Tim McNiff catches up with 17-year-old world champion wrestler Emily Shilson. Okay… don’t come at me because I just called a 17-year-old girl a “beast,” It’s cool. At least, I think it is. As I explained to Emily Shilson, who just last week became the first girl from the U.S.… Continue reading
A former Minneapolis high school football and wrestling coach died in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after he attempted to right a capsized canoe. Niles R. Schulz, 75, of Minneapolis was found dead Tuesday evening in Sawbill Lake near the portage to Kelso Lake, according to the Cook County… Continue reading
Nick Pierce of St. Francis has committed to wrestling for St. Cloud State following his upcoming senior season. Continue reading
Grant Parrish of Forest Lake has committed to wrestling for St. Cloud State following his upcoming senior season. Continue reading
Edwin Pesantez of Columbia Heights has committed to wrestling for Dakota Wesleyan next season. Continue reading
Hall of Fame Coach James Slifka of Medford passed away on June 30th. He was 79 years old. Slifka was inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Mayo Civic Center Region I Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016. Mass of… Continue reading
By Brian Jerzak Before his junior year, Quad County’s Bryce Schmidt had only played football and baseball. He had never even set foot on a wrestling mat. By the end of his senior year, he was walking out on the floor of the Xcel Energy Center in the state tournament.… Continue reading
Zach Schneider of Caledonia/Houston has committed to wrestling for North Dakota State next season. Continue reading
