Day 4 Texas Trip

"Listen to yourself. Catch yourself.  Change your thoughts, and yourself."

-H.A. Dorfam

I feel that our boys have had a great chance to help get a grip on their wrestling and mental thoughts while their wrestling in the last couple of days.  The quote above comes from a book that I had picked up from coach Straub and it is right on with the what the boys have been working on and getting better at.  We made big improvements on the mat today and turned our record from 2-4 (after yesterday) to 8-6!  What an experience for the team.  There have been a lot of positives that have come from this trip and I know they will make a big difference going into next season!

Knights vs JM Wrestling (Texas)

Jordan FF

Chase 9-2

Hunter 2-0

Seth F 1:36

Jake N  7-2

Caden F 4:51

Wyatt Loss  F :39

Keaton F 4:09

Kyle M 1-2

Kode S Loss F 1:41

Braeden FF

Koel Loss F 1:58

Sid Loss F 2:30

TJ FF

Final Score 45-27

Knights vs Kansas Gold

Jordan Loss F 1:08

Chase Loss F 2:37

Hunter Loss  F :41

Drake 2-4

Jake N 12-1

Kaden F 1:15

Keaton F 1:43

Ty 1-9

Kyle 1-6

Jake  F :40

Chase Loss F :33

Braeden DQ

Sid Loss F :20

TJ Loss F 1:22

Team Score  22-52

Knights vs DFW Compound (Texas)

Loredo Loss F :56

Chase FF

Seth -2

Drake F 2:20

Jake N F :36

Kaden F 1:30

Keaton 4-3

Ty Loss F :24

Jake L F 1:20

Royal 3-0

Chase K Loss F 1:33

Kole Loss F 2:25

Sid 2-10

Tj 2-4

Exibition

Wyatt Loss F :18

Kody Loss F 1:14

Final Score 39-30

Knights vs New Castle OK

Jordan Loss F 2:18

Chris 4-3

Hunter 7-2

Drake F 1:28

Jake FF
Kaden FF

Wyatt FF

Ty FF
Kyle 8-0

Jake FF

Koel FF

Sid 8-0

TJ 0-8

Exhibition Math

Loredo Loss F 1:07

Final Score 62-10

Knights vs Northwest Texans

Loredo Loss F :47

Chirs F :34

Seth 9-0

Drake F 2:50

Jake N F 2:29

Kaden F :50

Keaton :51

Ty 0-2

Jake L 5-0

Royal F 2:42

Braeden F :58

Koel 5-4

Sid F :17

TJ F 2:05

Final Score 64-9

Exhibition Match

Chase 5-13

Hunter 0-2

Chase K 2-3

Wyatt F 2:20

Kody F :30

Knights vs Nevada

Loredo Loss F 1:00

Chris Loss F :57

Seth 2-4

Drake 1-16

Jake N 2-4

Kaden Loss F 3:36

Keaton 1-10

Ty 2-8

Jake L 3-2

Royal 2-1 Overtime

Braeden 0-1

Kole 9-4

Sid Loss F :25

TJ 0-1

Final Score 12-45

 

Knights vs Wamego Kansas

Lohse loss 2-6

Chris loss 7-8

Hunter loss 0-4

Drake loss 2-6

Jake Fall 1:58

Kaden 8-6

Keaton loss 0-3

Tyler loss 0-7

Kyle loss 2-4

Jake Fall 2:55

Chase wins FF

Koel wins FF

Sid wins FF

T.J loss Fall :15

Exhibition

Wyatt wins by fall in 4:10

Team Score

Knights 33 Wamego 27

Team 3F out of Texas Forfeited the dual.  They were to scared!

Day 3 Texas Trip

Well, we came down to get some different competition and we found it.  The boys wrestled some hard fought battles!  Our hand was raised after some of the matches and others it wasn't.  However,  we tried to keep our focus on improving throughout the tournament and making adjustments that will make us better wrestlers in the future!  We have been trying to stress that we need go out and wrestle and give our best effort each and every match and accept whatever happens for what it is no matter what the outcome of the match was.  We have wrestled some great  teams....and for the most part we are holding our own.  We went 2-4 today with wins over Lone Star Elite a club team out of Texas and Geary Oklahoma.  Our losses came from a state team Kansas Black, a club team known as South Florida, another club team known as Turks Head out of Pennsylvania, and a club based out of St. Louis Missouri.    Here are the results of each match.  You can also get updates on from Coach Nels Onstads Twitter @ #knightswrestling

Knights vs Lone Star Texas

Laredo  F 2:14

Chris O 10-2

Seth Loss F 3:11

Drake F 1:29

Jake N 13-2

Kaden S 1-2

Keaton F :51

Ty 2-13

Jake  F :59

Royal F :36

Braeden Loss F 1:20

Koel 2-8

Sid 2-3

TJ 4-2

Final Score: 41-25

Knights vs Kansas Black

Jordan L Loss F 1:21

Chase V  Loss F 1:02

Hunter M 0-8

Drake F 3:57

Jake N  F  :43

Kaden S  F 2:05

Wyatt  Loss F :12

Ty  Loss F 1:04

Kyle 5-16

Royal 0-2

Chase K  0-6

Koel 0-10

Sid  2-11

TJ  Loss 1:15

Final Score:   1 8-54

Knights vs South Florida

Loredo F 2:33

Chris O Loss :50

Seth 6-18

Drake F 2:51

Jake N 8-6

Kaden Loss F :35

Keaton 3-15

Tyler O 01-10

Cody 0-9

Royal 6-14

Braden 2-8

Koel Loss F 1:11

Sid 2-4

TJ Loss F 1:26

Final Score 15-50

Knights vs Pennsylvania

Jordan Loss F 1:23

Chase Loss F :49

Hunter Loss F :44

Drake 1-3

Jake N 4-5

Kaden Loss F :47

Wyatt Loss F :17

Ty 0-6

Cody 5-3

Royal 1-8

Chase Loss  F :34

Koel Loss F :26

Sid Loss F 2:34

TJ Loss 2:47

Final Score 3-66

Knights  vs St. Louis

Loredo Loss F 1:12

Chris O 4-3

Seth Loss F :36

Drake Loss F 2:34

Jake N 0-4

Kaden 15-0

Keaton F 1:29

Ty 0-15

Jake L 1-5

Royal 1-4

Braden 0-8

Koel 2-5

Sid Loss F 2:30

TJ 0-1

Exhibition Match:Kyle M 2-10

Final Score:  14-48

Knights VS Geary Oklahoma

Laredo won 10-0

Chris won Fall 2:20

Seth won Fall :52

Drake won Fall :39

Jake N won Fall 1:06

Kaden won 12-2

Keaton won Fall :58

Tyler lost 7-17

Jake L Won Fall :19

Royal won Fall 1:20

Chase K lost Fall 1:19

Koel S lost Fall 1:49

Sid K won Fall 1:45

T.J.  Fall of 4:24

Final Score: 56-22

Day 2 Texas Trip

WE MADE IT TO TEXAS!!!!

Travels continued to go well!  We did get a chance to stop in at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and we got to tour OSU's wrestling facility.  Plus the scenery actually did change a little (for the better).  Everyone made weight and were excited to eat last night.  Brenda and Brandi put together a great meal the boys weren't complaining with the roasted chicken, potatoes, pasta salad, veggies, fruit, buns, and a couple (for some a few) glasses of milk.  Coach Straub did an excellent job with his presentation on finding your mental edge when competing on the mat and I think it will have a positive effect on our boys!

We are excited and anxious to get on the mat and see how we perform.  It looks like we should get 8 matches/duals in today! 

Texas Trip Day 1

The drive to Wichita went well today!  The kids couldn't believe the beautiful landscape and scenery along the way....corn....corn...and more corn!  It was a fun day of traveling.  I know they had their fair share of laughs.  The weight cutters are doing great with their weight.  We have wake up calls set for 7 and hope to be on the road by 8 am.  

Here is the schedule.

THURSDAY 7/24/14

10:30 am National Wrestling Hall of Fame

4:30-5:30 pm- Taking the team to The Program  "Succeeding Under Pressure, How to stay confident and focused". 

 

6:00-7:00 pm-Clinic with TJ Sewell

7:00 pm- Weigh ins will start

FRIDAY 7/25/14

7:30 am- Doors open

8:30 am- Coaches/Officials meeting 

9:00 am- Wrestling begins!

9-10 Round 1

10-11 Round 2

11-12 Round 3

12-1 Round 4

1-2 Round 5

2-3 Round 6

3-4 Round 7

4-5 Round 8

Saturday 7/26/14

8:00 am- Doors open

8:30 am- Coaches/Officials meeting

9:00 Wrestling begins!

9-10 Round 1

10-11 Round 2

11-12 Round 3

12-1 Round 4

1-2 Round 5

2-3 Round 6

3-4 Round 7

4:30 Awards

Texas Trip Presentation

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Texas Trip Mid Summer Mat Bash

Summer Elite Practices start June 11th

West Central Summer Elite Wrestling Practices

For: Open to all wrestlers that wrestle for WCA-A-B-E

Dates:

June 11 (Coach Gruchow)

June 18 (Justin LaValle)

June 25^th (At Coach Onstad’s House)

July 9^th   (Hayden Zilmer)

July 16(Phil Moenkedick)

July 30(Phil Moenkedick)

Time: 7-8:30 am

Location: West Central Area High School Wrestling Room

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Letter and Challenge from Coach Lorenson

WCA Wrestling Super Stars,

Just wanted to write quick and let you all know that I am going to miss having the opportunity to work with you guys in the wrestling room next year!  Sorry this is in the form of an email as I really wanted to talk to you guys in person, but unfortunately I blew that opportunity when you guys had your team meeting.  My decision to move to Fargo had nothing to do with you guys and certainly made it a very difficult decision knowing that I would have to step away from coaching the sport I love so much with a great group of kids!  What makes it even harder is not being involved with a program that has tremendous potential to do great things in the years to come.  With that being said, just because the potential exists doesn’t make it a foregone conclusion that success will happen so my hope is that you will work as hard as or harder than you have to get to this point.  I wanted to come up with a challenge for you guys over the summer to help keep you motivated, in addition to keeping myself motivated.  Unfortunately I wasn’t able to come up with anything, but the more I thought about the more I figured the challenge you guys make should come from within anyway.  So my challenge to you guys is to challenge YOURSELF to be the best you can be this summer and throughout the next season in any way you can!  Everyone is motivated differently and nobody knows what motivates you better than yourself.  Personally, there is nothing more that motivates me than a difficult challenge that I know I can complete.  So this summer I have challenged myself to train for the Bison Open wrestling tournament next fall.  It is something I have wanted to do for a long time, and now that I am living in Fargo there is a good chance I will have the opportunity to work out and train with the Bison wrestlers to help me prepare for the challenge I have put forth for myself.  I am not as concerned with competing in the Bison Open as I am with preparing myself mentally and physical for that possibility if it works out.  I have a tremendous amount of work to do to get to that point and I am looking forward to getting back into the best shape of my life!  J  I share that in hopes that it may inspire some of you at some point this summer when the workouts are getting hard and you just want to do something fun/easy!  I wanted to share this in person as well, but I had an opportunity to meet Dan Gable (So did Ty and Royal) a couple years back and we asked him what the best thing he did for himself when he was wrestling.  He responded that taking a summer job as a landscaper was the best thing he ever did.  His response initially shocked me, but he went on to talk about how it helped him prepare and strengthen himself (Physically and mentally) for the wrestling season!  He still wrestled when he could, but the attitude he took towards that “job” being something that was going to make him a better wrestler and not something that was going to take him away from fun with friends over the summer is the attitude that he approached his whole wrestling career with and the reason why he achieved the success he did!  So if you can pursue your offseason training this summer with that same attitude that everything you do is helping you become a better wrestler, success next fall will be even more likely!  If anyone wants to get ahold of me you can either email me at chad_lorenson@hotmail.com or call/text me on my cell at 701-740-7726.  It truly has been a pleasure working with such a great group of guys the last 3 years and I look forward to watching you all succeed on the mat next season from time to time . . . . . so yes, I do still plan on making it back to Barrett and some other tournaments whenever I can.  J  Have a great summer!!

Coach Lorenson