Wrestling

If progress is measured against where a team was a year prior, the 2012-13 season would be marked as a great step forward for the East Ridge wrestling team. The Raptors continued to take steps forward as it won its 12th dual meet of the season Thursday, playing host to Minneapolis...

Woodbury closed out the regular season dual schedule Thursday with a 48-21 victory over Mounds View to finish the season with a 7-2 conference mark and appear to have locked down the No. 1 seed for the Section 4AAA team tournament. The Royals (16-6) finished second in the conference...

The East Ridge wrestling team finished its regular season with two triangular meets over the past week, winning three of its four dual matches. The Raptors will now enter team and individual sectionals with trips to state on the line. Last Tuesday, East Ridge hosted St. Thomas Academy...

The East Ridge Raptors wrestling team won three of its four duals that took place Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Raptors were able to beat Cretin-Derham Hall to give them their second victory in the Suburban East Conference on the year - something no East Ridge squad has done...

With the end of the regular season coming Thursday, Woodbury set about preparing for the postseason with a busy schedule last week with two duals last Thursday and three duals on Friday and Saturday. The Royals appeared poised for a better result in the section tournament with a...

Entering its triangular Thursday at Stillwater, Woodbury knew it would serve as a measuring stick. Turns out the Royals measured up pretty well against some of their toughest section competitors after Woodbury defeated Stillwater 33-30 and Tartan 40-34. The Royals got off to a quick...

The East Ridge wrestling team had two tough triangular meets over the past week that were made worse by illness and match count limits. Throughout the four dual meets over a two-day span, the Raptors won just 10 individual matches, though many of the varsity wrestlers were not participating. On...

Woodbury had a chance to knock off perennial power Forest Lake for the first time since head coach Justin Smith took over five years ago, but the Rangers pulled out victories in the last two weight classes to leave the Royals waiting for another opportunity. Forest Lake trailed by...

Woodbury split its triangular Thursday in Woodbury, picking up a win over Cretin-Derham Hall and losing to eighth-ranked Hastings. The Royals faced a tough task in taking down perennial Hastings and head coach Justin Smith said the team needed to win three toss-ups in order to have...