Category: Youth

11 Wrestlers Compete in Cannon Falls

We are in the middle of April and wrestling is alive and well at ZM!  11 wrestlers took part in the Greco/Freestyle Combo in Cannon Falls on Saturday.  It is thought to be a program record to have that many compete in a single GR/FS event.  Over 330 wrestlers attended the tournament from Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Champions in both styles included Caden Steffen and Hayden Stensland.  Runners-up in both styles were Noah Prodzinski and Gabe Tupper.  Also placing were Luke Tupper, Evan Block, Wyatt Freiheit, Michael Majerus, Ashton Macht, Ethan Kovars, and Ryan Lexvold.

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Events for this upcoming weekend:

Cannon Falls Greco/Freestyle Open This Saturday

A reminder that the Cannon Falls GR/FS Open is this Saturday.  It is a qualifier for the MN/USA State Tournament.

Four wrestlers headed up to the Apple Valley tournament last week.  Hayden Stensland was the champion in both styles.  Also participating in the Freestyle portion on Saturday were Michael Majerus (2nd), Ryan Lexvold (4th), and Luke Tupper (5th).

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The youth celebrated their end of the season with a party on Sunday at the Mazeppa Community Center.  All wrestlers received a ZM Wrestling dog tag.  If you were unable to attend, your wrestler will be able to pick up their dog tag from school.  The Most Dedicated Wrestler for each grade was also recognized:

1st Grade: Anthony Perrotte
2nd Grade: Jack Krier
3rd Grade: Isaiah O’Reilly
4th Grade: Mason Edstrom
5th Grade: Ethan Kovars and Ashton Macht
6th Grade: Cole Poncelet

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4 Wrestlers Place at NYWA State; 7/8th Grade Team Earns 5th Place

Four Cougars placed at the NYWA State Individual Tournament this weekend.  Earning 3rd place were Cain Lexvold and Caden Steffen.  Placing 5th were Gunner Mancilman and Jacob Bennett.

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The 7/8th grade team placed 5th out of 32 teams at the NYWA State Team Tournament.

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Kaleb Lochner took 1st place in the NYWA Invite Tournament.  Several others also participated in the NYWA State and Invite Tournaments.  And Joey Majerus headed south to Cedar Falls, Iowa to wrestle in the USAW Junior/Cadet Folkstyle Nationals.  Congratulations to all!

The Apple Valley Greco/Freestyle Open is this Friday and Saturday.

Any old timers like myself looking to miss a few days of work due to extreme soreness and lack of conditioning should look into this next year.  Health insurance companies must cringe at the thought of such events.  Lacey says she would put on her old cheerleading uniform.

ZM Camp Announcement; Morning Lifting

ZM’s summer wrestling camp will host University of Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestlers Kevin Steinhaus (June 2nd & 3rd) and Dylan Ness (June 4th & 5th)!  Additional camp information will be coming in a Community Ed brochure.

The following wrestlers have shown up for many of the morning lifts from 6:30-7:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  We understand some live a long way out, and others are lifting after school because of spring sports, but these guys have made a consistent sacrifice to lift with their teammates in the morning.

1. Jacob Bennett
2. Spencer Defrang
3. Hayden Stensland
4. Hayden Voxland
5. Fletcher Bengtson
6. Caden Steffen
7. Maverick Jackson
8. Dillon Downes

The morning weight lifting opportunity continues to be dominated by our underclassmen….good job guys!  Thanks for leading the crew Maverick and Dillon….good work!  Remember guys, weight lifting will help you in ALL your sports and is a life long activity to keep you healthy!  Lift, Lift, Lift!!!!  It’s good for everything!

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Weekend Results and Schedule For This Week

ZM had wrestlers in 3 different tournaments on Saturday.  9 wrestlers attended STMA Tournament of Champions with Caden Steffen, Jacob Bennett, Spencer DeFrang, and Hayden Stensland all placing 1st.  Michael Vath, Hayden Voxland, Jarret Haglund, Sam Nordquist, and Luke Tupper all placed 3rd.

3 wrestled in the Eastview Freestyle Open.  Joey Majerus went 2-0 and both Evan Block and Noah Prodzinski went 1-2.

The K-6 team went 1-2 in the NYWA regional.  The team beat Goodhue and fell in a pair of close duals to KW and GMLOK.

Schedule For This Week

The 7th and 8th graders will not be going to Rochester or Cannon Falls for FS/GR practices this week so they can focus on the NYWA team state tourney.

There will be a K-6 open mat on Monday from 6-7:30.  If your wrestler wants to practice Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, have them line up a partner.  The wrestling room will be open each of those nights but no organized practices after Monday.

There are still several open weights for the NYWA Invite for anyone who wants another opportunity to wrestle.  The deadline looks to be 10PM tonight so don’t wait!

11 Wrestlers Qualify for NYWA State; Important Team Info

Z-M had 11 wrestlers place in the top 3 of their weight class at Regionals this weekend to advance to NYWA State.  Champions included Gunner Mancilman and Jacob Bennett.  Runners-up were Cain Lexvold, Jack Krier, Spencer DeFrang, Sam Nordquist, Caden Steffen, Garrett Huneke, and Michael Vath.  Placing 3rd were Mason Edstrom and Luke Krier.

Also earning a medal were Kyle Stensland and Gabe Tupper (4th), Kaleb Lochner, Ashton Macht, and Conner Heitman (5th), and Wyatt Freiheit (6th).

NYWA Region team qualifier is this Saturday in Eyota.  Here is the schedule for Saturday.

Youth schedule for this week:

  • Monday: Practice 6:00-7:30.
  • Thursday: Practice 6:00-7:30.
  • Friday: Practice after school, 3:30 to 5.  After practice we will car pool and weigh in at Kenyon.
  • Saturday: NYWA Team Qualifier in Eyota.  Team will meet in Mazeppa at 7:15.  MN/USA Freestyle State Qualifier at Eastview HS.

Be sure to RSVP to the end of the year party.  I hope to see everyone there!

Youth Weekly Update

We have 3 scheduled youth open mats this week and next.  If you are on the NYWA team we strongly encourage you to be at these practices.  If you are unable to make it, please let a coach know.  We are aware there are concerts on the next 2 Thursday nights for grades 3 and 4.

For those who qualified for NYWA Regions, be sure to register on-line by this Tuesday at 5:00 PM.

A reminder that our end of the year party is Sunday, April 13.  Everyone should be receiving an evite this week.  Please RSVP to the evite so we can plan accordingly.

Youth schedule this week:

  • Monday: Open mat 6:00-7:30 for all grades.
  • Wednesday: Open mat 6:00-7:30 for all grades.
  • Thursday: Open mat 6:00-7:30 for all grades.
  • Friday: NYWA Individual Region Qualifier in Byron for grades 5th-8th.
  • Saturday:  NYWA Individual Region Qualifier in Byron for grades K-4th.  Jaycees State Youth Tournament in Albany.

Jacob Bennett placed 3rd at the MN/USA Folkstyle Kids & Cadets State Tournament last weekend.  My apologies for missing him in last week’s post.

What a great turnout for the roller skating party today!

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Congratulations Caden and Hayden; 40 Youth Wrestle This Weekend

Congratulations to Caden Steffen and Hayden Stensland for placing in the MN/USA Folkstyle Kids & Cadets State Tournament.  Caden is the Schoolboy 160 lb State Champion.  Hayden finished 6th at 112 lb Schoolboy.

Several youth wrestled hard in Plainview at the NYWA district qualifier Friday night.  33 kids participated in the Goodhue Jaycees tournament on Saturday.  And 5 others joined Caden and Hayden at the MN/USA State Tournament.  It’s great to see this level of involvement, especially this time of year.  Keep it up!

Be sure to RSVP to Josie (youthcoordinator@zmwrestling.com) by Tuesday if you are planning on attending the roller skating party on Sunday.

Youth schedule this week:

  • Monday: PreK thru 3rd practice from 5:30 to 6:30.  4th thru 6th from 6:30 to 7:30.  This is the last practice before we combine all grades for open mat.
  • Thursday: Open mat 6:00-7:30 for all grades.
  • Friday: NYWA District Qualifier in Austin.
  • Saturday:  NYWA District Qualifier in Stewartville.  K-11th Caledonia Open.
  • Sunday, March 16th:  Roller skating party at the Belle Creek Roller Rink at 1:00 PM.

 

Freestyle/Greco Practices

Below are a couple of local opportunities for freestyle and Greco practices.  There are whispers the Z-M club may try to organize some practices as well.  Stay tuned for more information.

Here is a great article that explains why one should consider wrestling Greco-Roman and freestyle in spring and summer.

  • The MN/USA Regional Training for Juniors and Cadets (born 1994-1999) will start Monday, March 10th and run from 7:00 PM-8:30 PM in the RCTC wrestling room.  A USA wrestling card is required to attend.  Practices will continue until June and be run by Nick Severson.  Please contact Link about doing a ride share.
  • The Cannon Falls Mat Rats Freestyle Program starts Monday, 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.