CHAMPIONS ARE BUILT IN THE OFF-SEASON!!!!!
Attached are the documents for the upcoming summer wrestling season.
- K-12 Wrestling Camp begins June 10
- 7-12 Summer Team Duals begins June 3
- 7-12 Falcon Strength & Speed Camp begins June 6
Green Machine captures 1st Place in Pool #8 at NYWA State! Owen Farmer takes 5th in Individuals!
The Green Machine Youth Wrestling team bounced back from a rough start to its first-ever NYWA State appearance with two big wins on Sunday to take home 1st Place in Pool #8. The Green Machine took down Deer River in the first dual on Sunday, then dispatched Perham in the finale. Great finish to a fantastic season!
In the Individual State tournament, Owen Farmer began the tournament with two wins followed by two losses including a heartbreaking 3x OT decision, but Farmer came back with a last-second win in the 5th Place match.
Six advance to NYWA State!
The Green Machine advanced six individuals to the NYWA State Tournament. Owen Farmer took first place, JT Hausen and Benny Ryder placed second, while Cole Redding, Elliott Viland, and Charlie Chambers took home third place. They will wrestle April 5-7 at the Rochester Mayo Civic Center. Benny and Charlie will wrestle on Friday, while JT, Cole, Elliott, and Owen will wrestle starting Saturday. Hausen is coming off of a 2nd Place finish last month at the MN/USA State Tournament. Pictured in the front row (from left): JT Hausen, Cole Redding, and Elliott Viland. Back row: Charlie Chambers, Owen Farmer, and Benny Ryder.
Promise made good!
Coach Babcock made good on his promise! Coach promised the kids could cut and color his hair if the team qualified for NYWA State. No wonder the kids wrestled with such motivation at NYWA Regions. Prior to the Chatfield dual, coach Babcock reminded the kids of his promise. The Green Machine went out and dismantled Chatfield 63-6 to advance to its first-ever state appearance. Chatfield later went on to beat Zumbrota-Mazeppta, who coincidentally had beaten Faribault in the opening round. Green Machine team will wrestle next Saturday-Sunday, April 6-7, at the Mayo Civic Center.
link to Facebook album – Coach Babcock goes to the barbershop
Green Machine advances to State!
The Green Machine Youth Wrestling Team advanced to its first-ever State tournament. After dropping a heartbreaking opener to Zumbrota-Mazeppa, the team ripped off four straight wins over PEM, Rochester Mayo, Northfield, and Chatfield. Pictured in the front row (from left): Brady Racine, Bo Bokman, Tim Leider, Brody Hatfield, Nathan Pientka, Benny Ryder, Landon Hatfield, Elliot Viland, JT Hausen. Middle Row: Sam LaCanne, Josh Oathoudt, Jon Caron, Charlie Chambers, Aiden Tobin, Riley Stoltz, and Riley Reistad. Back row: David Tonjum, Austin Underdahl, Cal Schultz, Dylan Lippert, and Ethan Erickson.
McAdam and Tait to State!
Seniors Cole McAdam (182 lbs) and Rob Tait (170) both placed second at the Section 1AAA individual tournament. They will wrestle this Friday (March 1) at the Xcel Center in St. Paul. McAdam will wrestle Champlain Park’s LaQuan Wallace in the first round. Tait will wrestle Tartan’s TJ O’Hara in the first round.
Other place-winners at the section tournament for the Falcons were third-place finishers Logan Hortop (220), Brandon Peters (126), Tony Avila (113), and Andy Ness (152). The Falcons had three fourth-place finishers in Ryan Mullennex (120), Tyler Broughton (132) and Josh Palmer (160). Senior Marcus Riggle (138) finished sixth after advancing to the semifinals but suffered a concussion forcing him out of the tournament.
Good luck to Cole and Rob at State!
Oathoudt, Viland place at Byron
The Green Machine Youth Wrestling competed in the annual Byron Individual Team Tournament. The great showing by the Green Machine in the toughest tournament in the state was highlighted by two place-winners, Josh Oathoudt and Elliot Viland. Oathoudt finished with a fourth-place finish, and Viland took home sixth place!
