Congratulations to Jarret Haglund for earning a spot on the 2017 Academic All-State Team selected by The Guillotine! Jarret is a wonderful young man who continually works hard both in the classroom and on the mat. Thanks, Jarret, for being such a positive role model for your teammates and future Cougar wrestlers!
The Cougars represented MN well at the NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach, VA this weekend. All the boys won at least one match in this very competitive tournament full of the nation’s best high school wrestlers! Congratulations to Caden Steffen on becoming a National Champion and All-American!
Results:
6 Cougars are representing Team MN in Virginia Beach, VA this weekend at the 28th Annual NHSCA National Wrestling Championships.
http://www.flowrestling.org/event/254717-2017-nhsca-high-school-nationals
Fridays results:
Good luck, guys! Go Cougs & Team MN!
6 ZM wrestlers competed in the MN/USA Cadet and Junior State Folkstyle Tournament in Anoka on Saturday. Luke Tupper was runner-up at Junior 152, Sam Nordquist placed 4th at Junior 170, and Michael Majerus earned 5th at Cadet 106. Also competing were Tyler Soltau, Jack Haglund, and Cole Poncelet.
Upcoming Events (March 20-26)
Monday- Youth open mat/team practice at 6:00.
Tuesday- Youth open mat/team practice at 6:00.
Thursday- Youth open mat/team practice at 6:00.
Friday/Saturday- NYWA Individual Regions in Byron.
Sunday- NYWA Team Regions in Eyota.
State Tournament action starts on Thursday, March 2nd. The Cougars will meet Kenyon-Wanamingo in the first round @11am.
http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/showxmlbrackets.asp?tournid=2865&bracket=7421
http://mshsl.org/mshsl/sports/WR_17_TournSchedule.pdf
The Cougars are in action again tomorrow- 1pm @ the Mayo Civic Center. They will be wrestling Dover-Eyota in the Section 1A semi-finals. Finals are @ 3pm…Let’s fill the stands and cheer the boys on to earn a trip to the state tournament! Good Luck and GO COUGS!
BRACKET: http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/showxmlbrackets.asp?tournid=25&bracket=5432
Our program was featured in last week’s edition of The Guillotine! There is not yet an online link to the article but a copy can be found here: guillotine-2-10-17.
It’s that time of year again…some of the best wrestling of the season is upon us! Come cheer on the Cougars tomorrow night in Mazeppa in their quarter-final match vs the winner of GMLOS & Lake City. The winner moves on to the semi-finals at Mayo Civic Center, 1pm Saturday. The full bracket is below.
http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/showxmlbrackets.asp?tournid=25&bracket=5432
GO COUGS!!!
Get out and support our high school wrestlers this week as the team tries to earn a trip to the state tournament!
Our youth Wrestlers of the Week are Braxton Dohrn, Owen Lexvold, and Jack Krier. Braxton is in kindergarten and son of Bryce and Annalisa Dohrn. Owen is in 1st grade and son of Chris and Lacey Lexvold. Jack is a 5th grader and son of Mark and Sara Krier. Finish the season strong boys!
Monday- Final youth grade-based practice. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45.
Thursday- Youth open mat at 6:00. High School vs. winner of GMLOS and Lake City at home at 7 PM.
Saturday- High School Team Section Tournament at Mayo Civic Center. Section 1A semi-finals at 1 PM, finals at 3 PM.
Sunday- Jr. team tournament in Waseca.
Monday- Youth K-6 team tournament in Kenyon.
The Cougars will host a triangular with Cannon Falls & Kasson-Mantorville tonight in their last 2 duals of the regular season! Come cheer on the #3 (A) Cougars as they take on the Bombers & the #1 (AA) Komets-there are sure to be some great matches! There will also be a ZM Wrestling clothing raffle. Let’s pack the gym…GO COUGS!
(times are approximate)
Our youth wrestlers of the week are Owen Mehrkens, Cooper Meyers, and Cody Anderson. Owen is in kindergarten and son of Josh and Ashley. Cooper is in 2nd grade and son of David and Britney. Cody is in 6th grade and son of Clint and Nicole.
Our youth and varsity tournaments are this week! Please consider volunteering your time and talent to help make these a success. You can sign-up in the link sent to you via e-mail.
Monday Tuesday- Youth open mat at 6 PM.
Thursday- Youth practice. PreK-3rd at 5:45. 4th-6th at 6:45. High School @ Lake City.
Friday- Youth individual tournament in Zumbrota.
Saturday- High School home team tournament in Zumbrota.
Sunday: Youth individual tournament in Hayfield.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougar Wrestling 