your wrestler’s name on it. Contact Lacey ASAP if you are unable to attend Monday so we can get prizes ordered and a final tally to see if we met our group fundraising goal.

Albert Lea Tournament

We are taking a bus to the Albert Lea tournament this Saturday. I still have memories of the bus rides and tournaments I attended in elementary. Hopefully we can provide the same type of memories to our wrestlers as well. We encourage all the kids to take the bus and not ride separately. Please bring this registration form to practice tomorrow. Put Z-M for the City/Organization and leave the Weight field empty. Also, at the very bottom of the form please write which town your child will be getting on the bus that day so we know who to expect where. The bus leaves from Mazeppa at 6:15 AM, and leaves from Zumbrota at 6:30. Approximate return time is 3 PM. Ask the coaches or Lacey if you have any questions.

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice/100 Takedowns. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45.
Thursday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room. 6:00-7:15 PM.
Saturday- Bus trip to Albert Lea! Leave 6:15 AM from Mazeppa, 6:30 from Zumbrota.

Youth Update: January 18th, 2015

A HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers this past week! From people transporting mats, working tables, concessions, admission, registration, donating food, doing skin checks, bracketing- all went extremely smooth because of your hard work. Lacey mentioned she really enjoyed meeting some new faces.

A reminder that if you’d like a shirt just like your child received, the orders are due tomorrow. Please bring your money and this order form to practice.

We plan on taking a bus to the Albert Lea individual tournament on Saturday, January 31st. The bus will bring us there and back. If you are interested, ~~please sign-up on the sheets in or near the wrestling rooms~~ fill out the registration form and bring to practice. The cost of the bus will be covered by the Booster Club. If we reach our monetary goal for the takedown fundraiser, the Booster Club will also cover the cost of the registration fee and an ice cream cone afterwards. 2nd grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Parents of older wrestlers are welcome if the bus has room. We plan on leaving Mazeppa at 6:15 AM, and leaving from Zumbrota at 6:30. Approximate return time is 3 PM.

100 Takedown Night is only 8 days away! Good luck on accumulating those pledges!

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45.
Thursday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room. 6:00-7:15 PM.
Satuday- Kenyon individual tournament
Sunday, Jan. 25- Kasson team tournament. Meet in Mazeppa at 7:45 to carpool if needed. Bloomington individual tournament.

Below are a few action shots of some of our little guys from Friday night courtesy of Laura Toombs.

Youth Tournament Friday; Team goes 2-2 in Chatfield

Our youth home tournament is Friday night in Zumbrota! Weigh-ins are from 4:30 – 5:45 PM, but we ask that you arrive early to beat the rush and help volunteer. There is no entry fee for ZM wrestlers, but please bring this registration form filled out to the tournament to expedite the registration process. You will need to go through skin checks and weigh-ins that night. We are still in need of volunteers for Friday and Saturday. Any help is much appreciated.

Many parents have asked about ordering themselves this year’s youth wrestling t-shirt, just like the one your child received. The cost is $12 or $14 per shirt depending on size. You can bring your money and this order form to practice. Orders are due by Monday, January 19th.

4 wrestled in Medford on Friday night. They were Ashton Macht, Evan Groby, Riley Walerak, and Jake Moran. 11 more wrestled in Eyota on Saturday. They were Lincoln Toombs, Cole and Lucas Schiell, Owen, Cain, and Ryan Lexvold, Isaiah O’Reilly, Ashon Macht, Ethan Kovars, Nathan Haltom, and Evan Groby.

One of the best parts of these tournaments is the camaraderie the kids develop with one other as well as with wrestlers from other towns.

The team wrestled in Chatfield today, going 2-2. We fell to PEM and Caledonia before finishing strong and beating John Marshall and Triton.

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45.
Thursday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room. 6:00-7:00 PM. Watch high school dual with Hayfield afterwards.
Friday- Home youth tournament. Arrive early.
Satuday- Home varsity tournament. Simley (MN/USA)
Sunday, Jan. 18- Wabasha, Hayfield, Hastings (MN/USA)

Youth Update: January 4, 2015

Tomorrow night during practice we will be taking individual and group pictures. Please try to wear your ZM Wrestling t-shirt or singlet. We’ll make these photos available to the group at a later date.

There are signup sheets in or near both wrestling rooms for the scrimmage at Goodhue on Thursday. A great opportunity for all, especially those with no or little tournament experience so far. Please arrive at the Goodhue Public School at 5:45, wrestling will begin at 6:00 in Gym #1. Wrestlers will get into the event for free, parents and spectators will be charged admission. They may need a few parent volunteers to help referee and keep score.

Four wrestlers made the drive to La Crosse this past Saturday to take on some of the best kids in the tri-state area at the Badgerland Nationals. Wrestling were Ethan Kovars, Jack Smothers, Ashton Macht, and Mason Edstrom.

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45. Wear wrestling t-shirt or singlet.
Wednesday- Booster Club meeting at 6:30 in ~~Mazeppa School Library~~ Zumbrota VFW (moved due to school closing).
Thursday- Youth scrimmage in Goodhue. Arrive at 5:45 PM.
Friday- Medford individual tournament
Satuday- Eyota individual tournament
Sunday, Jan. 11- Chatfield team tournament. Meet in front of Mazeppa school at 9:45 AM.
Stewartville individual tournament (MN/USA)

Youth Update: December 28, 2014

We will be having an open mat practice tomorrow night from 6:00-7:15 PM. It will be held in the new wrestling room. All grades 6th and under are welcome.

Please pick up your t-shirts, warm-ups, and/or singlets at practice if you have not already.

We will be scrimmaging in Goodhue on Thursday, January 8th. To take advantage of this opportunity, please sign up on the sheets at practice.

17 little guys wrestled in Plainview this past Saturday and several more wrestled in Pine Island on Tuesday. Earning their “Festivus for the Wrestivus” t-shirts at Plainview included: Trace Olson, Shea Norton, Gavin Seymour, Lincoln Toombs, Jake Moran, Nathan Haltom, Kaleb Lochner, Isaiah O’Reilly, Carl and Ben Murray, Gunner and Tanner Mancilman, Sam and Isaac Moore, and Ryan, Cain, and Owen Lexvold.

Upcoming Events

Monday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room. 6:00-7:15 PM. All grades welcome.
Friday- Farmington tournament
Saturday- Rushford tournament
Saturday & Sunday: Badgerland Nationals (must register by today)

Happy New Year!

Youth Update: December 21, 2014

We had 24 wrestlers compete in the Goodhue tournament yesterday. Showing their wares were Jake Moran, Leo and Jent Beyer, Cole and Lucas Scheill, Sam and Isaac Moore, Gunner and Tanner Mancilman, Owen, Cain, and Ryan Lexvold, Kaleb Lochner, Ben Murray, Jack Krier, Carson Dillon, Ben Flaaen, Isaiah O’Reilly, Gabe Tupper, Mason Edstrom, Brennan Sheda, Ashton Macht, Nathan Haltom, and Jack Smothers. It’s great to have a turnout like this at a tournament or scrimmage so coaches can provide instant individual feedback and get an idea of what the group can improve on collectively. Thanks for getting your wrestlers there and great job boys!

The singlets are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. If you haven’t already done so, please pick up your t-shirts, warm-ups, and/or singlets at practice.

We will be scrimmaging in Goodhue on Thursday, January 8th. To take advantage of this opportunity, please sign up on the sheets at practice.

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice. PreK through 3rd at 5:45. 4th through 6th at 6:45.
Tuesday- Pine Island Holiday Tournament
Saturday- Plainview Festivus for the Wrestivus Tournament

Kids- be extra good this week or Santa might just put you in an arm bar. That’s what happens to naughty reindeer. Happy Holidays!

Youth Update: December 14, 2014

Thanks again to all our volunteers at the scrimmage last week and the ladies helping out at the concessions stand. Without your efforts this program would not exist.

Practice Schedule and Information

Please note we are starting our grade level based practices this week. Practice sessions will be 1 hour long. Times and locations are as follows:

PreK and Kindergarten practice from 5:45 to 6:45 in the old wrestling room
Grades 1st through 3rd practice from 5:45 to 6:45 in the new wrestling room
Grades 4th through 6th practice from 6:45 to 7:45 in the new wrestling room

Does your wrestler have a friend that would like to try wrestling? Bring them along! Feel free to fill out this flyer and give to a friend.

The warm-ups ordered at registration night are in. The t-shirts are also ready. You can pick these items up from Lacey at practice tomorrow night. The singlets are expected to be available next week.

New to practice? Here is what to expect.

Thursday Scrimmage at Kenyon

There will be signup sheets in or near both wrestling rooms for the scrimmage at Kenyon Thursday. Please arrive at the Kenyon High School at 5:30, wrestling will begin at 5:45. Wrestlers will get into the event for free, parents and spectators will be charged admission. We should be done by the time the varsity is set to take on KW in a highly anticipated match-up.

Upcoming Events

Monday- Practice. See above for details.
Thursday- Scrimmage at Kenyon. Be sure to sign up.
Friday- Cheer on the high school wrestlers as they take on Dover-Eyota in Mazeppa.
Saturday- Tournament in Goodhue. Let’s see if we can get 20 wrestlers there!

Youth Update: December 7, 2014

Last Friday during the high school dual the 13 newest members of the 5002 Club were introduced. They are: Ryan Lexvold, Owen Lexvold, Cain Lexvold, Tanner Mancilman, Macallister Bengtson, Ethan Kovars, Nathan Haltom, Kaleb Lochner, Isaiah O’Reilly, Jack Krier, Gabe Tupper, Jent Beyer, and Leo Beyer. For their hard work and dedication these guys received a 5002 Club t-shirt and their names will be added to the 5002 Club sign in the wrestling room.

In Stewartville on Saturday were 10 Cougars competing in the youth individual tournament, including 5 that came home with 1st place and a champion t-shirt! Participating were Samuel and Isaac Moore, Gunner and Tanner Mancilman, Ryan, Cain, and Owen Lexvold, Riley Walerak, Carter Annen, and Isaiah O’Reilly.

Schedule for this week:
Monday- Open Mat. 5:45-6:30 for beginners. 6:30-7:15 for experienced wrestlers.
Tuesday- Scrimmage Cannon Falls in Mazeppa. Be sure to sign-up. Arrive at 5:45. Watch the high school take on CF and Triton.
Upcoming Tournaments- Byron and St. Charles on Saturday. Woodbury (MN/USA) on Sunday.