Out of 70 teams, the ZM wrestlers finished 7th overall at the Bi-State Classic, which consists of teams from Wisconsin and Minnesota. ZM was the top team from Minnesota, and finished 3rd in the ‘AA’ tier of teams. Individually, we had 8 wrestlers make the podium in brackets of 50-60 wrestlers.
2nd place – Jack Krier
5th place – Gabe Tupper
8th place – Lucas Schiell
10th place – Lucas Williams
10th place – Kaleb Lochner
11th place – Isaiah O’Reilly
11th place – Ryan Lexvold
12th place – Noah Schaefer
Great showing by ZM, and a ton of fun to watch online live!
Day 1 is complete and ZM is in 4th overall place out of 70 teams competing in the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse. ZM is also the top point earning team in the “AA” division.
ZM has 2 wrestlers in the semifinals (Jack Krier and Gabe Tupper) and 7 alive in the consolation bracket (Noah Schaefer, Lucas Williams, Lucas Schiell, Ben Murray, Kaleb Lochner, Isaiah O’Reilly, and Ryan Lexvold).
You can watch the action on Day 2 (12/30) by going to https://bistateclassic.com/video-streaming beginning at 9:15am. You can use trackwrestling.com to get mat assignments for ZM wrestlers as well. (Go to events, enter Bi-state tournament, then click on mat assignments, by team, and select Zumbrota-Mazeppa). That way you know what mat to view on video streaming link above.
Christmas week started off with the new wrestlers of the week crowned (or I guess belted). These guys have been giving their best effort in the room and have earned this honor! Congrats boys! The honors were earned by Teddy O’Connor, Oakley Klepperich, and Moxson Liffrig.
Here are links to photo albums for both the Wabasha-Kellogg and the Caladonia JV/JH matches. Please feel free to download and use any pictures you would like…
ZM Varsity hosted our first dual this season and won convincingly 64-9 vs Stewartville. Several anticipated matchups went ZMs way, led by #4 AA Jack Krier’s 8-2 decision over #9 AA Reid Rinn.
ZM Varsity earned first place in the FCLMC Holiday Tournament, which consisted of 10 teams from Minnesota and Iowa. Congrats Cougars! Let’s reward them with a big crowd for the first dual of the season vs Stewartville this Wednesday night (12/22)! Wrestling starts at 6pm for the JV and 7pm for the varsity. The youth 5002 club will be introduced Wednesday night as well! Join us for a night of excitement!
Team scores from the Holiday Tournament:
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
247.0
Chatfield
237.5
Lewiston-Altura-Rushford-Peterson
159.0
#7 A
GMLOS
137.0
Fillmore C-Lanesboro-M-C Wolves
81.0
Triton
62.0
La Crescent-Hokah
50.0
Wabasha-Kellogg
41.0
Winona-Winona Cotter
30.0
Decorah (IA)
11.0
Every ZM wrestler made the podium with the following place winners:
1st Place 113 – Lucas Williams 120 – Jack Krier 132 – Lucas Schiell 160 – Isaiah O’Reilly 195 – Cody Anderson
2nd Place 126 – Ryan Stimets 138 – Ben Murray 170 – Gabe Tupper 220 – Tucker Buck
3rd Place 145 – Kaleb Lochner 182 – Ryan Lexvold
4th Place 106 – Noah Schaefer 152 – Wilson Nordquist 285 – Dalton Hall
The youth wrestling room is in full swing! Congratulations to the youth wresters of week #2! Cooper Rasmussen (6th grade), Jacob Scharpen (2nd grade) and Greyson Neumann (Kindergarten). Congrats boys and keep up the hard work! The future of Cougar wrestling looks bright!
Varsity, JV and Junior High teams had cancellations this week due to weather on both Friday (Goodhue dual) and Saturday (Mounds View and Ellsworth tournaments). TBD on if or when these will be made up in the future weeks.
Youth practices started in full swing last week, Youth wrestlers of the week include Ryan Plank (6th Grade), Micah Neumann (3rd Grade), and Braxton Lodermeier (Kindergarten). Congrats boys!!
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Varsity and JV teams opened up the weekend in Glencoe at the GSL/LP Don Hall Invite. The varsity competed against 11 teams, earning 4th place in team points. All of the brackets and results can be found on trackwrestling.com.
To summarize here are the team results:
#11 AA
Watertown-Mayer
221
#3 A
Jackson County Central
215
#1 A
Kimball Area
194.5
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
151
New Ulm Area
91
Glencoe
78
Howard Lake/Waverly
69
Saint Claire Mankato Loyola
62.5
Windom/Mountain Lake
44
BOLD
39
LeSeur-Henderson
30
Individual ZM Place Winners:
2nd Place 120 – Jack Krier 132 – Lucas Schiell 138 – Ben Murray
3rd Place 113 – Lucas Williams 145 – Kaleb Lochner 160 – Isaiah O’Reilly 170 – Gabe Tupper
5th Place 126 – Ryan Stimets 182 – Ryan Lexvold
6th Place 152 – Mason Goodman
Ben Murray hit a milestone this weekend with his 50th career varsity victory! Congrats Ben! Looking forward to the next 50!
Junior High and remaining JV traveled to Wabasha to take on 8 other teams from the area. There were 25+ wrestlers from ZM attending this tournament.
Finally, we had 4 youth wrestlers wrestling preseason in Rochester for the YellowJacket Nationals. Jaxon Liffrig (3rd) and Owen Lexvold (4th) reached the podium. Lincoln Toombs (1-2) and Jake Moran (2-2) just missed the podium. But, looking at the pictures, they had a great time.
Your busy kid got you feeling like this? We have just the thing for you.
Your busy kid got you feeling like this? Help (and the wrestling season) is right around the corner.
Monday, Nov. 15- Free youth clinic for girls at 5:30 PM, any other youth at 6:30 in Mazeppa wrestling room. Designed for those new to wrestling or have taken some time off and thinking of trying again, but all are welcome. Know of someone who might enjoy wrestling? Send them an invite!
Wednesday, Nov. 17- Last day for youth to register on-line and receive a t-shirt. You can always register and join later but can’t guarantee a shirt.
Sunday, Nov. 21- Free youth physical fitness night from 5-6 PM in the wrestling room. Exercises, skills, and cardio to help get the bodies ready for the season.
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