Wednesday, March 28, 2012

NYWA Elementary State Tournament Info


Below is the itinerary for this weekends Elementary State Tournament.  Please come and cheer on the individuals and the team!

MAYO CIVIC CENTER-Rochester
Saturday, March 31st
SESSION I
Wrestling- Individuals 7:50 AM Opening Ceremonies and Presentation of Flags

8:00 AM 1st Round Kindergarten and 1st - 2nd graders
9:30 AM 1st Round 3rd - 4th graders
11:00 AM 1st Round 5th - 6th graders
12:30 PM 2nd Round Kindergarten and 1st - 2nd graders
1:30 PM 2nd Round 3rd - 4th graders
2:30 PM 2nd Round 5th - 6th graders

SESSION II
Wrestling -Teams (teams will wrestle in both arena & auditorium; all wrestling done on full mats)
3:30 - 8:30 PM 1st Round of Team Competition (each team will wrestle 3 times)  
Sunday, April 1st
SESSION III 10:00 AM Parade of Champions: All K-6 individuals (only individuals) who are in final round. 10:15 AM 3rd Round: Consolation Semi-Finals and Individual Championship Round
All age groups: Kindergarten, (1-2), (3-4), (5-6)
12:45 PM Parade of Champions for all teams in final round (The Parade for the teams wrestling in the Auditorium will be in the Auditorium; those wrestling in the Arena will have a Parade in the Arena).

1:00 - 5:00 PM Championship Rounds of Team Competition (Each team will wrestle 2 times on full mats).

Goodhue Wrestling HS and Elementary Banquet Dates

The Goodhue Wrestling 7-12 Banquet will be held Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Goodhue HS Gym #1.

The Elementary Program will also be held in Gym #1, and will be held Sunday, April 15th at 5:00 p.m.

Elementary Program Successful at NYWA Tournaments

The Goodhue Wrestling Elementary Program is enjoying a strong a post-season in the NYWA league.

On March 17th, the Goodhue Elementary Wrestling Team placed 3rd  out of 14 teams to advance to the the state tournament at the Mayo Civic Center the weekend of 3/31/12.  They beat Faribault, GMLOK, Hayfield, and ZM. Their only loss of the day was to KM.  They will wrestle their first match at 3:30 on Saturday 3/31. Go Wildcats!!!

 This past weekend, 10 Goodhue wrestlers qualified for the NYWA State Tournament. The following is a list of the region place-winners who are going on to the state tournament:

4th: Carter Danielson, Ryan Schoenfelder, Kaleb O'Reilly
3rd: Max Loos, Brady Bork, Kelby O'Reilly
2nd: Casey Ryan, Mason Huemann
1st: Mariano Bigalk, J.J. Bean

Here is a link to the NYWA Region 1 Individual Brackets.
For more information and details on the upcoming state tournament and past results, go to: http://www.nywa-mn.com/

For more background on the NWYA organization, see this recent Rochester Post-Bulletin article.

Good luck to the team and individuals wrestling at the NYWA State Tournament this coming Saturday and Sunday (3/31 and 4/1) at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Mental Aerobics Charity Tournament March 17, 2012

Four Goodhue Wrestlers will be competing at a charity wrestling tournament in Rochester on March 17th. Joel, Kyle, Matthew, and Jacob B will be wrestling in the Mental Aerobics tournament - wish them luck on St. Patrick's Day!

Freestyle Practice Schedule for 2012

Here are the announced times for the Spring 2012 freestyle practices:


March 14 – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
March 21 – 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
March 26 – 7:30 – 8:30pm (Gym 2)
March 28 – 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
April 04 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 09 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 11 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 16 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 18 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 23 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 25 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
April 30 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 02 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 07 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 14 – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Contact Freestyle Coach Kyle Huneke or Coach Grant  with any questions.

Friday, March 9, 2012

MN / IA Border Brawl

Weston Gadient will be wrestling in the MN / IA Border Brawl in Cresco, IA Friday, March 9th. Check the Guillotine Forum; someone might be posting the results of some exciting matches!

Jaycees Elementary Tournament Saturday

The Tim and Bryce Breuer Memorial Jaycees Tournament will be held Saturday, March 10th.

7-12 wrestlers can come at 9:00 a.m. to work tables and help referee matches.

Weston Gadient places 6th at 2012 State Tournament!

Weston Gadient, senior at 220 pounds, placed 6th at the 2012 State Tournament. Congratulations!



Also, Mitchell Breuer was a state qualifier at 152 pounds. Thanks for representing Goodhue wrestling!



Saturday, March 3, 2012

MN State Wrestling Tourney 2012 Update

Mitchell Breuer and Weston Gadient each wrestled 4 matches Friday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

At 152, Mitchell Breuer lost a 10-1 major decision to eventual semi-finalist to Mitchell Rohlik of Wabasso/Red Rock Central. In his wrestleback late Friday, Mitchell lost a 5-0 decision and dropped out of the tournament. Congratulations to Mitchell on a great season and his first state tournament appearance.

At 220, senior Weston Gadient notched a first round pin against Barnesville's Kyle Johnson in :50 seconds. In the evening quarterfinals, Weston kept fans and coaches on the edge of their seats. The first period saw no takedowns, and they traded escapes in final two periods. The first overtime went without a takedown, sending the match into double overtime. Barnesville chose down in the first double over-time. Despite numerous attempts, Weston was able to ride him out for the :30 seconds. Weston then went down and with the clock running down, got his second escape of the match and the win.

Weston wrestles Saturday in the State Semi-Finals at 11:15 a.m.

152 bracket: http://www.tstuff.com/2012/s12w22.htm
220 bracket: http://www.tstuff.com/2012/s12w27.htm