De Soto Wrestling

5A Academic Boys & Girls 1st Team (2025). The official account of DHS Wildcat wrestling! #OurStandard I #ALLin I #W.I.N

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

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

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... NOBODY reminds anyone of the standards

𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... COACHES remind team of the standards

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... CAPTAINS remind team of the standards

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... EVERYONE reminds each other of the standards

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

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.

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

State Medalist #5:

Carbon Frazier (SO)- 3rd Place 🥉

#OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

State Medalist #4:

Leah Marovec (JR)- 6th Place

#OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

State Medalist #3:

Emerson Tjaden (JR)- STATE CHAMP 🥇

#OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

State Medalist #2:

Eli Anderson (JR)- 6th Place

#OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

State Medalist #1:

Shepherd Young (JR)- 6th Place

#OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN I #KTS

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

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

[Coach Kole Hinton 🪽 @Coach_Hinton231]

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

[DHS Football @Football_DeSoto]

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

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

Pre-Season meeting…. TODAY!

#OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN

[DHS Football @Football_DeSoto]

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!

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

Come get better tomorrow and Sunday!

#OurStandard I #ALLin I #WIN

[De Soto Wildcats @DeSotoWildcats]

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

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

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

[De Soto Wrestling @DHS_Takedown]

NO OPEN MATS THIS WEEK.

[De Soto Softball @DHSLadySoftball]

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

[Seth Gross @GodsWrestler133]

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.

[KCTV5 News @KCTV5]

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

- @GVHSActivities
- @PHSRaiders
- @sumner_academy
- @DeSotoWildcats

[De Soto Softball @DHSLadySoftball]

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