The Chatfield youth tournament scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled.
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Online Clothing Store
The 2018-2019 season begins next week and the ZM Wrestling Online Store is now open. Just 4 days left to order! The store closes November 14th and clothing will be available for pick up the week of Dec 16th.
SHOP DETAILS
– Shop Now: https://www.bsnteamsports.com/v3/shop/team_shop/zmwrestlin
– Store Open From: November 2 – November 14, 2018
Thanks for your support of ZM Wrestling!


Clothing Orders
The 2018-2019 season begins in just over two weeks and the ZM Wrestling Online Store is now open! Orders will be taken until November 14 and clothing will be available for pick up the week of Dec 16th.
SHOP DETAILS
– Shop Now: https://www.bsnteamsports.com/v3/shop/team_shop/zmwrestlin
– Store Open From: November 2 – November 14, 2018


Please text or email Jen with any questions, 507-358-1630 or linkjen13@gmail.com.
Thanks and GO COUGS!!!
State Champion Shirt Orders
The shirts are here! You can send payments with your wrestler/student to pick up from Bev Prodzinski @ the high school, or pick up at the ZMHS cafeteria tomorrow evening, April 13th, from 6-7:30pm. Please do not interrupt the school day to pick up any orders.
If you are in need of an alternate arrangement or have any questions about your order, please contact Jen via text or email: 507-358-1630 / linkjen13@gmail.com.
Cougars Claim 2nd Team Title; 4 Individual Placewinners
They EARNED IT! The Cougars captured their second team state title on Thursday, March 1st with victories over Ottertail Central, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, and Frazee.


The Cougars had 4 wrestlers selected to the All-Tournament Team: Michael Majerus, Sam Nordquist, Caden Steffen, & Jacob Bennett.

Thank you to the Zumbrota-Mazeppa communities who supported us along the way…what an awesome following we had all season and what an amazing sea of blue that filled the stands at the X on Thursday!

The Cougars also had 4 individual placewinners at the state tournament. Caden Steffen won his 2nd consecutive state title at 182 lbs, Jacob Bennett was the runner-up @ 195 lbs, and Michael Majerus (106 lbs) and Hayden Voxland (170 lbs) both placed 6th.




Another very successful season and state tournament! Congratulations, Cougars, for all you earned this year…thanks for the memories!!!
Special thanks and best wishes to our 13 seniors who have all been a part of our program since elementary school…you will be missed!

8 State Entrants; Section Champ T-shirts Now Available
Eight ZM Cougars will compete in the individual state tournament! The Cougars had 4 Champions and 4 Runners-Up in the Section One Individual Tournament who will compete at the Xcel Energy Center on March 2-3. Congratulations and good luck to all!
106 Michael Majerus – 2nd
113 Beau Jurrens – 2nd
126 Mike Vath – 2nd
145 Luke Tupper – 2nd
170 Hayden Voxland – 1st
182 Caden Steffen – 1st
195 Jacob Bennett – 1st
220 Jarret Haglund – 1st
State Tournament Brackets and info can be found here: https://theguillotine.com/2018-high-school-tournament-time/
Section Champions/State Tournament T-shirts are now available! Shirts will be on sale starting tomorrow. Limited quantities/first come first served! Get yours before they’re gone…let’s fill the Xcel with blue on Thursday!!! GO COUGS!
T-shirts: $15 or 2 for $25; Long sleeves: $20 (please add $2 for 2X-4X)
On sale sites/times:
- Monday-Wednesday: During school hours from Bev Prodzinski at the High School
- Monday: Mazeppa Wrestling Room 5pm-7pm
- Tuesday: Mazeppa Wrestling Room 6pm-7pm

MN Mat Rats T-shirts are not available @ ZMHS this year but can be purchased during the state tournament. Info can be found here: https://theguillotine.com/minnesotas-mat-rats-t-shirts/

HVL All-Conference; Team Section Bracket
Six Cougar wrestlers earned HVL All-Conference honors and six Cougars were selected as All-Conference Honorable Mention…WOW! What an amazing representation for ZM Wrestling, congratulations to all!
All- Conference:
- 106 Michael Majerus
- 126 Michael Vath
- 152 Sam Nordquist
- 182 Caden Steffen
- 195 Jacob Bennett
- Hwt Jarret Haglund
Honorable Mention:
- 138 Spencer Defrang
- 145 Luke Tupper
- 152 Richard Gehrke
- 160 Hayden Stensland
- 170 Hayden Voxland
- 170 Tyler Soltau
Section 1 team brackets have been set…#1 ZM will host #8 St. Charles & #9 Wabasha-Kellogg who will wrestle at 6pm Thursday, Feb. 15. The Cougars will wrestle the winner of that dual immediately following, approximately 7pm. The full bracket can be found here: https://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/showxmlbrackets.asp?tournid=25&bracket=5432
We hope to see everyone in Mazeppa on Thursday night…GO COUGS!
Cougars go 4-0, Two meet milestones
After a nearly two-week break from competition following The Clash, the Cougars were back in action this weekend going undefeated in 4 duals.
We had a full house in Mazeppa for the HVL show-down vs. Goodhue on Friday night! The Cougars had a big win over the Wildcats, winning 35-15.
On Saturday the Cougs traveled west to Wabasso and went 3-0 on the day with wins over Minneota (45-15), ACGC (53-6), and Wabasso-Red Rock Central (43-16).
Two Cougars earned milestone victories as well…Congratulations to Caden Steffen on career win #150 and Spencer Defrang on career win #100!

Clothing Order – Ends Tonight!
Last chance to order your Cougar Wrestling clothing for this season! Our team store closes tonight @ 11:59 pm. Thanks for your support of ZM Wrestling…GO COUGS!
Click to order: ZM Wrestling Online Team Store
Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Awards
Congratulations to ZM Coaches Link Steffen and Mark Krier for being selected as the 2017 Minnesota Head Coach & Assistant Coach of the Year! Link and Mark were recognized at the MWCA/Dave Bartelma Hall of Fame Banquet on April 29th. Well deserved!!!
Click here to find out more: MWC.Link Steffen.Bio MWCA.Mark Krier.Bio
And, in addition to winning the Team State Championship, the ZM Cougars were also recognized as Team Champions of the 2017 MSHSL Individual State Tournament!



