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Apple Valley’s Jim Jackson, the most successful coach in Minnesota high school wrestling history, retired from coaching Tuesday, May 1. “It’s just time,” Jackson told the Pioneer Press. Jackson, 55, is stepping down to spend more time with his wife, June, and 12-year-old daughter, Taylor, a tennis player. “I want to be a full-time dad...
More than 4,000 high school wrestlers competed in July in the 41st annual ASICS/Vaughan Cadet and Junior Nationals—the world’s largest wrestling tournament, held at the FargoDome in Fargo, ND. When it was all said and done, none of them achieved the success that Apple Valley High School wrestler Gannon Volk achieved. Volk captured Cadet National...
Apple Valley, Minnesota is the No.1 High School Wrestling team in the nation heading into the 2010-2011 wrestling season. Our friend Scott Casber had a chance to sit down with the Eagle’s head wrestling coach, Jim Jackson, to discuss what makes Apple Valley the powerhouse program they are, the depth of the program, and how...
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