Richfield/Edina Rampage Get Win Over Mahtomedi

The Rampage will next compete Monday night against Unity Wisconsin.

Editor's Note: The following recap was submitted by Richfield/Edina wrestling coach, Eric Herrmann. The Richfield/Edina Rampage competed at Tartan High School last Thursday in a Classic Suburban Conference Triangular which resulted in a win, 54-27 over Mahtomedi, and a lose to Tartan, 21-60. The Rampage were led by the following athletes that won both matches: Patrick Voigt (106, Richfield, gr. 8) with two pins, six pins on the season and a conference record of 4-0, Obsa Ali (113, Richfield, gr. 11), Justin Swetala (120, Richfield, gr. 11), Hayden Vosbeek (126, Edina, gr. 10). Chandler Arredondo (195, Richfield, gr. 12) had a great night with a pin over Mahtomedi and a close loss, 2-4 in overtime, to a defending state champion from Tartan…

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Letter to the Editor

Rampage Wrestlers Strong on National Stage

The following letter was submitted to Richfield Patch.

Dear Editor, The Richfield/Edina Youth Wrestling set ambitious goals back in June; attend the Keen Cliff USA Wrestling Nationals in Cedar Falls, IA this November. First year coaches, Jeffrey Wichern and Jaffari Vanier know that building a championship program, you have to shine at the State and National events.  The Richfield/Edina Rampage took this big step by attending the Keen Cliff USA Nationals and were represented by Evan Mertz 90lbs., Keno Vanier 50lbs., Terae Dunn 50lbs. and Kaine Laroque 45lbs. Their five months of hard work reaped success by wrestling well against the best 1,300 wrestlers around the United States. The young grapplers wrestled strong and gained valuable experience on the national stage. Evan Mertz earned All …

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