Wrestling

Prep Wrestling: State Tournament Preview:Three teams, 20 individuals return to defend titles; New weight classes to debut (Corrected)

Posted by Mike Isola on 02/27/2012 - 2:18pm

All three of the 2011 team champions return to defend their respective titles: the Jackson County Central Huskies in Class A; the Simley Spartans in Class AA; and the Apple Valley Eagles in Class AAA. Jackson County Central, which tied Frazee for top honors in 2011, is looking for its third consecutive title. Simley of Inver Grove Heights is looking for its fifth consecutive title and Apple Valley is seeking its seventh consecutive title.

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MSHSL: State Wrestling Tournament Wrap-up and Summaries: Three teams repeat, McCauley wins fifth title

Posted by Mike Isola on 03/06/2011 - 8:21am

Apple Valley, Simley and Jackson County Central successfully defended their team wrestling titles. All three teams were seeded No. 1 in their respective classes. The three schools, each with strong winning traditions, now share a collective 32 state titles in the past 36 years — Apple Valley with 19, Simley with eight, and Jackson County Central with 5.

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Prep State Wrestling: Area wrestlers still alive at state tournament

Posted by Mike Isola on 03/04/2011 - 11:40pm

12 wrestlers in the Beyond the Bleachers coverage area are still alive in the State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul as of Friday night.

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Prep Wrestling: State Tournament Preview: All three teams return to defend titles; Twenty-one individual champions return; New three-day format to debut

Posted by Mike Isola on 02/28/2011 - 4:52pm

All three of the 2010 team champions return to defend their respective titles: the Jackson County Central Huskies in Class A; the Simley Spartans in Class AA; and the Apple Valley Eagles in Class AAA. Jackson County Central is looking for its second consecutive title, Simley of Inver Grove Heights is looking for its fourth consecutive title, and Apple Valley is seeking its sixth consecutive title.

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Prep Wrestling: State Wrestling: Coaches seed state wrestling teams

Posted by Mike Isola on 02/22/2011 - 2:22pm

Coaches have completed the seeding process for the top four seeds of the 2011 State Wrestling Tournament and the pairings have been drawn for their opponents in the team competition, the Minnesota High School League (MSHSL) announced this afternoon.

Defending state champions Jackson County Central (Class A), Simley (Class AA) and Apple Valley (Class AAA) all return and received the number one seeds in their respective classes.

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Prep Wrestling: Frazee wins Big Ole Tournament; Wadena-Deer Creek finishes fourth (UPDATED)

Posted by Mike Isola on 02/06/2011 - 8:20am

Alexandria Big Ole Tournament Champions - Front Row: Jordan Engler (KMS), Jake Braaten (Minnewaska), Jordan Kohler (Frazee), Tanner Ellenberg (Frazee), Klinton VanHeuveln (KMS), Myrel Schermerhorn (Frazee), Jordan Rothers (KMS).

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MSHSL: 2011 State Wrestling Tournament format approved

Posted by Mike Isola on 12/08/2010 - 4:41pm

Personnel key to the Minnesota State High School League state wrestling tournament met today and agreed to a plan that will condense what has been a four-day event into three days as mandated by the League’s Board of Directors last week.

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Prep Wrestling: The Mat Rat: 2010-11 Section 8AAA Preview (Alexandria)

Posted by Mike Isola on 11/22/2010 - 8:17pm