Wrestling Camp in Cassleton

It might be summer-time but some of the best wrestlers from the state of North Dakota are training this week in Casselton The group of 16 grapplers are preparing for next weeks A-A-U National Duals in Orlando Florida It s North Dakota s 5th trip to the event Last year the squad placed 11th out of 50 teams Daron Hohbein It is a great experience getting to know guys from around the State and getting to see who the best of the best is from Class A and Class B Derek Lee The competition is way harder than just wrestling everybody in the State and you see a lot of different styles of wrestling Travis Lemar Just the top wrestlers in the United States end up showing up there and they kind of use it as a tune-up for Junior Nationals Each wrestler had to raise one-thousand dollars to be a part of the team The trip isn t all wrestling they also plan to visit a theme park and the beach among other activities