The 2023/2024 season is here and we are so excited to be a great club for all of our returning and new families.

Below are some dates to keep in mind:

Registration is ONLINE, and now closed for the 2023-2024 season.  The Folk-style season starts Thursday, November 9th at CIHS. Payment will be required to enter the wrestling room for practice.  Discounts available when registering multiple wrestlers.

Pre-K (5 years old), Kindergarten and 1st Grade: (First Practice, Monday, December 4, 2023)

  • Monday night practices, 5:45pm-6:45pm in CIHS wrestling room
  • This practice will be led by the JV and Varsity coaches, along with the CI high school wresters.
  • $115.00 per wrestler for registration, includes MN/USA wrestling membership card ($55), club t-shirt and freestyle/greco practices (end of March to the beginning of May)

2nd & 3rd Graders:  (First Practice, Thursday, November 9th 2023)

  • Tuesday and Thursday practices, 5:45pm-7:00pm in CIHS wrestling room
  • This practice will be lead by volunteer and past CI wrestlers as coaches.
  • $150.00 per wrestler for registration, includes MN/USA wrestling membership card ($55), club t-shirt and freestyle/greco practices (end of March to the beginning of May)

4th Grade and Older: (First Practice, Thursday, November 9th 2023)

  • Tuesday and Thursday practices, 6:15pm-8:15pm in CIHS wrestling room 
    • 6:15pm-7:00pm will be held in the weight room lead by Travis Fuhol (working on conditioning)
    • 7:00pm-8:15pm wrestling practice will be held in the wrestling room by volunteer and past CI wrestlers as coaches
  • $175.00 per wrestler for registration, includes MN/USA wrestling membership card ($55), club t-shirt and freestyle/greco practices (end of March to the beginning of May)

 **$100 volunteer deposit check - required at registration (per family). Volunteer checks will be returned at the end of the season if you meet volunteer requirements - volunteering at our home youth tournament and at a state table if your child attends.** 

*Parents are not allowed in the wrestling room during any practices*  If you are a parent that wants to help the kids in the room, please contact a board member to discuss requirements.

*We are looking for coaches for practice and tournaments.  If interested, please contact a board member to inquire.

*MN USA cards are required for all wrestlers practicing or competing for Insurance purposes.  Rum River is a MN USA Sanctioned Club*

*Please send a water bottle with your wrestlers, wrestling shoes and head gear are encouraged, but not required.  A singlet, shorts or t-shirt for practice attire.*

*Kids in the Monday night class may be asked to move to Tuesday/Thursday depending on weight, behavior and ability, this will be a coach's decision*

*2nd grade and older may be combined to one two-hour class starting in January, more information to come. *

*Bad behavior or goofing around will not be tolerated, your child will be given a warning by the coaches, then the board members will talk to the parents, if this continues your child may be asked to sit out for a week of practices. *


Middle School Wrestling (6-8th Grade) - Your 6th-8th grader is welcome to wrestle with Rum River.  There is also a program through the middle schools that runs from the beginning of November through the middle of January.  Your wrestler can do one or both, come to registration night for more information.  Here is the link to register for middle school, 6th graders can sign up as 7th/8th grade and pay later as the fee for 6th grade is less than 7th/8th.  Cambridgeisanti-oar.rschooltoday.com 


Rum River Qualifier (Home held Tournament) Sunday, January 21, 2024

Rum River Youth Night at CIHS - Thursday, February 1st, 2024 (More details to come, but no practice this evening)

Cambridge Open Tournament (Another home held Tournament) Sunday, February 25, 2024

MN USA Regional Qualifiers for State Tournament, February 18, 25, March 9, 10, 2024

MN USA Wrestling Tournament, March 15-17, 2024, Civic Center, Rochester, MN

*More information will be coming on MN USA tournaments, home tournaments and Regional Qualifiers and State Tournaments at Parent Meeting, watch for this date as the season starts