Raptor Wrestling

07/25/2026

Whose Fargo singlets were better? Wisconsin or Arkansas?

07/24/2026

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05/29/2026

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05/27/2026

AddiMac is working to put together this year’s AR girls team to represent at DeepSouth. Great tournament with out of state opponents. Contact Addison Macmillan if you’re interested

03/11/2026

03/11/2026

many adults believe seriousness creates greatness.

they think the more intense the environment becomes, the better athletes will perform.

so youth wrestling rooms often become extremely serious very early.

constant pressure.

constant expectations.

constant talk about toughness.

discipline.

sacrifice.

these qualities matter.

but they are not the beginning of the sport.

the beginning of the sport is curiosity.

children start wrestling because it feels exciting.

because learning new moves feels like discovery.

because competing feels like an adventure.

when every practice feels like punishment,

that curiosity slowly disappears.

the child begins to associate the sport with stress.

with pressure.

with obligation.

and eventually they leave.

this is one of the great tragedies of youth wrestling.

because the sport offers incredible lessons.

discipline.

confidence.

accountability.

but those lessons can only be learned by athletes who stay.

fun is not the enemy of excellence.

fun is the fuel that keeps athletes involved long enough to become excellent.

01/21/2026

Raptors mat was full tonight. Great to see a lot of new faces. Congrats to our youth Coach Rob Martin! !

11/16/2025

Congrats Raptors!

11/16/2025

Looks like our Raptors did well today at the Russellville tournament! Thanks to our youth coaches! Bentley Terry took 3rd D5 100lbs, Aubrey Terry took 2nd D5 girls 120lbs.
Wyatt 'Ryder" Davis took 1st D5 182 lbs.
Ian Duemke took 2nd D4 103 lbs against a state champ from Honey Badger wrestling.
Reid Duemke took 2nd D3 76 lbs against a state champ from Greenwood.

09/16/2025

Malvern we are your feeder program.