De Soto Wrestling

As we head into the offseason…. What kind of team will we be?

As an AD, we made a rule: if a student-athlete quits mid-season, they can’t join preseason activities or the next season’s team until the season they quit is over. Purpose: hold athletes accountable to their commitment.

State Medalist #5: Carbon Frazier (SO)- 3rd Place 🥉 #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

State Medalist #4: Leah Marovec (JR)- 6th Place #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

State Medalist #3: Emerson Tjaden (JR)- STATE CHAMP 🥇 #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

State Medalist #2: Eli Anderson (JR)- 6th Place #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

State Medalist #1: Shepherd Young (JR)- 6th Place #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

History in the making ✍🏼 Girls notched TWO dual wins this week, then took 4th place at RavenMania! Boys took 5th today at LSN- with Emerson joining the 💯 win club by pin in the finals! Lots left of this story to be written….📖 #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

Crazy concept! Youth programs running the exact same thing they will in high school?? Wild how that translates to success.

Congratulations to Coach King on tying the all-time wins record at De Soto High School tonight! Coach King represents our community and program to the highest degree and we are thankful to have him here in De Soto! Great win tonight Wildcats! Get some rest! #OTP

Pre-Season meeting…. TODAY! #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN

Wildcat Nation, Friday night come enjoy an entire evening of Wildcat football! We start at 5 with our youth program, then middle school teams, and wrap up with our high school squad! Come enjoy the games and all the excitement as we get ready to kick off the 2025 season!

Come get better tomorrow and Sunday! #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN

Fall sports start tomorrow! Please note some updated times because of the heat forecasted. See today’s Growl for more information.

TAKE. A. BOW. With a 12-3 overall record, Emerson Tjaden is now a 2X Fargo All-American. Fell a little short in Freestyle & dropped an early frontside match in Greco…Before rattling off 8️⃣ in a row to take 3rd place! 📸: @maria_nino_studios #OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN

NO OPEN MATS THIS WEEK.

Congrats to all the ball players who made this list, and a special shoutout to our Wildcats @JadeChames & @annieyoung!

Wrestlers obsess over learning more moves, drilling new finishes, flashy stuff, scrambling tricks. But here’s the truth Most of your moves don’t work because your positioning sucks. You’re trying to hit a perfect single from a bad tie. You’re diving at legs when your feet are square and your head’s down. You’re working the finish, when you haven’t even won the setup. Here’s what the best wrestlers understand. Positioning and angles win matches. Moves are just how you close the deal. You want to score more? Don’t learn five new shots. Learn how to dictate the tie ups and use your hands with a purpose. Learn how to move vertically & laterally to create angles. Learn how to continuously threaten opponent to keep them at bay. Because once you can do that… the shots become easy. The finish becomes automatic. The match slows down. You’re in control every second. It’s not about how many moves you know. It’s about how often you can get to them on your terms.

This week's Hy-Vee High School Team of the Week nominees are the girls soccer teams from: - @GVHSActivities - @PHSRaiders - @sumner_academy - @DeSotoWildcats

Catching up on JV Players of the Week- congrats on a great season JV!