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Spread the Word: Youth Wrestling Starting Soon!

The youth wrestling season (PreK-6th grade) will be starting soon and we’d like you to join us! We hope to relay this information to as many parents and youth as we can. Please help us out by sharing this post!

New to wrestling or looking to try it again? We are offering a free practice on Tuesday, November 24th at 6:00 PM in the Mazeppa school wrestling room. This practice provides the opportunity to learn more about the sport without any commitment. See this flyer for more details.

Registration is Tuesday, November 24th at 7:00 PM in Mazeppa school large gym. We’ll cover practice schedule, important dates, opportunity to order singlets, and other essential information. You can get a head start and download the registration form and bring it with you on the 24th.

Questions? E-mail youthcoordinator@zmwrestling.com

CLOTHING ORDER

**Reminder, the online clothing shop closes tonight (11/20) at 11pm.**

ZM Wrestling clothing is now available to order online. Our online shop will be open today through November 20^th.

We have samples of some items and can have them available after practice early next week.

Contact Jen via email or text with any questions: linkjen13@gmail.com or 507-358-1630

https://bsnteamsports.com/v2/team_shop.php

Access Code: cougar3xc

‘Toss and Tilts’ Camp This Friday/Saturday

When: Friday, July 17th 6:30-8:00 PM and Saturday, July 18th 9:30-11:00 AM
Where: Mazeppa wrestling room OR ‘old-upper gym’ in Mazeppa school
Grades: 4th-12th
Technician: Tony Brown
Cost: Free
Technique to be taught: Tony will work on throwing techniques such as head/body/hip positioning. He will incorporate the use of our two new throwing-dummies as well. Tony will also show his series of tilts for near-fall points and pins.

Setup at 5:00 PM Friday night and tear down immediately after camp on Saturday. Please encourage your wrestlers to help with this! Parents are welcome to help as well.

5002 Club starts Monday, July 20th for our youth wrestlers. It’s a great way to stay active physically and mentally during the off-season.

5 of our youth wrestlers attended the Minnestoa Elite wrestling camp in Apply Valley this past week. The boys worked hard and learned a lot! Attending were Ryan Lexvold, Kaleb Lochner, Jack Krier, Ben Murray, and Laiken Copeman.

ZM Wrestling Staying Active This Summer

Between camps, parades, and tournaments, ZM Wrestling is staying active this summer. Over 25 high school wrestlers are currently at the Malecek Team Camp in Wisconsin Dells. Many wrestlers have also been attending InnerDrive in Rochester.

Caden Steffen traveled to Rockford, Illinois to compete in the Northern Plains Greco and Freestyle Championships, placing 2nd and 4th respectively. Isaiah O’Reilly took part in the Southland Summer Smash last weekend and earned 2nd.

When not on the mat, the 2015 State Runner-Up team rode a float in the Zumbrota parade and will do it again at Mazeppa Daze.

Joel Bauman and ZM Wrestling Coaches Host Summer Camp

Approximately 60 K-12 wrestlers took part in the ZM Wrestling Summer Camp last week led by Joel Bauman and the ZM Wrestling coaches. Thank you to all those who participated.

Lake City is holding a wrestling camp July ~~21-23~~ 27-29 for 5th thru 12th graders.

5002 Club starts next month. Here is the calendar.

Adopt-a-Highway at 5PM, Freestyle Practice at 7:30

Adopt-a-Highway cleanup is scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday, April 14th. Wrestlers and volunteers are to meet at Link’s house at 5 PM. Appropriate dress would include pants, gloves, and old shoes or work boots. Safety vests and garbage bags will be provided.

Freestyle/Greco practice has been pushed back one hour to 7:30 PM for Tuesday to allow enough time to do roadside cleanup and attend practice.

The youth program held their annual end of the year party at the Mazeppa Community Center. A potluck was had followed by awards and games. Thanks again to everyone for their efforts this year!

Caden Steffen, Spencer DeFrang, Ryan Lexvold, and Michael Majerus competed in Apple Valley at the Freestyle tournament on Saturday. Ryan also wrestled in the Greco event on Friday night.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday – Adopt-a-Highway at 5:00. FS/GR practice for Grades K-12 at 7:30
Saturday – St. Francis Greco & Freestyle MN/USA State Qualifier

9 Wrestlers Active This Weekend; Joel Bauman to Lead Practice Monday Night in Mazeppa

A total of 9 wrestlers continued to work on their craft this weekend. 7 wrestled Freestyle in Eastview on Saturday. They were Jacob Bennett, Michael Majerus, Hayden Voxland, Caden Steffen, Ryan Lexvold, Jarret Haglund, and Tyler Soltau. Hayden Stensland and Maverick Jackson traveled to Iowa and competed against the nation’s best in the USA Folkstyle Nationals.

We are excited to have Joel Bauman leading our FS/GR practice tomorrow night at 6:30 in Mazeppa. Joel is a 2010 graduate from Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. He is a 2x Minnesota state champion and part of the 2009 KMS state championship team. In 2007, he was a Cadet national champ in Greco, 2008 (2nd), 2009 (8th) and 2010 (2nd). Earned Greco All-American honors at Junior Nationals in Fargo. Joel went on to wrestle for the University of Minnesota, but had concussion problems resulting in his college career to be cut short. This past year he got back in mat. Over Christmas Joel competed in the Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup against the top Greco athletes in Minnesota placing 2nd. He recently got back from training at the Olympic training site in Colorado. There he trained with top athletes in USA and is ranked #8 in the nation at his weight class.

Upcoming Events

Monday – FS/GR practice for Grades K-12 from 6:30 to 7:30 led by Joel Bauman
Wednesday – Booster Club meeting at 6:30 in Mazeppa School Library.
Friday & Saturday – Apple Valley Greco & Freestyle MN/USA State Qualifier
Sunday, April 12 – Youth end of the year party starting at noon in the Mazeppa Community Center. Full details here.

9 Wrestlers Qualify for NYWA State

Nine K-8 wrestlers qualified for the NYWA State Tournament by placing in the top 3 of their division this weekend. Earning trips were Sam Moore, Cole Schiell, Jack Krier, Kaleb Lochner, Ryan Lexvold, Jack Smothers, Tanner Mancilman, John Poulin, and Tyler Soltau. Also placing in the top 6 were Gunner Mancilman, Isaiah O’Reilly, Mason Edstrom, and Cole Poncelet.

Leading the Freestyle/Greco-Roman practice this Tuesday will be Paul Pagel. Paul was a Junior Greco-Roman All-American. He was also an All-American wrestler for the Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato. Practice will run from 6:30 to 7:30 PM Tuesday in Mazeppa. Don’t miss out on this chance to learn some great upper body technique.

Summer wrestling practices for Grades 3-6 are being offered through InnerDrive of Rochester. Here is more information regarding these practices along with a sign-up form.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday- Youth open mat 6:00-6:30 PM. FS/GR practice for Grades K-12 from 6:30 to 7:30.
Thursday thru Sunday- NYWA State and Invite Tournaments at Mayo Civic Center

Youth Update; K-12 Freestyle Practice Tuesday in Mazeppa

The youth team season came to an end today bowing out in Eyota at the Region 1 qualifier. We have many wrestlers still alive in the individual competition that will take place Friday and Saturday in Byron. The youth will practice on Tuesday from 6:00 to 6:30, and again on Thursday. All are welcome to stay for the Freestyle/Greco-Roman practice from 6:30 to 7:30 on Tuesday that will be led by Chad Matthees.

A reminder to all individuals who qualified for regions: you need to register by Tuesday at 5 PM on the NYWA-MN.com website.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday- Youth open mat 6:00-6:30 PM. FS/GR practice for Grades K-12 from 6:30 to 7:30.
Thursday- Youth open mat 6:00-7:00 PM
Friday/Saturday- NYWA Individual Regions in Byron.

Freestyle and Greco-Roman Practices in Mazeppa

ZM wrestling is having Freestyle/Greco-Roman open mat practices once a week starting Tuesday, March 17th in the Mazeppa wrestling room. A total of 9 practices for any ZM wrestler K-12. There is no cost. Currently scheduled and very excited to lead these practices include Chad Matthees, Paul Pagel, and Joey Majerus.

Here is a great article that explains why one should consider wrestling Greco-Roman and Freestyle in the spring. In short- these practices are designed to be relaxed and fun, yet very productive. No worries about cutting weight. No pressure from a team. You can focus on individual skills and experiment with different things. Don’t worry about not knowing the ins-and-outs of these styles, wrestling is wrestling. My son Ryan really enjoys FS/GR and looks forward to attending the practices as well as the local and regional tournaments.

The current schedule is as follows. Practices will run from 6:30 – 7:30 PM.

Tuesday, March 17
Tuesday, March 24
Tuesday, March 31
Monday, April 6
Tuesday, April 14
Tuesday, April 21
Tuesday, April 28
Tuesday, May 5
Thursday, May 14

More information about FS/GR and a calendar of tournaments can be found at http://www.mnusawrestling.org/.

Another oppoturnity is the Cannon Falls Mat Rats Freestyle Program. It starts Tuesday, March 17th. The practices are open for K-12 and are held Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM. Full calendar is here. The practices are run by Chad Otterness.