The north metro’s finest wrestlers compete this week in the state tournament at Xcel Energy Center. The north metro’s finest wrestlers compete this week in the state tournament at Xcel Energy Center. The team portion, which includes Totino-Grace (seeded No. 4 in Class 2A) and Centennial (3A), takes place Thursday.… Continue reading
Moorhead – Moorhead wrestling coach Skip Toops hears about the ’70s and ’80s when people speak about the golden era of high school wrestling in Moorhead. He wants to change the subject. “Everybody associated with Moorhead wrestling always talks about the ’70s and ’80s when Moorhead was a wrestling dynasty,”… Continue reading
Apple Valley’s Mark Hall, seeking his fifth wrestling title, has his eyes on much more. Mark Hall blends in casually in the halls of Apple Valley High School. He’s popular, the result of his stature as a wrestler of uncommon ability, but he moves with humility, never approaching cockiness or… Continue reading
Suspicion and hard feelings followed Mark Hall whenever he took the mat for the Apple Valley wrestling team as a seventh-grader. That was five years ago, and feelings ran hot among opposing fans and teams when it came to Hall and the Eagles. Fast forward to today, and Hall draws… Continue reading
New Prague senior James Berg has won plenty of matches throughout his high school wrestling career, with one notable exception. New Prague senior James Berg has won plenty of matches throughout his high school wrestling career, with one notable exception. He has yet to win the match that brings his… Continue reading
When the scoreboard read 31-31 after the last of 14 matches was wrestled in the Section 2AA Team Championship Valentine’s Night at Mankato East High School, one team and its fans were about to have their hearts broken. When Scott West coach Darren Ripley began celebrating and a relieved Scott… Continue reading
With a section title in hand, the Knights will look to improve on last year’s third place finish at state. St. Michael-Albertville continued its tradition of punching a ticket to the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament as a team Friday night, topping two ranked teams en route to the Section 7-3A… Continue reading
