4/1/08
I wanted to take a moment to thank all members of our program for a great season. There has been a flurry of activity over the last couple of weeks and I wanted to wait until Folkstyle nationals was over to send this out.
Our banquet was held at the Coon Rapids High School on March 26th. This was our first potluck banquet…..what a feast!!! Thanks to everyone who contributed, I believe we will continue with this format for next year’s banquet.
Several wrestlers and parents were recognized for their efforts for the season. Here is the listing of the award winners.
MVP: Blane Tschida
MOST IMPROVED: Gavin Glenn
Rookie of the year: Anthony Pikula
Outstanding wrestlers:
Pee Wee: Joe Hinkle
Bantam: Chris Bothwell
Midget: Joe Bothwell
Novice: Dylan Cropper
Cowboy Award: Brandon Heinecke
Bandit Award: Miles Gilyard
Bull Award: Matt Forschen
Work Horse: Joe Carlson
Sportsman Award: Christian Peterson and Chad Fox
Cardinal Award: Leroy Line and Mike Tschida
We had 16 athletes compete in the National tournament in Cedar Falls this past weekend. This tournament draws the absolute best talent…so even winning one match is quite an achievement. Here is the listing of all the competitors who represented out club this weekend.
Name Division Weight State Team record placing
Bottom of Form
chris bothwell Bantam 60 Minnesota Mat Bandits 2W 2L DNP
Gaven Glenn Bantam 65 Minnesota Mat Bandits 0W 2L DNP
joey bothwell Midget 60 Minnesota Mat Bandits 2W 2L DNP
Timothy Line Midget 80 Minnesota Mat Bandits 0W 2L DNP
blane tschida Novice 70 Minnesota Mat Bandits 0W 2L DNP
Corey Vaillancourt Novice 90 Minnesota Mat Bandits 3W 2L DNP
Dylan Cropper Novice 90 Minnesota Mat Bandits 0W 2L DNP
michael bothwell Novice 95 Minnesota Mat Bandits 0W 2L DNP
Alex Calderilla Novice 100 Minnesota Mat Bandits 2W 2L DNP
Jonathon Chmilowsky Novice 120 Minnesota Mat Bandits 2W 2L 4th place
Tyler Berdahl Novice 140 Minnesota Mat Bandits 2W 2L 5th place
Darren Gagne` Schoolboy/girl 91 Minnesota Mat Bandits 0W 2L DNP
Michael Burckhardt Schoolboy/girl 152 Minnesota Mat Bandits 0W 2L DNP
Brandt Halseth Schoolboy/girl 160 Minnesota Mat Bandits 3W 2L 4th place
Antoine Baldwin CADET 152 Minnesota Mat Bandits 1W 2L DNP
Leroy Line (N/A) Veterans C 213.75 Minnesota Mat Bandits 2w 1L 2nd place
Leroy’s reaction to winning his second place match was absolutely priceless. Leroy’s passion for both our club and the sport of wrestling is second to none…..great job buddy!!! I hope you give it a shot again next year.
Thanks to our coaches (Corey Bass, Eric Derby, Todd Griffith, and Noah Glenn) and our volunteer coaches (Lance Burckhardt and Mike Tschida) for agreeing to work with our boys right up until the day of the tournament…..Bob Adams, Todd Griffith, Mike Berdahl, and Lance Burckhardt all went down to Cedar Falls to corner our boys….thank you so very much for your efforts!!! They are truly appreciated.
We managed to have four of our athletes achieve All American Status…..congratulations on a job well done. I can’t tell you how proud I was watching our kids battle like the warriors they are.
For those of you who have signed up for Freestyle/Greco portion of the program, I am looking forward to see you at 6:30 pm on Thursday for practice, remember our scheduled tournament is in Apple Valley on Friday and Saturday (more details to follow) ….and the rest of you I am looking forward to seeing you all next season in early November!!
2/5/08
No practice on Thursday night of this week…Our High School team will be taking it to Andover at the High School…Also remember to take in the Anoka/Coon Rapids duel on Friday. Our High School team is ready and there will be H*ll to pay….
Folks, our MYAS tournament is sneaking up on us (March 1st and 2nd). All our kids who are PRE-K to 2nd grade and 7thand 8th graders need to fill out the attached paperwork; I need to have this in Jeremy Innes’s hand by February 15th. Please printout the attached handout and bring it to practice on Wednesday. Jody Hinkle or Mary Shogren will be glad to gather that information from you. I need to have the documents in the mail by Tuesday of next week. <<entrypacketCR.pdf>> The Mat Bandits club is picking up the registration costs…all they want in return is %100 percent effort from our kids…sounds like a deal to me….
Thanks to everyone who has so generously donated their time for our tournament on March 1st and 2nd …all indications are there should be between 400-500 athletes; a much more manageable number as compared to the 1300 we had last year. Please check in with Jody Hinkle on Wednesday to revisit your commitment or to see if there is another area you can help with….
Congratulations to all those who have qualified for the MN/USA state tournament on FRIDAY MARCH 7TH thru SUNDAY MARCH 9th. Shakopee was the last qualifier our Club was attending. Here is the listing of all those who have qualified for this prestigious event.
PEE WEE DANE HERBERG MAT BANDITS St Francis - 1/13
PEE WEE SAM KATZKE MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
PEE WEE MEGAN LINE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
BANTAM CHRIS BOTHWELL MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM DJ EWER MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM CHAD FOX MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM GAVIN GLENN MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM JOSEPH HINKLE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
BANTAM TIMOTHY JUNG MAT BANDITS St Francis - 1/13
BANTAM LOUIS LOVIK MAT BANDITS St Francis - 1/13
BANTAM MATTHEW MCLAIN MAT BANDITS St Francis - 1/13
BANTAM MATTHEW RIBAUDO MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM MASON STARLING MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET JOEY BOTHWELL MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET BRANDON HEINECKE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
MIDGET BLANE JOHNSON MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
MIDGET GABRIEL KATZE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
MIDGET TIMOTHY LINE MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET CHRISTIAN PETERSON MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET TYLER SUNELL MAT BANDITS St Francis - 1/13
MIDGET CARTER WALCH MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE TYLER BERDAHL MAT BANDITS St Francis - 1/13
NOVICE MICHAEL BOTHWELL MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE ALEX CALDERILLA MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE JOSEPH CARLSON MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
NOVICE JONATHON CHMILOWSKY MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE DYLAN CROPPER MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE MATT FORSCHEN MAT BANDITS St Francis - 1/13
NOVICE BEN KATZKE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
NOVICE KEN PETERSON MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE BLAINE TSCHIDA MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE CORY VAILLANCOURT MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
Remember, Schoolboys and Cadets automatically qualify, but you still will have to fill out the necessary paperwork. I would like to wait until Monda, February 18th before I start gathering all this information from you.
We have a block of 20 rooms for March 7th and 8th locked in at $80.90 per night for double queen beds (fantastic rates!!). The continental breakfast is superb (sausages, eggs, and pancakes). It has an incredible pool as well. We have been staying at this Hotel for the last 4 years and have nothing but good things to say about it. This is $20 off the normal price, so please call before February 15th to take advantage of these rates. When you call, please say you are with the Coon Rapids Wrestling Program, and you will automatically get the discounted rate. If you already reserved your room, just call back say you are with the program and you will get the discounted rate. For those of you who booked suites, the price will be discounted from 139 down to 119.
Please contact the Comfort Inn in Rochester immediately and use the code word Coon Rapids wrestling to take advantage of the generous discounts.
The contact information is as follows.
Comfort Inn
5708 Bandel Road NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: (507) 289-3344
Pictures will be posted from the Shakopee tournament at some point this week.
Our scheduled tournament this weekend is the Centennial Youth Folkstyle Open which is scheduled for Sunday February 10th. Please see the attached flier for more details. Coaches will be in attendance at this event.
Here are Map quest directions to the Centennial High School…..
I know this email has gotten a lengthy, but there is just so much to say…..
The MYAS 3RD thru 6th grade portion of the tournament is scheduled to be held in Monticello on Sunday, February 17, 2008. Here is a listing of all the kids who are registered from our club. The brackets are huge and should be a great test for our kids…but I know they will be up for the challenge.
Division Player Name Affiliation
3_4_ 050 Forschen, Matt Coon Rapids
3_4_ 054 Priolo, Zack Coon Rapids
3_4_ 058 Rekow, Jordan Coon Rapids
3_4_ 058 Rossow, Aaron Coon Rapids
3_4_ 062 Bothwell, Joey Coon Rapids
3_4_ 062 Heinecke, Brandon Coon Rapids
3_4_ 062 Peterson, Christian Coon Rapids
3_4_ 075 Line, Tim Coon Rapids
3_4_ 075 Newman, Carter Coon Rapids
3_4_ 075 Walch, Carter Coon Rapids
3_4_ 080 Jessee, Giovanni Coon Rapids
3_4_ 085 Sunell, Tyler Coon Rapids
3_4_ 125 Lovik, Hank Coon Rapids
5_6_ 065 Katzke, Benjamin Coon Rapids
5_6_ 070 Tschida, Blane Coon Rapids
5_6_ 075 Carlson, Joe Coon Rapids
5_6_ 080 Peterson, Ken Coon Rapids
5_6_ 080 Westerberg, Jesse Coon Rapids
5_6_ 085 Robillard, Justin Coon Rapids
5_6_ 090 Cropper, Dylan Coon Rapids
5_6_ 090 Ruhl, Jake Coon Rapids
5_6_ 090 Vaillancourt, Corey Coon Rapids
5_6_ 095 Bothwell, Michael Coon Rapids
5_6_ 100 Calderilla, Alex Coon Rapids
5_6_ 120 Chmilowsky, Jonathon Coon Rapids
5_6_ 140 Berdahl, Tyler Coon Rapids
Remember, the weigh-ins are on Saturday February 16th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Monticello High School. For those of you who are interested, go to http://www.myas.org/gm/tournament.asp?SportID=12&ProgramID=53&TournamentID=1226 and click on the grade/weight class your boy/girl is registered in. It’s a great tool and it will give you a feel for how many kids your athlete will be competing against.
1/25/08
Please remember we are having a parents meeting on Wednesday January 30th at CRHS at 7:00 pm in the cafeteria or in 003 on the lower level if the cafeteria is in use. I want to talk about the MYAS tournament that we are hosting on March 1st and 2nd.
I have been talking about this event for the entire year. Now the time has come for us to put together a plan to ensure our event is considered the premier State championship in MINNESOTA. Last year there were 1234 competitors and between 3500 to 4000 spectators at this event. The numbers caught us off guard, and we are going to do everything we can to ensure we are better prepared.
On MARCH 1st and 2nd, I need the good people of our MAT BANDIT program to step up and help out with various activities. At last years tournament on we had over 40 volunteers; a number that had never been met in any previous year. I was and am so proud of that number; and I just know we can match and maybe even exceed it again. We need the good people of our program to step forward once again and show that type of effort for this upcoming event to be successful. We want to start several committees; and these committees in turn will in charge of many of the following tasks.
Here is the break down of what we are in need of.
March 1st
Weigh-ins from 1:00 until 3:00: The EXCEL center is covered. Although, officially, this is slated to begin at 1:00, Jeremy said we can begin this early. I want to be ready for 12:00 noon. We need 12 people to man the scales and record the weights at the Coon Rapids High School. The weigh-ins will take place in the wrestling room. The cafeteria will be used to hold the 800+ wresters. We need 4 people to escort 40 kids down the stairs from the cafeteria and then back up to the cafeteria. That’s about 20 trips in 3 hours (9 minutes per trip). We will discuss this more thoroughly at the meeting tomorrow. That’s approximately 16 people. If I can get more than 16 people, that would be even better.
Registration: We will be pre-selling tickets this year during the weigh-ins (11:00 am to 3:00 am). I will need approximately 12 people for the admissions/registration on Saturday (for weigh-ins and pre-selling tickets) and about 8 people on Sunday to be in charge of admissions.
SETTING UP THE MATS and TABLES ETC:
We will not have access to the GYMNASIUM until between 9:00 and 10:00 PM on Saturday. That’s when the hard work begins!!! I need as many volunteers as I can get to help us roll out the mats, chairs and whatever else we need to do. If we can get 30+ people assembled we can be finished in approximately two hours. PLEASE, at the very LEAST, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HELP IN THIS ENDEAVOR!!!
MARCH 2nd
SECURITY: Lance Newman and Mike Tschida are recruiting our security staff. We are looking for 10 to 12 volunteers that will circle the perimeter to ensure that there is no tom-foolery or skull duggery go on during the event. Checking washrooms etc…..
CONCESSIONS: Jim Green is in charge of concessions and he (meaning we) needs your help!! Last year we only had one area to service 4000 spectators. As you can well imagine, that didn’t work very well. We are now adding three additional areas as well as grille that will be running outside (the one and the same used at the Coon Rapids High School Football games). Ron Adams has agreed to staff the GRILL; we need your help staffing the other 3 areas. We need 12 volunteers, preferably more so we can cycle in hourly shifts. It appears are we are paying the girls volley ball team to give us a hand; but we will still need volunteers in this area, as this is where we truly make our money.
TABLE WORKERS: Bob Adams has been kind enough to offer the HIGH SCHOOL wrestlers and managers as table workers. There will be 20 tables in total; 3 people per table. But I still want at some people to step forward and help work tables. Remember, you will have the best seat in the house!!!!
RUNNERS: This is where brothers and sisters of the wrestlers can really contribute. Bout sheets need to be run up to the HEAD table and PRONTO. 6 volunteers are required for this task.
AWARDS: We will need 3-4 people to hand out award this year.
Please make every effort to attend this meeting tomorrow. Remember, we accept Aunts, Uncles, cousins, nephews etc…….
Our schedule tournament is the Shakopee MN/USA qualifier…..once again the MAT BANDITS will be picking up our entry fees for our kids.
Feb 2 Sat Shakopee Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament Shakopee MN/USA Folkstyle State Qualifier 100 17th Ave. Shakopee
(1 blk south of 169 take either Marshall or Marystown exits) 4 Man Brackets (Round Robin)
Entry Fee: $12.00 Weigh-Ins from 8-9:30 for Peewee-Cadet (Birth Year 1992-2003)
Wrestle by 10:00 Concessions will be available on site
1/23/08
just got a call from the comfort inn in Rochester….GOOD NEWS!!!
The manager I work with is usually very good about getting back to me right away; unfortunately she has been going through a string of bad luck and has been unable to get back to me.
She just called and is willing to give us a block of 20 rooms for March 7th and 8that 80.90 per night for double queen beds (fantastic rates!!). The continental breakfast is superb (sausages, eggs, and pancakes). It has an incredible pool as well. We have been staying at this Hotel for the last 4 years and have nothing but good things to say about it. This is $20 off the normal price, so please call before February 15th to take advantage of these rates. When you call, please say you are with the Coon Rapids Wrestling Program, and you will automatically get the discounted rate. If you already reserved your room, just call back say you are with the program and you will get the discounted rate. For those of you who booked suites, the price will be discounted from 139 down to 119.
The contact information is as follows.
Comfort Inn
5708 Bandel Road NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: (507) 289-3344
It is approximately 7 miles away from ROTC.
Grant Chmilowsky
Director Coon Rapids Youth Wrestling
Phone: 763.516.3421
1/22/08
First of all no practice today….looks like we are going just Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Saw a lot of great wrestling this weekend in Cambridge…tournament went really quick. I am truly sorry I didn’t get more pictures, but I filled up my memory card with pictures from Middle School duel at the Coon Rapids High School on Saturday. I forgot to load the pictures on my PC prior to leaving for the tournament. I will post whatever I have from Cambridge on the website www.coonrapidswrestling.com later this week.
This year MYAS has split up there Gopher State open into two separate groups. Monticello High School will be hosting the first portion of the tournament which will consist of 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. I have attached the entry forms; <<1_entrypacketMonti.pdf>> it would be great if you would fill them out and hand them into me by Thursday of this week. I need to get the forms submitted before February 1st, but I would like to have these forms in the mail on Friday of this week. The MAT BANDITS club will be picking up the $18.00 entry fee for this tournament. Weigh-ins will be at the Monticello High School from 1-3 on Saturday February 16th. The actual tournament will be on Sunday February 17th. Wrestling is tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:00 am on Sunday…pack a lunch it will be long day.
The second portion of the tournament will be hosted by us. We will be handling the pre-k, K, 1st, 2nd, 7th and 8th grade portion of the tournament……and we need your help pulling this off…..
We are having a meeting to discuss the MYAS STATE tournament that we are hosting on March 2nd, and I need you all to attend. It will be at 7:00 PM Wednesday
,January 30th in the cafeteria. If the cafeteria is in use we will then meet downstairs in room #003 at the end of the hall opposite the field house.
I have been talking about this event for the entire year. Now the time has come for us to put together a plan to ensure our event is considered the premier State championship in MINNESOTA. Last year there were 1234 competitors and between 3500 to 4000 spectators at this event. The numbers caught us off guard, and we are going to do everything we can to ensure we are better prepared.
On MARCH 1st and 2nd, I need the good people of our MAT BANDIT program to step up and help out with various activities. At last years tournament on we had over 40 volunteers; a number that had never been met in any previous year. I was and am so proud of that number; and I just know we can match and maybe even exceed it again. We need the good people of our program to step forward once again and show that type of effort for this upcoming event to be successful. We want to start several committees; and these committees in turn will in charge of many of the following tasks.
Here is the break down of what we are in need of.
March 1st
Weigh-ins from 1:00 until 3:00: The EXCEL center is covered. Although, officially, this is slated to begin at 1:00, Jeremy said we can begin this early. I want to be ready for 12:00 noon. We need 12 people to man the scales and record the weights at the Coon Rapids High School. The weigh-ins will take place in the wrestling room. The cafeteria will be used to hold the 800+ wresters. We need 4 people to escort 40 kids down the stairs from the cafeteria and then back up to the cafeteria. That’s about 20 trips in 3 hours (9 minutes per trip). We will discuss this more thoroughly at the meeting tomorrow. That’s approximately 16 people. If I can get more than 16 people, that would be even better.
Registration: We will be pre-selling tickets this year. I will need approximately 12 people for the admissions/registration on Saturday (for weigh-ins and pre-selling tickets) and about 8 people on Sunday to be in charge of admissions.
SETTING UP THE MATS and TABLES ETC:
We will not have access to the GYMNASIUM until between 9:00 and 10:00 PM on Saturday. That’s when the hard work begins!!! I need as many volunteers as I can get to help us roll out the mats, chairs and whatever else we need to do. If we can get 30+ people assembled we can be finished in approximately two hours. PLEASE, at the very LEAST, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO HELP IN THIS ENDEAVOR!!!
MARCH 2nd
SECURITY: Lance Newman and Mike Tschida are recruiting our security staff. We are looking for 10 to 12 volunteers that will circle the perimeter to ensure that there is no tom-foolery or skull duggery go on during the event. Checking washrooms etc…..
CONCESSIONS: Jim Green is in charge of concessions and he (meaning we) needs your help!! Last year we only had one area to service 4000 spectators. As you can well imagine, that didn’t work very well. We are now adding three additional areas as well as grille that will be running outside (the one and the same used at the Coon Rapids High School Football games). Ron Adams has agreed to staff the GRILL; we need your help staffing the other 3 areas. We need 12 volunteers, preferably more so we can cycle in hourly shifts.
TABLE WORKERS: Bob Adams has been kind enough to offer the HIGH SCHOOL wrestlers and managers as table workers. There will be 20 tables in total; 3 people per table. But I still want at least 15 -20 people to step forward and help work tables. Remember, you will have the best seat in the house!!!!
RUNNERS: This is where brothers and sisters of the wrestlers can really contribute. Bout sheets need to be run up to the HEAD table and PRONTO. 6 volunteers are required for this task.
AWARDS: We will need 3-4 people to hand out award this year.
Please make every effort to attend this meeting tomorrow. Remember, we accept Aunts, Uncles, cousins, nephews etc…….
1/17/08
I have been unable to negotiate any substantial rates this year…it appears many of the Hotels are shying away from this process. We are currently booked at the Comfort Inn in Rochester. It has a great pool and breakfast buffet…we have been staying there for the last 4 years.
The contact information is as follows.
Comfort Inn
5708 Bandel Road NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: (507) 289-3344
It is approximately 7 miles away from ROTC. You can currently get two queen beds for around $90.00 a night. Please book your rooms as soon as possible (Friday, March 7th and Saturday, March 8th)
Here is a listing of the wrestlers that are currently qualified for State through our Club.
PEE WEE SAM KATZKE MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
PEE WEE MEGAN LINE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
BANTAM CHRIS BOTHWELL MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM CHAD FOX MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM GAVIN GLENN MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM JOSEPH HINKLE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
BANTAM MATTHEW RIBAUDO MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
BANTAM MASON STARLING MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET JOEY BOTHWELL MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET BRANDON HEINECKE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
MIDGET BLANE JOHNSON MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
MIDGET GABRIEL KATZE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
MIDGET TIMOTHY LINE MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET CHRISTIAN PETERSON MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
MIDGET CARTER WALCH MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE MICHAEL BOTHWELL MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE ALEX CALDERILLA MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE JOSEPH CARLSON MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
NOVICE JONATHON CHMILOWSKY MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE DYLAN CROPPER MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE BEN KATZKE MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
NOVICE KEN PETERSON MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE BLAINE TSCHIDA MAT BANDITS Rogers Area - 12/29
NOVICE CORY VAILLANCOURT MAT BANDITS Forest Lake - 1/5
We got three qualifiers left..the next one is in Shakopee on Saturday, February 2nd
Feb 2 Sat Shakopee Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament Shakopee MN/USA Folkstyle State Qualifier 100 17th Ave. Shakopee
( 1 blk south of 169 take either Marshall or Marystown exits) 4 Man Brackets (Round Robin)
Entry Fee: $12.00 Weigh-Ins from 8-9:30 for Peewee-Cadet (Birth Year 1992-2003)
Wrestle by 10:00 Concessions will be available on site
Here is a direct link to the State tournament.
http://mnusa.wrestlingsystems.com/page/show/31361
Grant Chmilowsky
Director Coon Rapids Youth Wrestling
Phone: 763.516.3421
1/14/08
Congratulations to all the wresters who competed in the MN/USA qualifier in St Francis on Sunday. There were 31 athletes in total. Here they are in no particular order.
Jeff Shogren, Tommy Shogren, Dylan Cropper, Alex Calderilla, Jonathon Chmilowsky, Chris Bothwell, Joey Bothwell, Michael Bothwell, Joe Hinkle, Mason Starling, Tim Jung, Jay Krupp, Isaiah Williams, DJ Ewen, Timothy Line, Megan Line, Tyler Berdahl, Blane Tschida, Gaven Glenn, Joe Carlson, Dane Herberg, Mathew McClain, Tyler Dudley, Matt Forchen, Ken Peterson, Christian Peterson, Blaine Johnson, Louis Lovik, Nathan Fox, Chad Fox, and Tyler Sunell.
I managed to take several pictures this weekend… These pictures will be posted on the web site at some point this week, so make sure you check out www.coonrapidswrestling.com under Mat Bandits|Photos and sneak a peak at Saturday’s action.
Our schedule tournament is in Cambridge this weekend. It is not a MN/USA tournament, so there is not need to present your MN/USA card. Attached is the tournament information.
Jan 20 Sun Rum River Folkstyle Open Cambridge-Isanti HS • K-8th • Folkstyle • Weigh-ins: K-4th: 11-12:30 pm, 5th-8th: 11-1:30 pm • $10 • Bob 763-444-4674 (H) or 763-559-9061 (W)
Just a reminder to all those who qualified; you should have received some paperwork that indicates that your child has qualified for the State tournament down in Rochester which is scheduled for March 8th and 9th, 2008. Please hold onto that paperwork. Remember, the MAT BANDITS club will be picking up the registration fees for this tournament. I will submit everything at once on February 28th and will be asking that you bring the filled out paperwork on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of that week. I would appreciate it if you would wait until that week until you brought that information in.
I am still waiting on information about the Hotel we are choosing…the sales person I am dealing with suffered a family loss….and wont’ be back until Wednesday of this week….but all indicators are we will be staying at the:
Comfort Inn, 5708 Highway 52 NW, Rochester, MN 55901