wrestling

There is something special about being first. That is what drew Hans Horning to apply for the East Ridge wrestling coaching position four years ago. Starting a program from scratch, setting the traditions, initiating the work ethic, getting a youth program going, dedicating the...

Woodbury's Ben Donnelly wanted a shot at redemption. He got it - and stepped up. Donnelly, a sophomore wrestler ranked sixth at 132 pounds, captured fourth place at this year's state tournament. After losing his first match last year and being unable to place, Donnelly returned to...

East Ridge's Reid Lyden continued to re-write history last week. Lyden, a junior, earned fourth place in the Class AAA state wrestling tournament, garnering a second straight all-state honor. Lyden is only the second East Ridge wrestler to ever reach state, the first one to qualify...

The first day of the individual state wrestling tournament usually provides for upsets and Woodbury saw one of the bigger ones first hand. Royals...

It probably wasn't the draw East Ridge's Reid Lyden had wanted for his second trip to the Class 3A state tournament, but Lyden found a way to...

In its first-ever state tournament appearance, the Woodbury wrestling team learned there aren't any easy opponents. The Royals weren't able to pull off an upset as they were outmuscled by third-ranked Prior Lake, 49-15, in the opening round and ninth-ranked Moorhead, 51-21, in the...

Getting to the state wrestling tournament doesn't happen overnight, though this season Woodbury has made it seem that way. The Royals have gone from a 7-12 team a year ago and developed into a 19-6 team this season that secured the No. 1 seed at the Section 4AAA team tournament en...

Woodbury's Ben Donnelly has had a year to reflect on his performance last year at the state tournament and now he has the chance to do something about it. Donnelly was one of five Royals wrestlers to advance to the Class AAA state individual tournament Saturday following a victory...

The season has ended for the East Ridge wrestlers except for one.

Eighth-grade wrestler Ty Okada took third place at the Ninth Grade State competition held on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Blaine High School, making him the highest-placing East Ridge wrestler ever in the team's history at the tournament. Okada competed at the 94-pound division, winning...

Josh McClain has faced the situation with the dual on the line plenty of times this season to not allow the pressure of a trip to the state meet to affect him as he tried to help Woodbury beat Stillwater in the Section 4AAA championship. That experience paid off Saturday, Feb. 16,...