Falcons blow past two at home triangular

by tobin on January 20th, 2016

The Falcons hosted Mankato East and WEM/JWP on Thursday (1/14) and came away with two convincing wins.  Falcons opened with a 57-17 win over conference foe Mankato East, and then ended the night with a near-identical 56-16 rout of WEM/JWP.

link to Daily News story

Middle School & High School starts this week!!

by tobin on November 10th, 2015

Attention Middle School (6-8) and High School (9-12) wrestlers…

The start of the 2015-16 wrestling season begins Monday, November 16!  Please make sure you register this week on FeePay.  Please visit the  www.faribault.k12.mn.us and click on the FeePay tab on the bottom right of the page.  Or just click here to access FeePay.  You will also need to have a current physical on file with the Activities Office prior to the first practice. 

We will be holding our annual student-athlete/parent meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 17th.  This is a very important meeting for both the student-athlete as well as the parents.  It is expected that at least one parent is represented at the meeting.

 

Middle School Parent Meeting

Tuesday, November 17th 

5:00-5:30

Faribault Middle School Auditorium 

 

High School Parent Meeting and Potluck

Tuesday, November 17th

6:00-7:30

Faribault High School Student Center

 

We are asking for the following:

Seniors:  Main Dish 

Juniors:  1/2 Main Dish (Last Name A-O)   1/2 Side Dish (Last Name P-Z)

Sophomores: Side Dish

Freshmen: Dessert

*Faribault Wrestling will provide drinks, plates, napkins and eating utensils. 

ATV fundraiser drawing complete!

by tobin on August 26th, 2015

Faribault Wrestling with help from LaCanne’s Marine completed the successful raffle of the Polaris Sportsman Ace ATV (retail price $7,499).   The drawing was held at Bashers on Saturday, August 29.  All proceeds will benefit Faribault Wrestling grades K – 12 including a wrestling camp scholarship fund.  Thank you to everyone who helped make the fundraiser a huge success!  Pictured below is ATV raffle winner Nicki Dahle along with Polaris sales rep and LaCanne’s Nick LaCanne.  Congrats Nicki!

Eden Prairie to host October 10-11 camp

by tobin on August 24th, 2015

Attention Grades 7-12 wrestlers,

The Eden Prairie wrestling program is inviting Grade 7-12 wrestlers to their “National Champions” Combine on the weekend of Oct 10-11.  The two-day camp will feature coaches from national champions Iowa Central, Augsburg, and St. Cloud State.  It also features clinicians Jordan Holm (member of Greco-Roman World Team), Billy Pierce (3-time NCAA Division 1 All-American), Marcus LeVesseur (4-time NCAA Division 3 national champion and 4-time MN State Champion), and Ridgewater Community College Coach Tom Gruhlke.  Click for here more details.

Annual Golf Tourney tees off on Friday, July 31!

by tobin on June 11th, 2015

Join us for the 22nd annual Faribault Wrestling golf tournament on the last Friday in July again (July 31)!  Shotgun start at 1PM with social and dinner at Bashers to follow.  Click here for the info flyer!  And click here for the registration form!

Summer Wrestling program available

by tobin on May 27th, 2015

Once again, the Faribault coaches will be offering 3-hour sessions throughout the summer to improve conditioning and technique.  Remember, champions are built in the offseason!  The sessions are available K-12 at only $5/session at the high school with pricebreaks as you attend more sessions.  Monday and Wednesday will be in the morning (8:30 – 11:30) while Tuesday and Thursday will be in the evening (5:30 – 8:30).  Camp flyer is linked here, and we hope to see you this summer on the mat!

Other summer camps available at the Guillotine if click here, and JWP is inviting wrestlers to their camp this summer along with many area towns click here for more information.

Spring Wrestling sessions for Free!

by tobin on March 30th, 2015

Attention all Faribault wrestlers (all ages):

We will once again be offering the spring wrestling season focusing on greco and freestyle.  The sessions will begin this coming Monday 3/30 and occur every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:00 – 8:30 at the high school.  If college clinicians will be coming, it will be posted here prior to the date.  UPDATE: due to car trouble, Seth Lange will now be coming on Wednesday, April 1.  See updated schedule for this week below.

  • Monday, March 30 – open wrestling (7:00 – 8:30) 

 

  • Wednesday, April 1 – clinician Seth Lange (Golden Gophers) from 7:00 – 8:30.  Lange was a 4x South Dakota state champion.  He finished high school with a career record of 168-3 including perfect records during his junior and senior years!

 

  • Thursday, April 2 – open wrestling (7:00 – 8:30) 

 

link to Spring Wrestling 2015 schedule