No Practice Tonight 1/15/19 due to school closing.

Board members are Scott Marsman-President, Kevin Fitzgerald-Vice President, Jacquie Troupe-Secretary, Terry Troupe-Treasurer, Cory Pike-Member at large.

Practices will be Tuesday/Thursday unless CSPS cancels. They will practice from 6-8pm. Any questions, please talk to the coaches.

Any outstanding fees need to be paid before the first tournament. Please make sure a copy of the birth certificate is on file. Any questions, please talk to the coaches or board.

If you or your child have a problem, please do not hesitate to speak to a board member or coach. We strive for a zero drama club. We are all volunteers doing our best for every child. 

You can contact us through the web: http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=cedarspringswrestling or https://www.facebook.com/CSYWC/ or directly by calling Coach Scott Marsman at 616-690-1986.

Water bottles are a must. Please make sure your child has enough to stay hydrated for the full practice. There are drinking fountains, but they are not accessible during practice. 

Cleanliness is very important. All street shoes must be left in the hallway. That also means parents/siblings watching must adhere to this policy. Bring extra socks or slippers for yourself if you expect to be in the wrestling room. Yes, it will be messy in the hall when winter hits. Suck it up. 

Please make sure kids are wearing clean workout gear to practice and wrestling shoes are only worn on the mat. Do not allow your child to wear their wrestling shoes to the bathroom. Buy them a pair of slides to put on over their wrestling shoes if they are too little to take them off. Coaches and admins may not carry your child to the bathroom. Make sure they shower thoroughly as soon as possible after practice/tournaments. 

If your child is going to compete, wrestling shoes & head gear are mandatory. Kids with braces must have a mouth guard.  Any child with long hair must wear a hairnet. Look up NFHS guidelines if you have a question. Singlets are available from many sites but are not mandatory. A compression shirt or tshirt and shorts are acceptable. Girls who choose to wear a singlet must also wear a tight fitting sports tank/undershirt beneath their singlet. Just a sports bra does not comply with the uniform standards.

When weighing in, a singlet or tshirt and athletic shorts must be worn. There will be a skin check before stepping on the scale. Make sure fingernails are nicely clipped. 

During practice and at tournaments parents are not allowed on the mat. Please, let the coaches coach. There are multiple ways to run moves. The coaches are using the techniques that the middle and high schools run. 

In order to compete in the Regional and State tournaments, Youth and Middle School wrestlers must compete at 2 tournaments.

Tournaments are posted on the myway website. We are the West Region. We always talk about the upcoming tournament at practice. Sign up sheets are on the table starting the Tuesday before. Sign ups end at 9pm on Thursday before the tournament. There will also be a reminder on the club website. If you can't make it to practice but want to compete, send a facebook or text message to Jacquie Troupe. 616-458-6858.

We have a family style potluck at every tournament. There will be a food sign up next to the tournament sign up every week. Even if you don't contribute food, please feel free to eat! There is always plenty! 

Most Tournaments will cost $10 at weigh in. Some are more-MCC, Grand Valley and Davenport for instance. If you sign up your child for a tournament and do not compete, you will be charged $5. You are responsible for the fee even if you don't weigh in. If you weigh in and don't make it to the tournament you will be charged $10.

Weigh In sites are listed: https://www.mywaywrestling.com/page/show/2200920-west-region-

Most of us use Northview. 

Most tournaments are divided into Open & Novice. First and second year wrestlers are considered Novices. More than 2 years and you are considered Open. There are some exceptions and they are determined by the coaches and officials. Tournament age is determined by child's age as of 12/31/2018. 

Brackets are posted on http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/Login.jsp by Saturday evening. All matches will be held on 1/2 mats. Charts will also be posted at every tournament. Mat number and bout numbers will be listed. Combined weight groups are determined by the head pairer. If there is no one in your child's weight class, coaches can request that they bump up a weight. Your child will compete on the same mat for the whole tournament. If something changes, it will be announced. 

If a wrestler places at MYWAY Regionals but opts out of MYWAY State to go to another tournament, they will be banned from MYWAY for the next season.

This is a very long season. Please pay attention to your wrestler. We cannot stress this enough. If you're tired, take the week off. Don't burn out. Take a break when you need it. Especially if you have young wrestlers or this is your first year of wrestling.

This sport can be exhausting, exciting, infuriating, addicting & expensive. There is no other sport quite like wrestling that will teach your child very quickly that what they put into training directly affects their results on the mat. Every week they train, you will see so much growth in your child. You will see also see growth in yourself. Ask any of the kids who have done this for a while why they come back. Talk to parents who have been involved about why they encourage their child to stay in this sport. Ask the ones who still volunteer even though their kids are grown. You get to know people from all over. You get to know the competition and their parents. By the end of the season, you're rooting just as hard for the competition as you are for your own child. It breeds fierce competitors on the mat but the best of friends off it.

Here is the 2018-2019 MYWAY West Region Tournament Schedule.

NOTE:  Please check the Myway site for tournaments out of Region.

Sunday, 12/10 Allendale Falcon's Open & Novice

23 CSYWC wrestlers headed to Allendale Sunday December 10 to compete in the Allendale Falcon's Open and Novice Tournament with 301 other grapplers.

Carter Falan had the most pins in the fastest time for the team and was 3rd over all with 4 in 5:23, Deegan Pike was 11th over all with 3 in 3:53, Gavyn Byxbe was 18th over all with 3 in 6:09, Spencer Shoenborn was 30th with 2 in 1:10 and Brenden Johnson was 50th with 2 in 2:25.

Maston Wood had the fastest Tech for the team and was 9th over all with 1 in 2:33.

Carter Falan had the fastest pin for the team and tied for 6th with 1 in :15, Spencer Shoenborn was 10th with :18, Carter Falan tied for 13th with :20, Deegan Pike tied for 59th with :39 and tied for 85th with :47. Spencer Shoenborn and Carter Falan also tied for 96th with :52.

Gavyn Byxbe was top for the team and 20th overall with 20.0 Team Points, Deegan Pike was 27th with 19.0, Carter Falan tied for 31st with 18.0, Spencer Shoenborn tied for 57th with 15.0, Blake Falan tied for 76th with 13.0 and Maston Wood was also 109th with 9.5.

Maston Wood was 2nd overall with 20 Single Match Points, Jaxon Fitzgerald tied for 41st with 14, Logan Troupe and Maston Wood tied for 59th with 13 and Jaxon Fitzgerald tied for 70th with 12.

In Total Match Points Maston Wood was 2nd over all with 47, Jaxon Fitzgerald tied for 35th with 26 and Logan Troupe tied for 61st with 21.

Placing 4th in the Open Division, 2011-13 40lb class was Brycen Alber and in the 03/04 122lb class was Logan Troupe.

Placing 3rd in the Novice division, 09/10 97lb class was Zachary Vu. In the 07/08 63lb class was Spencer Shoenborn and in the 110lb class was Thomas Prins. In the Open Division 09/10 combined 77/82lb class was Jon Libera and in the 07/08 71lb class was Blake Falan.

Placing 2nd in the Novice Division, 07/08 63lb class was Deegan Pike. In the Open division, 09/10 72lb class was Logan Galinis and in the 03/04 combined 155/170lb class was Maston Wood.

Placing 1st and taking home the Championship trophy in the Novice division, 09/10 combined 67/72lb class was Tanner Wood and in the 07/08 90lb class was Brenden Johnson. In the Open Division, 2011-13 61lb class was Jaxon Fitzgerald, in the combined 64/67 class was Jayce Karafa, in the 07/08 combined 80/85lb class was Gavyn Byxbe and in the 03/04 114lb class was Carter Falan.

Montabella Open Tournament

CSYWC had 4 wrestlers head to Blanchard Sunday December 10th to compete in the Montabella Open Tournament. They joined 26 area teams and 158 other wrestlers for a full day of mat time.

Sierra Streeter had the fastest pin time for the team and tied for 67th over all with 1:15.

Cole Haack had the most single match points for the team and tied for 54th with 9. Sierra & Bryson Streeter tied for 69th with 8.

Sierra Streeter had the highest total match points for the team and tied for 50th with 13. Cole Haack tied for 66th with 11. Ben & Bryson Streeter tied for 81st with 8.

Bryson Streeter had 6.0 team points, Sierra Streeter and Cole Haack each had 4.0.

In the 2011-13 43lb class Sierra Streeter placed 2nd, in the 67lb class Ben Streeter placed 2nd, in the 09/10 combined 46/49lb class Bryson Streeter placed 4th and in the 03/04 114lb class Cole Haack placed 2nd.

"It has been a great start to the season," said Coach Scott. "We have many kids brand new to wrestling and everyone has been working really hard in the practice room. It showed on Sunday. We could see a marked improvement from the week before. We could not be more proud of them!"

Cedar Springs Youth Wrestling Club joined 67 teams at the first MYWA tournament of the season at Kentwood HS. 464 wrestlers from all over the state competed for top spots in five age groups. We brought 28 wrestlers who fought through 83 grueling matches to bring home 21 medals. They finished the day 43W-45L. 

Out of the top 100 wrestlers, Carter Falan was 28th in fastest pins in the shortest amount of time with 3 in 6:34. Jayden Mull was 63rd with 2 in 1:43. Conner Dines was 89th with 2 in 4:20.

Tucker Dines had the 7th fastest Tech time in 2:20; Taylor Crystal (8th) with 2:25; Maston Wood (11th) with 2:33; Ben Brunner (15th) with 3:00.

Maston Wood (6th) had the fastest pin for the team with :14; Hudson Crystal (12th) with :16; Zachary Vu (28th) with :22; Jayden Mull (31st) with :23; Conner Dines (73rd) with :37; and Jaxon Fitzgerald (78th) with :38.

Scoring the most team points were Tucker Crystal (27th) with 20; Carter Falan (50th) with 18; Hudson Crystal (64th) with 17; Tucker Dines (96th) with 14.5; and Conner Dines (98th) with 14.

Scoring the most single match points were Jayden Mull (5th) with 18; Taylor Crystal (5th) and Maston Wood (5th) each with 17; Tucker Dines (19th) with 16; Ben Brunner (36th), Taylor Crystal (36th) and Carter Falan (36th) all with 15; Hudson Crystal (53rd) with 14; Gabe Gair (64th) with 13; and Alex Ream (79th) with 12.

Scoring the most total match points were Taylor Crystal (7th) with 42; Tucker Dines (20th) with 34; Jayden Mull (22nd) with 33; Carter Falan (28th) with 30; Thomas Prins (78th) with 21; and Gabe Gair (87th), Alex Ream (87th) and Ben Streeter (87th) all with 20.

CSYWC finished 3rd in most pins with 18 in 30:53,; first in Techs with 4 in 10:18; first in match points with 392.

In the 2011-2013 division, 46lb class Taylor Crystal placed 4th after 4 matches. In the 61lb class Jaxon Fitzgerald placed 1st after 2 matches. In the 67lb class Ben Streeter placed 2nd after 3 matches.

In the 2009-2010 division, 52lb Novice, Tucker Dines placed 3rd after 4 matches. In the 58lb Novice class, Jayden Mull placed 2nd after 4 matches. In the Open class, Tucker Crystal placed 1st after 3 matches. In the 64lb Open class, Chasyn Winchel placed 3rd after 3 matches. In the 67lb Novice class, Tanner Wood placed 3rd after 2 matches. In the combined 77/82lb Open class, Jonathan Libera placed 3rd after 2 matches. In the 97lb Novice class, Zachary Vu placed 3rd after 3 matches.

In the 2007-2008 division, 75lb Novice, Conner Dines, placed 2nd after 3 matches. In the 90lb Open class, Hudson Crystal placed 2nd after 4 matches. In the 110lb class, Novice Thomas Prins placed 2nd after 4 matches. In the combined 130/150lb Open class, Dakota Winchel placed 3rd after 2 matches.

In the 2005-06 division, 75lb Novice class, Jack Sherburn placed 3rd after 2 matches. In the 112lb Open class, Gabe Gair placed 4th after 4 matches.

In the 2003-04 Open division, 114lb class, Carter Falan placed 2nd after 5 matches. In the 122lb class, Logan Troupe placed 3rd after 5 matches. In the 138lb class, Alex Ream placed 1st after 2 matches. In the 170lb class, Maston Wood placed 2nd after 3 matches.

For the whole article, check out:   http://cedarspringspost.com/category/sports/

Cedar Springs Youth Wrestling Club kicked off the 2016-17 season at East Kentwood High School for the Falcon Claw Classic on 12/4 where 389 grapplers represented 56 teams.  According to Coach Goike, "The kids exceeded our expectations today. We brought 23 wrestlers. For 7 of them, it was their first ever tournament and 4 took home medals! We had kids who pushed their limits and are starting the season off by winning matches over past nemeses. It was a great start to the year!"

We had 69 matches over the course of the day with 37 wins, 21 being pins.

For the 2010-2012 age group Tucker Crystal finished 1st place in the 52lb Open division, Jayce Karafa finished 3rd in the 55/58lb Novice division and Luke Ball finished 2nd in the HWT Open division.

For the 2008-2009 age group Cade Troupe placed 4th in the combined 46/49lb Novice division, William Dickinson placed 3rd in the 61lb Novice division, Blake Falan placed 2nd in the 61lb Open division and Jonathan Libera placed 3rd in the 67lb Open division.

For the 2006-2007 age group Zackery Haack placed 4th in the 71lb Novice division, Hudson Crystal placed 4th in the 85lb Open division and Thomas Prins placed 3rd in the 90lb Novice division.

For the 2004-2005 age group Ryan Meredith placed 1st in the combined 60/65lb Novice division, Ben Brunner placed 1st  in the combined 95/100lb Novice division with 3 pins in a total time of 4:27, Cole Haack placed 3rd in the combined 95/100lb Novice division, Thomas Stevens placed 1st in the 80lb Open division with 3 pins in a total time of 6:04, Logan Troupe placed 3rd in the 100lb Open division and Carter Falan placed 2nd in the 105lb Open division.

For the 2002-2003 age group Trevor Marsman placed 2nd in the combined 80/85lb Open division and Andrew VanGessel placed 1st in the combined 90/95lb Open division with 3 pins in a total time of 5:04.

Cedar Springs Youth Wrestlers had an exciting opportunity to compete in the GVSU fieldhouse Sunday, February 7th at the GVSU Open and Novice Tournament. 14 youths competed in 41 matches, winning 18 and 8 wrestlers placing in the top 4. According to Coach Marsman, perseverence in practice is paying off with his wrestlers winning matches against some of their toughest opponents! 

The Cedar Springs Youth Wrestling Club headed to Greenville High School for an exciting day on Sunday January 31. We brought 29 wrestlers, had 82 matches, winning 35. For Ricco Artecki, David DeWeese, Remington DeWeese and Benjamin Streeter it was their very first tournament! "It was great to see new kids coming out to the tournament. Seeing half our kids place was a great testament to their dedication in practice," said Coach Goike.

On Sunday 01/17/16, Cedar Springs Youth Wrestling Club traveled to Byron Center High School. There were over 700 wrestlers entered into this weeks MYWA West Tournament! We brought 22 grapplers and 12 placed in the top 4 of their divisions!

Despite the weather this Sunday the Cedar Springs Youth Wrestling Club sent 21 wrestlers to tournaments in Grand Haven and Big Rapids. "The kids are really starting to put their moves into action and it's showing in their matches. Out of 21 wrestlers, 15 medaled. We have some great young wrestlers!" said Coach Jake Marsman.

This weekend Cedar Springs Youth Wrestlers hit the mats for the Belding Open & Novice Tournament hosted by the Belding Folkstyle Wrestling Club. We brought 25 grapplers~9 Open and 17 Novice that wrestled a total of 65 matches. "It's early in the season. Practices are so important. They did better than the Lions!" said Coach Marsman.

Over the weekend, 13 year old Brooklynn Wright and 6 year old Caleigh Wood traveled to Loveland, Colorado to participate in the War Of The Roses Holiday Championship. They were able to weigh in at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and had a chance to practice with the United States women’s national team and tour the Olympic Training Center! Caleigh took 2nd place and Brooklynn took 3rd place in Sunday's tournament. 

Attention Parents! Due to the power outage and no practice today, Coaches Scott and Brian will contact you if your child is wrestling in the scrimmage before the meet against Sparta HS. Our scrimmage will start at 4:30pm, the high school meet starts at 5:30. All of our wrestlers will be able to get in free. Their names are on the list at the door. Parents and siblings still have to pay.