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JAGS WRESTLING 2026-2027

We focus on strength, skills, and high intensity training (as well as a little fun), designed to give each wrestler a significant head start for wrestling season.
We plan to be there for you to accomplish your goals – to be as successful as you possibly can on the mat and in life.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
“Stay Ready, So You Don’t Have to Get Ready!”

Seasons begins on NOV. 16th

Coaching staff:
Patric McGowan pmcgowan1@dcsdk12.org
Darryl McGowan dmcgowan@dcsdk12.org
Instagram: rcjagswrestling
JAGS WRESTLING 2026-2027

Preseason Practices
- Summer Open Practices
- @ Rock Canyon
- September 1 – November 14 2026
- Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm
Wrestling Clubs
- Blackfoxwrestlingacademy.com – Ponderosa, Cherry Creek, Chaparral, Legend, Douglas County, Franktown
- Milehighwrestlingclub.com – Cherokee Trail High School
- Chatfieldwrestlingclub.com – Chatfield High School
- Goldeneaglewrestling.com – Thunder Ridge High School
We plan to be there for you to accomplish your goals – to be as successful as you possibly can on the mat and in life.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
“Stay Ready, So You Don’t Have to Get Ready!”

2026/2027 High School Season – November 16 – February 20
Coaching staff:
Patric McGowan pmcgowan1@dcsdk12.org
Darryl McGowan dmcgowan@dcsdk12.org
This Week
- Tuesday October 20th – Practice 6:30pm-8:00pm.
- Thursday October 22th – Practice 6:30pm-8:00pm.
Next Week
- Tuesday October 27th – Middle School Practice 6:30pm-8:00pm.
- Thursday October 29th – Practice 6:30pm-8:00pm.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 10/18 | 10/19 | 10/20 6:30-8:00pm Practice | 10/21 | 10/22 6:30-8:00pm Practice | 10/23 | 10/24 |
| 10/25 | 10/26 | 10/27 6:30-8:00pm Middle School Practice | 10/28 | 10/29 6:30-8:00pm Practice | 10/30 | 10/31 |
| 11/1 | 11/2 | 11/3 6:30-8:00pm Practice | 11/4 | 11/5 6:30-8:00pm Practice | 11/6 6:00pm Colorado School of Mines Dual | 11/7 |
| 11/8 | 11/9 3:30pm Baseline Testing 6:30-7:30pm Wrestler Meeting | 11/10 6:30-8:00pm Practice | 11/11 | 11/12 7:00pm Air Force Academy Dual | 11/13 | 11/14 Pueblo East Tournament |
11/15 Pine Creek Tournament | 11/16 6:30-9:00pm First Practice | 11/17 5:30pm Parent Meeting | 11/18 6:30-9:00pm Practice | 11/19 6:30-9:00pm Practice | 11/20 6:30-9:00pm Practice | 11/21 9:00am-12:00pm Practice |
| 11/22 | 11/23 9:00am-10:30am and 3:30-5:00pm Practice | 11/24 9:00am-10:30am and 3:30-5:00pm Practice | 11/25 9:00am-10:30am and 3:30-5:00pm Practice | 11/26 No Practice | 11/27 9:00am-10:30am and 3:30-5:00pm Practice | 11/28 9:00am-12:00am Practice |
| 11/29 | 11/30 6:30-8:30pm Practice | 12/1 6:30-8:30pm Practice | 12/2 5:00pm Dual @ Cherry Creek | 12/3 6:30-8:30pm Practice | 12/4 6:30-8:30pm Varsity Practice 4:00pm JV @ Douglas County | 12/5 7:00am Varsity @ Arapahoe |
| 12/6 | 12/7 6:30-8:30pm Practice | 12/8 6:30-8:30pm Practice | 12/9 4:00pm Tri @ Heritage (Regis) | 12/10 6:30-8:30pm Practice | 12/11 6:30-8:30pm JV Practice 12:00pm Varsity @ Chatfield | 12/12 7:00am Varsity @ Chatfield 7:00am JV @ Legend |
| 12/13 | 12/14 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 12/15 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 12/16 5:00pm Home Dual vs Elizabeth | 12/17 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 12/18 3:15-5:15pm JV Practice | 12/19 7:00am Varsity @ Central in Grand Junction 7:00am JV @ Valor |
| 12/20 | 12/21 9:00-11:00am Practice | 12/22 9:00-11:00am Practice | 12/23 No Practice | 12/24 No Practice | 12/25 No Practice | 12/26 No Practice |
| 12/27 | 12/28 9:00-11:00am Practice | 12/29 9:00-11:00am Practice | 12/30 9:00-11:00am Practice | 12/31 9:00-11:00am Practice | 1/1 No Practice | 1/2 7:00am Varsity @ Legend 7:00am JV @ Pueblo West |
| 1/3 | 1/4 9:00-11:00am Practice | 1/5 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/6 4:00pm Tri Dual vs Rangeview/Pueblo County | 1/7 5:00pm Dual @ Arapahoe | 1/8 3:15-5:15pm JV Practice 12:00pm Varsity @ Denver East | 1/9 7:00am Varsity @ Denver East 7:00am JV @ Home |
| 1/10 | 1/11 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/12 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/13 5:00pm Home Dual vs Valor | 1/14 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/15 3:15-5:15pm JV Practice 12:00pm Varsity @ Arvada West | 1/16 7:00am Varsity @ Arvada West 7:00am JV @ Denver West |
| 1/17 | 1/18 9:00-11:00am Practice | 1/19 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/20 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/21 5:00pm Home Dual vs Smoky Hill | 1/22 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/23 7:00am Varsity @ Northglenn 7:00am JV @ Chatfield |
| 1/24 | 1/25 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/26 3:15-5:15pm Varsity Practice 4:00pm JV Quad @ HRHS (MVHS,TRHS) | 1/27 3:15-5:15pm JV Practice 4:00pm Varsity Quad @ TRHS (MVHS,HRHS) | 1/28 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/29 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 1/30 7:00am Varsity @ Home vs League 7:00am JV @ Legend vs League |
| 1/31 | 2/1 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 2/2 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 2/3 5:00pm Home Quad vs Douglas County/Denver South/Lutheran | 2/4 3:15-5:15pm Practice | 2/5 3:15-4:45pm Varsity Practice 7:00am JV @ Northglenn | 2/6 9:00-10:30am Varsity Practice 7:00am JV @ Northglenn |
| 2/7 | 2/8 3:15-4:45pm Varsity Practice | 2/9 3:15-4:45pm Varsity Practice | 2/10 3:15-4:45pm Varsity Practice | 2/11 3:15-4:45pm Varsity Practice | 2/12 7:00am Varsity @ Columbine Regionals | 2/13 7:00am Varsity @ Columbine Regionals |
| 2/14 | 2/15 9:00-10:30am Varsity Practice | 2/16 3:15-4:45pm Varsity Practice | 2/17 3:15-4:45pm Varsity Practice | 2/18 State @ Ball Arena | 2/19 State @ Ball Arena | 2/20 State @ Ball Arena |
| 2/21 | 2/22 | 2/23 | 2/24 6:00pm Banquet | 2/25 | 2/26 | 2/27 |
| 2/28 | 3/1 3:15-4:45pm Practice | 3/2 | 3/3 3:15-4:45pm Practice | 3/4 | 3/5 3:15-4:45pm Practice | 3/6 7:00am Fresh/Soph @ TBD |
Why Wrestling
- Foundation sport – Wrestling is the perfect foundation for all other sports. Wrestling develops and improves an athlete’s balance, agility, hand-eye coordination, flexibility, explosiveness, speed, strength, body awareness, footwork, core strength, concentration, and mental toughness. Wrestling will make you better at all other sports.
- Self-defense – Wrestling is the base discipline of MMA. Wrestlers know how to defend themselves and neutralize threats quickly. Wrestling is about controlling your opponent. Wrestling is the special ops training of sports that will not only test your limits, but push them.
- Exercise – Wrestling is the most physical sport. It develops strength, power, and endurance.
- Teamwork – As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another. To succeed you must surround yourself with others who want to succeed. Be willing to be pushed by others as well as push others to success.
- Confidence – Wrestling teaches hard work, self-improvement, sense of accomplishment, team camaraderie, and self-defense. These promote self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.
- Growth – In wrestling there is no one to block for you or to pass to or sub in for you. There is no one to blame but yourself. Your weaknesses will be exposed. Hard work and discipline are the keys to overcoming your weaknesses leading to success measured not by wins and losses but growth. Each day you decide to become better than you were yesterday. There is no winning and losing; there is only learning.
- Discipline – It’s the repetition of drills, hard work, and continually doing the best thing instead of the easiest thing. Wrestling requires postponing instant “wants” and “gratifications” to gain something more valuable long term. It takes discipline and focus to reach your goals.
- Toughness – Wrestling is a physical, contact sport. You will sweat. You will cry. You will bleed. You will get hurt. But can you persevere through it? Physical and mental toughness go hand in hand. You learn that pain and struggle are part of the process of doing great things. You will come to know that you are stronger than you think you are.
- Passion – The sport of wrestling is the ultimate competition where two individuals take their individual strengths and weaknesses and match them up against each other. It is a battle of strength, wits, technique, speed, agility, flexibility, and toughness. But ultimately it comes down to who wants it more. How badly do you want to succeed?
- Success in life – Wrestling teaches what it takes to be successful in life: goal setting, hard work, determination, focus, overcoming fear, confidence, coachability, toughness, discipline, creativity, teamwork, and accountability. It provides the life lessons and skill sets that go beyond the wrestling mat and endure for life.

This camp is for wrestlers wanting to learn more. At this Purler Wrestling Clinic we follow a step by step intensive camp model. It focuses on mastering the high-success moves for the NEUTRAL, TOP, BOTTOM positions.
- Targeted for wrestlers who desire to prepare for their best season yet!
- Led by Purler Wrestling Academy coaches.
- Drill intensive camp model guarantees full mastery.
Dates: July 26 – 30 2027 9:30am-3:15pm
Ages: 6th grade to 12th grade
Location: Rock Canyon High School
5810 McArthur Ranch Road
LIttleton, CO 80124
Lunch included!
Cost: $360/wrestler
Sibling Cost: $280
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Questions: pmcgowan1@dcsdk12.org