Posts by mattonken
PONIES WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON 25-26
Dateline: Coach Onken’s Kitchen Table 2/7/2026 6:06PM On Thursday evening the Ponies wrestled SEC rival Moundsview under the spotlight at Moundsview High School. This has become the Ponies best SEC rival as well as Section 4 rival. The Ponies and Mustangs have faced off in the Section finals the past 8 years with the Ponies…
Read MorePONIES PROVE THEY ARE 2ND TO ONLY STMA IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
Dateline: Coach Onken’s Living Room 1/31/2026 6:39PM The Ponies are winding down the regular season and if the last 3 days have proved anything, they have solidified themselves as the clear #2 team in the entire state of Minnesota. After recently taking down the #1 and #2 teams in Class A (Staples Motley, Chatfield) the…
Read MorePONIES WIN 2 MORE AND PARTICIPATE IN 9TH GRADE QUALIFIER
Dateline: Coach Onken’s Kitchen Table 1/24 7:34AM On Thursday evening in the freezing cold the Ponies went to Woodbury to wrestle a tri with Albert Lea and the Royals. The Ponies were not at full strength with some varsity wrestlers out and no 107 lb wrestler but this did not impact the outcome with a…
Read MorePONIES TAKE THE STAGE
Dateline: Coach Onken’s Living Room 1/18/2026 7:26 AM The Ponies hosted STMA on Friday night, but this was a bit different from the normal high school gym setting. With the help of many wrestling supporters the Ponies hosted the Knights under the lights on the auditorium stage at Stillwater Middle School. Quite a crowd attended…
Read MorePONIES ADD 3 MORE DUAL WINS
Dateline: Coach Onken’s Living Room 1/10/2026 12:54PM The Ponies looked to add to their dual meet win total Friday evening with a home quad against Cambridge Isanti, Roseville and #2 ranked Chatfield from Class A. In the first meet of the night the Ponies took on Cambridge putting the gas pedal down and not letting…
Read MorePONIES PLACE 2nd AT THE CLASH NATIONAL DUALS
Dateline: 1/4/2026 Coach Onken’s Living Room 1:48PM The Ponies participated in their 4th Clash National Duals this weekend. Previously the Ponies finished 8th in 2025, 14th in 2024 and 12th in 2023. This year the Ponies came in as a top 4 seed and started the day with a bye. In the semi finals the…
Read MorePONIES END DECEMBER ON A HIGH NOTE
Dateline: Coach Onken’s Living Room 7:48PM 12/21/2025 The Ponies end 2025 on a high note with some dual wins and taking home some hardware from the Christmas Tournament in Rochester. Lets begin with dual meet wins. On December 11th the Ponies went to Forest Lake for a Suburban East Conference tri against the Rangers and…
Read MorePONIES START THE SEASON UNDEFEATED
Dateline: Coach Onken’s Living Room 12/6/2025 9:13PM The Ponies enter the 25-26 season ranked number 2 as a team in the Class 3A rankings, right behind STMA and ahead of a formidable Shakopee program. Where they end the season remains to be seen, but they kicked it off with some very solid wrestling the past…
Read More