Wrestling: Cougars start strong, win Don Hall Invitational

Coming off a Class 1A state tournament appearance last season, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa wrestling team got off to a fast start in the 2012-13 season, winning the Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie Don Hall Invitational on Saturday.

The Cougars won the nine-team tournament with a score of 205, besting second-place Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran by 10 points.

Five Z-M wrestlers – Joey Majerus (113 pounds), Mitchell Watkins (138), Cody Heitman (145), Chase Steffen (160) and Dillion Downes (170) – took first place in their respective weight classes. Steffen dominated his bracket, winning all his matches by pinfall, including a 34-second victory over Prairie Valley’s Dillion Borchert in the championship match.

Andy Siems took second place for the Cougars at 182 pounds.

Z-M returns home for its next meet, hosting a triangular against Goodhue and Pine Island.

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