Apple Valley

Mark Hall Named MWCA Mr. Minnesota Wrestler

Mark Hall’s varsity wrestling career at Apple Valley started as a 7th grader. He was impressed by the welcoming environment that he experienced and attributed it to head coaches Jim Jackson and Dalen Wasmund as well as the entire coaching staff and team.

Mark finished his high school career this past spring with an overall record of 277-4 along with six individual state titles and six team titles. In the words of athletic director Pete Buesgens, the team titles mean as much or more to Mark than his individual titles. Pete is pretty confident that the twelve gold medals in wrestling earned by Mark Hall will not be matched anytime soon.

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Defending champs pushed, but prevail

By Brian Jerzak

Wrestling fans in the south metro were treated to a highly entertaining dual meet on Thursday night. The number one ranked Apple Valley Eagles traveled about fifteen minutes south to face the fourth-ranked Farmington Tigers. Rarely are the Eagles pushed in the regular season unless they are in a tournament with teams from around the nation. Down by one point with two matches remaining, their dual with the Tigers was far from a walk in the park.

It was a back a forth duel all night. The largest lead of the night was ten – twice - for Apple Valley, but there were six lead changes with the final lead change not coming until Valley's win at 220. Obviously, Apple Valley has a number of hammers in their line-up, but Farmington has their share of ranked wrestlers as well.

It was a match without a marque match up – no single bout had ranked wrestlers on the mat at the same time, but almost every match-up featured one ranked wrestler. Obviously, the Eagles had more ranked guys, so to keep it close the Tigers had to avoid bonus points and earn bonus points when they could. They almost pulled it off.

In the end, Apple Valley had an ace in the hole. Eagles' head coach Dalen Wasmund decided to bump his number one ranked 220 pounder – Gable Steveson - up to 285.

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GG04: Apple Valley’s Mark Hall announces his intention to compete for Penn State

Episode 4 of the Guillotine Grapevine is a special edition as Apple Valley’s five-time state champion Mark Hall announced his college commitment.

With several athletes from Apple Valley signing on National Signing Day, Hall got the big treatment in the theater of the high school and a live stream on Flowrestling.

After opening statements by Athletic Director Pete Buesgens, Hall took to the stage and announced he would compete for Penn State.

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The Guillotine – November 16, 2012

The November 16, 2012 issue of The Guillotine has arrived! Featured content in this issue includes: College Previews | High School Class Previews | St. James - A Wrestling Community | Do You Believe In Miracles? Proctor Wrestling | Where Have They Gone? Ryan LeBeau | Wasmund Destined to Continue the Apple Valley Legacy | Minnesota‘s Top-Ten High School Seniors.

More content in this issue: Lace ‘Em Up | Page | MWCA Report | High School Ratings | Open Tournament Calendar | Officially Speaking | Upcoming Camps, Clinics, and Training | Ask The Doc | College Results | College Events.

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Kelliher named MWCA Mr. Minnesota of Wrestling; Jackson named Coach of the Year

Matt Kelliher of Apple Valley is this year’s Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association (MWCA) Mr. Minnesota of Wrestling. He will be honored at the MWCA Dave Bartelma Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, April 9th in Benson, MN.

The MWCA annually presents the Mr. Minnesota High School Wrestler award to the senior that best exemplifies the highest ideals of high school wrestling in Minnesota. Judging is based on past performances, citizenship, academics, leadership, and adherence to MSHSL rules.

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The Guillotine – November 19, 2010

The November 19, 2010 issue of The Guillotine has arrived! Content in this issue includes: Lace ‘Em Up | MWCA Report | Class AA Ratings | Class AAA Ratings | Class A Ratings | Open Tournament Calendar | Ask The Doc | Division I Previews | Ever Evolving - Itasca Community College | Officially Speaking | Five Apple Valley seniors headed to Division I | Division II Previews | Bison Open Results | Junior College Previews | Division III Previews | Upcoming Camps, Clinics, and Training | The Clash New Team Profiles | Years Ago | Champions crowned at InterMat JJ Classic | Class A Season Preview | The View From The Matbird Seat | Class AA Season Preview | Class AAA Season Preview | College Events | Off The Mat With Grandma | Minnesota/USA Wrestling Annual Awards.

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The Guillotine – February 22, 2008

The February 22, 2008 issue of The Guillotine has arrived! Content in this issue includes: Wrestlers to watch | Lace ‘em up | Open Tournament Calendar | MWCA Report | Jim Jackson and Apple Valley | Class AAA Ratings | Class AA Ratings | Class A Ratings | One-on-one with Ty Eustice | Officially Speaking | Minnesota College Connection | Rutt breaks wins record | Ask the Doc | View From the Matbird Seat | National Wrestling Hall of Fame | Wabasso: Learning and Winning Together | Milestones | High School Team Section Results | Through the Eyes of Mom | Where Have They Gone? | Fastest Falls | Years Ago | College Results.

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