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Congratulations to the following place winners from the 2012 Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament. Simley set a school record with five state champions this year.

• Kyle Gliva - Champion (113)
• Juan Torres - Champion (126)
• Jake Short - Champion (145)
• Nick Wanzek - Champion (152)
• Micah Barnes - Champion (170)
• Stephen Mincey - 2nd Place (132)
• Cody Hazelett - 2nd Place (195)
• Mack Short - 4th Place (138)
• Matt Kadrlik - 5th Place (285)

All State Tournament wrestling photos are now available on the Photo Gallery page. Jake Short is the newly crowned king of Minnesota's First Family of Wrestling.

The Simley junior won an individual state championship for the third consecutive season when he pinned Tim Ostby of Morris/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta in the second period of the Class 2A 145-pound championship match Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center.

Short is the first person in Minnesota's most decorated wrestling family to win three individual titles. There was a time in Micah Barnes' wrestling career when he was consistently finishing fourth in four-person tournament brackets. His friends were consistently finishing first and second, but the second-grader plugged along.

Success didn't come until seventh grade, when he started to win more than he lost.

Try another sport, his friends told him.

He didn't take their advice.

Read entire article on TwinCities.com
 Full article Congratulations to Nick Wanzek and Kyle Gliva, who are two of 28 wrestlers in the state to be named to the All Academic Team by the Minnesota High School Wrestling Coaches Association.

This is the first time in school history that Simley has had two wrestlers receive this award in the same year.

Nick and Kyle will receive their awards at the state high school tournament this weekend.

Read more on The Guillotine The Simley wrestling team has been named Team Academic All State. Simley will be receiving the highest honor, which is the "Gold" award, from the Minnesota High School Wrestling Coaches Association. The Simley wrestling section team GPA is currently at 3.52. Congratulations to all the Simley wrestlers. Simley won the Section 4AA team championship on Saturday. Simley defeated Minnehaha Academy/DeLaSalle 84-0 in the quarterfinals. Simley defeated St. Paul Harding 77-0 in the semifinals. Simley defeated South St. Paul 75-0 in the championship.

The team portion of the State Tournament is Thursday, March 1st at Excel Energy Center. Simley will be hosting the Section 4AA Individual Tournament on Friday, February 24th & Saturday, February 25th. Wrestling starts at 5:30pm on Friday and 12:00pm on Saturday. Concessions will be available both days. Follow everything post season on The Guillotine's High School Tournament Time page.

2012 Class AA Section 4 Team Tournament Brackets & Results Through Keith Gliva, the Simley Wrestling Club has a suite at the Xcel Energy Center for the 2012 Minnesota State High School Wrestling Tournament.

These suite tickets are only available as a full set (sessions 1-6). The cost is $100 per ticket set. We have 30 tickets, so please act quickly.

You can contact Keith Gliva (keith.gliva@comcast.net) or Sue Gliva (mobile 651.260.4800) to purchase tickets. Please make checks payable to "Keith Gliva". Head coach Will Short has helped carry on a tradition of excellence on the wrestling mat at Simley High School (Minn.), a tradition started by father Jim Short, a coaching legend in Minnesota.

Will Short was a two-time state champion at Simley before going on to earn All-American honors at the University of Minnesota. He has amassed over 300 career dual meet victories as a head coach, and guided the Spartans to state championships in each of the past four seasons. Simley is currently ranked No. 1 in the state (Class AA) and No. 8 nationally in the InterMat Fab 50.

InterMat recently caught up with Short and talked to him about the Minnesota Christmas Tournament, The Clash, Lincoln McIlravy, son Jake, Apple Valley, team goals, and much more.

Read the full article at InterMat.com Simley senior Micah Barnes is determined to end his high school wrestling career with both an individual and team championship.

March 3 was a night to remember for Micah Barnes, but it's March 5 that he reflects on the most.

"That's what motivates me every day," the senior Simley wrestler said.

Read the full article at mnwrestlinghub.com The Simley wrestling program is launching its 2011-12 sponsorship program. Sponsorship funds are used to support all levels (high school, middle school, and youth) of the Simley wrestling program. Funds help pay for tournament costs, equipment, and coaching.
Here are the details on becoming a sponsor.
Your support and generosity is greatly appreciated. Thank you! IGH Simley Wrestling Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. This will enable you to receive periodic emails with competition results, wrestling news, information on upcoming events, website updates, and more. Here is a Comprehensive Calendar that contains events for high school, 9th grade, middle school, youth, and freestyle/greco. Use the down arrow in the upper-right corner of the calendar to choose which calendars to display.