Category: Tournaments

29 wrestlers took part in either the MN/USA Kids & Cadets State Folkstyle tournament or NYWA district qualifier this weekend.  Placing at the MN/USA tournament were Sam Moore (3rd), Ethan Kovars (5th), and Hayden Voxland (3rd).  Also participating at MN/USA were John Poulin, Jarret Haglund, Sam Nordquist, Tyler Soltau, Hayden Stensland, Luke Tupper, and Jacob Bennett.  Wrestling at NYWA were Lincoln Toombs, Cole and Lucas Schiell, Leo and Jent Beyer, Carl and Ben Murray, Gunner and Tanner Mancilman, Cain and Ryan Lexvold, Kaleb Lochner, Isaac Moore, Jack Krier, Isaiah O’Reilly, Jack Smothers, Ashton Macht, Nathan Haltom, Cole Poncelet, and John Poulin.  My apologies if I missed anyone.

We have 8 ZM Wrestling community calendars still available.  These calendars run March through April 2016 and are personalized with birthdays and anniversaries.  Cost is $10.  If interested, you can get a hold of Lacey Lexvold or stop by Zumbrota Eye Care.

Please note the youth will be practicing Tuesday and Friday this week due to Parent-Teacher conferences.  We also have the opportunity to weigh in on Saturday for the team tournament on Sunday.  We will e-mail our youth parents with more information later this week once we have the details.

Upcoming Events

• Tuesday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room.  6:00-7:15 PM.
• Friday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room.  6:00-7:15 PM.  NYWA District Qualifier in Austin.
• Saturday- NYWA District Qualifier in Stewartville.  Jaycees Regional Qualifier in Goodhue.
• Sunday, March 15th- NYWA Team Region Qualifier in Eyota.  Wrestling starts at 9.

 

5 wrestlers traveled to Waseca today to get one last tune-up before NYWA districts begin.  Attending were Carl Murray, Cain and Ryan Lexvold, Nathan Haltom, and Jack Smothers.

NYWA

NYWA is a wrestling association that holds a series of individual and team wrestling tournaments for kids in 8th grade and under.  All wrestlers who participate in an NYWA tournament must purchase an NYWA membership.  The NYWA District tournaments are held annually the first two weekends following the Minnesota State High School Wrestling tournament.  Wrestlers who place 1st or 2nd at Districts will advance to the Regional tournament.  At Regions, a wrestler must place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the weight class to advance to the NYWA State tournament.  NYWA groups wrestlers by these ages and weight classes.

Anyone planning on wrestling in the Plainview NYWA qualifier on Friday should purchase an NYWA membership and get their Plainview registration form in the mail by Tuesday.

MN/USA Kids & Cadets Folkstyle State Tournament

MN/USA Wrestling is the state affiliate organization for USA Wrestling.  All wrestlers who participate in a USA tournament must buy a USA Wrestling membership.  The MN/USA Folkstyle State Tournament is March 6-8th.  MN/USA uses these ages and weight classes.  Novice division and younger (born 2004 or later) must have already qualified in one of the MN/USA open tournaments.  Schoolboy and Cadets do not need to qualify.  However, everyone must pre-register on-line by tonight at 8 PM.

If you have any questions regarding these tournaments, please ask one of the coaches at the next practice.

Upcoming Events

• Monday- Practice.  PreK-3rd at 5:45.  4th-6th at 6:45.  This is the last practice before we combine all grades for open mat.
• Thursday- Open mat practice in new wrestling room.  6:00-7:15 PM.
• Friday- NYWA District Qualifier in Plainview.
• Friday thru Sunday- MN/USA Folkstyle State Tournament

The K-3 team traveled to Waseca today and brought home 3rd place.  We were able to defeat Adrian, Faribault, and Pine Island while losing to GMLOKS.  The hard work these guys are putting in shown through today.  Great job boys!

A special treat for tomorrow night’s youth practice- the varsity will be in the wrestling room to be introduced and hopefully can stay to show some moves and help lead practice.  4th through 6th graders are welcome to come to the early practice to take advantage of this opportunity as well.  Come with questions and learn how these guys became the best of Section 1A!

The full schedule for State team and individual is here.  The team will wrestle their first dual at 11:00 AM on Thursday at the X.  Go cheer them on in person, there is no other experience quite like it.

State wrestling and Mat Rat t-shirts are for sale.

Upcoming Events:

Monday- Practice.  PreK-3rd at 5:45.  4th-6th at 6:45 but arrive early to meet varsity wrestlers.
Thursday- Watch Cougar team at the X.
Friday/Saturday- Watch Cougar individuals at the X.
Sunday- Waseca individual tournament

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.

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)

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.

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)