The on-line store to order youth singlets, warm-up jackets/pants, fight shorts, or competition shirt will close Friday night, November 8. The warm-up jackets, pants, and shorts are great for adults too. If you order the warm-up jacket AND and a pair of pants, you can get $15 off the pair. To do so, use code “ZM SET”. Note ONLY use this code if you buy the jacket and pant pair. As a group we need to order a minimum of 12 of each item. Contact Chris Lexvold if you want to try on a singlet before ordering.
Shop Now: https://rebylonline.com/zumbrota_mazeppa_youth_wrestlin/shop/home The on-line store for youth sweatshirts and t-shirts will close Friday night. Registered wrestlers receive a free t-shirt, but if you’d like to order more for the family feel free to do so. Ladies sweatshirts are also available.
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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 ZM parents and youth as we can. Please help us out by sharing!
New to wrestling or looking to try it again? We are offering a free clinic on Monday, November 4th 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 Monday, November 4th at 7:00 PM in Mazeppa school large gym. We’ll cover practice schedule, important dates, opportunity to try on singlets, and other essential information. You can get a head start and download the registration form and bring it with you on the 4th.
Don’t forget to bring your unwanted wrestling gear to registration. Be sure to mark it with your name and asking price.
Questions? E-mail Chris Lexvold- chris.lexvold@gmail.com
Upcoming Events -Monday, Nov. 4: Free youth wrestling clinic at 6 PM in Mazeppa. Youth registration at 7 PM.
-Wednesday, Nov 6: Booster Club Meeting. 6:30 Zumbrota VFW
Six former Cougar wrestlers will be competing collegiately this 2019-2020 season.
Luke Dahlen, Jarret Haglund, Caden Steffen, and Hayden Voxland are all in their second year of college competition. Sam Nordquist and Tyler Soltau are starting their rookie seasons. Best of luck to all these young men this year! You guys continue to make the ZM community proud!
Luke Dahlen & Jarret Haglund: Augustana University – Sioux Falls, SD
Tyler Soltau & Hayden Voxland: Southwest Minnesota State University – Marshall, MN
Sam Nordquist: Minnesota State University – Mankato, MN
Caden Steffen: University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN
And speaking of alumni…be sure to mark your calendars for ZM Wrestling Alumni Night which will be held on Friday, December 20 at our home dual in Mazeppa vs Lake City! More details to come soon, but please start spreading the word to your former teammates. We look forward to seeing lots of former Cougars that night!
Can you hear that, brother? It’s the sound of all the little Cougar-maniacs getting ready for the 5002 Club. Take your vitamins, say your prayers, do the 5002 Club, and you will never go wrong. Start building your own 24-inch pythons!
Whatcha gonna do, when Cougar-mania runs wild on you!
Download the 2019 5002 Club details and calendar here.
Reminder to please RSVP to youth pool party by Thursday, July 18th. Check your e-mail for RSVP link. Pool party is Thursday, July 25 at 7:15 pm.
Owen Lexvold and Maxwell Ramer have been active in the Olympic styles of wrestling this spring and summer. Owen participated in the MN/USA Freestyle and Greco State Tournament in May. He completed the MN/USA Triple Crown by winning Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman state titles.
The following week both Owen and Maxwell wrestled in the Northern Plains Regional Championships where wrestlers from 7 states come to compete. Owen placed 1st in both styles, and Maxwell placed 2nd in Greco (did not compete in Freestyle).
Last week the boys traveled to Wisconsin Dells to participate in the Kids Freestyle and Greco Nationals. Owen was able to come out on top in Greco-Roman and place 4th in Freestyle. Maxwell didn’t place in Greco but finished 8th in Freestyle.
The ZM Cougars will host their annual wrestling camp next week in Mazeppa. ZM students in grades K – 12 (2018-2019) are encouraged to participate. Please contact Link Steffen with any questions about camp @ 507-358-1344.
Schedule:
Monday- Thursday
5:00 – 6:00pm Grades K – 6 (2018-2019)
6:15 – 7:30pm Grades 7 – 12 (2018-2019)
This year’s camp technicians are Devin Skatzka (Mon/Tues) & Caden Steffen (Wed/Thurs) from the Minnesota Gophers.
Devin Skatzka
2018-19 • JUNIOR
Overall Record: 30-11 Dual Meet Record: 13-4 Big Ten Record: 13-5 Pins: 2 Major Decisions: 13 Technical Falls: 5
University of MN: Third Place at Daktronics Open • Won 8 straight dual bouts between Dec. 30 and Feb. 3 • Led team in major decisions • Placed third at Big Ten Championships with last second takedown for the victory over Nebraska’s Mikey Labriola • Finished 8th at NCAA Championships for first All-American honor • Notched his career high h in victories in first year at Minnesota Prior to Minnesota: Wrestled at Indiana University prior to joining the Gophers • Two-time NCAA Qualifier • Seventh-place finish at the 2017 Big Ten Championships • Eighth-place finish at the 2018 Big Ten Championships • Fifth-place finish at the 2017 Midlands Championships High School: Graduate of Richmond High School • Four-time Michigan State Champion • Two-time Michigan State Team Champion • Two-time team state runner-up • Three-time Cliff Keen and FloWrestling All-American • Set Richmond’s fall record • First-team All-State football • Four-sport letter-winner (wrestling, football, baseball and track)
University of MN: Third Place at SDSU Daktronics Open beating two ranked D II opponents on the day• NDSU Bison Open 5th place • Won first collegiate tournament at Worthington Open recording a major decision & technical fall in route to the championship • 3rd at North Country Open High School: 2x state champion • 3x state finalist • 3x team state finalist • 2x team state champion • MN/USA Greco/Freestyle state champion • 2nd @ Fargo Greco Nationals • 2016 Greco All-American • 2017 Virginia Beach National Champion • 2017 Folkstyle All-American • Multiple-time MN Storm Greco/Freestyle team member
Special shout-out to those wrestlers who helped with the highway clean-up on May 20th! The ZM wrestling team has cleaned a two mile section of Hwy 52 North and South every year since 2010. Thanks for your community service!
Pictured from left to right are: John Poulin, Ethan Kovars, Jack Haglund, Michael Majerus, Luke Krier, Cole Poncelet, Gabe Tupper, Evan Groby, and William Stussey.
Our former ZM wrestlers are thriving at the next level!
Congratulations to Luke Dahlen for receiving the ‘Purple-Heart’ award at Augustana’s wrestling banquet last weekend! The Purple-Heart Award goes to a wrestler who never gives up, never complains, works hard, and pours his heart into the wrestling program! Congratulations, Luke!
Congratulations to Hayden Voxland for being voted by his teammates as SMSU Wrestling Captain for the 2019-2020 season! Hayden’s relentless wrestling style and hard work ethic made him an obvious choice to be voted as captain! Maybe most impressive is next year will only be Hayden’s 2nd year at SMSU! Congratulations Hayden…what an accomplishment!
Congratulations to Caden Steffen for earning the Freshman Academic Award with a 3.6 GPA his first year at the University of Minnesota! As his dad, I know Caden worked as hard on his academics as he did his wrestling skills and it paid off! Way to go Caden, I hope your message that academics are more important than wrestling reaches all our younger ZM wrestlers! Proud of you!
Tyler Soltau recently signed a letter of commitment to wrestle at Southwest Minnesota State University where he wants to study criminal justice/criminology. Congrats Tyler!
Another great weekend for ZM Wrestling! 8 wrestlers placed individually at the NYWA State Tournament, and both the K-6th and 7-8th grade teams went 2-3 being competitive in all their duals. Individual results were:
Maxwell Ramer, State Champ, 3rd & 4th 85#. Also named Outstanding Wrestler for 3rd & 4th grade.
Samuel Moore, 3rd place, 3rd & 4th 60#
Owen Lexvold, 3rd place, 3rd & 4th 90#
Carl Murray, 4th place, 3rd & 4th 65#
Jacob Matthees, 5th place, Kindergarten 60#
Wilson Nordquist, 6th place, 5th & 6th 115#
Myles Ramer, 6th place, 7th & 8th 85#
Lucas Schiell, 6th place, 7th & 8th 105#
The youth wrestling program will celebrate our season with a party on Friday, April 12th at 6 PM at the school. See you there!
Upcoming Events
Friday: Youth end of year party.
Saturday: GR/FS tournament in Cannon Falls.
Wednesday, Apr 17: Freestyle/Greco Practice. K-6 5:30 to 6:30, 7-12 6:30 to 7:30
The K-6th and 7-8th grade teams both qualified for the NYWA State Tournament. The K-6th team finished 4-1 placing 5th at the NYWA Region 1 Qualifier in Eyota last weekend. The boys were able to top GMLOS, Dover-Eyota, Caledonia, and Westfield while falling to Northfield. 14 individuals also advanced to the state tournament. They are: Ben Murray, Brody Lohmann, Carl Murray, Isaiah O’Reilly, Jack Krier, Jacob Matthees, Lucas Schiell, Maxwell Ramer, Myles Ramer, Owen Lexvold, Ryan Stimets, Samuel Moore, Tanner Finstuen, and Wilson Nordquist. The NYWA State Tournament will be April 4-7 at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
Upcoming Events (April 1 – 7)
Monday & Tuesday- Youth open mat/team practice at 6 PM
Thursday- Youth open mat/team practice at 6:30 PM
Thursday-Sunday: NYWA State Tournament
The on-line store for youth sweatshirts and t-shirts will close Friday night. Registered wrestlers receive a free t-shirt, but if you’d like to order more for the family feel free to do so. Ladies sweatshirts are also available.
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