January 7, 2019 In the news!! 2018-2019 Green County Mat Rat Wrestling Program Welcome to the first edition of our Mat Rat Newsletter. We hope you will find this helpful as we venture into the 2018-2019 wrestling season! Helpful Parent Reminders! Head Coach: John Wi 608-235-4178 wi 52@tds.net Administra ve: Heidi Wi 608-558-1055 heidiwi @monroe.k12.wi.us MHS/MMS Head Coaches: Tom Wi - MHS Aaron Hesgard - MMS YMCA: Amanda Meighan Mat Rat Website: h p://www.greencountyymca.org/ cms-view-page.php?page=mat-rats Emails / REMIND: You will receive occasional emails and REMIND messages throughout the season with important informa on! To sign up for REMIND, text to 81010 the message: @da883c PRACTICE REMINDERS: ALWAYS Park in the back and NO street shoes in prac ce area wrestling shoes or socks ONLY. W t-shirt and gym shorts to prac ce B own water bo le (with tops that don t leak) C keep them home (24 hour rule) If your child is showing any signs of illness (i.e. runny nose, persistent cough, fever, etc.) please keep them home from prac ce. This is a long season - let s help to keep everyone as healthy as possible. W - if school is called off because of weather (no school or early release) there will be NO Mat Rat prac ce Tournaments: Trackwrestling.com (most are on this site) Monroe Mat Rat Youth Tournament is Sunday, January 20! Please help where you can set-up/clean-up; concessions; dona ons USA Cards: www.usawmembership.com ($40 good for one year) If your child is wrestling in a tournament that is USA Card Required, you must have the USA Card with you at the tournament. Some USA tournaments do supply USA cards to purchase at the tournament. If you do this you must have the child's actual birth cer ficate. REMINDER! Singlets: SINGLETS! Must have a $50 Deposit - check payable to YMCA (will be returned at end of season) to receive a singlet. See Heidi Wi for agreement/ rental form. Monthly Calendar: See a ached Calendar for Important Dates and Prac ce Times for the Month of January! E!! P C C! Has your wrestler outgrown his/her wrestling shoes? Do you have head gear not being used? If so, please consider dona ng your items to the Mat Rat Wrestling Program. Bring your items to prac ce so we can find a new home for them. Thank you! Mat Rat Tourney is Sunday, January 20 - everyone s help is needed to make this successful! Below are the Sign-Ups for food dona ons and volunteer work. FOOD SIGN-UP h ps://www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c084baba92ea2f58-2019 Mat Rats Youth Wrestling VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP h ps://www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c084baba92ea2f58-20191
January 7, 2019 In the news!! Mat Rats Compete in Two Tournaments January 5 & 6 Eleven Monroe Mat Rats competed in the Oregon Youth Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, January 5 at Oregon High School. This was a 4-person round robin tournament bracketed out by birth year and weight. For the 2006-07 birth year, Cole Meighan (73-77lbs) placed 2nd; Carson Menehan (85-87lbs) placed 1st; Connor Eckdahl (87-91lbs) placed 1st; and Payton Weckerly (97-105lbs) placed 4th. For the 2008-09 birth year, Althea Eckdahl (78-83lbs) placed 3rd; Wya Weckerly (80-86lbs) placed 4th; and Joah Wellman (95-100lbs) placed 3rd. For the 2010-11 birth year, Gage Ostby (48-50lbs) placed 3rd; Evelyn Eckdahl (55-59lbs) placed 4th; Oliver Helland (63-66lbs) placed 3rd; and Patrick Harms (75-80lbs) placed 1st. Gage Ostby (birth year 2010-11, 50lbs) also par cipated in the Badger RTC Ba le for the Badger in Waunakee on Sunday, January 6 and placed 5th in a tough 10-Man Scramble bracket. Well done Mat Rats! Picture forms will be handed out the week of January 7th! TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PICTURE DAY: Monday, January 14 at 6pm for ALL wrestlers. Team t-shirts will be handed out that night! Please be on me! (the pictures will not be rescheduled) Remember the picture order form and money (check payable to Theresa Kind - see next page) Weigh-Ins for Mat Rat Tourney will also take place on Monday, January 14.
Other Area Youth Wrestling Tournament in January 2019: January 5 - Oregon Youth Wrestling - Oregon, WI at the Oregon High School h p://www.trackwrestling.com/registra on/basicprereg1.jsp?tournamentgroupid=66299132 Registra on is open un l 6:59 p.m. on Friday, January 4th. Sign up today! January 13 - Mauston Youth Wrestling Tournament - Mauston, WI at Mauston High School h p://www.trackwrestling.com/registra on/basicprereg1.jsp?tournamentgroupid=84373132 January 13 - Manitowoc Mari me Youth Wrestling - Manitowoc, WI h p://www.trackwrestling.com/registra on/basicprereg1.jsp?tournamentgroupid=67434132 January 19 - Westby Youth Wrestling Tournament - Westby, WI at Westby High School Fieldhouse h p://www.trackwrestling.com/registra on/basicprereg1.jsp?tournamentgroupid=66361132 January 19 - Mishicot Ba le the Belt - Mishicot, WI at the Mishicot High School h p://www.trackwrestling.com/registra on/basicprereg1.jsp?tournamentgroupid=85450132 January 26 - Germantown Hornets Youth Wrestling - Germantown, WI at Germantown High School h p://www.trackwrestling.com/registra on/basicprereg1.jsp?tournamentgroupid=66358132 January 26 - Iowa Grant Youth Wrestling - Livingston, WI at Iowa Grant Middle School h p://www.trackwrestling.com/registra on/basicprereg1.jsp?tournamentgroupid=86600132 January 27 - Hus ford Youth Wrestling
January 2019 *Mat Rat prac ces subject to change based on ANY MHS Sports Schedule changes* Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 - No School 2 - No School 3 4 5 No Mat Rat Prac ce 5:45-7:15pm WR @ Milton 5:45/7pm WR JV @ Middleton Invite Oregon - Reg by 1/4 via Track - $15 - USA Card 6 Waunkee K-6 Challenge - Reg by 1/6 via Track - $20 - USA Card 7 5-6pm 6-7:30pm * Picture Order Forms handed out this week * Clothing orders should arrive this week! * Parent Mee ng for Wrestling Tourney 6pm M-Room 8 5:45-7:15pm 9 10 BB vs Milton 5:45/7:15pm 11 WR vs MG/ McFarland 5:45/7pm Parent s Night 12 WR V @ Belmont Invite 13 Belmont/Pla eville Stateline Area Beginners Tourney in Juda - Reg via Track by 1/11 or Walk-In - No USA Card required 14 5-6pm 6-7:30pm *Team Pictures & Weigh-Ins - 6pm* 15 5:45-7:15pm 16 Bring Food Items for Tourney 17 18 Set-Up for Weekend & Kitchen Prep Work 19 WR Monroe VAR Invite 9:30am River Valley - Reg by 1/18 via Track - $15 - USA Card 20 Mat Rat Invite Reedsburg 21 5-6pm 6-7:30pm 22 GBB vs Fort Atkinson 5:45/7:15pm WR JV @ Fort Atkinson Invite 5pm NO MAT RAT PRACTICE 23 24 BB vs Fort Atkinson 5:45/7:15pm 25 26 WR JV @ Beloit Memorial Mul -Dual Baraboo 27 Evansville 28 5-6pm 6-7:30pm 29 5:45-7:15pm 30 31 GBB vs Stoughton 5:45/7:15pm