• 2014/15 Annual meeting /Sign up will be both Wednesday Nov 5th & Thursday Nov. 6th at  6:30 pm at the Mukwonago high school
• Room 124   Enter through the Athletic entrance.

E-Sign-up is now open

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Final registration/payment  will occur at Wednesday Nov 5th  Meeting for Families with K-3rd grader.

Final registration/payment  will occur at Thursday’s Nov 6th  Meeting for Families with 4th -8th grader.

Families with kids in both need to attend only one meeting.

Cost

The cost of registration is $80 on signup night, $110 after. Discount for family with multiple wrestlers.  Cost includes required USA card.  If you are not a returning club member please bring a copy of proof of age.

Practice Information

Practices are Tues. & Thurs evenings beginning Dec 3^rd  at Mukwonago HS wrestling room.

Session 1 is 5:30 to 6:30 PM for younger/less experienced kids (K-3^rd)

Session 2 is 6:45 to 8:00 PM for older/more experienced kids (4^th-8^th)

 Our Mukwonago Wrestling Club made a donation of $7500 for our new fitness center at Mukwonago high school on Aug 14th. A group of our wrestlers presented the donation to our Athletic director Andy Trudell.

This summer the old weight room was torn down and renovated into a fitness center to better serve all students in physical education classes and in athletic activities. The old weight room was a little over 2,000 square feet; this was increased to 5,600 square feet, and converted into a “state of the art” fitness center. The fitness center is now complete and this donation will help to fill it new fitness equipment.

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Mukwonago High School Wrestling 2013 Summer Camp 
When:  Monday through Thursday (6/17 – 6/20), (6/24 – 6/27)  
Time:  1:00 – 3:00pm   Where: Mukwonago High School Wrestling Room 
Who:  Any wrestler entering 4th – 9th grade in the fall of 2013 
Cost:  $60 – includes 8 sessions, t-shirt, and daily refreshments

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What a great weekend !!, The Mukwonago Wrestling Club took 18 qualifiers to the Wisconsin state Folkstyle wrestling championships and finished with 4 wrestlers earning a top 6 finishes.

The top finisher was our little dynamo Josie Stachowski who at 50lbs quickly moved to the finals with 2 pins using her text book half the first in a quick 24 seconds and the her semifinal win in 1:40. Unfortunately her finals opponent was a little too experienced for the rookie capturing a 6-0 victory over Stachowski. Next was Aaron Schulist with a  3^rd place finish in the 2000-01 88lb bracket, by winning his first 2 matches 9-2 and 6-3 to move the semifinals, unfortunately then lost a tough 3-2 match, but then finished the tournament with 2 more wins for his spot on the podium. Our 2 additional place winners were Alex Jacobi age group 2004-05 at 69lbs and Jake Schulte age group 2000-01 76lbs with 5^th place finishes. Jacobi lost his first match 5-2 then worked his way back with 3 straight victories, a lost to put him in the placement match where he won a very exciting overtime match 7-5.  Schulte began with 5-2 victory, but then after losing the quarterfinal 6-2, he fought back with 2 wins, lost 6-2 and finished with a 9-1 placement match victory. A big congratulation to these 4 wrestlers.

In other action in the age group 2004-05 Zachary Eliszewski went 2-2 with 2 wins 4-1 and 4-0 win in his 2^nd and 3^rd match. In the 2002-03 age group Luke Garvens and Michael Josephson also went 1-2, Garvens scoring a 2-1 victory and Josephson a 5-0 win. Tyler Goebel and Luke Stromberg battled but were not able to get a victory. In the age group 2000-01 at 70lbs Luke Eliszewski went 2-2 with a 17-4 and 9-2 win, leaving him 1 match short of the podium. Lucas Benn at 67lbs went 1-2 with a 3-0 victory in the opening round.   At 76lbs Jake Garvens and 105lb 2001-03 Hailey Porter both wrestled tough but were unable to secure a victory. In the oldest group 1998-99 Jake Matson split wins with a  2-2 record getting a 3-0 win and a pin leaving him 1 match short of a top 6 finish.  Jake Mariani at 80lbs and Andre` Lirette at 145lbs both 1-2 both getting a decision win in 3 matches. At 150lbs Carter Olson and 190lbs Nicholas Beilfuss gave it their all but finished 0-2.

Our 18 Grizzly state representatives made us proud with their effort, battling in every match, we are proud of their and the entire team’s accomplishments in the club this year.  We will celebrate on Sunday April 14th with our Club Banquet/Awards   3pm at the High school – Mark your calendar

 The Mukwonago Wrestling Club traveled to Elkhorn to compete in their regional tournament, hoping to peak at the right time of the season and show that hard work pays off. 39 wrestlers from the Club completed for a chance to qualify for the Wisconsin Kids Folk style state tournament in Madison.  The Club qualified 18 wrestlers who claimed a berth by finishing 1^st or 2^nd.  2 more wrestlers finished in third place, making them a state alternate and waiting for a possible invitation.

In the 2004/05 age division, Mukwonago qualified 3 wrestlers with Zachary Eliszewski@ 54lbs, Alex Jacobi @69lbs and Josie Stachowski @50lbs (girl’s div).  Jacobi earned a 10-0 win in the semis and solidified his championship with a 4-3 victory.  Stachowski needed a single victory winning 7-1 to secure her regional championship. Eliszewski reached the finals by winning his first 3 matches; he lost the championship match on a decision to earn 2nd.  Also competing but not obtaining a top 3 finish were Carson Taylor and Cody Goebel @57lbs both had 2 victories and Aaron Lewis competing at 80lbs. 

In 2002/03 age division, the Grizzlys qualified 5 wrestlers starting with Michael Josephson@110lbs who defeated all 3 opponents to earn a regional championship.  Luke Garvens@69lbs  worked his way to the championship with 2 pins and a major, then lost the championship match pitting him in a true 2^nd place match where he earned a 4-0 victory. Tyler Goebel@75lbs also beat 3 straight opponents only to also lose the championship match pitting him in a true 2^nd place match where he secured a spot in Madison with a 2nd period pin.  Luke Stromberg@100lbs secured the Grizzlys 4^th qualifying spot with 2 pins in a 4 man round robin.  Hailey Porter@105lbs 2001-03 girls also placed 2nd with tough wrestling earning a ticket to Madison. Aaron Schmitz finished the day in 3^rd place after 6 matches; he lost a tough 3-2 decisions to the eventual champion, then won 4 straight matches not giving up a single point, but the state dream ended as he lost a true 2^nd place match.   Amos Weide’s fate ended in a similar way, he opened with 3 wins to reach the championship match, then unfortunately could not get a win in either the championship nor true 2^nd place match finishing with a 3^rd place medal. Jake Adams, Braden Schreiber, Cole Hansen and Haiden Baxa all got quality wins in their large bracket but were unable to place in the top 4.                                

In the 2000/01 age division, Mukwonago qualified 6 more wrestlers, starting with Aaron Schulist@88lbs who made short work of the day with 3 pins to win a regional championship. Jake Schulte@76lbs at the Fond du Lac Regional won 3 straight matches to earn a championship. Lucas Benn@67lbs earned his 5^th trip to Madison finishing the day with a pin and a 2^nd place finish. Jake Garvens@76lbs followed suit @76lbs with a major decision to earn 2^nd place and a ticket to state. Luke Eliszewski@70lbs earned the final qualifier spot at going 3-1 with 12-1 major decision to earn 2^nd place.  Justin Eichler and Mike West finished in 4^th place both going 3-2 for the day. Also competing Saturday, wrestling well but running into tough competition were Josh Garvens, Benjamin Stein, Ben Adams and Andrew Lewis.

In the 1998-99 age division; the Grizzlys added 5 more led by Jake Matson@170lbs who pinned all his opponents to earn 1^st place.  Carter Olson@145lbs and Nicholas Beilfuss@190lbs both earn runner up finishes with 2 wins each.  Andre` Lirette@145lbs traveled to the River Valley Regional and came home with 2nd place by winning 3 of 4 matches to punch his ticket. Jake Mariani@88lbs traveled to the Waunakee Regional and won 2 of 3 matches to also earn a runner up spot. Jacob Stachowski, Tyler Jacobi and Dennis Mahoney all finished the day 3-2 and in 4^th place.   Brandon Wozny, Michael Dudek and Brandon Eichler had significant wins but were unable to earn a top 4 places.

It was exciting and proud to coach all our wrestlers as they all worked hard all year.  The state tournament will be held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison on March 22^nd / 23^rd.

Mukwonago as a Club will wrestle in Elkhorn, But you can wrestle in any regional you want..   The top 2 place winners will wrestling In Madison at the state meet in 2 weeks.

Weigh-ins will be done Friday night only … March 8th from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm at the regional site. Each regional site has the option to hold a satellite weigh-in site that will run from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm.

Wrestling will start at 8:30 am (Saturday) for the youngest 2 boys’ age groups along with all of the girls, and 11:30 am for the oldest 2 boys’ age groups.

Headgear is required for everyone,  mouth guards required for wrestlers with braces.

Whitewater, WI – Our Mukwonago Wrestling Club headed to Whitewater Sunday morning to compete in the 2013 Warhawk Scuffle Duals. This tournament is conducted like a High school dual meet with weight classes and team points.  Our Grizzlies were represented by 19 club wrestlers filling 15 weight classes.  We started the day competing against the Arrowhead club. The kids clearly brought their A-game from the get go… Braden Schreiber, Luke Garvens, Lucas Benn, Jake Garvens, Aaron Schulist staked the team to a 21-0 advantage.  After a minor bump, Jacob Stachowski, Brandon Wozny, Dennis Mahoney, and Tyler Jacobi continued the roll to 42-12 lead, at that point Arrowhead ran out of wrestlers leaving the final score at Grizzlys – 66 Arrowhead – 12.

 In our 2^nd dual, we were opposite Franklin, who 2 weeks ago had won the middle school conference tournament.  This dual would turn out to be a battle, Luke Garvens started the team out with an 11-1 major decision, Aaron Schmitz and Josh Garvens battled hard but were unable to garner a victory; Aaron Schulist started the tide rolling with major decision, Jacob Stachowski, Brandon Wozny and Michael West reeled off 3straight wins. The Grizzlys battled through the next 3 matches falling just short, losing by decision as Franklin started creeping closer to make the team score  29 -21. CJ Olson and Jake Matson then put the dual out of reach for Franklin with 2 pins sealing the 41-30 victory.

 The championship dual was Lincoln Way, IL vs. Mukwonago. We knew they we very talented in the lower weights but thought we had the advantage with our upper weights.   The Teams split the first 4 matches, with the Grizzlys suffering 2 pins. We again traded the next 2 matches. Team score Lincoln Way – 18 Grizzlys – 10.    3 more matches, 3 more defeats…. Team score Lincoln Way 34 Grizzlys 10.

The Grizzlys sent Tyler Jacobi to the mat at 135, he was able to secure a pin in the 2^nd period, next up Andre` Lirette with major decision win, and CJ Olson gained a victory with a fall. Team score Lincoln Way – 34 Grizzlys – 23.  Our team bench was starting to go crazy!!! Suddenly Jake Matson pins his opponent in 29 seconds; score Lincoln Way – 34 Grizzlys – 29.

Nick Beilfuss enters the circle at 190lbs… no score in the 1^st; Nick earns an escape in the 2^nd, and then continues to push his opponent around the mat to frustrate into a bad shot and a score for a 5-0 victory.  Team score Lincoln Way 34 Grizzlys 32.  The Lincoln Way did not have a 250lb wrestler giving Arik Bohn a forfeit for 6  points, a final score Grizzlys – 38 Lincoln Way – 34 and the Championship…

 Not only did the team earn the team championship, they also gained valuable experience for future battles.  

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Grizzly Club Team Places 5^th with 6 champions​hips at Sussex/West Allis

50 Mukwonago Grizzly’s wrestled this weekend in either Sussex or West Allis this weekend. Mukwonago for the 2^nd week in a row led all teams with 33 pins, we placed 5^th in the team competition in Sussex and returned home with 6 championships

In the 2006-08 division: Caleb Schreiber tallied 4 pins in 4 matches to earn a sabre cat trophy. Other results were Austin Schulist, Caleb Fisch and Bryce Belter 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th respectively…

In the 2004-05 division: Alex Jacobi dominated with 3 pins to earn his cat. Zach Eliszewski and Josie Stachowski finished with runner-up awards. Cody Goebel finished 3^rd  with a pin, Evan Herbig and Aaron Lewis battled to 4ths and Carson Taylor and Jake Timmers found some tough brackets with 5^th place finishes.

In the 2002-03 division: Jake Adams was our champion with 2 falls.  Michael Josephson, Zevin Para-Cremer, Aaron Schmitz and Tyler Goebel finished in 2^nd place in 5 man brackets. Haiden Baxa, Luke Garvens and Amos Weide earned 3^rd place for the day. Ben Sterny and Cole Hansen battled to 4^th places finishes with Braden Schreiber and Brady Belter finding the going tough landed in 5^th.

In the 2000-01 division: Alex Larson pinned 3 of his 4 opponents to earn his sabre cat trophy. Luke Eliszewski and Aaron Schulist finished in 2^nd place with only a single loss. Benjamin Stein and Mike West each had a pin and finished in 3^rd.  Josh Garvens and Jake Garvens finished in 4^th place; Ben Adams, Justin Eichler and Andrew Lewis battled hard but finished 5^th.

In the 1998-99 division: Carter Olson and Tyler Jacobi finished just short with a 2^nd place finish. Jacob Stachowski was 3^rd, Dennis Mahony and Nicholas Beilfuss finished in 4^th place each earning a pin, with Branon Eichler battling to 5^th.

This weekend the some of the Grizzly’s will compete in Watertown with a select team competing in the Whitewater Duals.

27 Mukwonago Grizzly wrestlers headed to East Troy on Saturday for an opportunity to practice what they drilled in practice. We returned leading all teams with 31 pins, the 3^rd team trophy and 7 individual championships. What a Day!

In the K-2 division:  Carson Taylor tallied 2 pins in 3 matches on his way to an East Troy championship. Logan James, Mike Bruch and Clayton Kippers all earned “runner up” places. Zachary Eliszewski and Wade Kippers battled tough placing 4th.

In the 3^rd-4th division:  Jake Adams with 2 pins and Luke Garvens with 1 pin both finished undefeated and earned a Saturday championship.  Jacob Vandepool and Tyler Roszak both won two of three matches and earned 2^nd place.  Derek Schiltz, Ben Sterny and Zevin Para-Cremer battled their hearts out placing is 3rd while Haiden Baxa earned the honors of a very tough bracket placing 4^th.

In the 5^th– 6^th grade division we had 4 champions in; Josh Garvens, Jake Garvens, Mikey Gindhart and Mike West who between the 4 of them had 11 pins in 12 matches- Wow!  Earning 2^nd place awards were: Luke Eliszewski, Benjamin Stein, Alex Larson, Justin Eichler, Nathan Vandepool and Lee Kowalkowski. The following Grizzly’s Luke Stromberg, Phoenix Nettesheim and Charlie Gindhart gave everything they had finishing the day with 4^th place medals.

It was a day that we were proud to be a Mukwonago coaches with the effort our team put forth.

Grizzly Coaching Staff

The champion wrestler is neither selected nor born; he is self-formed.”
Of course, the great wrestler possesses many admirable qualities. However,there are four prime attributes I consider to be a must–hustle,attitude,resolution, and desire (creating the acronym H.A.R.D.).Let’s take a deeper look at each:

HUSTLE-The outstanding wrestler hustles all the time. During practice, his coach often has to tell him to take a break. Furthermore, this high-powered competitor is forever searching for someone better to wrestle. He’s never satisfied with his performance and is constantly striving for perfection.

ATTITUDE-The superior wrestler has a positive attitude. He believes in himself and his capabilities. When others say, “You won’t,” he quietly asserts, “I will”. The champion’s total being radiates confidence.

RESOLUTION-The No. 1 matman illicits a most potent resolution. In truth, it is the pitfalls which make him that much more determined to succeed. He doesn’t know the meaning of “quit.”

DESIRE-The champion wrestler feeds on desire and perceives nothing less than being the best. There may be more skillful grapplers around but his hunger for victory will overcome them all. This winner believes in the adage,”I might be outclassed but never outfought.”

I am sure that everyone will agree it takes H.A.R.D. work to be on top. Oh yes, some have furtively whispered, “The champ seems a bit insane.” However, none will ever forget his name. by Dr. Bill Welker