MAT RATS A SECTION 5 2010-2011

Favorites: ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY FALCONS and KIMBALL CUBS

The Falcons had a very successful campaign in 2010-2011 with their 22-4 and a West Central South conference Dual championship. They will return twenty wrestlers with a great deal of varsity experience, which includes eleven section place winners. Of those they have six state qualifiers that are returning. The Falcons are no longer a young team and bring back a ton of experience. They graduated one senior who was a section place winner, so look for the Falcons to be hungry this season. They should make a strong challenge for section dual meet honors as well as state tourney honors. Look for Ryan Larson, Hayden Rouser, Larry Bomsted, Matt Lee, Dylan Nelson, Logan Peterson, Mike Kramer and Matt Meyer to be their key leaders.

The Cubs of Kimball have back from 22-6 and their most successful season in years, seventeen wrestlers with a great deal of experience. They will have nine section place winners of which five were state qualifiers and one state place winner. With the graduation of just one senior they have some huge goals this season including section dual meet honors as well Central Minnesota Conference honors and possible some more state tourney medals. Marcus Hamer, Tanner Mills, Caramon Hanson, Jordan Joseph, Travis Schiefelbeing, Tyler Kuechle and Alex Thurber will be their key leaders for this season.


Dark Horses: EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES and the PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS

The Bulldogs have back from their great 21-10 campaign and a Section Champion twelve wrestlers with a great deal of experience. They have seven section place winners including one state qualifier from that group along with five others. So despite the graduation of six very good seniors that include two state qualifiers and three section place winners, look for the Bulldogs to be a force in the section dual meet campaign. Matt Doom, Dominick Platou, Devin Meagher, Cole Woehler and Tyler Hemmesch should give the Bulldogs some very good leadership this season.

The Eagles of Eden Valley-Watkins will have back fourteen wrestlers from their excellent season that included a Central Minnesota Conference Championship and a final four spot in the section duals. The Eagles have back seven section place winners including one state qualifier and seven others with several varsity matches under their belt. So despite the graduation of three very good seniors including one state place winner and two section place winners, look for the Eagles to make a strong challenge to defend the Conference title and to be in the hunt for section dual meet honors. Jacob Forcier, Mike Downham, Blaine Meierhofer, Jaron Faber and Shawn Mattson will give the Eagles great leadership this upcoming season.

Look for the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers and the Osakis Silver Streaks to challenge for a top four spot in this tough section. There are three state medal winners back from last season that includes: Larry Bomstad (5th State), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, Marcus Hamer (4th State) of Kimball and Cody Torkelson (5th State) of Osakis. There are a total of eighteen returning state qualifiers from last year's state tourney action. Those not mentioned above are: Mike Jarnot and Victor Lumley of Holdingford.

Look for the following wrestlers: James Nelson, Lucas Damm, Robert Rassmussen and Tyler Berghuis of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, David Joseph, Mitch Pramann, Quintin Bryce, Austin Schiefelbein and Quinten Berres of Kimball, Brandon Walz, Tyler Magedanz and Kevin Kramer of Eden Valley-Watkins, Trevor Spanier and Clay Spanier of Paynesville, Austin Collins, Nikoloj Hagan and Nick Woolerstaff of Osakis, Jacob Braaten, Micah Klemmer and Tyrel Swensrud of Minnewaska, Bryce Feia and Galen Puiowar of Holdingford, Ross Rath, Ben Borgerdin, Dilon Knutson and Patrick Rooney of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Matt Marketon, Tony Hausladen, Joel Koch, William Schanus, Carl Heuer and Dylan Youngren of Howard-Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Preston Irsfeld, Brad Schattler and Adam Sutlief of Browerville-Eagle Valley to challenge for medals at the end of the season.

ATWATER COSMOS GROVE CITY FALCONS
Head Coach: Dan Rouser
Enrollment: 194

The Falcons had a very successful campaign in 2010-2011 with their 22-4 and a West Central South conference Dual championship. They will return twenty wrestlers with a great deal of varsity experience, which includes eleven section place winners. Of those they have six state qualifiers that are returning. The Falcons are no longer a young team and bring back a ton of experience. They graduated one senior who was a section place winner, so look for the Falcons to be hungry this season. They should make a strong challenge for conference and section dual meet honors as well as state tourney honors. Look for Ryan Larson, Hayden Rouser, Larry Bomsted, Matt Lee, Dylan Nelson, Logan Peterson, Mike Kramer and Matt Meyer to be their key leaders.

22-4 Overall
8-0 West Central South Champions
Section 5A Runner Ups
Twelve Section Place Winners/Six State Qualifiers
Final Guillotine Rating: No. 8
First Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 204 Points (13 Placers)
First Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 241 Points (13 Placers)
First Place Hutchinson "Tigers" Tourney: 201.5 Points (14 Placers)
First Place Annandale/Maple "Lightning" Duals: (3-0)
First Place Albany "Purple Pride" Tourney: 191 Points (13 Placers)
Second Place West Central South Tourney: 181 Points (12 Placers)
First Place Howard Lake/Waverly/Winsted "Laker" Duals: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Ryan Larson 12th 34-10 2nd Section/AC
Hayden Rouser 12th 41-4 2nd Section/AC
Larry Bomsted 9th 38-8 1st Section/5th State/AC
Matt Lee 12th 37-6 2nd Section
Dylan Nelson 12th 27-14 2nd Section
Logan Peterson 9th 32-10 2nd Section
Michael Kramer 12th 33-11 3rd Section
Matt Meyer 11th 30-8 3rd Section
James Nelson 11th 29-15 4th Section
Lucas Damm 9th 13-16 6th Section
Tyler Berghuis 9th 7-6 5th Section
Jesse Whitcomb 11th 13-11
Robert Rassmussen 9th 14-6
Lee Whitcomb 9th 12-14
Colin Kragenbring 11th 11-15
Maverich Whitcomb 9th 6-10
Jordan Nelson 9th 2-11
Jordan Fester 9th 3-7
T. J. Hoffman 11th 3-8
Jesse Rogers 9th 3-1

Graduate:
Nate Meyer 19-24 5th Section (Career 45-58)

KIMBALL CUBS
Head Coach: Mike Schindler
Enrollment: 227

The Cubs had their best season since the 70's and early 80's as they posted a very good dual meet mark of 22-6 and they earned a final four spot in the section dual meet campaign. The Cubs are excited about this season after just one wrestler graduated and they are returning eleven wrestlers with fourteen or more wins, that includes six with more than thirty wins. The will have six others returning with a great deal of experience and a freshmen state champion from St. Michael-Albertville that should be pretty impressive. Look for the Cubs to make a serious challenge for section and conference dual meet honors. They should also defend many of their honors that they earned their regular season. Marcus Hamer, Tanner Mills, Caramon Hansen, Jordan Joseph, Travis Schiefelbein, Tyler Kuechle and Alex Thurber should be their key leaders thru out the season.

22-6 Overall
5-2 Central Minnesota Conference Duals (Tied 2nd)
Final Four Section 5A
Nine Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
Final Guillotine Rating: Lean and Mean
First Place Rush City "Tigers" Tourney: 243 Points (13 Placers)
First Place Royalton "Royals" Tourney: 253 Points (14 Placers)
First Place Mound-Westonka "White Hawk" Duals: (3-0)
First Place Kimball "Cubs" Quadrangular: (3-0)
Second Place Kimball "Cubs" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Marcus Hamer 10th 42-3 1st Section/4th State/AC
Tanner Mills 10th 36-6 1st Section/AC
Caramon Hansen 11th 32-7 1st Section/AC
Jordan Joseph 8th 35-4 2nd Section/AC
Travis Schiefelbein 11th 26-14 2nd Section
Tyler Kuechle 12th 34-5 3rd Section/AC
Alex Thurber 11th 34-8 3rd Section
David Joseph 12th 24-4 3rd Section
Mitch Pramann 12th 23-15 6th Section
Quentin Bryce 11th 15-14
Austin Schiefelbein 9th 15-21
Cody Mackereth 11th 14-21
Travis Wills 10th 8-16
Tanner Meierhofer 12th 6-6
Jeremiah Kelly 11th 4-9
Tyler Filzen 12th 4-4
Andrew Kicke 12th 1-2

Graduate:
Justin Huhn 10-21

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS EAGLES
Head Coach: Dan Berg
Enrollment: 230

The Eagles have back from their Central Minnesota Conference championship and their 13-5 dual meet mark seven section place winners including one state qualifier and seven others back with a lot of experience. Despite the graduation of three very good seniors, including a state place, look for the Eagles to make a strong challenge for both section and conference dual meet honors. Jacob Forcier, Mike Downham, Blaine Meierhofer, Jaron Faber, Shawn Mattson, Brandon Walz and Tyler Magedanz should be their key leaders thru out the season.

13-5 Overall
7-0 Central Minnesota Conference Champions
Final Four Section 5A
Ten Section Place Winners
Final Guillotine Rating: Lean and Mean
Second place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 177 Points (10 Placers)
Second Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 189.5 Points (10 Placers)
First Place Norwood Young America "Raiders" Tourney: 170.5 Points (9 Placers)
Second Place New London/Spicer "Wildcat" Tourney: 166 Points (12 Placers)
Fourth Place Kimball "Cub" Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jacob Forcier 12th 26-7 1st Section
Mike Downham 12th 31-9 3rd Section/AC
Blaine Meierhofer 12th 28-12 5th Section/AC
Jaron Faber 12th 24-16 6th Section
Shawn Mattsen 12th 24-14 3rd Section
Brandon Walz 12th 19-16 4th Section/AC
Tyler Magedanz 12th 20-17 5th Section
Austin Peterson 10th 11-7
Mitch Asfeld 12th 10-10
Cain Renner 9th 11-11
Zach Blonigan 10th 13-25
Eric Hesse 11th 5-6
Brandon McCann 10th 3-4
Kevin Kramer 12th 3-4 Injured

Graduates:
Jeff Holdvogt 36-6 2nd Section/6th State/AC (Career 160-36)
Jeff Dockendorf 30-8 5th Section (Career 89-39)
Jacob Asfeld 16-14 5th Section

PAYNESVILLE BULLDOGS
Head Coach: Tim Woehler
Enrollment: 283
The Bulldogs have back from their great 21-10 campaign and a Section Champion thirteen wrestlers with a great deal of experience. They have seven section place winners including one state qualifier from that group along with five others. So despite the graduation of six very good seniors that include two state qualifiers and three section place winners, look for the Bulldogs to be a force in the conference and section dual meet campaign. Matt Doom, Dominick Platou, Devin Meagher, Cole Woehler, Tyler Hemmesch and Dylan Sheridan should give the Bulldogs some very good leadership this season.

21-10 Overall
5-3 West Central South Duals
Class A Sixth Place State
Section 5A Champions
Ten Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Final Guillotine Rating: No. 7
First Place Paynesville "Bulldog" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place Foley "Falcon" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place Farmington "Tiger" Duals (2-1)
Sixth Place West Central South Tourney: 124 Points (9 Placers)
First Place Sauk Centre Quadrangular" (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Matt Doom 12th 21-3 2nd Section
Dominick Platow 11th 26-13 4th Section
Devin Meagher 9th 23-10 5th Section
Cole Woehler 11th 20-15 5th Section
Trevor Spanier 12th 9-8 4th Section
Clay Spanier 9th 18-15
Josh Hiepler 11th 14-21 5th Section
Tyler Hemmesch 12th Injured (2008-2009 29-13 4th Section)
Dylan Sheridan 12th Didn't wrestle (33-8 2oo9 1st section/AC
Aaron Gerhke 12th 14-17
Jon Dorf 11th 10-10
Trey Stanger 11th 4-7
Anthony Johnson 10th 3-13

Graduates:
Andrew Moser 34-7 2nd Section/AC (Career 106-45)
Micheal Doom 31-6 1st Section/AC
Justin Wendlandt 11-4 4th Section
Brent Schlangen 11-26 6th Section
Eric Wolbeck 14-13 4th Section
Hayden Spaeth 19-12 Injured
Kody Bengston 1-3


OSAKIS SILVERSTREAKS
Head Coach: Kyle Kostrzewski
Enrollment: 231

The Silver Streaks had another good season as they posted a 16-10 dual meet mark, back from that team are two section place winners, including a state place winner and eleven others with a great deal of experience from last season. Despite the graduation of five seniors including three section place winners they should be looking forward to a good season. Look for this team to improve and to be a factor in both the section dual meet campaign and conference action. Cody Torkelson, Austin Collins, Nikoloj Hagen and Nick Wollerstaff to be their key leaders thru out the season.

16-10 Overall
6-1 Park Region Conference Duals
Third Place Melrose "Early Bird" Tourney: 183 Points (13 Placers)
Fourth Place Albany "Purple Pride" 113 Points (12 Placers)
Thirteenth Place Brainerd "Paul Bunyan" Tourney: 59 Points (5 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Torkelson 12th 33-11 2nd Section/5th State
Austin Collins 11th 21-17 4th Section
Nikoloj Hagen 12th 24-14
Nick Wollerstaff 12th 19-18
James Gabrielson 12th 10-26
Stephen Rutten 11th 9-14
Brandon Spanswick 10th 6-11
Nick Stunder 11th 7-15
Donnie Becerra 11th 7-13
Garret Scherr 10th 6-10
Tyler Spanswick 8th 6-11
Ryan Engler 8th 3-7
Cody Adolphson 11th 2-6

Graduates:
Cole Erie 28-11 3rd Section
Chris Ludwig 18-17 6th Section
Trent Johnson 22-15
Derek Stoetzel 24-14 4th Section
Todd Berberich 10-21
Jared Wagner 1-6


MINNEWASKA LAKERS
Head Coach: Wes Tessman
Enrollment: 334
The Lakers struggled with some sickness and skin issues last season and yet were able to have a 8-8 dual meet mark. With the graduation of seven very good seniors they will be hard pressed to make any big improvements on those dual meet marks. Look for the Lakers to filling in with some of their good junior varsity wrestlers and by season's end they should be a pretty solid team. Jacob Braaten, Micah Klemme and Tyrel Swensrud should be their leaders thru out the season.

8-8 Overall
3-5 West Central South Conference Duals
Six Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers/ One State Champion
Third Place Morris "Tiger" Tourney: 174.5 Points (9 Placers)
Third Place Benson "Brave Classic" Tourney: 176.5 Points (11 Placers)
Fifth Place West Central Conference Tournament: 142.5 Points (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Willmar "Cardinal Classic" Tourney: 129 Points (9 Placers)
First Place Minnewaska "Lakers" Quadrangular: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Jacob Braaten 12th 25-7 4th Section/AC
Micah Klemme 12th 20-15
Tyrel Swensrud 12th 14-10
Ryan Stottler 9th 7-23
Taylor Lundebrek 9th 8-22
Cody Kittelston 12th 3-21

Graduates:
Brandon Manderschied 34-2 1st Section/State Champion/AC (Career 110-23)
Grant Winter 23-7 2nd Section/AC
Cam Schafer 29-7 2nd Section/3rd State/AC (Career 108-63)
Pat Krueger 16-15 4th Section
Hunter Wollschiger 17-19 6th Section
Anderson Clare 14-16
Justin Roggenkamp 17-19


HOLDINGFORD HUSKERS
Head Coach: Adam Johnson
Enrollment: 286

The Huskers of Holdingford posted their best dual meet marks of 18-14 in recent years, they have back from that team two section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of three very good seniors and one transfer look for the Huskers to continue to improve thru out the season. They could challenge those dual meet marks from last season and by season's end could surprise someone in that dual meet campaign. Mike Jarnot, Victor Lumley, Bryce Feia and Galen Puiowar should be their key leaders thru out the season.

18-14 Overall
3-4 Central Minnesota Conference Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Sixth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 81.5 Points (4 Placers)
Fifth Place Milaca "Wolf" Duals: (2-1)
Second HLWW "Lakers" Quadrangular: (2-1)
First Place Rogers "Royals" Tourney: (3-0)

Returning Wrestlers:
Mike Jarnot 11th 39-3 1st Section/AC
Victor Lumley 12th 29-12 2nd Section
Bryce Feia 12th 24-13
Galen Puiowar 11th 13-6
Tyler Schwartz 10th 16-17
Kyle Gerads 9th 11-12
Adam Lane 10th 7-7
Jordan Gombos 11th 6-10
Luke Doll 11th 5-15
Kyle Kolstad 10th 5-24
Bryan Scepaniak 10th 4-1
Mitch Messman 9th 3-17

Graduates:
John Scepeniak 31-6 3rd Section/AC
Kyle Jarnot 21-18
Brady Hedlund 22-17 3rd Section

BELGRADE BROOTEN ELROSA JAQUARS
Head Coach: Rich Vos
Enrollment: 213

The Jaguars of Belgrade Brooten Elrosa will have five section place winners return from last year's team along with three others with a great deal of experience. Look for the Jaguars to improve on those dual meet numbers from last season. Despite the fact that they did graduate four seniors, three section place winners including two state qualifiers. Ross Rath, Ben Borgerding, Dillon Knutson and Patrick Rooney should be their key leaders thru out the season.
7-16 Overall
2-5 Central Minnesota Conference Duals
Eight Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fifth Place BBE "Jaguar" No. 1 Tourney: 99 Points (6 Placers)
Fifth Place Maple Grove "Grover" Tourney: 113.5 Points (7 Placers)
Fourth Place BBE "Jaguar" No. 2 Tourney: 127 Points (7 Placers)
Fourth Place NLS "Wildcat" Tourney: 1283 Points (9 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Ross Rath 10th 29-9 3rd Section/AC
Ben Borgerding 12th 19-20 5th Section
Dillon Knutson 11th 15-14 5th Section
Patrick Rooney 10th 21-20 4th Section
Tyler Tensen 10th 18-19 6th Section
Daniel Rooney 11th 13-24
Austin Jaeger 10th 13-21
Matt Schmitz 10th 4-25

Graduates:
Travis Winter 38-4 1st Section/AC (Career 123-39)
Cole Tensen 35-5 1st Section/AC (Career 138-61)
Brent Goodenbour 34-7 3rd Section/AC (Career 91-67)
Eric Speidrich 4-19

HOWARD LAKE WAVERLY WINSTED LAKERS
Head Coaches: Jeff Granrud
Enrollment: 328

The Lakers of Howard Lake Waverly Winsted will have back four section place winners and nine others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation two seniors look for the Lakers to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. If they can get their weights spread out thru out the lineup they could make a tough challenge for section honors. Matt Marketon, Joel Koch, Carl Heuer, William Schanus and Tony Hausladen should be their key leaders thru out the season.

7-17 Overall
1-6 Central Minnesota Conference Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Glencoe/Silver Lake "Don Hall" Tourney: 93 Points (9 Placers)
Sixth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 83 Points (6 Placers)
Second Place Mayville/Portland "Patriots" Tourney: 197.5 Points (13 Placers)

Returning Wrestlers:
Matt Marketon 12th 29-9 5th Section
Joel Koch 11th 23-15 6th Section
Carl Heuer 12th 16-14
William Schanus 11th 21-16
Chris Cox 10th 17-21 6th Section
Tony Hausladen 12th 18-8 Injured
Dylan Youngren 9th 18-14
Jacob Demarais 12th 11-23 6th Section
Jeff Hausladen 10th 10-25
Jake Grangroth 12th 6-6
Austin Torres 10th 5-8
Josiah Riemer 10th 7-21
Dylan Kosek 8th 4-13
Garrett Schamus 8th 2-1
Cory Otto 8th 2-8

Graduates:
Brandon Maas 12-24 6th Section
Terry Yerke 3-11

BROWERVILLE/EAGLE VALLEY BRONCOS
Head Coach: Andy Lancaster
Enrollment: 172 Browerville/114 Eagle Valley/286 Total
The Broncos of Browerville/Eagle Valley had a good season as they posted a 19-12 dual meet record, back from that team will be three section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of seven very good seniors including four section place winners including a state champion, look for the Broncos to challenge those dual meet numbers from last season. They could make a strong challenge for conference honors and could surprise someone in their section dual meet campaign. Preston Irsfeld, Brad Schattler and Adam Sutlief should be their key leaders thru out the season.

19-12 Overall
4-2 Park Region Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners
First Place Park Region Conference Tourney: 188 Points (14 Placers)
Second Place B/EV "Bronco" Duals: (2-1)
Fourth Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 104 Points (6 Placers)
Eighth Place West Central Area "Grant County" Tourney: 107 Points (6 Placers)
Fourth Place Breckenridge "Cowboy" Duals: (1-2)

Returning Wrestlers:
Preston Irsfeld 11th 21-19 5th Section
Brad Schattler 12th 14-11 4th Section
Adam Sutlief 10th 19-19 4th Section
Nick Parteka 11th 10-18
Tylor Kent 11th 11-27
Brent Sadlo 12th 6-21
John Wood 11th 7-13
Cody Middendorf 12th 6-13
Clayton Noland 12th 2-2
Ridge Quistorf 10th 4-15
Jacob Schauer 11th 2-5

Graduates:
Travis Borchert 45-0 1st Section/State Champion/AC (Career 150-12)
Nate Becker 32-11 3rd Section
Lucas Kalina 32-11 6th Section (Career 90-64)
Randy Schamp 36-8 2nd Second
Justin Bollin 17-22
Dominic Eckel 20-16
Mitch Schumann 10-7 Retired (Career 58-55)


LONG PRIARIE-GREY EAGLE THUNDER
Head Coach: Ryan Bothun
Enrollment: 341
Section 5A

3-15 Overall
1-7 West Central North
Seventh Place Wadena-Deer Creek "Wolverine" Tourney: 62 Points (5 Placers)
Seventh Place BBE "Jaguar" Tourney: 53 Points (2 Placers)
Eighth Place Parkers Prairie "Panther" Tourney: 34 Points (4 Placers)
Eighth Place West Central North Conference Tourney: 30 Points (6 Placers)
Second Place Browerville/Eagle Valley "Bronco" Duals: (2-1)

Returning Wrestlers:
Thomas Haugen 12th 6-14
Jamie Wright 11th 7-8
Margo Ambriz 11th 4-7
Lenard Bennett 11th 5-10
Tim Zastrow 12th 9-4
Miquel Botello 9th 2-11
Jake Karolus 11th 3-14
T. J. Walter 12th 2-1

Graduates:
Kyle Middendorf 24-15
Timber Holmquist 13-6
Mitch Zastrow 15-22