Raptor Wrestling

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.

09/05/2025

08/16/2025

Coach Rob told me today that practices will resume this Tuesday at 6:30 PM!

08/16/2025

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04/17/2025

📣 𝐖𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍-𝐔𝐏𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄! 🐆🤼‍♂️⁣
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We’ve posted brand-new Leopard Wrestling flyers around Malvern High School and Malvern Middle School, and you’ll find sign-up sheets at the front desks of both buildings! We are also allowing 8th graders on the team next year! 📝⁣
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📍 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡? 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞. 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫; 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. ⁣
📍 No experience? 𝐍𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.⁣
📍 No tryouts — 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞.⁣
📍 Join any time of year — we encourage you to try it out for a week or two and see if it’s for you!⁣
📍 We have boys & girls teams, and yes — girls wrestling is the 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.⁣
📍 Just this January, Girls Wrestling was officially voted in as the newest NCAA-sanctioned sport — meaning the first-ever Women’s National Championship will occur in Winter 2026. This sport is growing like wildfire! 🔥⁣
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💪 Wrestling is the ONLY high school combat sport, and it builds strength, grit, and confidence — all while helping you earn scholarships for college. 𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚.⁣
👉 You’ll be paired with others in your weight class — 𝐚𝐧𝐲 size, 𝐚𝐧𝐲 shape, 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 can wrestle.⁣
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🏈 Malvern Leopard Football players — listen up! Wrestling makes you stronger, faster, and tougher on the field:⁣
• Almost every NCAA football coach recommends wrestling to improve tackling skills, and most say they prefer drafting wrestlers. ⁣
• NFL legends like Ray Lewis, Roddy White, and Stephen Neal were all successful wrestlers.⁣
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📸 Our flyer features the 2023–24 Leopard Wrestling Team, including Head Coach Nick Brumfield and Assistant Coach Cass Allen, plus QR codes to:⁣
✔️ Learn why you should wrestle⁣
✔️ Watch an awesome match from Jeremiah Jimerson at Regionals⁣ in February
✔️ Follow our page⁣
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💥 Missed the sign-up sheet? No worries — just show up to a practice! We’d love to have you.⁣

If you aren't going to the 8th grade next year but still want to wrestle, consider joining the youth program with Raptor Wrestling at the Southern Arkansas Wrestling Academy. Summer wrestling is also offered at SAWA.
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Come be part of something special.⁣
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