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WRESTLING ACADEMY |
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2025 Folkstyle/Travel Season will begin September 2nd and end December 4th. Practices will be Monday through Thursday at Mid-Valley Wrestling Academy. We are located in our new building behind Jaded Body Wellness & Spine Institute (645 N Jessica Brooke Circle, Wasilla).
Contact us if you have any questions. Classes will include:
Practice Location: The building behind Jaded Body Wellness & Spine Institute (645 N Jessica Brooke Circle, Wasilla)
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CLASS SCHEDULE2025 Folkstyle/Travel Season
September 2nd - December 11th Monday 6U-10U (Beginner) 6:30pm-7:45pm Tuesday 12U-18U Intermediate/Advanced 5:30pm-7:30pm Wednesday 6U-10U (Beginner) 6:30pm-7:45pm Thursday 12U-18U Intermediate/Advanced 5:30pm-7:30pm PLEASE CONTACT HEAD COACH JADE EKLE FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR CHILDS CLASS PLACEMENT
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CHECK OUT OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HERE - FAQ
Please Review this Document for all the basic and general information about our wrestling program
Please Review this Document for all the basic and general information about our wrestling program
PLEASE REFERENCE THIS LINK BEFOR REGISTERING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ENROLLED IN THE APPROPRIATE AGE GROUP/CLASS OR CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS @ 907-315-5416
AGE GROUP WEIGHT CHART (PDF) 6u-10u = Beginner & 10u-18u = Advanced & Intermediate
AGE GROUP WEIGHT CHART (PDF) 6u-10u = Beginner & 10u-18u = Advanced & Intermediate
Please Contact us @ 907-315-5416 or 907-229-4619 also at [email protected]
TRAINING OPTIONS
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Registration Sept 2nd - Dec 11th
2025 Folkstyle/Travel Season Advanced 14U-18U Intermediate 10-12U $225 - 2x Week |
15 Week Folkstyle based program open to advanced and intermediate wrestlers. 2 Practices/week with training sessions that build on each other and enhance your freestyle wrestling skills. September 2nd - December 11th 2025
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Registration Sept 2nd - Dec 11th
2025 Folkstyle/Travel Season Beginner 6U-10 $225 - 2x Week |
15 Week Folkstyle based program open to beginners aged 4-10 years. Price Includes 2 Practices week with training sessions that build on each other and enhance your freestyle wrestling skills. September 2nd - December 11th 2025
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Registration Delayed Start
Football/Baseball Players 2025 Folkstyle/Travel Season $100 - 2x Week Oct-Dec |
2 month Folkstyle program open to intermediate/advanced wrestlers who are unable to start practices due to other sport commitments. Includes 2 Practices week with training sessions that build on each other and enhance your folkstyle wrestling skills. October 13th - December 4th
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Personal Training
1 on 1 Coaching $60/ 1hr - Coach Jade $30/1hr - Mason Ekle (Split with partner invite) |
1 Hour of 1 on 1 personal training to enhance your wrestler's skills and breakdown technique. Must be scheduled directly with Head Coach Jade Ekle. Cash or Venmo.
Mason Ekle Available Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm Contact Christine Ekle 907-229-4619 to Schedule |
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE |
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RIVER BANK RUMBLE
NOVEMBER 8th AATC - SOLDOTNA |
River Bank Rumble Folkstyle Tournament
November 8th - Weigh ins 9am - Be there 8:45 K-8th Grade - Madison Bracketing (no set weigh classes) Location - AATC - 35930 Kenai Spur Hwy, Soldotna - Flyer |
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LANCER SMITH TOURNAMENT
NOVEMBER 15 MENARD CENTER - WASILLA |
Grade Based Folkstyle Tournament
Saturday November 15th K-5 Girls/Boys - Madison Bracket - Wrestling Begins 8:30AM Middle School 6-8 Girls/Boys - Set Weight- Wrestling Begins 1pm Location - Menard Center Wasilla - Flyer |
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SOUTH CENTRAL SQUABBLE
NOVEMBER 22ND DIMOND HIGH SCHOOL - ANCHORAGE |
South Central Squabble Folkstyle Tournament
November 22nd - Weigh ins 9am - Be there 8:45 K-8th Grade - Madison Bracketing (no set weigh classes) Location -Dimond High School - Flyer |
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MAT-SU SHOWDOWN
DECEMBER 6TH PGA - PALMER |
Mat-Su Showdown Folkstyle Tournament
December 6th - Weigh ins 9am - Be there 8:45 K-8th Grade - Madison Bracketing (no set weigh classes) Location -Pioneer Grappling Academy - Flyer |
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TEAM STORE |
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2026 CLUB FREESTYLE SEASON (January - May) |
Come join the longest running wrestling club in the valley for the 2025 Freestyle season. Open to all ages, 6-18. No emphasis on weight gain/loss. All tournaments are optional. No obligation to join after a few trial practices. Official Fall Season Aug
Registration includes:
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Club Forms & Links |
Wrestling Resources |
Discipline is doing what you don't want to do when you don't want to do it, and believing it will make you better. That makes you great.
-Jordan Burroughs
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ABOUT MID-VALLEY |
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The Mid-Valley Wolves Wrestling Club has a rich history of wrestling greatness. Founded in 1986 by Scott Williams and Eric Wade, later expanded by Mike and Lorie Brock, the Wolves have produced some of the most successful wrestlers in the Mat-Su valley, including Scott Jorgensen, Jesse Brock and the Wade brothers (Jack, James, Jake and Jed). Our athletes have gone on to earn multiple high school state championships and become NCAA Division I wrestlers and a UFC veteran.
At our club we teach Traditional Freestyle, Greco & Folkstyle Wrestling. Each of our athletes learn strong basic wrestling skills and techniques and are given the opportunity to develop into an elite-level wrestler. A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. Matched by age, weight and ability, our athletes compete in full contact wrestling. Win or lose, our coaches will continue to provide encouragement and guidance throughout the season.
The Mid-Valley Wolves Wrestling Club wants its athletes to have fun and develop friendships while learning the oldest of organized sports. We believe wrestling is the ultimate challenge in youth sports and offers the most rewarding benefits to its athletes: Commitment, Dedication and Integrity. |
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Jade Ekle began his wrestling career at Palmer Middle School beginning in 7th grade and by 8th grade he had already become the number one wrestler in the State of Alaska. Jade then moved on to be a huge asset to Palmer High School’s 4 years of dominance as a four year varsity wrestler and team captain during their most dominate years of 1996-99. During Coach Ekle's high school years, Palmer High school was ranked in the top 15 of all high schools in the nation. As a freshman Jade played a key role in Palmer’s first Team State Championship season. The next 3 years Palmer high school was the most dominate team in the state of Alaska under the coaching of Iowa Hawkeye’s and NCAA Division I runner up Lenny Zalesky. Lenny was coached by the legendary Dan Gable and his brother Jim Zalesky was the head coach for the Iowa Hawkeye's from 1998-2006. With having such a phenomenal mentor and coach, Jade had the ability to attend numerous Hawkeye wrestling camps with inspiring legends such as the Brands brothers, Joe Williams, Daryl Weber, and Mark Ironside. Jade also had the opportunity to qualify to wrestle two years at the Nation’s Toughest Tournament of Champions in Reno and finished with a very strong winning record nationally. Jade was a high level attack style wrestler, region champion and state placer for several years at Palmer High School. Jade Ekle moved on to use the strong work ethic he established through the sport of wrestling to motivate and inspire him to become a Doctor of Physical Therapy and is now the owner of the highly successful JADED Body Wellness & Spine Institute. Jade Ekle is a very dedicated Coach of the oldest wrestling team in the valley and he pours his heart and soul into the development of an elite wrestling program.
Jared Foust began his wrestling career in small town Arlee Montana at the age of 5. His love of the sport and drive kept him pursuing excellence for the next almost 30 years. Jared was a triple crown state champion (Folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco) in 2008 as a senior going 39-1 and conceding only 1 takedown during the Folkstyle season. In 2007 and 2008 he was a junior All American, competing in multiple national tournaments as an individual and as a member of the Team Montana National team and national dual team. In spring of 2008 Jared moved to Alaska with his parents and caught the end of the freestyle club season, wresting for Mid Valley and winning another state title in both Freestyle and Greco, bring the total to 5 for his senior year. In 2008 Jared joined the Special Operations and served 9.5 years as a US Army Ranger, serving 6 combat deployment is Iraq and Afghanistan. He continued to wrestle throughout his time in the Army and began to train jiujitsu as well. In 2014-2018 Jared was the head freestyle coach for the Arctic Warrior wrestling club in Wasilla. He is currently the head wrestling coach and a jiujitsu brown belt under professor Jordan Kontra of Legacy jiujitsu in anchorage and is a Gracie World’s jiujitsu champion, and multiple time Alaska State jiujitsu champion in both Gi and No gi grappling. Jared has competed as a professional mixed martial artistist both in Alaska and in Texas where he was part of the Brazilian Top Team MMA and grappling program. Jared is dedicated and has a heart for developing a love for the sport of wrestling that has given and taught him so much. |
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Left to Right: Laramie Gibson, Jade Ekle, Jared Foust, Jason Moore, Joslynn Sena, Jory Pritchett, Patrick Barnes
Not Pictured: Crispin Gentry, Benny, Christine Ekle
Not Pictured: Crispin Gentry, Benny, Christine Ekle
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TEAM SPONSORSHIP 
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORTMid-Valley Wolves Wrestling Club is a non-profit organization currently seeking sponsors to be associated with our team. We are a USA Wrestling Club with roughly 60-80 kids ranging from 4-18 years old. We practice 3 days a week and have tournaments every weekend from March until the beginning of May. These kids are extremely dedicated to their club and we would love to be able to reward them for their commitment to Mid-Valley Wolves wrestling team. Wrestling is an amazing sport that allows kids to develop meaningful life skills such as confidence, respect, accountability, discipline, work ethic and integrity. If you are interested in becoming a team sponsor please download the sponsorship flyer for more information.
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CONTACT US
Thank you for your interest in the Mid-Valley Wolves Wrestling Club.
For more information please contact either Head Coach Jade Ekle or Academy Manager Christine Ekle
For more information please contact either Head Coach Jade Ekle or Academy Manager Christine Ekle
Jade Ekle
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Christine Ekle
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CLASS SCHEDULE
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Club Freestyle and Greco Classes will be held Monday thru Thursday at out new Mid-Valley Wrestling Club facility located in the building behind Jaded Body Wellness & Spine Institute (645 N Jessica Brooke Circle, Wasilla).
Contact us if you have any questions. |
2025 Folkstyle/Travel Season
September 2nd - December 11th Monday Beginner 6:30-7:45 Tuesday 12U-18U Intermediate/Advanced 5:30pm-7:30pm Wednesday Beginner 6:30pm-7:45pm Thursday 12U-18U Intermediate/Advanced 5:30pm-7:30pm |
Class Location:
The building located behind Jaded Body Wellness & Spine Institute (645 N Jessica Brooke Circle Suite G, Wasilla) |
